Boris Roatta

Boris Roatta
Personal information
Known as	Boris Roatta
Gender	Male
Date of birth	July 1, 1980
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	August 25, 1994 (Age 14)
Place of death	Aiguilles, Hautes-Alpes, France
Cause of death	Traffic collision
Occupation	Actor and dubber
Nationality	French
Professional information
Years active	1988–1994
Status	Deceased
Other media	Theatre Cinema Television

Boris Roatta (July 1, 1980 – August 25, 1994) was a French child actor who focused his career on film, television and voice dubbing.

Dubbing

Animated Movies:

• 1990 - The Little Mermaid - Flounder (Jason Marin)
• 1990 - The Rescuers Down Under - Cody (Adam Ryen)

Live-Action Movies:

Macaulay Culkin

• 1990 - Home Alone - Kevin
• 1992 - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - Kevin

Biography

Born in Paris, Roatta began his career on film as a child in the late 1980s. He began appearing on television in the early 1990s and he gained notice for his role as the title character’s son Frédéric Moulin in the popular television series Commissaire Moulin in which he only appeared in three episodes. He was also a voice actor, as he most notably dubbed the voice of Macaulay Culkin in the Home Alone film series as well as Getting Even with Dad.

In animation, Roatta provided the French dubbing voices of Flounder in The Little Mermaid and Cody in The Rescuers Down Under.

Death

On August 25, 1994, Roatta was struck by a car and was killed instantly while he was cycling across Aiguilles. He was 14 years old. He was laid to rest in a cemetery located in the same city where he died.