President, actor, dancer - what else can Voldoymyr Zelenskyy do?
He’s a man of many talents and it's no secret Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an actor before becoming Ukraine’s President.
But, did you know that he voiced the much loved Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the hit 2014 and 2017 animated film?
Yep, neither did we. But also, how cool is that?!
The movie’s production studio, StudioCanal, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
Actor Hugh Bonneville, who plays Paddington’s foster parent was surprised at the news and thanked the President.
“Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine,” he tweeted on February 28.
“Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy. #PaddingtonBear.”
A dig into Zelenskyy’s career before becoming president revealed that he was in fact quite a popular and successful comedian in Ukraine. He also starred in several films and TV shows.
In an incredible moment of life imitating art, Zelenskyy played a school teacher in the political satire series Servant of the People.
Spoiler alert: he becomes Ukraine’s president in the series.
And if that wasn’t enough, the talented President also won Ukraine’s version of Dancing With the Stars in 2006.
Makes you wonder what other leaders have achieved compared to him…
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