Kastro Zizo

Kastro Zizo
Kastro Zizo
Born	21 May 1984; Lushnje, Albania
Genres	Rock, Hip-hop, Pop-folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Performer, Dancer, Actor, Presenter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar

Klevis Bega (born 21 May 1984 in Lushnje, Albania), known professionally as Kastro Zizo, is a popular Albanian recording artist, singer-songwriter, television presenter and dancer. He is passionate about astrophysics.[1]

Bega made his film debut as protagonist Branko in Pharmakon, the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, which did not make the final shortlist.[2]

Career

Bega rose to prominence with the songs Maca, Grl Zrbcnk, Pa faj, Dite dites, Silazhi, Kokashta, Papalove and Wawaz. He is best known for his eclectic approach to music, writing socially conscious lyrics with a satiric flare incorporated in a lyrical melody, combined with his tenor vocal range.[3] He began performing in 2000, and became prominent initially with the song Silazhi.[4]

Credited as Klevis Bega, he made his official film debut in the Albanian drama Pharmakon, as protagonist Branko. The role drew critical attention, and he was cast in various other projects since 2012, including Artan, Pa fan, Black Man and Amnesity.[5] He is one of the most famous Albanian voice actors, being the voice dub for SpongeBob SquarePants for the Albanian version of SpongeBob and Ed of Ed, Edd n Eddy. He also dubbed for movies, such as Spiderman 2 (as Peter Parker), Finding Nemo (as Marlin), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (as Steve), Monsters, Inc. (as Mike Wazowski), Despicable me (as The Minions), Shrek (as Donkey) and Frozen (as Olaf). He also voiced adult Simba in the Albanian The Lion King franchise.

Zizo is active in Albanian media as a television presenter as well. Bega frequently appears in the show Zone e lire, since 2012, Top Show Albania, since 2010, and since 2015 Thurje, where he discusses current international events and events in Albania. In Thurje recurring topics remain astrophysics and philosophy, two themes that interest Bega. In 2016 he had competed in the Albanian version of the widely popular reality show Your Face Sounds Familiar where he completed many imitations, such as Conchita Wurst, Lucio Dalla, Azis, Elita 5 and many others.

Personal life

Zizo resides in Tirana with his wife Era and two children, Dankan (born 2005) and Nia (born 2009). His son, Dankan, is the central subject of his 2014 release Papalove, in which Bega expresses his fatherly love to him.[6] In 2020 he announced the birth of his third child, a boy named Dante.

Dubbing

Movie roles

Year	Film	Role[7]	Notes
2001	The Lion King	Adult Simba	Albanian version
2003	Monsters, Inc.	Mike Wazowski	Albanian version
2003	Shrek	Donkey	Albanian version
2003	Finding Nemo	Marlin	Albanian version
2004	Spiderman 2	Peter Parker	Albanian version
2004	Shrek 2	Donkey	Albanian version
2005	Madagascar	Marty	Albanian version
2007	Shrek 3	Donkey	Albanian version
2007	Bee Movie	Adam Flyman	Albanian version
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Horton the Elephant	Albanian version
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Marty	Albanian version
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Master Monkey	Albanian version
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Steve the Monkey	Albanian version
2009	Monsters Versus Aliens	Dr. Cockroach	Albanian version
2010	Megamind	Metro Man	Albanian version
2010	Despicable Me	The Minions	Albanian version
2010	Shrek Forever After	Donkey	Albanian version
2011	Rio	Pedro	Albanian version
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2	Master Monkey	Albanian version
2012	Madagascar 3	Marty	Albanian version
2012	Wreck It Ralph	Fix-It Felix, M. Bison	Albanian version
2013	Monsters University	Mike Wazowski	Albanian version
2013	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Steve the Monkey	Albanian version
2013	Turbo	Turbo	Albanian version
2013	Frozen	Olaf	Albanian version
2014	Rio 2	Pedro	Albanian version
2015	Minions	Bob, Steve, Kevin, Stuart, Jerry, Jimmy, James	Albanian version
2015	Inside Out	Fear	Albanian version
2016	Kung Fu Panda 3	Master Monkey	Albanian version
2018	Wreck It Ralph 2	Fix-It Felix	Albanian version
2018	The Grinch	The Grinch	Albanian version

Television roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Pokemon	Brock, Professor Oak	Albanian version
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants	SpongeBob, Squilliam Fancyson, additional voices	Albanian version
2006	Courage the Cowardly Dog	Freaky Fred, Katz, The Goose Brothers	Albanian version
2006	Ed Edd n Eddy	Ed	Albanian version
2010	Adventure Time	Jake the Dog, Prince Gumball, additional voices	Albanian version
2013	Penguins of Madagascar	Dr. Blowhole	Albanian version

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