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Hugo is a rare, apparently unique, fictional mammal of the previously unknown species Hugus Primiticus. His parents are never mentioned. He looks something like a living teddy bear, and has yellow fur.

He has prehensile (grasping) hands, each with three fingers and a thumb. He has large, fuzzy ears, and human-like feet with five toes. He is bipedal, though he can run in a quadrupedal manner for speed. He uses tools such as levers and skateboards, and can outwit other animals, such as snakes and squirrels. He is noted for his cleverness, his kind heart, his love of food, and the occasional bout of childish selfishness.

In the original Danish release, Hugo was voiced by Jesper Klein. On the 2005 Miramax release, Hugo was voiced by Bronson Pinchot, probably best known in the United States for his role as Balki Bartokomous on the sitcom Perfect Strangers.

Rita is an adolescent red fox who befriends Hugo on the streets of Copenhagen. She and Hugo quickly become best friends, and later, soulmates. She lives with her mother and her younger siblings in a den near some railroad tracks. Her father is never mentioned.

In the original Danish production, Rita was voiced by Kaya Brüel. On the 2005 Mirimax release, Rita was voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel.

These cute monkeys are the best friends of hugo, they are twin monkeys who lives in the jungle with hugo,they have lots of adventures, and they love playing pranks to themselves, incluiding hugo, they stay in the jungle all the time, so they don't have much more adventures, until hugo comes back.

Charlie is the cook aboard the cargo ship that transports Hugo to Copenhagen. He finds Hugo, who has escaped the cargo hold, and at the end of the voyage, donates him to the city zoo. He appears toward the end of the first film, and is not present in the second.

Meatball Charlie is voiced in the Danish release by Jesper Klein, and on the 2005 Miramax release, Charlie was voiced by Marcel Jeannin.

Izabella is a black-haired starlet with a sharp figure. She is also the wife of Conrad Cupmann during the first film. Her goal is to gain notoriety through the exploitation of an animal co-star; she cites several fictional actors, and then her "good friend Michael" and his chimp. Conrad divorced her in the time span between the two films. In the German and the original Danish version, she is called Izabella Scorpio.

On the 2005 Miramax release, Izabella was voiced by Susan Glover.

Barbie is a stereotypical dumb blonde, and in the second film is Cupmann Studio's new starlet. It is also implied that she is Conrad's lover. She often chews bubble gum, even on the sound stage.

On the 2005 Miramax release, Barbie was voiced by Jennifer Seguin.

Conrad is the main villain in both films. He owns a movie studio in Copenhagen, and dreams of making lots of money. He is morally bankrupt, willing to slash and burn the jungle to capture Hugo.

On the 2005 Miramax release, Conrad was voiced by Mark Camacho.

Loongkoffer is an animal psychologist hired by Conrad to tame Hugo. His role is reminiscient of Animaniacs' Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, whose job was to civilize the Warner siblings.

On the 2005 Miramax release, Loongkoffer was voiced by Arthur Grosser.

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