The Godfather, Part II
1974
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Oreste Baldini is an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. He is known for his roles in The Godfather Part II, The Flower in His Mouth, and many animated and live action films.
Oreste Baldini is an Italian actor who played young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974). He is also known for his voice roles in many films, TV series and animations, such as Lego Dimensions, Monsters, Inc. and Pinocchio and Friends.
- January 1, 1
- Actor, Additional Crew
- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Oreste Baldini
Oreste Baldini is an Italian actor who played young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974). He also voiced many Hollywood actors in Italian dubbing, such as John Cusack and Crispin Glover.
- July 8, 1962
Oreste Baldini è un doppiatore, direttore del doppiaggio e attore italiano, noto per aver prestato voce a John Cusack, Tim Roth, Johnny Depp e molti altri. Ha anche lavorato come scenografo, pittore e scultore, partecipando a mostre in Italia e all'estero.
- Biography
- Family
- In Sequel Novels
- In Video Games
- Personality and Traits
- Behind The Scenes
Life in Corleone
Vito was born on December 7, 1891, in the small Sicilian village of Corleone to Antonio Andolini and Signora Andolini. He was known to be a quiet child. In 1901, when Vito was ten, his father was murdered by a Sicilian Mafia boss named Don Ciccio because he refused to pay tribute to him. His older brother, Paolo, swore revenge, but was himself murdered soon after, during the funeral procession for his father. Desperate, Vito's mother took Vito to see the Mafiachieftain herself to beg for her...
Coming to America
1. "Do me this favor. I won't forget it. Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me. They'll tell you I know how to return a favor..." 2. ―Vito Corleone Vito was later taken in by the Abbandando family in New York, and he befriended the family's son Genco Abbandando, who became like a brother to him. When he was eighteen, Vito married a Sicilian woman named Carmela and they started a family. Vito began making an honest living at Abbandando's grocery store on Ninth Avenue, but lost the...
Don Fanucci
In New York, 1917, Don Fanucci became aware of the partnership between Vito, Clemenza and Sal Tessio, and demanded that they "wet his beak", in other words, pay tribute to him. Fanucci had threatened to inform the police if the trio didn't pay a substantial portion of their ill-gotten gains. Clemenza and Tessio were alarmed and had wanted immediately to pay Fanucci, quite certain that he was backed up by the Mafia. While his friends were busy panicking, Vito calmly recalled everything he knew...
The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge
As, except for flashbacks, both Mark Winegardner sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revengetake place after Vito's death, Vito has a small role in these novels. He appears in flashbacks which detail his motivations and his criminal enterprise's rise to power, as well as his relationship with his family.
The Family Corleone
Vito plays a large role in Ed Falco's novel The Family Corleone. The novel details the Olive Oil War, though Salvatore Maranzano is replaced by a new character, Giuseppe Mariposa.
The Godfather: The Game
1. "You know, it's a lot of foolishness about this Sollozzo business. It's so unfortunate, it's really unnecessary. I gave him my 'no' with common courtesy. I told him his business would not interfere with mine. And uh, he wouldn't take it right. I know the Tattaglia family has brought down misfortune on our own heads. Well, that's life. Everybody's got their own tale of sorrow." 2. ―Vito to Michael Corleone In The Godfather: The Game, Vito first appears receiving Johnny Trapani's paymen...
"I understand. You found paradise in America, had a good trade, made a good living. The police protected you; and there were courts of law. And you didn't need a friend like me. But now you come to...―Vito Corleone to Amerigo Bonasera.Vito Corleone is believed to be a composite of Frank Costello, Joe Profaci, Carlo Gambino and Joseph Bonanno.Marlon Brando used audio tapes from the Kefauver hearings to listen to Frank Costello's voice as inspiration to build his portrayal of the character.Costello also had vast political connections and...The assassination attempt on Vito Corleone is inspired by the murder of Frank Scalice, who was shot to death while buying fruit at a vegetable market.Vito Corleone is portrayed by Oreste Baldini as a nine-year-old, by Robert De Niro when he was in his twenties and thirties, and by Marlon Brandowhen he was in his fifties and sixties.Oreste Baldini is an Italian voice actor who has voiced many characters in animated shows, movies and games. See his biography, trivia, fun facts and a visual walk through his career on Behind The Voice Actors.
Oreste Baldini is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes The Godfather Part II, Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa, I Roteò e la magia dello specchio, The Flower in His Mouth, Welcome Back Pinocchio, We're All Like Finzy, and Pinocchio and Friends.
