Nikita Matthew Hopkins (born May 15, 1990) is an American screenwriter, visual artist, and former child voice actor and singer who had a career for seven years as the singing and speaking voice of young Roo in six movies and videos of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Nikita Hopkins | |
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| Born | May 15, 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, singer, artist, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997–2006 |
Career
editHe began his career at The Walt Disney Company. His first role was the voice of Roo for 'Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving, and he continued his voice work as Roo in The Tigger Movie, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Piglet's Big Movie, and Pooh's Heffalump Movie, as well as in the television and video puppet series The Book of Pooh (2001–2003). He can also be heard as an additional voice for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, House of Mouse, The Zeta Project, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, and more.
Retirement and future
editIn 2006, Hopkins resigned from voice work and went on to study and work on motion pictures and television at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) - Roo (voice)
- The Tigger Movie (2000) - Roo (voice)[2] Nominated – Annie Award for Male Voice Acting in a Feature Production
- Clerks: The Animated Series (2000) - Campfire Kid (voice, episode: "Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make")
- The Book of Pooh (2001–2003) - Roo (voice)
- House of Mouse (2001) - Chip (episode: "The Three Caballeros")
- The Zeta Project (2001) - young Rudy Buenaventura (episode: "Kid Genius")
- Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) - Roo (voice)
- Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) - Roo (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) - Hoesome Tommy (voice)
- Piglet's Big Movie (2003) - Roo (voice)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) - Roo (voice)[3] (final film role)
Video games
edit- My Interactive Pooh (1998) - Roo (voice)
- Winnie the Pooh: Toddler (1999) - Roo (voice)
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom - Chip (voice)
- Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000) - Roo (voice)
- Disney's Activity Center: Winnie the Pooh (2000) - Roo (voice)
- Winnie the Pooh: Baby (2001) - Roo (voice)
- Piglet's Big Game (2003) - Roo (voice)
Live-action
edit- Power Rangers Wild Force (2002) - Soccer Boy #1 (episode: "Monitoring Earth")
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "NIKITA MATTHEW HOPKINS". Behind The Voices. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Nikita Hopkins". TV Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Nikita Hopkins". Voice Chasers. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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