Felonious Gru

fictional character from the Despicable Me series

Gru (also known as Felonious Gru) is a fictional character in the Despicable Me Franchise. He is voiced by Steve Carell.[1] He was created by Sergio Pablos.

Gru
Despicable Me character
Gru 's logo
Created bySergio Pablos
Designed byChris Renaud Pierre Coffin
Voiced bySteve Carell
Information
Full nameFelonious Gru
Nickname(s)Gru
AliasesGru
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationFormer AVL (Anti-Villain League) Agent, Former supervillain
FamilyMarlena Gru Robert Gru (The Bald Terror)
Spouse(s)Lucy Wilde
ChildrenAgnes

Edith Margo

Felonious Gru Jr
RelativesDru Gru
NationalityRussian-Born American
Weaponfreeze Ray,

Fart Gun, Minion army,

Hand-to-hand

Gru’s wife is Lucy Wilde.

Biography

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Gru, in one of his memories, while he was in elementary school, was bullied by friends when he was trying to ask a young girl to go on a date, with one of them saying she had “Gruties”, causing the kids in the playground to run away from Gru. It is said that Gru witnessed the moon landing on live television during the space race, pointing that he could have been born at the height of the Cold War, which was the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, he also made a rocket ship out of macaroni and actually made a real one based on the macaroni prototype.

Despicable Me

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Main article:Despicable Me (movie)

In Despicable Me, Gru is a supervillain who steals the moon. His heart is then softened by the girls and ends up adopting them. In the movie, his main opponent is Vector Perkins, who was responsible for stealing the pyramids of Giza and replacing them with fake inflatables. Later, after defeating Vector, he is hired by the Anti-Villain League, being granted an official pardon.

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References

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  1. "15 Facts About Gru (Despicable Me)". Facts.net. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. "15 Facts About Gru (Despicable Me)". Facts.net. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2024-02-12.