Who was The Hobbit star Pasha Lee and what was his cause of death?

UKRAINIAN actor and TV host Pasha Lee left his job to defend his country from the Russian invasion. The voice dubbing actor, famous for his voiceovers for The Hobbit and The Lion King, was killed by Russian shelling on March 6, 2022. InstagramPasha Lee also called for others to join him in defending Ukraine against Russia[/caption] Who was Pasha Lee? Pasha Lee was born in Crimea, a part of Ukraine that was later annexed by Russia. He rose to fame in Europe with his parts in 2016’s action-comedy Selfie Party as well as 2017’s sports-action film The Fight Rules. He also has recent credits in Meeting Of Classmates, from 2019. Lee was most famous as a host on the popular Ukrainian entertainment program “Day At Home.” He also dubbed films into Ukrainian, including The Lion King and The Hobbit. Most read in World News KILLED IN ACTION Hobbit & Lion King actor killed by shell after joining Ukrainian army fightback Russian jet blown out sky as Putin’s air force humiliated with 88 craft destroyed 'SHOW US MERCY' Captured Russian commander begs for forgiveness & admits 'shame' at war FIGHT FOR UKRAINE Putin demands Ukraine give up regions after Russians pushed out of city COLD-BLOODED MURDER Mum, son & girl, 8, killed as merciless Russians shell fleeing families lift-off US gives Poland green light to supply jets to Ukraine but Russia threatens 'war' How did Pasha Lee die? Lee died defending his country against the Russian invasion. The 33-year-old only joined Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Force a week before he was killed amid Russian shelling in Irpin, just northwest of Kyiv. Lee was active on social media and posted a photo of himself on March 5, 2022, in which he was wearing military gear. It was captioned: “For the last 48 hours there is an opportunity to sit down and take a picture of how we are being bombed, and we are smiling because we will manage and everything will be UKRAINE WE ARE WORKING.” He also took to Instagram to share resources for helping Ukrainian refugees across the world. InstagramThe actor and television host was active on social media[/caption] How was Pasha’s death confirmed? His death was confirmed by Sergiy Tomilenko, President of Ukraine’s National Union of Journalists. Tomilenko said he wanted to “express sincere condolences to [Pasha’s] family and loved ones”. Julia Ostrovsky, head of the platform which aired Lee’s show Day At Home, described him as the “most joyful and sunny” of their TV presenters. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS