Károly Gesztesi
Károly Gesztesi was a Hungarian actor and voice actor. His ex-wife is Claudia Liptai. He was best known for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name.Life and career
He graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest and, until 1990, he was a member of the Thalia Theater company. He then traveled to Holland for a few months. He acted in multiple theatres throughout the 1990s, including the National Theatre of Miskolc, the Attila József Theatre, and the Comedy Theatre of Budapest. Since 1998, he was a freelance actor. He was also a member of a band. Gesztesi was best known as a Hungarian voice actor. He voiced the protagonist Shrek in the Hungarian dubs of the Shrek films. He was divorced and the father of five children. His eldest son is actor Máté Gesztesi.
On 4 January 2020, Gesztesi died from a heart attack in Budapest.Theatre roles
- Dezső Kosztolányi: Anna Édes - Kéményseprő
- György Szomor-Miklós Szurdi-Atilla Valla: Diótörő és Egérkirály - Egérkiràly
- Elton John - Tim Rice: Aida - Zoser
- Bram Stoker: Dracula - Lelkész
- Shakespeare: Othello - Othello
- April De Angelis: Garrick - Macklin
- Shakespeare: Richard III - Richard
- Tim Rice - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- László Dés - Péter Geszti: A dzsungel könyve: Balu
- Ray Cooney - John Chapman: Kölcsönlakás....Henry Lodge
- Neil Simon - Marvin Hamlisch - C.B. Singer - Tibor Miklós: Mámor
- Woody Allen: New York- comedian
- Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt
- Arthur Miller: Marco
- Ben Elton: Popcorn Bruce Delamitri, film rendition
- Arthur Miller: Danforth
- Martin McDonagh: Valene Connor
- Daniel Keyes: Virágot Algernonnak
Filmography
Dubbing roles
Film dub roles
Awards
- Miskolc város nívódíja
- Filmszemle Legjobb Férfi Epizódalakítás Díja
- VOXCar-díj
- Lions-díj
- Story Ötcsillag-díj
