Jacob Hopkins’ (aka Gumball Watterson) Wiki, age, net worth

Known from movies

The Wonderful World of Gumball (2014-2017)
as Gumball Watterson / Chi Chi

Inside Out (2015)
as additional voices

Priest (2011)
as a boy

The Boy Who Called Fish! (2016)
as Adam



Who is Jacob Hopkins (aka Gumball Watterson)? Wiki bio

Jacob Turner Hopkins was born in San Francisco, California, USA, on March 4, 2002 – his zodiac sign is Pisces and he is an American national. Jacob is an actor who gained recognition for his portrayal of Alexander Drew in the fantasy horror series “True Blood”, which aired from 2008 to 2014, and starred Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Sam Trammell. The story follows the waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who has telepathic powers and travels to another world and befriends a man who is a vampire. The series was a huge success, as it won 37 awards, including a Golden Globe for Anna for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, and was nominated for 156 others.

Youth and education

Jacob was raised in San Francisco alongside his older brother by their father, who is a theater actor, and their mother, who works as a nurse at a local hospital. He became interested in acting at a very young age thanks to his parents, who got him his first role when he was five years old. Jacob attended an elementary school in San Francisco, where he was a member of the school’s drama club, while also practicing his acting skills at a local theater. After finishing grade school, his family moved to Los Angeles, California so that he could pursue his acting career; Jacob currently attends John F. Kennedy High School and should enroll this summer of 2020.

Roles in movies

Jacob made his screen debut in the 2007 comedy sports film “The Minis” which was both directed and written by Valerio Zanoli and starring Dennis Rodman, Gabriel Pimentel and Joe Gnoffo. It’s about a group of little people who form a basketball team and compete in a tournament.

His next role came in 2011, playing a boy in the action horror movie “Priest”, starring Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet and Maggie Q, which is about a priest who goes on a hunt for vampires who have killed his cousin. kidnapped – the film was nominated for three awards. In the same year, Jacob appeared in the short film “Just a Little Heart Attack” directed by Elizabeth Banks and Kate Kondell.

He then voiced Bheem in the Indian animated film “Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin” – directed by Rajiv Chilaka and starring Jina Bhardway and Rupa Bhimani, and the film follows a group of friends fighting against a man who plans to take the Shaolin Temple. In 2013, Jacob portrayed Andrew in the mystery thriller film “Missing at 17”, starring Ayla Kell, Tricia O’Kelley and Ben Gavin, and is about a woman who seeks help from the birth mother of her adopted daughter who has been murdered. kidnapped by a wanted criminal.

In the same year, Jacob voiced several characters in the live-action animated comedy “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water”, and in 2015, he voiced several characters in the 3D computer-animated comedy film “Inside Out”, starring Amy Poehler, Bill Hader and Lewis Black, and is about a little girl’s emotions represented by various animated characters. The film was a huge hit, as it won 98 awards, including an Oscar for Best Animated Feature of the Year, and was nominated for 114 other awards. The same year, Jacob portrayed Adam in the short film “The Boy who cry Fish!” and was awarded an Action on Film Award for Best Young Performer Male – Short for his performance.

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In 2016, he starred in the live-action family comedy film “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” which also starred Griffin Gluck and Lauren Graham, and which is about two friends who try to get revenge on their principal by destroying his school.

Jacob’s last role in a movie was in the comedy “The Nerd Posse” in 2017, starring Andrew Bowen and Benjamin Stockham, about several friends who like to watch anime movies and attend cosplay events – it was nominated for two awards. Jacob has recently been cast to appear in the sci-fi comedy movie “Free Guy” which is set to release in the second half of 2020.

Roles in TV series

Jacob made his TV series debut in 2010, playing Billy in the episode “The Wedding Bride” of the critically acclaimed comedy series “How I Met Your Mother”, starring Josh Radnor and Jason Segel, and was a major good luck. won 25 awards while being nominated for 93 others, including two Golden Globes. The following year, he played Bobby in all six episodes of the science fiction series “RCVR”, starring Daniel Bonjour and Lexi DiBenedetto, and won three awards. In 2012, Jacob appeared as Jake in all nine episodes of the “Supermoms” series, starring Joey Lauren Adams and Julie Warner, which is about four women who are superheroes in their spare time.

Jacob guest-starred as Connor in the episode “Clean-Smelling Pirate” of the comedy series “Animal Practice”, before being invited to play the supporting character Chad Kremp in the historical sitcom series “The Goldbergs”, which has been airing since 2013, and starring Wendi McLendon-Cover and Sean Giambrone. It follows the Goldbergs family who live in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and the series won four awards and was nominated for 12 others. In 2014, he guest-starred as Eddie in the episode ‘About a Vasectomy’ of the single-camera comedy series ‘About a Boy’ before being invited to star as Gumball Watterson in the British-American surreal comedy series ‘The Amazing’. World of Gumball,” also starring Dan Russell and Teresa Gallagher, follows a 12-year-old boy who is actually a cat, while his friends and family are all different and strange animals.

The series won 15 awards and was nominated for 19 others, and really boosted Jacob’s fame in the US.

Jacob guest-starred as Landru in the episode “Trip Steals the Jet” of the comedy series “Game Shakers”, while also voicing Andrew in the episode “Lincoln Loud Girl Guru/Come Sale Away” of the animated series “The Loud House”. Two of his last TV series roles were in 2019, in the episode “Baby Orphan Ninja Bears” of the animated series “We Bare Bears”, in which he voiced various characters, and in the computer-animated web series “DreamWorks Dragons: Recue Riders”, in which he voiced Axel.

Love life and relationships

Jacob has been in a relationship with American actress Merit Leighton for almost a year now and the two often upload pictures of themselves together on their Instagram accounts.

Evidently it is the first relationship for both of themand they can usually be seen together attending their movie and TV series events.

Merit was born on June 17, 2002 in Glendale, California, USA. Her zodiac sign is Gemini and she holds American nationality. She grew up alongside her younger sister Marlowe Peyton, and is perhaps best known today for voiced Lucinda in the animated family adventure series ‘Sofia the First’, which is about a girl whose mother married a king and thus became royalty. The series won nine awards and was nominated for 23 others, making Merit famous in the US. She is also a YouTuber as she launched her channel “Kawaii Happii” on January 21, 2016 where she usually uploads videos where she talks about k-pop, anime and video games.

Hobbies and other interests

Jacob is very physically active as he has multiple workouts every week in the gym and follows a strict diet, hence his muscular body.

He is also sporty and can play different sports such as soccer, football and tennis while winter is his favorite season as he can ski as well as snowboard. Jacob’s favorite hobby is traveling, and he has been to many US states while filming for his movies and TV series, and he has had the chance to travel to Europe and visit London in England and Rome in Italy. He is an animal lover and has a pet dog, while his favorite ‘animals’ are dolphins.

Jacob has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom include Robert De Niro, Will Smith, and Natalie Portman, while some of his favorite movies include “Taxi Driver,” “Seven Pounds,” and “V for Vendetta.”

Appearance and power

Jacob is 18 years old. He has medium length brown hair and blue eyes, is 1.85 m tall and weighs about 78 kg. As of June 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $1 million.

General information

First and last name	Jacob Hopkins
Height	1.75 meters
Profession	Actor
Nationality	American

Performance

Movies	High School: The Worst Years of My Life, The Boy Who Cried Fish
TV shows	The Wonderful World of Gumball

Links to social profiles

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Jack’s father	2017	Short pre-production	Greg
The Nerd Group	2017	TV movie	Kingston night
The Wonderful World of Gumball	2014-2017	TV serials	Gumball Watterson / Chi Chi
The Goldbergs	2013-2017	TV serials	Chad Kremp
High school: the worst years of my life	2016		Miller
The loud house	2016	TV serials	Andrew
The Boy Who Called Fish!	2016	Short	Adam
The history of us	2015	TV movie	Phil
Game shakers	2015	TV serials	Landru
Inside out	2015/i		Additional voices (voice)
The SpongeBob movie: Sponge out of the water	2015		Additional voices (voice, uncredited)
About a boy	2014	TV serials	Eddie
Missing on 17	2013	TV movie	Andrew
Animal Practice	2012	TV serials	Connor
Real blood	2012	TV serials	Alexander Drew
Super moms	2012	TV serials	jake (2012)
RCVR	2011	TV serials	Bobby
Just a little heart attack	2011	Short	Boy
Priest	2011		Boy
How I met your mother	2010	TV serials	Billy
The Minis	2009		Brian

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Wonderful World of Gumball	2014-2017	TV series performer – 2 episodes

Yourself

Title	Year	Status	Character
KawaiiHappii	2016-2017	TV serials	Himself
TinaQ’s celebrity interviews	2016	TV serials	Himself
Teenagers want to know	2014	TV serials	Himself – Guest

Awards

Awards won

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
2016	Movie price action	Action at Film International Film Festival, USA	Best Young Artist Male – Short	The Boy Who Called Fish! (2016)

Nominated awards

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
2016	Movie price action	Action at Film International Film Festival, USA	Best Young Artist Male – Short	The Boy Who Called Fish! (2016)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia