Gru's accent

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

I've watched two movies: Despicable me 1 and 2.
Gru (a protagonist) has a strange accent and I'm wonder what it is.
Maybe someone watched these movies too.

If you don't know what I'm talking about I can find an extract and show you.

Boris.

 

[konungursvia]

It appears to be an attempt at a Russian accent, which is common for fictitious villains since the Cold War (sorry Boris!)

 

[Barb_D]

I would say "vaguely Eastern European" - symbolizing our mortal enemies, the Communists, in times gone by.
The actor, of course, is quite American and the accent is fake, not necessarily based on any specific language.