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

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 ''

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'' 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

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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.

Filmography

Music video

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Cinema

*''Bonjour l'angoisse'' (1988) – Olivier

Television

*''Sabine j'imagine'' (1992) – Nicolas *''

'' (1992–1993) – Frédéric Moulin *''L'Instit'' (1993) – Paulo *''Les Grandes Marées'' (1993) – David Marret *''Le silence du cœur'' (1994) – Pierre Baumann

Dubbing

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'' (1988) – Salvatore Di Vita as a child *'' Uncle Buck'' (1989) – Miles’ friend *'' The Little Mermaid'' (1989) –

*'' Home Alone'' (1990) – Kevin McCallister *'' The Rescuers Down Under'' (1990) – Cody *'' Kindergarten Cop'' (1990) – Dominic *'' City Slickers'' (1991) – Danny Robbins *'' The Jacksons: An American Dream'' (1992) – Michael Jackson (aged 9–14) *'' The Mighty Ducks'' (1992) – Terry Hall *'' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992) – Kevin McCallister *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1993) – Joey *'' The Good Son'' (1993) – Henry Evans *'' Getting Even with Dad'' (1994) – Timmy Gleason *'' The Client'' (1994) – Mark Sway

Stage

*'' La Ville dont le prince est un enfant'' (1993) – Serge Souplier

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roatta, Boris 1980 births 1994 deaths Male actors from Paris French male child actors French male television actors French male voice actors French male stage actors French male film actors 20th-century French male actors Road incident deaths in France Cycling road incident deaths Child deaths