Many of you may think that good acting performance includes utilizing one’s entire bodies to portray a range of emotions in front of the camera, but with animation, it is the voice over that matter most if the film must eject a strong feeling or emotions to its audience. Which animated characters were voiced by public figures and celebrities? In this post, we will let you know the some public figures and celebrities that help makes famous characters more of a hit. They could be a comedian, an MC, an actor, or actress… Without them, the classic movies you’ve watch could never been that successful.

The list below show some examples.

1. Mickey Mouse Voice over

Walt Disney first voiced Mickey Mouse from 1928 to 1946.

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2. Spongebob Squarepants Voice over

Tom Kenny has been voicing Spongebob Squarepants since the character first appeared on television in 1999.

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3. Dora (Dora Explorer) Voice over

Kathleen Herles provided the voice of Dora in the Dora the Explorer cartoon from 2000 to 2007.

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4. Donald (Donald Duck) Voice over

For 50 years, Clarence Hill was the voice of Donald Duck.

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5. Scooby Doo Voice over

Don Messick is the voice of Scooby Doo.

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6. Ratatouille Voice over

Oswalt has maintained a presence on both network television and in niche comic circles, while also utilizing social media, although his voice is arguably best recognized as the voice of Ratatouille.

 

7. Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Voice over

Demi Moore provided the voice of Esmeralda in the film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

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8. Genie (Aladdin) Voice over

Genie in “Disney’s Math Quest with Aladdin” was voiced by Robin Williams.

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9. Scar, Zazu and Mufasa (Lion King) Voice over

Scar was voiced by Jeremy Irons, Zazu was voiced by veteran actor Rowan Atkinson – who is globally famous as the main character in TV series “Mr Bean”.

And Mufasa played voice over by James Earl Jones in the Disney film “The Lion King.”

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10. Woody (Toy Story) Voice over

Woody was voiced by Tom Hanks.

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11. Lightning Mcqueen (Cars) Voice over

Pixar’s famous race car and main character in the same movie – “Lighning McQueen” – was voiced by Owen Wilson who’s famous in popular comedies.

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12. Gru (Despicable Me) Voice over

Gru was voice by Steve Carell, who is also the main character in well-known movie series “The Office”.

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13. Dory (Finding Dory) Voice over

Ellen Degeneres play voice for Dory in “Finding Dory”.

14. Prince Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) Voice over

Oprah Winfrey was easily recognized for her contribution as voice talent for Prince Tiana in “The Prince and the Frog”.

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15. Jim Hopkins (Treasure Planet) Voice over

Gorden Levitt was the voice talent for Jim Hopkins in “Treasure Planet”.

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To sum up, many animated characters were voiced by public figures and celebrities. Without them, the classic movies you’ve watch could never been that successful. Because it is the voice over that matter most if the film must eject a strong feeling or emotions to its audience.

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Reference Sources:

  1. Animation World Network: https://www.awn.com/
  2. Cartoon Brew – Technology: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech
  3. Befores & Afters – Visual effects and animation journalist: https://beforesandafters.com/
  4. Bloomberg News: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
  5. Insider: https://www.insider.com/
  6. We Have The News: https://www.wehavethenews.com/
  7. Inverse: https://www.inverse.com/

 

Image Credits

Woody: pixar-planet.fr
Tom Hanks: stephenking.wikia.com

Dora: nickjr.com.au
Kathleen Herles: alchetron.com

Nemo: pixar.wikia.com
Alexander Gould: aceshowbiz

Simba: tlk-characters.wkia.com
Jonathan Thomas: ethnicelebs.com

Lightning McQueen: cars.disney.com
Owen Wilson: todaysparent.com

Fred Flinstone: businessinsider.com
Alan Reed: comicvine.gamespot.com

Gru: geo-g.wikia.com
Steve Carrell: wikipedia.org

Scooby Doo: buzzfeed.com
Don Messick: newsfromme.com

Hank Hill: playbuzz.com
Mike Judge: Wikipedia.com

Donald Duck: d23.com
Clarence Hill: wikipedia

Donkey: ft.com
Eddie Murphy: wikipedia.com

Homer Simpson: nerdist.com
Dan Castellaneta: blosc.wikia.com

Charlie Brown: gregburdine.com
Peter Robbins: The Everett Collection

Mickey: Pinterest
Walt Disney: Wikipedia

Spongebob: Nick.com
Tom Kenny: Biography.com