Patrick Poivey passed away on June 16, 2020 at the age of 72. He leaves behind his mythical voice that made his success as a voice actor.
Bruce Willis' famous VF
Throughout his experience, Patrick Poivey has lent his voice to more than 280 feature films and 90 series. A phenomenal number that he will have accumulated since the 70s, at the beginning of his career. Indeed, after becoming an actor through the Simon courses and the Conservatory, he leaned towards dubbing. He was also the official voice actor of Bruce Willis for whom he counts 76 films on the counter. His voice will remain epic in several of his films such as Pulp Fiction, Armageddon or Die Hard. But that's not all, he has become a must in his profession by dubbing Tom Cruise in Top Gun, Rain Man, Mission: Impossible, The Firm and many others. But also to Mickey Rourke (Rusty James, 9 1/2 weeks), Don Johnson (Two cops in Miami), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Sex and the City), Gary Cole (Entourage, Chicago Fire) or Peter Stormare (Prison Break). Movies and series were not the only areas of expertise of this great man.
Patrick Poivey, a versatile voice actor
The radio station Rire et chansons for which he worked announced his death on Twitter on Tuesday, June 16.
"Our voice is antenna, but our friend above all Patrick Poivey has just left us. Immense artist, talented voice actor […] , a good guy »
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Because yes, Patrick Poivey has also worked in radios, he has also given his voice for cartoons like in 1001 Pattes or in documentaries, commercials and video games.
But Patrick Poivey was also the famous voice-over of the show 4 Weddings for a honeymoon. A legendary career and a fabulous voice is what has allowed him to pursue this profession for so long.
