President Volodymyr Zelensky is currently engaged in a battle with Russia and Vladimir Putin for Ukraine. The actions have thrust him into the spotlight and the world has gotten to know Zelensky a bit over the last few weeks.
One of the things the Internet has stumbled upon, and fallen in love with, is that Zelensky voiced Paddington bear.
Zelensky was an actor and a comedian before becoming president. He played the president in 2015's Servant of the People.
And he even won Dancing with the Stars back in 2006.
That hat.
And over the weekend, @michaelidov on Twitter shared that the Ukrainian leader was also the voice of Paddington in the the Ukrainian version.
The founder of The Black List, Franklin Leonard, retweeted the tweet and asked for confirmation. People began hunting for the answer and eventually the notion hit Hugh Bonneville, who played Henry Brown, the father of the bear, and the producer of the film, StudioCanal.
Leonard tweeted a few minutes later that it was confirmed: Zelensky was the bear. The confirmation was likely due to a tweet that showed the DVD cover of the film with Zelensky listed as a voice actor.
Hugh Bonneville also tweeted confirmation with a clip of Zelenksy doing the lines for the Ukrainian Paddington.
Bonneville also followed up his tweet with a note and a link regarding Unicef's work with Paddington, which you can check out here.
The Hollywood Reporter also noted that Studio Canal has confirmed that Zelensky is the voice of the bear!
Just ADORABLE.
And yes, Twitter exploded with excitement. One user said he was already making this into a Macbeth-style play.
Another shared a meme of what is becoming the rallying cry of the Ukrainians:
I think we're all ready for Paddington to defeat Putin.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky Is The Voice Of Paddington Bear In Ukraine And People Love It
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