 He eventually won the role.His performance drew positive reviews, including "Entertainment Weekly" describing Lumpy as "irresistibly voiced by 8-year-old Brit Kyle Stanger" and "New York Times" critic Anita Gates's comment that "adults as well as children may fall in love with Lumpy, partly because he's a sort of roly-poly lavender baby elephant but even more because of the endearing voice and infectious laugh of Kyle Stanger, a very young Briton making his movie and voice-over debut.