Christopher Robin is a

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created by A. A. Milne, based on his son

Christopher Robin Milne Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was an English author and bookseller and the only child of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories a ...

. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''

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'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney adaptations of the Pooh stories.

In the books

Christopher Robin appears in Milne's poems and in the two books: ''

'' (1926) and '' The House at Pooh Corner'' (1928). In the books he is a young boy and one of

's best friends. His other friends are

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, Kanga, and Roo,

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, Piglet,

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, and

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. In the second book, there are hints that Christopher Robin is growing up. In the final chapter, the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood throw him a farewell party after learning he must leave them soon. It is implied that he will attend boarding school; Christopher Robin Milne, for whom the stories were originally developed, left home to attend

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at age 9. In addition to both Pooh books, the character was immortalized in other works by A. A. Milne including two books of poems: ''

When We Were Very Young ''When We Were Very Young'' is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne. It was first published in 1924, and it was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an intro ...

'' (1924) and '' Now We Are Six'' (1927). An arrangement of one of the poems, ''Buckingham Palace'', was first recorded by Ann Stephens in July 1941.

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released a recording of it in 1953 to coincide with the

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, and despite neither making the charts, both versions were popular on

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's ''

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'' programme. According to David Benedictus's 2009 sequel ''

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'', Christopher Robin was at school, but during the summer break he returns to the forest for a visit with a lot of knowledge to share. Though slightly older, he is still the same person as before and is happy to share more good times with his friends all summer. At the end of the summer, he has to leave again for another school year, but the animals know they will see him again. Christopher Robin is cheerful, compassionate, adventurous, fun-loving, imaginative, and helpful. Despite being a child, he is much wiser and more mature than many of the other characters, and is someone Pooh and the others look up to. In the book illustrations, his house appears as a hollow tree with a door at the top of the forest.

Christopher Robin Milne

Christopher Robin was based on the author A. A. Milne's son,

, who later in life became disappointed about the use of his name. Christopher Milne wrote in one of a series of

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works: "It seemed to me almost that my father had got where he was by climbing on my infant shoulders, that he had filched from me my good name and left me nothing but empty fame," One of the poems, "Vespers" – which describes young Christopher Robin saying his evening prayers – was said by Christopher Milne as "the one work that has brought me over the years more toe-curling, fist-clenching, lip-biting embarrassment than any other."

Disney adaptations

Since 1966, Disney has released numerous features starring Winnie-the-Pooh and related characters. Christopher Robin appears in all of the Disney adaptations except for ''

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'', '' Welcome to Pooh Corner'', ''

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'', '' Springtime with Roo'', and '' Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie''. But in most of the cartoons, he is only a supporting character, sometimes only appearing in a few scenes or episodes; in ''

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'', he only appears during the credits. His personality is virtually the same as in the books, but he attends

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instead of

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. Christopher Robin's bedroom, but not Christopher Robin himself, appears in live-action opening sequences. In the world within his storybooks, his house appears just as it does in

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's illustrations. An English boy living in the

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, Christopher Robin has brown hair. He wears a yellow polo shirt with white collar and trim on his short sleeves, blue shorts, white socks and black Mary Jane shoes (or sometimes red sneakers). On several appropriate occasions, he plays a

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. ''

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'' re-imagines him as an American boy living in the suburban house 100 Acre Road whose backyard connects directly to the Hundred Acre Wood. His mother also appears in the series and Robin is apparently their surname in that continuity. Some of these elements were reused for ''

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'', but the animals are once again characters in Christopher Robin's storybook. His hollow tree house does not appear from both series. Christopher Robin has appeared on ''

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'' with his friends, but he is the only main ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' character that does not appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series; in this continuity, the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' book belongs to

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and Christopher Robin's role is played out mostly by Sora. He only appears in two episodes of ''

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'' but in the whole series, he is absent and is replaced by his younger friend Darby, a feisty red-headed girl who is the main protagonist and hosts the series. His appearance was updated for the 2011 film. In the ''

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'' crossover special "Into the Hundred Acre Wood!", Christopher Robin visits Doc's toy hospital searching for Pooh, who has been admitted as a patient. Christopher Robin and Doc bond through their shared ability to talk to toys. The character is voiced by

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played a grown-up version of the character in the 2018 Disney live-action film ''

Christopher Robin Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney ...

'', while Orton O'Bren portrays the character as a child. In this film adaptation, the now adult Christopher is director of efficiency at a luggage company, and Pooh ultimately helps him to devise a plan to significantly decrease the company's expenditures.

Portrayals

Of the nine main characters, Christopher Robin has the most voice actors. He has been voiced by the following: *

Bruce Reitherman Bruce Reitherman (born September 15, 1955) is an American filmmaker and former child actor. He voiced Christopher Robin in ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' and Mowgli in ''The Jungle Book''. Life and work Born in Burbank, California, Re ...

: '' Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' * Jon Walmsley: ''

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'', '' The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (also re-recorded Christopher's lines for ''Honey Tree'') * Timothy Turner: ''

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'' * Kim Christianson: '' Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore'' * Tim Hoskins: ''

'' * Edan Gross: '' Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too'' *

Brady Bluhm Brady Bluhm is an American actor. He played Christopher Robin in many ''Winnie the Pooh'' films. He has also played roles in ''Dumb and Dumber'', its sequel ''Dumb and Dumber To'', and the TV series '' Get a Life''. Bluhm was a member of the Church ...

: '' Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin'', '' A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving'', ''

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'' and '' Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving'' * Frankie J. Galasso: '' Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin'' (singing voice) *

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: ''

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'' * Tom Wheatley: '' Piglet's Big Movie'' *

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: '' Piglet's Big Movie'' (singing voice) * William Green: ''

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'' * Paul Tiesler: ''

'' * Struan Erlenborn: ''

'' * Jack Boulter: ''

'' *

: ''

'' Reitherman, Hoskins, Gross and Tiesler are the only actors to use an American accent for the character. All others use

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References

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