Who is the voice of the Minions? Meet the man behind everyone’s favourite cartoon henchmen
Their gibberish language – officially called 'Minionese' – was created by the movie’s co-director Pierre Coffin
THEY’RE the small, mischievous yellow creatures who loyally serve Master Gru.
The Minions return to the big screen on Friday in the third instalment of the Despicable Me film franchise.
But who is the voice actor behind these lovable cartoon henchmen?
Their gibberish language – officially called 'Minionese' – was created by the movie’s co-director Pierre Coffin.
Speaking to , he recalled how, during the early stage of production for Despicable Me, he used his own voice in an unofficial test for the Minions.
He said it was “just to show whoever [was] going to design the voice a way to go”.
Producers listened to the test and decided that he should voice the Minions.
Pierre, who speaks multiple languages, then created the characters’ signature high-pitched voices.
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“I wish I could tell you I did construct a grammar, language and lexicon book, that would make me sound very intelligent, but I can't say it was all planned," he told BBC Radio 5.
"In the first Despicable Me movie they were all just saying gibberish stuff except for a few words that meant something.
“In the second movie as they became more central, I needed to have a few more words to carry a little bit more of the story.
He said because the Minions have been travelling the world since the beginning of time, it “makes sense for their speech to be a complication of many languages”.
Meanwhile, Lidl shoppers have been going wild for the supermarket’s limited-edition Minion clothing range.
And, McDonald’s has created an entire menu to the critters.