Massimo Marcovaldo

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Massimo Marcovaldo
Alias(es)	Papa (by Giulia) Dad (by Alberto)
Origin	Luca
Occupation	Fisher-man
Powers / Skills	Fisherman skills Brute strength
Hobby	Fishing. Singing.
Goals	Kill sea monsters (abandoned). Adopt Alberto as his son (succeeded).
Family	Giulia Marcovaldo (daughter) Mrs. Marcovaldo (ex-wife) Alberto Scorfano-Marcovaldo (adoptive son)
Friends / Allies	Luca Paguro Ciccio and Guido Grandma Paguro Daniella Paguro Lorenzo Paguro
Enemies	Ercole Visconti Ciccio and Guido (formerly)
Type of Hero	Supportive Parent

“	I know who they are. They are Luca and Alberto, and they are the winners!	„
	~ Massimo declaring Luca and Alberto the winners.

Massimo Marcovaldo is a supporting character in the Disney and Pixar 2021 animated feature film, Luca, and the deuteragonist of its short film, Ciao Alberto.

He is voiced by Marco Barricelli in the American and Italian versions.

Appearance

Massimo is a bulky adult one-armed Italian man with tan skin, short brown hair, bushy eyebrows that mostly cover his eyes, and a short mustache that covers his mouth. He wears a light yellow short-sleeved sweater and brown pants. On his left arms are tattoos.

It is mentioned he was born without his right arm.

Personality

He may seem like an imposing man who declares that he kills anything that swims, but he's actually quite well-meaning and caring towards his daughter and her friends, despite that Luca and Alberto initally were scared of his skills with an knife. He was also concerned when he noticed Alberto was gone and goes to search for him.

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Promotional Material

Trivia

• Danny DeVito, Ray Romano, Bill Murray, Tim Allen, Laurence Fishburne, Brendan Fraser, Nathan Lane, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Long, James Marsden, James Woods, Jason Lee, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Eric Bauza, Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, Liev Schreiber, Bill Shatner, Kiefer Sutherland, Bobby Cannavale, Will Arnett, Hugh Jackman, and John Turturro were all considered for the role of Massimo before Marco Barricelli was cast.
• It is implied he and Giulia's mom are divorced as they live in separate cities.
• His mustache being similar to his cat Machiavelli's muzzle could be a possible reference to Enrico Casarosa's short film La Luna, where Bambino compared Papà and Nonno's preferred tool to their facial hair.