Kastro Zizo

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]

Kastro Zizo
Born (1984-05-21) 21 May 1984
Lushnje, Albania
GenresRock, Hip-hop, Pop-folk
Occupation(s)Musician, Performer, Dancer, Actor, Presenter
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar

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

See also
  • Kastro Zizo feat. Tom Gilleron: Silazhi (Spiderman 2)
  • Kastro Zizo - Gjinkalla që dashurohet në 2070
  • Kastro Zizo feat. Ingrit Gjoni & OG: SICK
  • Kastro Zizo: Kokashta
  • Kastro Zizo: Ja ke futë kot, plako.

References
  1. "Kastro Ziso, një takim me vdekjen". shekulli.com (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2010-02-24.
  2. Holdsworth, Nick (25 September 2012). "Albania to enter 'Pharmakon' for Oscars". Variety. News Limited. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. "Kastro Zizo zbulon se ishte i dashuruar me shoqen dhe mësuesen që fëmijë". www.oranews.tv.
  4. Olta Gixari the Kastro Zizo filmin Pharmakon (in Albanian)
  5. Erdhe met Kastro Zizo IMDB
  6. Zizo ft. Young Zerka Papalove
  7. Albanian Shqip Dubbings
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