Washington, Nov. 29 -- Robert Irwin, the 21-year-old Australian environmentalist and son of the late Steve Irwin, is heading straight from his Dancing with the Stars victory to movie theatres worldwide.
He makes his big-screen debut in Disney's animated sequel 'Zootopia 2', voicing a cameo role as a koala named Robert Furwin, reported People.
"This is honestly so surreal. The fact that I get to be part of a film that celebrates animals, from reptiles and snakes to cute bunnies and koalas, is amazing," Irwin said, reflecting on his experience.
Having worked extensively with koalas in Australia, Irwin described voicing a koala on screen as particularly meaningful. "To play a koala, an animal so close to my heart, means everything," he said...