Asher Blinkoff
{{short description|American actor}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=November 2017}}
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| name = Asher Blinkoff
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| birth_place = Aston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
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| father = Saul Andrew Blinkoff
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Asher Blinkoff 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.
Career
Asher Blinkoff is the son of Marion and Saul Andrew Blinkoff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-hill/theres-something-fishy-ab_b_8113702.html|title=There's Something Fishy About Asher Blinkoff's Voice Work in Hotel Transylvania 2|last=Hill|first=Jim|date=2015-09-10|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-15}} Blinkoff made his feature film debut at age 6 in Hotel Transylvania 2.{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-orthodox-child-star-of-hotel-transylvania-2/|title=The Orthodox child star of 'Hotel Transylvania 2'|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}} He also voiced in various films such as The Jungle Book, Sing 2, and others.
In 2015, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role in the animated short "Taking Flight".https://jewinthecity.com/2015/09/the-6-year-old-orthodox-kid-starring-in-hotel-transylvania-2/#:~:text=Asher%20was%20always%20on%20his,becoming%20a%20Change%20Maker%20today.
Personal life
Blinkoff has an older sister named Meira who is a voice actress.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-hill/theres-something-fishy-ab_b_8113702.html|title = There's Something Fishy About Asher Blinkoff's Voice Work in Hotel Transylvania 2|date = 9 September 2015}} He is an Orthodox Jew.https://jewinthecity.com/2015/09/the-6-year-old-orthodox-kid-starring-in-hotel-transylvania-2/#:~:text=Asher%20was%20always%20on%20his,becoming%20a%20Change%20Maker%20today.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | Wake-up Call (For Him) | Himself | rowspan="3" | Short film |
| Wake-up Call (For Her) | Baby | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | Taking Flight | Tony | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | Dennis | Voice | |
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | Bling | Minitar | Voice |
| The Jungle Book | Wolf Pup | Voice | |
| 2017 | Puppy! | rowspan="2" | Dennis | Voice; short film |
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Voice | |
| 2019 | Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Wooden Bear Cub | Voice |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Piglet | Voice |
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Dennis | Voice |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6239143|Asher Blinkoff}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania