Hunter Nagai is the brother to actor Jordan Nagai and he became the sensation when he lent the voice to the character called Russell in the 3D computer animated movie of Pixar. That time, Jordan was only 9 years old and now he is over 15 years, he was able to impress the millions of people because of the sweet and also innocent voice he has that helped him to be the star overnight. Hunter Nagai currently attends USC and is a sophomore.
Jordan got exposed to limelight and to the show biz when he was too early and the parents started to be worried since he can be destroyed by the fame at early age and ended up ruining his own life. The child voice artist has now reached to adolescence but he has stopped everything he was doing in the Hollywood since the parents think that he may be too young to do a professional career in the acting field and the source that it is close to the actor had revealed that the parents do not want him to continue acting when he was still young. He is doing his studies and he can go back acting after completing the high school.
The source said that the parents are normally proud to Hunter Nagai and his young brother but they are not ready to let the fame make them to be more popular since it may enter into the head. The parents do not want that popularity and fame will destroy them and this is why they wish that the kids may complete the studies first.
Another reason is that the parents love the children and they wish that they should start their career if they are old enough to be able to distinguish what it is right and what it is wrong. Hunter Nagai got the fame when he voiced that Disney Blockbuster Up which won two different academy awards. Normally, Hunter Nagai was the one who went to audition for the cast but Jordan was the one who got the role since he has a talkative nature. Director Peter Docter loved him and he became the first choice for over 400 children who had auditioned for this role.
From his biography, Hunter Nagai is Asian American and his brother was the first one to be in the Pixar Movie. The film was the second animated besides Beauty and the Beast that got the Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Taking into account how the movie became popular both critically and commercially, it shows how famous the young guy is and the worry that his parents have about him. The parents do not want him to be followed wherever he goes by Paparazzo. The net worth of Hunter Nagai is not known. He is different to Nagai masato who is a singer. Hunter Nagai is already an actor who has some TV and commercial credits. He also auditioned for beyond beyond animated movie.