There’s a physics professor at UCI that sounds exactly like Gru from Despicable me

On August 4, 2015, I joined a long-time friend of mine for a rousing hour and a half physics lecture. She’d been taking physics courses over the entire summer following her first year because physics is required for her major though it is horrific and not “phun” as many individuals would like you to believe.

I would soon be leaving for my flight back to the East coast, as our visit was drawing to an end that afternoon. As the class started, I was outside of the room on a phone call concerning my flight. It turns out I would heavily regret missing those first few minutes of class.

As I walked in and took my seat, the pre-lecture chatter was dying down, and it truly seemed like the lecture was about to get started. Confused about this delay, I settled myself in for what would likely be an hour and a half of boredom of the profoundest kind. Today’s topic was covering the mechanics of springs and other information about them. Fascinating. As the professor began to lecture, there seemed a tone about his voice that rang familiar to me.

About five more minutes of the lecture passed before I realized: he sounded and looked quite a bit like Gru. You know, from “Despicable Me”. The famous villain who is even more famous for being the worst villain to ever exist. Then later, as usual, there was a sequel created that people didn’t want to watch. I digress.

After this realization hit me like a ton of bricks, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had to whip out my phone and attempt to record this uncanny phenomenon.  Unfortunately, he was stubbornly quiet for the next few moments as I struggled in vain to record his Gru-esque voice and demeanor.

As he turned his back to write more information on the board, I couldn’t keep it in any longer. He’d been talking like Gru for almost 15 minutes as I tried (and failed) to stop laughing at this realization. I turned to my friend, who was dutifully taking notes, and let loose the secret. Turns out I spoke a bit too loudly, as many other students in the immediate vicinity heard me and also had huge grins on their faces.

The rest of the lecture wasn’t interrupted too much, albeit the hushed giggles and the grins students had on their faces. The professor didn’t notice a thing.

I personally can’t remember a single thing he taught, because I do not like physics, and I also feared that he would steal the moon soon after the lecture ended.

He is rumored to be Physics lecturer Albert Guerra, but at the time of publishing, this remains unconfirmed.

It turns out he didn’t steal the moon, and my friend unfortunately didn’t remain in the course. Apparently Gru is very unforgiving when grading his exams. I suppose physics and villainy go together quite well, as I think of it after the fact.