Jordan Nagai


Jordan Nagai is an American retired child voice actor. He is best known for his voice role as Russell in Up.

Career

Jordan's older brother Hunter originally auditioned for Russell in Up. Director Pete Docter has said, "As soon as Jordan's voice came on we started smiling because he is appealing and innocent and cute and different from what I was initially thinking." About four hundred children had shown up for the auditions, but Nagai stood out because he wouldn't stop talking the whole time. Nevertheless, he was sometimes very shy, and Docter found it difficult getting him to recite all of his lines. Nagai's character in Up is the first Asian American figure in a movie by Pixar.
He also lent his voice to an episode of The Simpsons called "Bart Thou?">Bart Simpson">Bart Thou?" as the voice of Charlie, an orphan who befriends Bart in his quest for a baby brother. The program aired on December 13, 2009. Since retiring from acting, Nagai has opted to pursue a career in biology and healthcare management.

Filmography

Awards and nominations