Asher Blinkoff

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Asher Blinkoff
Born (2008-11-23) November 23, 2008 (age 15)
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Years active2012–present
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Asher Blinkoff (born November 23, 2008) is an American teen voice actor. He is best known for his role as Dennis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise for Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation.

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Career

Asher Blinkoff is the son of Marion and Saul Andrew Blinkoff. [1] Blinkoff made his feature film debut at age 6 in Hotel Transylvania 2 . [2] He also voiced in various films such as The Jungle Book , Sing 2 , and others.

Personal life

Blinkoff has an older sister named Meira who is a voice actress. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2012Wake-up Call (For Him)HimselfShort film
Wake-up Call (For Her)Baby
2015Taking FlightTony
Hotel Transylvania 2 Dennis
2016 Bling Minitar
The Jungle Book Young WolfVoice
2017Puppy!DennisShort film
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2019 Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Wooden Bear Cub
2021 Sing 2 Piglet
2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Dennis

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References

  1. Hill, Jim (2015-09-10). "There's Something Fishy About Asher Blinkoff's Voice Work in Hotel Transylvania 2". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  2. "The Orthodox child star of 'Hotel Transylvania 2'" . Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. "There's Something Fishy About Asher Blinkoff's Voice Work in Hotel Transylvania 2". 9 September 2015.