Minions ( Despicable Me ) - wikipedia Minions ( Despicable Me ) This article is about the creatures. For the film, see Minions ( film ). Minions ( From left to right ) Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, the principal Minions seen in the film Minions Despicable Me race Attributes Leader ( s ) A Tyrannosaurus rex ( formerly ; deceased ) A Neanderthal ( formerly ; deceased ) An Egyptian Pharaoh ( formerly ; deceased ) Count Dracula ( formerly ; deceased ) Napoleon Bonaparte ( formerly ; deceased ) Scarlet Overkill ( formerly ) Gru ( currently ) El Macho ( formerly ) Dru ( temporary ) Home world Earth Base of operations Gru 's base Language Minionese First appearance Despicable Me Created by Illumination Entertainment Actor ( s ) Pierre Coffin ( 2010 -- present ) Chris Renaud ( 2010 -- 2015 ) Jemaine Clement ( 2010 ) Minions are the many fictional yellow creatures that appear in the Despicable Me franchise, which started with Despicable Me ( 2010 ), and are characterized by their unique language and childlike behavior. They are also the official mascots of Illumination Entertainment, a division of Universal Studios. Following Comcast 's purchase of NBCUniversal, they have even been described as being a corporate icon for Universal and Illumination 's parent company, Comcast, on par with Disney 's Mickey Mouse. Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Notable minions 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External links Characteristics The Minions are small, yellow, melodious henchmen shaped like pill capsules who wear overalls and goggles and have one or two eyes. They mostly speak incomprehensible gibberish, which is partly derived from other languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, French, English, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. Although seemingly nonsensical, the English - sounding dialogue is dubbed differently for every country, in order to make the sounds somewhat recognizable. They have the most ordinary of names, with Kevin, Stuart and Bob being the names of the lead trio in Minions, and Mel being the leader of the Minions in Despicable Me 3. Minions, the 2015 animated feature film, shows that they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth, and want, above all else, to serve the most terrible of villains. In the 2010 short film `` Banana '', the Minions are revealed to have an uncontrollable craving for fruits, especially bananas. Notable Minions Mentioned in the films and other media in the Despicable Me franchise are Stuart, Kevin, Bob, Mel, Dave, Jerry, Carl, Bryce Wong, Tom, Phil, Tim, Jorge, Paul, Donnie, Mark, Lance, Ken, Mike, John, Steve, Norbert, Tony, Chris, Eric, Henry, Larry, Josh, Darwin, Bryan, Charlie, Barry, Mandi, Eli, Izzy, and Peter. In popular culture Since the release of the Despicable Me films, the Minions ' popularity has been rising. The Minions have been regularly featured in cross-promotions for other Comcast / NBCUniversal properties, including Universal theme parks, NBC primetime TV series, and even an Xfinity remote control. The `` Minion versions '' of the cartoon Simpson family appear at the end of The Simpsons episode `` Treehouse of Horror XXV '' ( October 19, 2014 ). In 2015, the village of Minions, Cornwall in the UK built a road sign, paid for by Universal Studios, featuring Minions. In October of that year, they removed it due to safety concerns that resulted from people stopping their cars to take photos, although villagers have campaigned to get the sign put back up in another location. On April Fool 's Day 2016, Google created a button on its Gmail service that sent a `` mic drop '' along with a GIF image of a Minion. However, the feature immediately received a backlash. Many people complained about accidentally sending the image during job searches, which resulted in some people being dropped from job consideration or even being fired. Google removed the feature not long after, citing those reasons and a bug that caused the image to be sent after hitting the regular send button. The Minions appeared in an advertisement for the Cinemark theater chain, in which several Minions try to change a lamp while another Minion mocks them. The mocking Minion drops the replacement lamp during one of his laughing fits, so the others stick him in the socket so that his eye can serve as the lamp. The ad promoted the chain 's claim that they had the brightest 3D projection system of any theater chain. At first, the clip played exclusively before showings of Despicable Me 2, but now Cinemark uses the ad freely before any 3D movie. References ^ Jump up to : Steel, Emily ( November 6, 2016 ). `` How Comcast and NBCUniversal Used Minions to Fuse an Empire ''. The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2016. The Minions have also done their part for the company. They have bounced in to promote Comcast 's voice - controlled TV remote, NBC 's hit fall drama ' This Is Us, ' and the theatrical release of the Universal Pictures animated musical comedy ' Sing. ' Visitors to Universal theme parks can even become a Minion on a 3 - D ride. For Comcast, the Minions have become the company 's Mickey Mouse. Jump up ^ `` Despicable Me 2 : Production Notes '' ( PDF ). Visualhollywood.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Despicable Me 2 ' Minions : 5 Things to Know ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Racoma, Bernadine. `` The Minions ' language is a combination of French, Spanish, English... and food references ''. Day Translations. Retrieved June 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Debruge, Peter ( June 11, 2015 ). `` Chris Meledandri on How the ' Minions ' Came to Life ''. Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Ebiri, Bilge ( July 10, 2015 ). `` Minions Review : Hurminemina Nomnururmin Mmmumorima ( Translation : ' It 's Pretty Good for What It Is ' ) ''. Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2017. A trio of Minions -- Kevin, Stuart, and Bob ( the Minions all have hilariously ordinary names,... ) Jump up ^ Snetiker, Marc ( May 19, 2017 ). `` Despicable Me 3 : Meet the mutinous new Minion ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : The Synopsis for Minions ''. ComingSoon.net. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Desicable Me 2 ''. Happy Meal Toys Collection. June 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Standal, Jeanne ( June 28, 2013 ). `` Meet The Minions : DESPICABLE ME 2 Character Posters With Phil, Carl, Tim, Kevin & Stuart ''. FilmoFilia. Retrieved August 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Despicable Me Minion Jorge Plush ''. Universal Orlando. Retrieved August 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cornwall village Minions sign removed - BBC News ''. Bbc.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Road sign for Cornish village called Minions that was put up by Universal Studios to promote children 's film is taken down in case it distracts drivers ''. Thesun.co.uk. Retrieved May 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Campaign to reinstate Minions road sign taken down over safety fears ''. Plymouth Herald. April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Steinbuch, Yaron ( April 1, 2016 ). `` Google 's April Fools ' Minions prank was so not funny New York Post ''. Nypost.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Natt Garun. `` Gmail 's Mic Drop tool is the April Fools joke we wish was real ''. The Next Web. Jump up ^ Jon Russell. `` Google reverses Gmail April 1 prank after users mistakently put GIFs into important emails ''. TechCrunch. Jump up ^ Victor - bogdan Anchidin. `` Introducing Gmail Mic Drop ''. Gmail Blog. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minions. Despicable Me Films Despicable Me ( 2010 ) Despicable Me 2 ( 2013 ) Minions ( 2015 ) Despicable Me 3 ( 2017 ) Minions 2 ( 2020 ) See also Despicable Me Minion Mayhem Minions ( characters ) `` Happy '' Minions Paradise Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minions_(Despicable_Me)&oldid=816045619 '' Categories : Fictional species and races Fictional characters introduced in 2010 Despicable Me ( franchise ) Universal Studios cartoons and characters Fictional henchmen Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from May 2017 All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from September 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia አማርኛ Español Հայերեն Íslenska Magyar Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 18 December 2017, at 22 : 16. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: what are the minions names in despicable me
Answer: Kevin