Before he was Ukraine’s president, Zelensky voiced Paddington Bear

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Before he led a nation, Zelensky was the voice of the “wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington,” he told fans in a 2017 promo for the film.

As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky seals his political legacy, his legend grows in the US and UK.

British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the hit “Paddington” movie franchise, revealed on Sunday that Zelensky, in fact, had voiced the beloved animated bear for the Ukrainian film audience. “Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy. [sic] #PaddingtonBear,”Along with his tribute Bonneville, 58, shared a Ukrainian language promotional trailer for “Paddington 2” featuring then-actor and comedian Zelensky.

“Hello to my darling friends. I, Volodymyr Zelensky, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington,” the 44-year-old politician can be heard telling viewers in the two-minute trailer,Actor Hugh Bonneville revealed that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was the voice of Paddington Bear for the Ukrainian language version of “Paddington” and “Paddington 2.”Ben Whishaw voiced Paddington Bear for the English language film and its sequel.

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