He had popularized the famous “noot noot”. The Italian actor and voice actor Carlo Bonomi, known in particular for the caricature Pingu He died on Saturday at the age of 85, according to Italian media reports. RaiNews.

At the moment the reasons for his death have not been disclosed.

From “La Linea” to Milan station

In France, Carlo Bonomi was known for being the original voice of the character Pingu, a little plasticine penguin, from the series’ creation in 1990 until 2000. But in Italy, this Milan-born actor was also famous for dubbing of Calimero or Monsieur Linea in the Italian animated series, The line.

To interpret these characters, Carlo Bonomi had created his own language, based mainly on a mixture of onomatopoeia, which made his roles understandable internationally. Parodying the Milanese dialect, this language was inspired by expressions traditionally used by clowns in France and Italy.

In addition to the animated series, Carlo Bonomi was a voice actor for many commercials in Italy (Ferrero, Findus…). RaiNews he also tells us that he was also, since 1985, the official voice of the announcements of the central station of Milan.