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40 Actors You Totally Forgot Voiced Disney and Pixar Characters

Elle

July 31, 2021 at 9:02 AM

40 Actors You Totally Forgot Voiced Disney and Pixar Characters

Kevin McKidd – Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin in <i>Brave</i>

Bette Midler – Georgette in '<i>Oliver & Company</i>

Minnie Driver – Jane in <i>Tarzan</i>

Jason Alexander – Hugo in <i>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</i>

George Takei – First Ancestor in <i>Mulan</i>

Rowan Atkinson – Zazu in <i>The Lion King</i>

Will Arnett – Horst in <i>Ratatouille</i>

Linda Hunt – Grandmother Willow in <i>Pocahontas</i>

David Spade – Kuzco in <i>The Emperor's New Groove</i>

Brad Garrett – Hook Hand Thug in <i>Tangled</i>

Idris Elba – Chief Bogo in <i>Zootopia</i> and Fluke in <i>Finding Dory</i>

Oprah Winfrey – Eudora in <i>The Princess and the Frog</i>

Tony Goldwyn – Tarzan in <i>Tarzan</i>

Mindy Kaling – Disgust in <i>Inside Out</i> and Taffyta Muttonfudge in <i>Wreck-It Ralph</i>

Christian Bale – Thomas in <i>Pocahontas</i>

Erik von Detten – Sid in <i>Toy Story</i>

Jaime Camil – Papá in <i>Coco</i>

Hayden Panettiere – Dot in <i>A Bug’s Life</i> and Suri in <i>Dinosaur</i>

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Jim Hawkins in <i>Treasure Planet</i>

Joaquin Phoenix – Kenai in <i>Brother Bear</i>

Chloë Grace Moretz – Young Penny in <i>Bolt</i>

Aubrey Plaza – Claire Wheeler in <i>Monsters University</i>

John Krasinski – Frank McCay in <i>Monsters University</i>

Nicole Scherzinger – Sina in <i>Moana</i>

Tate Donovan – Hercules in <i>Hercules</i>

Scott Weinger – Aladdin in <i>Aladdin</i>

Jamie Chung – Go Go in <i>Big Hero 6</i>

Joey Lawrence – Oliver in <i>Oliver & Company</i>

Jenny Slate – Bellwether in <i>Zootopia</i>

Kerry Washington – Natalie Certain in <i>Cars 3</i>

Zach Braff – Chicken Little in <i>Chicken Little</i>

Sarah Silverman – Vanellope in <i>Wreck-It Ralph</i>

Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Young Simba in <i>The Lion King</i>

Whoopi Goldberg – Shenzi in <i>The Lion King</i>

John Goodman – Pacha in <i>The Emperor’s New Groove</i>, Sully in <i>Monsters, Inc.</i>

Demi Moore – Esmeralda in <i>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</i>

Laurie Metcalf – Andy’s Mom in <i>Toy Story</i>, Sarah Hawkins in <i>Treasure Planet</i>, Lucille Krunklehorn in <i>Meet the Robinsons</i>

Samuel L. Jackson – Frozone in <i>The Incredibles</i>

Mandy Moore – Rapunzel in <i>Tangled</i>

Eddie Murphy – Mushu in <i>Mulan</i>

40 Actors You Totally Forgot Voiced Disney and Pixar Characters

Sure, you know Ellen DeGeneres voiced Dory, Tom Hanks played Woody, and Robin Williams was Genie. But were you aware Christian Bale, Kerry Washington, and Chloë Grace Moretz have all voiced Disney and Pixar characters too? Didn’t think so. And TBH, it’s pretty thrilling to discover that some of your favorite actors are the voices behind these iconic animated characters–whether they're the lead role or a supporting act. Gear up for back-to-back revelations, because these 40 stars have all been in animated Disney and Pixar movies.

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