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Richard Darbois
Born
Richard Guimond

(1951-12-07) 7 December 1951 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present

Richard Guimond (born December 7, 1951), professionally known as Richard Darbois, is a Canadian actor who specializes in French dubbing.

Darbois is known to be the regular French voice of many actors including Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum and the voice of Dan Aykroyd and Patrick Swayze, as well as a recurring voice of Bill Murray, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Within the animation industry, Darbois is also very present and stands out singularly by his playing and his various vocal possibilities. Participating in many works for Disney Studios, he has notably lent his voice to Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise and the series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Genie in Aladdin, Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Shan-Yu in Mulan, Bruce in Finding Nemo, Mr. Waternoose in Monsters, Inc.. He also lent his voice to Batman in several series and animated films of the 1990s (including Batman: The Animated Series) and Captain Harlock in the anime series Space Pirate Captain Harlock.

In the media, he is also known as the voice-over artist of the radio station NRJ and some brands for advertising.[1]

Early life

Richard Darbois is the son of comedian Olivier Guimond and singer Jeanne-d'Arc Charlebois[2].

In 1955, his parents separated and his mother left for a career in Europe, accompanied by her children, where she took the artist name of Jeanne Darbois, a surname that her children would adopt.[3]

Career

In the 1970s, at the start of his acting career, Richard Darbois appeared in several soft erotic films, then in pornographic films in which he was however dubbed for the hard shots.[4] He then turned to dubbing where he professionalized. Within the post-synchronization, Richard Darbois is distinguished by a very recognizable voice of which he is able to modify the bass as well as the treble (knowing that his normal voice is still very deep, even cavernous).

He has since officiated in many French versions for films and television series through animation. He indeed doubles Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Danny Glover and Jeff Goldblum and has repeatedly dubbed Bill Murray, Patrick Swayze, Arnold Schwarzenegger in all first films, Liam Neeson, George Clooney and even Sylvester Stallone (during a certain period, Alain Dorval, the usual voice at the time of Stallone, was at odds with the studios, following union demands.[5][6])

He also modulates his voice according to the actors he doubles; if he retains his normal voice for Harrison Ford (who also has a very deep voice), he gives a much less serious voice to Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum and even less serious to Bill Murray. For Danny Glover, on the other hand, he uses the same voice as for Harrison Ford, but adds a slight black African-American accent. He also kept his normal voice for Richard Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside or Keith Richards, who played Edward Teague in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

He currently lives in Guadeloupe, with his wife with whom he has a son. However, he continues to record announcements for NRJ Radio, the firm having set up a studio for him there.[7]

Filmography


References

  1. ^ "NRJ Music Awards Répétitions : Richard Darbois, la voix off de la soirée !". MYTF1 (in French). 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Généalogie Richard Guimond". www.nosorigines.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ Hazera, Hélène (19 August 1999). "La ritournelle de Jeanne d'Arc". Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Internet Adult Film Database". www.iafd.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Haute sécurité : pourquoi la voix française de Sylvester... - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Le portrait de la semaine : la double vie d'Alain Dorval, voix de Sylvester Stallone et chef d'entreprise à Chambly". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Il était une voix de Nathalie Karsenti... Richard Darbois ( Harrison Ford)". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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