The origins for Disney’s Aladdin date all the way to 1988 as a passion project for Howard Ashman. His pitch included a 40-page treatment that remains faithful to the original story but envisioned as a campy 1930s-style musical with a popular 1930s-style genie. With Alan Menken, Ashman composed several songs as well as added some original characters. At first, Michael Eisner didn’t think a story set in the Middle East would be commercially appealing and their project was removed from active development once they were recruited to write songs for Beauty and the Beast. Other screenwriters were brought in to rework the story, taking influences from The Thief of Bagdad and research from the Saudi Arabian Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Scenery was based on architectural elements seen in 19^th century orientalist paintings and photographs from the Arab world as well as The Thief of Bagdad and Disney’s other animated films from the 1940s and 1950s. Robin Williams’ dialogue for the Geneie was mostly ad-libbed while Disney Studios eventually screwed him out of royalties. Upon its release in 1992, Aladdin raked over $504 million at the box office and was the highest grossing film of that year and the highest grossing animated film of all time until The Lion King. While it garnered positive reviews from critics. In this post, you’ll meet 5 more voice actors from Beauty and the Beast including Tony Jay and Bill Farmer, voice actor Jim Cummings, as well as the voices behind Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Jafar, and Gazeem.

171. Tony Jay

Dates: 1933-2006

Early Life and Career: Born in London, England. Attended Pinner County Grammar School and completed his National Service with the Royal Air Force in 1953. He later recalled, “I was always an actor at school” but opted for the financial security of a real estate business. Although while he established a real estate business, he occasionally acted in amateur productions. Moved to South Africa in 1966 after hearing the potential there for his line of work. But things didn’t go as planned and within 3 months of moving there at 33, Jay found himself acting in a radio drama where he played a savvy but blind FBI agent for 5 years. This experience led him to decide to take up acting professionally. Acted, wrote, and directed radio plays on the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s first commercial station, Springbok Radio. To bridge the gap between the visual orientation of British TV and the sound-only perspective of radio, Jay created a narrator he imbued with irony and skepticism. Jay’s voice work led him to do commercials for Gunston’s Cigarettes, Barclays Bank, and Bols Brandy. Returned to the UK in 1973 where he first appeared on television, film, and stage productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Came to the United States in 1986 while on an on-tour production of Nicholas Nickleby and ended up moving permanently after a brief return to the UK to shoot an ill-fated pilot episode.

Movies and Cartoons: Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Recess: School’s Out (2001), and Treasure Planet (2002) as well as various direct-to-video installments, series, video games, toy commercials, and theme park attractions.

Characters: Monsieur D’Arque, Judge Claude Frollo, and Dr. Rosenthal

Also Known For: British actor and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company known for his voice work in animation, radio, film, and video games. Was particularly noted for his raspy baritone voice, which often led him being cast in villainous or authoritative roles. Best known non-Disney roles were Nigel St. John on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Vladimir Maximovitch in Love and Death, and Professor Werner in Twins. Film appearances include Time Bandits, Little Dorrit, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Asterix and the Big Fight, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Thumbelina, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, The Rugrats Movie, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Rugrats Go Wild!, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. TV appearances include Fall of Eagles, Within These Walls, Justice, The Hanged Man, Six Days of Justice, The XYY Man, The Professionals, Timon of Athens, The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Golden Girls, Beverly Hills Buntz, Beauty and the Beast, Mr. Belvedere, The Smurfs, The New Lassie, Newhart, Peter Pan and the Pirates, Rainbow Drive, Twin Peaks, Murphy Brown, Matlock, Night Court, Adventures in Odyssey, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Rugrats, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mighty Max, 2 Stupid Dogs, Duckman, Picket Fences, Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights, Skeleton Warriors, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Tick, Fantastic Four, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Animaniacs, Superman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man, Pinky and the Brain, Mighty Ducks, Hey Arnold!, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, ReBoot, Extreme Ghostbusters, Johnny Bravo, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends, Teen Titans, and To Serve and Protect. Video game appearances include Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game, Rock & Roll Racing 2: Red Asphalt, Warcraft Adventure: Lord of the Clans, Die by the Sword, Reboot, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Planescape: Torment, Y2K: The Game, Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale, Sacrifice, Soul Reaver 2, Forgotten Realms: Baldur’s Gate – Dark Alliance, Star Trek: Armada II, Return to Wolfenstein, Draconus: Cult of Wyrm, Freelancer, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Armed & Dangerous, Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, X-Men Legends, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Champions of Norath: Realms of EverQuest, Galleon, and The Bard’s Tale.

Personal Life: Had a longtime girlfriend named Marta McGeraghty with whom he began a relationship with in 1974 and had a son with her named Adam in 1989. They married in 2004 and remained together until his death. There’s a bit that he was married a couple times before, once to a makeup artist named Kathy Rodgers during the late 1980s but I’m uncertain about the source on that one and she’s normally not listed as his spouse on his profile on other websites. Still, despite portraying one of the greatest, darkest, and scariest Disney villains of all time, Jay was said to be a rather kindly man in real life.

Later Life: Eventually became a naturalized American citizen. In 2006, Jay underwent  surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to remove a non-cancerous tumor in his lungs. Was unable to recover from the procedure and became critically ill due to complications afterwards. Was readmitted to Cedars-Sinai sometime later where he died at 73. Buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, California.

Trivia: Was preferred over actors Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, and Sir Derek Jacobi as the voice of Judge Claude Frollo. Was a Broadway devotee and made several records and performances of old-time Broadway lyrics in spoken-word form. A CD of these readings, Speaking of Broadway was released in 2005 while a version recorded in 1996 was entitled Poets on Broadway. On his website, Jay recites lyrics written by the likes of Noel Coward, Ira Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin accompanied by synthesized music he composed. George Lucas once considered him for the role of Obi Wan Kenobi and Jay agreed to the role. But Lucas ended up casting Sir Alec Guiness instead which is for the best. Nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1987. Recorded all his lines for Beauty and the Beast at his audition as the producers thought he nailed the utterly creepy Monsieur D’Arque so perfectly that they didn’t see any point in bringing him in to re-record his lines.

172. Patrick Pinney

Dates: 1952-present

Early Life and Career: Born in San Francisco, California. Attended University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Has performed in theaters in the United States and Europe. After moving to Los Angeles, he played 3 characters in a play. Afterwards a producer approached him, offering Pinney a role in a Hanna-Barbera animation. From there, he made the transition from serious stage actor to voice actor.

Movies and Cartoons: The Little Mermaid (1989), Duck Takes the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Toy Story (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), A Bug’s Life (1998), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Brother Bear (2003)

Characters: Gramps, Pizza Delivery Guy, Angry Driver #2, Quasimodo’s Father, Cyclops, Rock Titan’s Left Head, Grasshopper, Smithsonian Board Member #2, Firefighter, and Male Bear #1.

Also Known For: Singer as well as television and voice actor. Best known as the speaking voice for Painty the Pirate in SpongeBob Squarepants. Film appearances include An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, The Terminator, Dead Men Don’t Die, The Fifth Musketeer, and Look Who’s Talking Now. TV appearances include Fantasy Island, Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, Spider-Man, The Wild Thornberrys, Johnny Bravo, The Powderpuff Girls, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Robot Chicken.

Personal Life: I can’t find anything about his personal life.

Later Life: Still working as of 2025.

Trivia: None.

173. Philip Proctor

Dates: 1940-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Goshen, Indiana. Family moved to New York City when he was 4 where he worked as a child actor in television. Later earned a drama degree from Yale University.

Movies and Cartoons: Beauty and the Beast (1991), Toy Story (1995), Hercules (1997), A Bug’s Life (1998), Tarzan (1999), Toy Story 2 (1999), Recess: School’s Out (2000), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Treasure Planet (2002), Brother Bear (2003), Home on the Range (2004), and The Incredibles (2004)

Characters: Dick, Pizza Planet Guard, Pizza Planet Announcer, Boat Captain, Ant, Fly, Grasshopper, English Captain, Scared Elephant, Mr. Konishi, Golfer, Scientist, Charlie, Inuit Tribesman, Man on Train, and Guard.

Also Known For: Actor and member of the Firesign Theatre who’s performed voice-over work for video games, films, and television. Film appearances include A Thousand Plane Raid, A Safe Place, Tunnel Vision, Cracking Up, Amazon Women on the Moon, Lobster Man from Mars, Night Life, Dr. Doolittle, The Rugrats Movie, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, Dr. Doolittle 2, Spirited Away, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Rugrats Go  Wild, Fly Me to the Moon, and Koala Kid. TV appearances include Pound Puppies, Taz-Mania, Rugrats, The Tick, Spider-Man, Big Brother, The Wild Thornberrys, Justice League, Power Rangers Time Force, All Grown Up!, Arrested Development, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Video game appearances include Lighthouse: The Dark Being, Battlezone, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, Indiana Jones and  the Infernal Machine, Star Trek: Klingnon Academy, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, La Pucelle: Tactics, Eternal Darkness, Final Fantasy X-2, Ape Escape: On the Loose, Area 51, From Russia with Love, Ape Escape 3, Metal Gear Acid 2, Dead Rising, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Blue Dragon, Assassin’s Creed, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and Batman: Arkham Knight.

Personal Life: Married 3 times. First wife was actress Sheila Wells from 1971 until their divorce in 1976. Second wife was Norwegian TV producer Babro Semmingsen from 1976 until their divorce in 1980. They had a daughter named Kristin who’s also an actress. Third wife was Melinda Peterson from 1992 until her death in 2023.

Later Life: Published an autobiography titled Where’s My Fortune Cookie? that he co-wrote with Brad Schreiber. In recent years, he’s performed on the radio program American Parlor Songbook in sketches called “Boomers on a Bench.”

Trivia: Great-uncle was Mennonite writer Joseph Yoder. Won a Theatre World Award in 1964 for his performance in The Amorous Flea.

174. Bill Farmer

Dates: 1952-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Pratt, Kansas. Began doing voices at 10 which involved doing impressions, especially of Western stars like John Wayne and Walter Brennan. He and his friends would sometimes go through fast food drive-thrus and order foods in his character voices. Graduated from the University of Kansas in 1975 when he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While in college, Farmer found work in radio and TV before moving on to stand-up comedy as an impressionist. In 1982, he worked at a club called the Comedy Corner in Dallas, Texas until his move to Hollywood in 1986 upon an agent’s suggestion. But not until he talked it over about it with his new wife. Anyway, 4 months after moving into Hollywood, his agent asked him if he could do any Disney characters. Mentor was versatile actor Daws Butler who taught Farmer that when doing cartoon voices, a person is not merely doing a funny voice, but they are an actor and the acting is paramount and that you have to think like the character one is performing. Later Farmer received a call for an open audition for Goofy. When he auditioned, Farmer studied the way original actor Pinto Colvig performed as Goofy in the classic cartoons, going over the hilarious laughs and the distinctive “gawrsh.” After auditioning, he inherited the role of Goofy in 1987.

Movies and Cartoons: Beauty and the Beast (1991), A Goofy Movie (1995), Runaway Brain (1995), Toy Story (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Brother Bear (2003), Home on the Range (2004), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), and Monsters University (2013) as well as a variety of series, direct-to-video installments, video games, shorts, and theme park attractions.

Characters: Stanley, Goofy, Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, Monotone Announcer, Frollo’s Soldiers, Male Builder #1, Male Ant #3, Man #1, Edgar, Donkey, Oliver Sansweet’s Lawyer, Winford Bradford Rutherford, Lee Revkins, Ryan Shields, Professor Brandywine, and Jason Chiang.

Also Known For: Actor, comedian, and impressionist who is the current voice of Goofy, Pluto, and Horace Horsecollar since the 1990s. Film appearances include Robocop, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Theodore Rex, Space Jam, Cats Don’t Dance, The Iron Giant, Shrek 2, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Surf’s Up, Horton Hears a Who!, The Lorax, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Porco Rosso, Sing, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, Seal Team, and Four Souls of Coyote. TV appearances include Murphy Brown, ‘Til Death, Astro Boy, Wild West C. O. W.- Boys of Moo Mesa, Bonkers, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Game Over, Loonatics Unleashed, Robot Chicken, Ergo Proxy, Wheel of Fortune, The Garfield Show, The Tom and Jerry Show, We Baby Bears, Dead End: Paranormal Park, and Dew Drop Diaries. Video game appearances include Sam and Max Hit the Road, Full Throttle, Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion, Baldur’s Gate, Looney Tunes Racing, Looney Tunes: Space Race, The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Champions of Norath: Realms of EverQuest, EverQuest II, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2, Crash Tag Team Racing, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan, Over the Hedge, Dead Rising, Scooby Doo! Who’s Watching You?, Flushed Away, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Kung Fu Panda, Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Personal Life: Married to Jennifer Wynne since 1984. Has a son named Austin born in 1989 who’s a sound engineer and freelance drummer.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Named Disney Legend in 2009. Received the International Family Film Festival ‘Friz’ Award in 2011. Won the Annie Award for his performance as Goofy.

175. Carlos Alazraqui

Dates: 1962-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Yonkers, New York to Argentine parents. Mother was a Methodist minister. Family moved to Concord, California when he was little. Graduated from Concord High School. Attended California State University, Sacramento from 1982-1986 where he began competing in open mic contests. After winning in his fourth year, Alazraqui took his prize money and moved to Los Angeles. Began his career in stand-up comedy, where he won the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 1993 beating out fellow comedians Mark Maron and Patton Oswalt.

Movies and Cartoons: Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), A Goofy Movie (1995), Pocahontas (1995), Hercules (1997), A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), Monsters University (2013), Planes (2013), Inside Out (2015), Cars 3 (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019), Onward (2020), Lightyear (2022), and Elemental (2023) as well as various live action and animated series, direct-to-video installments, and video games.

Characters: Loco, Ant, Bill, El Chupacabra, Dad’s Fear, Helicopter Pilot, and Panchito Pistoles

Also Known For: Actor who’s best known as Spyro in Spyro the Dragon, Shameless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliot Sampson, and Tad Tucker in New Looney Tunes, the Taco Bell chihuahua in Taco Bell commercials, Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg in The Fairly OddParents, Spunky and Rocko in Rocko’s Modern Life, Lazlo, Clam, and other characters in Camp Lazlo, Felipe in Handy Manny, Rikochet in ¡Mucha Lucha!, Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Paco the Macaw in Maya & Miguel, Grandpapi Rivera in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters in The Loud House franchise, Scissors in Rock Paper Scissors, and Deputy James Garcia in Reno 911!.  Weekly contributor to The Stephanie Miller Show. Film appearances include The Godson, Dirt Merchant, Spanish Fly, Pixels, The Funhouse Massacre, Take the 10, Dance Baby Dance, Strange Nature, The Re-Education of Molly Singer, Space Jam, Osmosis Jones, The Powderpuff Girls Movie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Happy Feet, Asterix and the Vikings, Space Chimps, Ponyo, Delhi Safari, The Lorax, The Book of Life, Minions, April and the Extraordinary World, Despicable Me 3, The Emoji Movie, Charming, The Grinch, America: The Motion Picture, Rumble, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. TV appearances include Twin Peaks, Men Behaving Badly, That ‘70s Show, Taina, I Downloaded a Ghost, Pushing Daisies, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Jane the Virgin, Adam Ruins Everything, Kevin Can Wait, Animaniacs, What a Cartoon!, Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, Cow and Chicken, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Men in Black: The Series, The Powderpuff Girls, CatDog, Crashbox, Rugrats, Johnny Bravo, Detention, SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Family Guy, King of the Hill, The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Batman, Duck Dodgers, Squirrel Boy, Higglytown Heroes, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Replacements, Random! Cartoons, Tom and Jerry Tales, Curious George, Chowder, The Boondocks, The Goode Family, Back at the Barnyard, The Super Hero Squad Show, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, G. I. Joe: Renegades, The Looney Tunes Show, The Legend of Korra, Pound Puppies, Brickleberry, Ben 10: Omniverse, TripTank, Archer, Moonbeam City, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Ben 10, Clarence, Bunsen Is a Beast, Big Mouth, Vampirina, Spirit: Riding Free, American Dad!, The Casagrandes, Duncansville, Lego City Adventures, Farzar, Beavis and Butt-Head, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Oddballs. Video game appearances include Soviet Strike, Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker, Top Gun: Fire at Will, Shattered Steel, Star Warped, Star Wars: Starfighter, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, The Bard’s Tale, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Nicktoons Unite!, Saints Row, Open Season, Justice League Heroes, The Sopranos: Road to Respect, Happy Feet, Flushed Away, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Batman: Arkham City, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Skylanders: Giants, Marvel Heroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Lego Jurassic World, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.

Personal Life: Married to Laura Mala since 2010. Has 2 daughters, one of whom Rylee voices Rohk-Tahk in Star Trek: Prodigy.

Later Life: Resides in Los Angeles.

Trivia: Nominated for 2 Emmys and 3 Annie Awards.

176. Scott Weinger

Dates: 1975-present

Early Life and Career: Born in New York City to a Jewish family. Father was an orthopedic surgeon. Mother was a teacher. Spent much of his childhood in Florida before moving to Los Angeles. Became interested in acting while in third grade and pestered his parents to get him an agent. First acting gig was a national commercial for Ideal Toys. First film role was in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. After guest starring on ABC’s Life Goes On, Weinger became a series regular on the CBS sitcom The Family Man. His next regular role came as Steve Hale from Full House from 1991 to 1995.

Movies and Cartoons: Aladdin (1992) as well as a variety of shorts, direct-to-video installments, series, and video games.

Characters: Aladdin

Also Known For: Actor, writer, and producer best known as Steve Hale from Full House and Fuller House. Film appearances include Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Metropolis (2001), Shredder, and Roulette. TV appearances include Life Goes On, The Family Man, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, The Shaggy Dog, What I Like About You, Scrubs, The Mistresses, and The Neighbors. Was a writer and/or producer for Like Family, What I Like About You, Privileged, 90210, The Neighbors, Black-ish, Galavant, and The Muppets.

Personal Life: Married to TV writer and producer Rina Mimoun since 2008 and have a son who was born in 2009.

Later Life: Graduated from Harvard University in 1998 magnum cum laude with a degree in English and American Literature as well as minored in French Literature.

Trivia: None.

177. Linda Larkin

Dates: 1970-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Alaska and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. Began her career in 1990 with the film Zapped Again! as Joanne. While voicing Princess Jasmine, Disney instructed her to lower her voice as Larkin’s natural speaking voice was considered too high-pitched.

Movies and Cartoons: Aladdin (1992) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) as well as a variety of shorts, direct-to-video installments, series, and video games.

Characters: Princess Jasmine

Also Known For: Actress best known as the voice of Princess Jasmine. Film appearances include Zapped Again!, Basquiat, Childhood’s End, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Personals, Two Ninas, Runaway Bride, The Next Best Thing, Knots, and Joshua. TV appearances include Murder, She Wrote, Doogie Houser M.D., Wings, Evening Shade, New York News, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Trinity, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Video game appearances include Darkened Skye and Grand Theft Auto V.

Personal Life: Has been married to musician Yul Vasquez since 2002.

Later Life: Still working as of 2025.

Trivia: Named Disney Legend in 2011. Said to be friends with Jodi Benson and Paige O’Hara.

178. Jonathan Freeman

Dates: 1950-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Bay Village, Ohio. Graduated from Ohio University.

Movies and Cartoons: Aladdin (1992) as well as a variety of shorts, direct-to-video installments, series, shorts, theme park attractions, and video games.

Characters: Jafar

Also Known For: Actor, singer, and puppeteer best known as the voice of Jafar. Was also Tito Swing in Shining Time Station. Film appearances include Let My Puppets Come, Forever Lulu, Homeboy, The Associate, The Ice Storm, The Hoax, and The High Note. TV appearances include Mathnet, Remember WENN, Teamo Supremo, American Dragon: Jake Long, Gossip Girl, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Submissions Only, Elementary, and Helluva Boss. Stage appearances include The Producers, 42^nd Street, On the Town, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, She Loves Me, Platinum, Minky, Of Thee I Sing, Finian’s Rainbow, A Class Act, Lil’ Abner, Babes in Arms, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, A Christmas Carol, You Can’t Take It With You, Fortinbras, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Flowering Peach, Gay Divorce, Student Prince, Can-Can, Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Desert Song.

Personal Life: Married to husband Jace Coronado since 2016 and I’m sure they were together longer than that.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Frequently appeared on the Disney stage musicals where he played Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Grimbsy in The Little Mermaid, Admiral Boom and the Bank Chairman in Mary Poppins, and reprised his role as Jafar in Aladdin. Was nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1994 for She Loves Me.

179. Jim Cummings

Dates: 1952-present

Early Life and Career: Born James Jonah Cummings in Youngstown, Ohio. Attended Immaculate Conception and St. Columba grade schools as well as graduated from Ursuline High School in 1970. Shortly, thereafter, Cummings moved to New Orleans where he designed and painted Mardi Gras floats, worked as a deck hand, as well as sang and played the drums in the regionally successful rock band Fusion. Later married and moved to Anaheim, California where he managed a video store in the early 1980s before launching his voice acting career in late 1984. First voice role was Lionel the Lion and Aunt Fira in Dumbo’s Circus. Some of his earliest work was at Disney where he replaced Sterling Holloway as the voice of Winnie the Pooh.

Movies and Cartoons: Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), A Goofy Movie (1995), Pocahontas (1995), Runaway Brain (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Tarzan (1999), The Tigger Movie (2000), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Return to Never Land (2002), Treasure Planet (2002), Piglet’s Big Movie (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Winnie the Pooh (2011), Wreck-It-Ralph (2012), Christopher Robin (2018), and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) as well as a variety of shorts, direct-to-video installments, series, shorts, theme park attractions, live action films, and video games.

Characters: Razoul, Ed, Scar (partial singing voice), Pete, Chief Powhatan (singing voice), Kekata (singing voice), Julius, Frollo’s Soldiers, Gypsies, Nessus, Tall Theban, Elderly Theban, Dennis, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Helmsman, Smithsonian Board Member #1, Atlantean Ketak Warrior, Atlantean Photographer, Light Green Monster, Turk, Male Alien, News Reporter, Ray, Game Over Voice, Fat Cat, Bootleg Winnie the Pooh, Bootleg Tigger, Shredder’s Arm, and Darkwing Duck

Also Known For: Voice actor who began his career in the 1980s and has appeared in over 400 titles. Film appearances include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, Small Soldiers, Babe: Pig in the City, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, The Pagemaster, Balto, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Anastasia (1997), The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, Rusty: A Dog’s Tale, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Antz, The Road to El Dorado, Titan A.E., Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Castle in the Sky, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Bee Movie, Dead Space: Downfall, Turok: Son of Stone, Despicable Me, Zambezia, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing. TV appearances include The Real Ghostbusters, The Transformers, Pound Puppies, Snorks, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Widget, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tom & Jerry Kids, Where’s Wally?, The Pirates of Dark Water, Taz-Mania, Batman: The Animated Series, The Addams Family, Wild West C. O. W. – Boys of Moo Mesa, Raw Toonage, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, 2 Stupid Dogs, Marsupilami, Bonkers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Animaniacs, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Fantastic Four, The Tick, Iron Man, Biker Mice from Mars, Duckman, The Schnookums & Meat Funny Caroon Show, The Savage Dragon, Eartworm Jim, Freakazoid!, Pinky and the Brain, The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Friends, Superman: The Animated Series, Dexter’s Laboratory, Road Rovers, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, The Incredible Hulk, King of the Hill, The Secret Files of Space Dogs, CatDog, The Powderpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, The Simpsons, The Mummy, Chalkzone, Teen Titans, The Batman, Curious George, The Replacements, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Robot Chicken, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Super Hero Squad Show, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, The Looney Toons Show, Adventure Time, Kung Fu Panda: Legends in Awesomeness, Ben 10: Omniverse, Transformers: Rescue Bots, The Adventures of Puss and Boots, Star Wars Rebels, Avengers Assemble, New Looney Tunes, Skylanders Academy, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny. Video game appearances include Alpha Protocol, Anastatia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok, Animaniacs, Baldur’s Gate Series, Blazing Dragons, Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion Fall, Clive Barker’s Jericho, Dragon Age: Origins, Earthworm Jim 3D, Fallout 4, Fallout 4: Nuka World, Grand Theft Auto V, Guild Wars 2, Icewind Dale, Infinity Blade II, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, The Lost Vikings 2, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal, Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Mass Effect 2, MultiVersus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Nickelodeon Party Blast, Nicktoons MLB, Orion Burger, Painkiller, Quest for Glory IV: Shadow of Darkness, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online, Toonstruck, Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley, WildStar, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Theme park appearances include Flight of Fear at Kings Island and Kings Dominion and T2-3D: Battle Across Time at Universal Studios Theme Parks.

Personal Life: Married 3 times. Second wife was Stephanie Jardon from 2001 to their divorce in 2011. Has 2 daughters with her and 2 daughters from a previous marriage. In 2019, Cummings and Jardon became involved in an acrimonious custody dispute which he won. Current wife is Margaret Judge since 2020.

Later Life: Has had a YouTube channel called Toon’d In with Jim Cummings since 2023. As of 2025, it has 106,000 subscribers and 38,208,212 views.

Trivia: Voiced Smokey the Bear in a series of PSAs from 1993 to 2008. Cited his voice acting influences as Mel Blanc, June Foray, Paul Winchell, Paul Frees, and Frank Welker. Called Blanc the “Frank Sinatra of voice acting” and Welker as the “Beatles of voiceover.”  Won Annie Awards for Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop. Often distinguishes himself from Paul Winchell by giving Tigger a slight lisp.

180. Charlie Adler

Dates: 1956-present

Early Life and Career: Born Charles Michael Adler in Paterson, New Jersey. Family later moved to New York and Massachusetts. Nicknamed “Beanie” because he always wore a beanie cap. Grew up as a self-described TV junkie who was an avid fan of the Three Stooges, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Irene Ryan’s Granny Moses from The Beverly Hillbillies. First acting job was in a 1971 commercial before taking a hiatus. Worked a variety of jobs including waiter, janitor, paper delivery man, floor stripper, house painter, remedial reading teacher, and caretaker at an Episcopal church. Starred in Torch Song Trilogy from 1984-1985 in which he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award in New York City. First animation role was of Spike in Rescue in Midnight Castle which he recorded in New York City. Moved to Los Angeles in 1986.

Movies and Cartoons: The Little Mermaid (1989), Duck Tales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), and Aladdin (1992) as well as a variety of shorts, series, shorts, and video games.

Characters: Arab, Gazeem, Melon Merchant, and Nut Merchant

Also Known For: Voice actor and voice director who’s best known as Buster Bunny, the Bigheads, Doctor Doom, Wrecker, Sabertooth, MODOK, Cobra Commander, and Starscream. Film appearances include Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, My Little Pony: The Movie, The Chipmunk Adventure, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Wake, Cool World, Once Upon a Forest, Rusty: A Dog’s Tale, The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures, Khumba, Norm of the North, and Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. TV appearances include The Redd Foxx Show, Thirtysomething, 1^st & Ten, Hot in Cleveland, The Smurfs, My Little Pony, The Pound Puppies, The Transformers, The Glo Friends, G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Inhumanoids, My Little Pony ‘n Friends, The Flintstones Kids, The Real Ghostbusters, Sky Commanders, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins, The Little Clowns of Happytown, The Little Troll Prince, Yogi’s Treasure Hunt, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse, Rockin’ with Judy Jetson, The New Yogi Bear Show, Dino-Riders, The Further Adventures of SuperTed, Paddington Bear, ABC Weekend Special, Gravedale High, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tom & Jerry Kids, Bobby’s World, Star Street: The Adventures of the Star Kids, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Plucky Duck Show, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Family Dog, 2 Stupid Dogs, Marsupilami, Mighty Max, Bonkers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Rocko’s Modern Life, Duckman, The Schnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show, Beavis and Butt-Head, Earthworm Jim, What a Cartoon!, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper, Tales from the Crypt, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, The Tick, Adventures of the Book of Virtues, Extreme Ghostbusters, Men in Black: The Series, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Toonsylvania, Hey Arnold!, Johnny Bravo, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, As Told by Ginger, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, All Grown Up!, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Pet Alien, Loonatics Unleashed, Camp Lazlo!, The Replacements, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Chowder, Wolverine and the X-Men, G.I. Joe: Resolute, The Super Hero Squad Show, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Hero Factory, Word Girl, Ben 10: Omniverse, Avengers Assemble, The Tom and Jerry Show, Ultimate Spider-Man, SpongeBob Squarepants, The Rocketeer, and Harley Quinn. Was casting an voice director for As Told by Ginger, Dead Space: Downfall, All Grown Up!, Harley Quinn, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood, Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny, Rugrats, Rugrats Go Wild, Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, Stripperella, The Bob’s Burgers Movie, The Replacements, The Wild Thornberrys, and Top Cat Begins. Video game appearances include Normality, Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker, Blazing Dragons, Atomic Bomberman, Fallout, Fallout 2, Earthworm Jim 3D, Planetscape: Torment, Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Escape from Monkey Island, Sacrifice, Stupid Invaders, Nicktoons Racing, Earth and Beyond, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan, Cartoon Network Racing, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Star Trek Online, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Marvel Heroes, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Lego Marvel’s Avengers, Red Dead Redemption II, and Skylanders: Imaginators.

Personal Life: Brother of psychotherapist Cheryl Adler best known for writing Sober University. Has a son named Danny Adler.

Later Life: Still working as of 2025.

Trivia: Has won a Helen Hayes Award and a Daytime Emmy. Was the guest of honor at AnthroCon 2017.