Nick Pitera - Biography

Nick was born in Woodbury, Minnesota. When he was age 4, he moved to Waterloo, Belgium, where he lived until 1994. It was then that he moved to Sarasota, Florida, where he later graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in Animation. He currently works at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA as a 3D modeler. Behind the camera, he is listed as a member of the crew on such Disney/Pixar movies as "Up" & "Toy Story 3". But you may know him better from his YouTube Channel - goonieman86. He is widely know for his amazing ability to sing in both a male & female register. Nick began singing at the age of 4, and has loved it ever since. His first & most famous video is Disney's "A Whole New World", in which he sings both Aladdin & Jasmine's parts. And even though that video alone has attracted over 3,000,000 views, he still considers himself an "amateur" and says he "has a lot to learn". More recently, he has posted music videos on his YouTube channel for covers of such songs Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Lady Gaga's "On The Edge Of Glory" and Taio Cruz's "Dynamite".