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Nicolas Cantu

Nicolas Cantu, American actor and internet personality

Born
September 8, 2003
Age in 2026
23
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
2003

About Nicolas Cantu

Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), also known by his internet pseudonyms Junky Janker and TheCAN2Network, is a Mexican-born American actor and former YouTuber and animator. Cantu is best known for being the third voice of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball (2017–2019) and the voice of Leonardo in the animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) and its Nickelodeon television adaptation Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024). His other notable voice roles include Rowan Freemaker on the Disney XD computer-animated TV series Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016-2017), the third voice of Prince James on the Disney Junior animated TV series Sofia the First (2016-2018), and Dak on the Netflix computer-animated series DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-2020). Cantu is also known for his live-action roles, starring as Elton Ortiz in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021), as Hark in the film The Fabelmans (2022), and as Marcel in the Amazon Prime Video television series Motorheads (2025). His YouTube channel has over 411,000 subscribers. == Early life == Nicolas Cantu was born on September 8, 2003, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is of Mexican descent; both of his parents are from Mexico City. His father is a lawyer and his mother is a social worker. Cantu is the second of three sons. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended Stone Oak Elementary School.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Nicolas Cantu was born

Nicolas Cantu was born in 2003. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2003

  • #1 song"In Da Club" – 50 Cent
  • Top movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Best-selling bookThe Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLeBron James drafted #1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Top headlineUS-led coalition invades Iraq
  • Technology milestoneSkype launched
  • Defining fadLow-rise jeans
  • Notable inventionMySpace
  • World population6.31 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championFlorida Marlins (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population290.1M

2003 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nicolas Cantu's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20032026
Gas$1.59$3.45/gal
Average home$170,000$435,000
Average income$52,680$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.03$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population290.1M341 million

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