Inspired by the Hans Christen Andersen story The Snow Queen, Frozen was the culmination of decades of failed attempts by Disney to adapt the story into an animated film. Sometimes as part of a biopic of Hans Christen Andersen, sometimes not. With the challenge mainly being how to make the story and the Snow Queen character work. Nonetheless, the momentum didn’t really kick in until the early 2010s once Disney announced Frozen. Yet, even then the story had to undergo a ton of revisions. For instance, Elsa was originally written as the villain like the Snow Queen was in the original story. One version had Elsa kidnap Anna at her wedding to freeze her heart and later descends on the town with an army of snowmen. But things didn’t really get rolling until the filmmakers decided to make Anna the protagonist and Queen Elsa sisters with a focus on a love between siblings. Yet, Elsa’s characterization from villain to “messed-up queen with ice powers” didn’t really take form until the Lopezes wrote “Let It Go.” Anna was originally written as more dysfunctional and codependent but Jennifer Lee argued for a simple coming of age story and constructed her and Elsa’s relationship based on her own with her older sister. Hans and Kristoff were added while Olaf was changed from Elsa’s obnoxious sidekick to Anna’s comically innocent one and one Lee was willing to take out. Still, Frozen’s development was a race against the clock since it was expected to have a November 2013 release.

              As with Tangled, Frozen employed a unique style by blending features of computer-generated and traditional hand-drawn animation. Art director Michael Giamo based Frozen’s style on the best Disney films of the 1950s, the Disney Little Golden Books, and mid-century modern design. Yet, he also researched by reading about Scandinavia and visiting the Danish-themed city of Solvang, California. He focused on Norway because 80% of the visuals appealing to him were from that country. Animators and visual effects specialists were sent to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to experience walking, running, and falling into deep snow in a variety of clothing like long skirts (which both men and women tried on). Lighting and arts teams visited Quebec City’s Ice Hotel to study how light reflects and refracts on snow and ice. Giamo and several artists ventured to Norway to absorb its mountains, fjords, architecture, and culture. A reindeer named Sage was brought in as a live action reference for Sven. While a character designer was brought in to animate costumes as Frozen required an unprecedented detail such as fabrics, buttons, trim, and stitching. With the wardrobe being a blend of 1840s western fashions and early 19^th century folk costume. Upon its release in 2013, Frozen grossed $1.28 billion worldwide, critical acclaim, 2 Academy Awards, and a pop culture phenomenon that’s still going strong. In this post, we’ll meet the voices behind a few more characters from Monsters University, 2 characters from Big Hero 6, filmmaker Jennifer Lee, as well as the voices behind Kristoff, Olaf, Hans, and Grand Pabbie.

421. Bobby Moynihan

Dates: 1977-present

Early Life and Career: Born Robert Michael Moynihan Jr. in Eastchester, New York. Graduated from the University of Connecticut’s School of Fine Arts in 1999. Afterwards, he toured with a Shakespeare company before discovering the Upright Citizens Brigade where Amy Poehler gave him a job as a bartender for free classes. Frequently performed with the Derrick Comedy sketch group and appeared in many of their popular internet videos and various projects. Joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2008.

Movies and Cartoons: Monsters University (2013), Inside Out (2015), and Inside Out 2 (2024) as well as new series Duck Tales and Monsters at Work, the short Party Central, and the live action TV movie series Descendants.

Characters: Chet Alexander, Forgetter Bobby, and Louie

Also Known For: Actor and comedian best known as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2017. Also known as Louie in Duck Tales, Panda in We Bare Bears, Hal the Dog in Nature Cat, Jayden Kwapis in Mr. Mayor, and Loafy in Loafy. Film appearances include The Secret Life of Pets, Mystery Team, The Invention of Lying, When in Rome, Certainty, The Brass Teapot, Revenge for Jolly!, Grown Ups 2, Delivery Man, Adult Beginners, Annie (2014), Ted 2, Staten Island Summer, Underdogs, Sisters, Brother Nature, The Book of Henry, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, Killing Gunther, Flora & Ulysses, America: The Motion Picture, Unfrosted, and IF. TV appearances include Homicide: Life on the Street, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Electric Company, Chowder, Mercy, Ugly Americans, 30 Rock, Girls, Portlandia, Sesame Street, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Awesomes, Chozen, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Drunk History, Big Brother, Me, Myself & I, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bob’s Burgers, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Detroiters, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Summer Camp Island, Star Wars Resistance, Documentary Now!, Where’s Waldo?, Vampirina, The Bravest Knight, Crank Yankers, It’s Pony, Kid Cosmic, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, Is It Cake?, Star Trek Lower Decks, Krapopolis, Impractical Jokers, Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Hamster and Gretel, NCIS: Origins, and Very Important People.

Personal Life: Married to Broadway actress Brynn O’Malley since 2016. They have a daughter born in 2017.

Later Life: Still actively working as of 2025.

Trivia: Took improv classes with then 15-year-old Zach Woods.

422. Julia Sweeney

Dates: 1959-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Spokane, Washington. Father was an attorney and federal prosecutor. As a child, she was drawn to imitating voices and inventing characters. Attended Maycliff High School and Gonzaga Preparatory School where she appeared in a number of plays. Graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in economics and European history where she was student body vice-president and a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Afterwards, Sweeney moved to Los Angeles were she worked as an accountant for Columbia Pictures and United Artists. In 1981, she enrolled in classes with the improvisational group the Groundlings, eventually being selected to be part of the troupe’s Sunday Company. It was here where she began developing characters, which she’d later bring to stage, film, and television. Was offered a spot on SNL after Lorne Michaels discovered her in 1989. She joined the cast the following year.

Movies and Cartoons: Monsters University (2013)

Characters: Sheri Squibbles

Also Known For: Actress best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994 with her most famous character being the androgynous Pat. Also known as Mrs. Keeper in Stuart Little and Brittany in Father of the Pride. Film appearances include Pulp Fiction, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Coneheads, Vegas Vacation, Clockstoppers, and Whatever it Takes. TV appearances include Shrill, Work in Progress, American Gods, Baby Blues, The Goode Family, Back at the Barnyard, Lloyd in Space, 3^rd Rock from the Sun, Mad About You, According to Jim, Fraiser, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Personal Life: Had 2 younger brothers who died, one of them from lymphoma. Survived a bout of cervical cancer during the 1990s. Married twice. First husband was Stephen Hibbert from 1989 until their divorce in 1994. Second and current husband is scientist Michael Blum since 2008. They have a daughter they adopted from China.

Later Life: Was appointed to the board of the Center of Inquiry in 2019.

Trivia: None.

423. Raymond Ochoa

Dates: 2001-present

Early Life and Career: Born in San Diego. In 2007, he starred in commercials for Betty Crocker, Verizon FiOS and Chevrolet. Made his debut in 2006 as Manuelito in the TV series 10 Items or Less.

Movies and Cartoons: Monsters University (2013) and The Good Dinosaur (2015) as well as the various series and several video games.

Characters: Arlo

Also Known For: Actor best known for his roles during his childhood. Film appearances include A Christmas Carol (2009), Yogi Bear, Mars Needs Moms, Kung Fu Panda 2, Lovesick, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman. TV appearances include 10 Items or Less, Cold Case, Hank, Pair of Kings, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, The Middle, Private Practice, Working Class, I Didn’t Do It, Rizzoli & Isles, and The Big Show Show. Video game appearances include Sunset Overdrive, Fallout 4, and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier.

Personal Life: Younger brother of actor Ryan Ochoa. Has a son born in 2021 with longtime partner Cecilia Ramirez.

Later Life: Has been in the band Ochoa Boyz with his brothers Ryan, Robert and Rick since 2012.

Trivia: None.

424. Jonathan Groff

Dates: 1985-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Father’s a horse trainer and former jockey. Roots in theater and acting began at an early age. At 3, he fell in love with Julie Andrews’ performance as Mary Poppins. Growing up, he and his older brother David put on childhood home productions such as a performance of The Wizard of Oz in his dad’s barn where he played Dorothy. Joined his middle and high school drama departments where he became inspired to pursue a theater career. Also took part in many community productions during his teens in Lancaster. Even directed a production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown during a high school theatre festival at the Fulton Opera House, for which he won a community award. Graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 2003 and intended to attend Carnegie Mellon University. But he deferred his admission for a year when he was cast as Rolf in a Non-Equity National Tour of The Sound of Music. Afterwards, Groff decided to move to New York City instead of attending college and begin his acting career. Started out waiting tables at the Chelsea Grill in New York City before earning his Actors’ Equity Association card in 2005 with the musical Fame at the North Shore Music Theatre. Made his Broadway debut as an understudy for the lead role in the critically panned musical In My Life. Breakout performance came in 2006 when he originated the lead role of Melchioir Gabor in Spring Awakening. Made television debut in 2007 and film debut in 2009.

Movies and Cartoons: Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) as well as various shorts and a couple of video games.

Characters: Kristoff

Also Known For: Actor and singer best known as the original Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening, the original King George III in Hamilton, Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors (2019), Franklin Shepard in Merrily We Roll Along (2024), Jesse St. James in Glee, Patrick Murray in Looking and Looking: The Movie, FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in Mindhunter, Michael Lang in Taking Woodstock, Louis J. Weichmann in The Conspirator, and Smith in The Matrix Resurrections. Film appearances include Knock at the Cabin, Twelve Thirty, C.O.G., American Sniper, A Nice Indian Boy, and Ultraman: Rising. TV appearances include One Life to Live, Boss, The Normal Heart, The Simpsons, And Just Like That…, Life & Beth, Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, Lost Ollie, and Doctor Who. Stage appearances include Honk!, Bat Boy: The Musical, Fame, In My Life, Hair, The Singing Forest, The Bacchae, Deathtrap, Red, The Pirates of Penzance, How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying, A New Brain, Sondheim on Sondheim, Gutenberg! The Musical!, and Just in Time.

Personal Life: His older brother David is the president and COO of WebstaurantStore. Was diagnosed with melanoma in his early 20s and underwent surgery for removal. Came out as gay to a Broadway.com reporter during the National Equality March in 2009. Dated actor Gavin Creel the same year. Was in a relationship with Zachary Quinto from 2010-2013. Dated New Zealand choreographer Corey Baker from 2018-2020.

Later Life: Bought a home next to his dad’s horse farm in Christiana, Pennsylvania. Splits his time between Pennsylvania and New York City. Abstains from social media.

Trivia: Has won a Tony and a Grammy. Also nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton. Was Grand marshal at the New York City Gay Pride Parade in 2014. Served as Event Chair in the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 14^th Annual New York Benefit Gala 2015. Participates in performances and fundraisers for Color of Change, often recording personal voicemails as Kristoff and Sven for auction winners. Performed in numerous charity benefits for theater institutions including 52^nd Street Project, Tectonic Theater Project, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Playwrights Horizons, and more. Has taught master classes in acting and musical theatre for young actors at the New York Film Academy, Broadway Workshop, Temple University, Young Actors’ Theatre Camp, and the National YoungArts Foundation. Joined the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees in 2024. Introduced Jennifer Lee to Alfred Molina and officiated their wedding in 2021.

425. Josh Gad

Dates: 1981-present

Early Life and Career: Born Joshua Ilan Gad in Hollywood, Florida. Mother is a real estate agent and was born in Germany to Jewish Holocaust survivors. Stepfather is an investment advisor. Father was born into a Jewish family in Afghanistan and moved to Israel as a teenager. And he believes his dad’s descended from the tribe of Gad, one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. After graduating high school, Gad attended the University School of Nova Southeastern University where he won the National Forensics League National Tournament Championships for original Oratory in 1998 and 1999. He also won the 1999 Humorous Interpretation at the National tournament in Phoenix. He then attended Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. During this time, he took a semester-long exchange at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. Made his film debut in 2002.

Movies and Cartoons: Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) as well as the live-action Beauty and the Beast, several shorts, a few series, and a few video games.

Characters: Olaf

Also Known For: Actor best known as Elder Arnold Cunningham in The Book of Mormon. Film appearances include Watching the Detectives, 21, The Rocker, Crossing Over, Marmaduke, Love & Other Drugs, Mardi Gras: Spring Break, She Wants Me, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Thanks for Sharing, Jobs, The Internship, Wish I Was Here, The Wedding Ringer, Pixels, The Angry Birds Movie, A Dog’s Purpose, Marshall, Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Little Monsters, A Dog’s Journey, Artemis Fowl, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Strays. TV appearances include ER, Back to You, American Dad!, Numb3rs, Party Down, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Bored to Death, The Cleveland Show, Californiacation, Modern Family, 1600 Penn, New Girl, Hollywood Game Night, The Comedians, Sesame Street, TripTank, Jeopardy!, Lip Sync Battle, Star Wars Rebels, South Park, Bob’s Burgers, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Central Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Wolf Like Me, The Boys, The Tiny Chef Show, and History of the World Part II.

Personal Life: Married to actress and former co-star Ida Darvish since 2008. They have 2 daughters. Struggles with generalized anxiety disorder and talks about it publicly in order to combat mental health stigma and shame.

Later Life: In 2018, Gad joined other celebrities in an ongoing Child Mind Institute called #MyYoungerSelf, which focuses on normalizing mental health, especially in kids.

Trivia: Attended college with Rory O’Malley and Leslie Odom Jr. Named Disney Legend in 2022. Has won a Grammy and 2 Annie Awards. Has been nominated for a Tony for The Book of Mormon. Credits his YouTube series Reunited Apart for saving his mental health during the height of the Covid 19 pandemic.

426. Santino Fontana

Dates: 1982-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Stockton, California. Grew up in Richland, Washington and graduated from Richland High School in 2000. Is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. Made his theatrical debut as Hamlet in the Guthrie Theater. Made his Broadway debut in 2007. Made his screen debut in 2010.

Movies and Cartoons: Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) as well as the short Frozen Fever and the Disney Speedstorm video game.

Characters: Prince Hans

Also Known For: Actor and singer best known as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in musical Tootsie. Film appearances include Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Sisters, Impossible Monsters, The Devil All the Time, and Lost & Found in Cleveland. TV appearances include The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, Submissions Only, Royal Pains, Mozart in the Jungle, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Shades of Blue, Fosse/Verdon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Evil, and Grotesquerie. Stage appearances include Sunday in the Park with George, Billy Elliot the Musical, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, A View from the Bridge, The Importance of Being Earnest, Cinderella, Act One, Hello, Dolly!, Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Fantasticks, Sons of the Prophet, The Game of Love, Stalking the Boogeyman, Zorba, 1776, A Man of No Importance, The Goodbye Girl, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, The Winter’s Tale, The American Clock, Six Degrees of Separation, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Christmas Carol, On the Verge, Death of a Salesman, Perfect Harmony, As You Like It, Hamlet, Hay Fever, Man of La Mancha, and Anyone Can Whistle. Audiobook appearances include Wheelman, You, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, The Laws of Medicine, Hidden Bodies, Flight or Fright, The Institute, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Red Badge of Courage, and You Love Me.

Personal Life: Married to actress Jessica Hershberg since 2015. They have a child born in 2019.

Later Life: Performs with orchestras and symphonies across the United States. Has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, at the American Songbook Series at Lincoln Center, and Birdland Jazz Club, and many others. Has appeared 4 times at Carnegie Hall in New York City and 3 times with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. In one of these, he met the cast of Sesame Street.

Trivia: Has won a Tony, 2 Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, an Obie Award, and a Clarence Derwent Award.

427. Ciaran Hinds

Dates: 1953-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Belfast, in Northern Ireland to a Catholic family of five children and only boy. Mother was an amateur actress. Father was a doctor. Was an Irish dancer in his youth. Educated at Holy Family Primary School and Saint Malachy’s College. After graduation, he attended the College of Business Studies before enrolling as a law student at Queen’s University Belfast. But was soon persuaded to pursue acting, quit Queen’s, and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Began his professional career at the Glasgow Citizens’ Theatre as a frequent performer during the late 1970s and through the mid-1980s. Also performed on stage in Ireland with the Abbey Theatre, the Field Day Theatre Company, the Druid Theatre, the Lyric Players’ Theatre and at the Project Arts Centre. Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company during the early 1990s. Made his film debut in 1981.

Movies and Cartoons: Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) as well as the LEGO Frozen Northern Lights special.

Characters: Grand Pabbie

Also Known For: Irish actor who’s known for a range of stage and screen roles. Best known as General Zakharow in Red Sparrow, Steppenwolf in Justice League, Julius Caesar in Rome, DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion, Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones, and Captain Sir John Franklin in The Terror. Film appearances include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover, Persuasion (1995), Oscar and Lucinda, Road to Perdition, The Sum of All Fears, Munich, Amazing Grace, There Will Be Blood, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Silence, First Man, Belfast, Excalibur, December Bride, Circle of Friends, Mary Reilly, Some Mother’s Son, Titanic Town, The Life of Stuff, The Lost Son, The Lost Lover, The Weight of Water, Veronica Guerin, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Calendar Girls, The Statement, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Miami Vice, The Tiger’s Tail, The Nativity Story, Margot at the Wedding, In Bruges, Stop-Loss, Cash, The Tale of Despereaux, Race to Witch Mountain, The Eclipse, Life During Wartime, The Debt, The Rite, Salvation Boulevard, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Woman in Black, John Carter, Closed Circuit, The Sea, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Axis, Woman Walks Around, Elizabeth Harvest, The Man in the Hat, The Wonder, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Cottontail, and The Family Plan. TV appearances include Shetland, The Mahabharata, Who Bombed Birmingham?, The Play on One, Prime Suspect 3, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Hostages, The Affair, Testament: The Bible in Animation, Tales from the Crypt, Cold Lazarus, Jane Eyre, Jason and the Argonauts, The Sleeper, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Political Animals, Kin, Treason, The Dry, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Stage appearances include The Seagull, Arden of Faversham, The Night of the Iguana, Cinderella, The Country Wife, The Importance of Being Earnest, Macbeth, Figaro, Semi-Monde, Vautrin, Loot, Mother Goose, No Orchids for Miss Blandish, Equus, The Three Penny Opera, Dick Whittington, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Don Juan, Desperado Corner, Madame Louise, Bent, Curse of the Starving Class, On Baile’s Stand, Waiting for Godot, The Roman Actor, Red Roses for Me, Torquato Tasso, The Mother, The Merchant of Venice, Arms and the Man, Sirocco, The Last Days of Mankind, Rosenkavalier, Juno and the Paycock, Oroonoko, The White Devil, The Way of the World, The Riot Act (Antigone), Mary Stuart, Blithe Spirit, The Plough and the Stars, Arsenic and Old Lace, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, The Representative, The Orphan, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme, Mahabharata, The Lady from the Sea, Richard III, Edward II, Trolius and Cressida, Assassins, Machinal, Simpatico, Closer, The Seafarer, The Birds, Burnt by the Sun, The Night Alive, Hamlet, The Crucible, Girl from the North Country, Translations, and Uncle Vanya.

Personal Life: Married to French-Vietnamese actress Helene Patarot since 1987. They have a daughter named Aoife who’s also an actress born in 1991 who’s appeared in Derry Girls, Normal People, and Hellraiser.

Later Life: Lives in Paris, France.

Trivia: Was listed at #31 on The Irish Times’ list of Ireland’s Greatest Actors. Has been nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, and a Golden Globe.

428. Jennifer Lee

Dates: 1971-present

Early Life and Career: Born Jennifer Michelle Rebecchi in Providence, Rhode Island. Was raised in Barrington until her parents’ divorce. After that, she and her older sister, Amy lived with their mother in East Providence. Graduated from East Providence High School and the University of New Hampshire where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1992. Later moved to New York City where she worked as a graphic artist in publishing, designing audiobooks for Random House. As an adult, she began to use her mom’s maiden name Lee as her professional identity. She later changed her legal surname to Lee in 1995. Graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts’ Film Program in 2005. While there, she also won several awards for excellence in screenwriting and gave birth to her daughter. Her script for The Round Up was a quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting competition in 2009 and was subsequently optioned by Appian Way Productions. In 2011, Columbia classmate Phil Johnston called Lee to ask her to join him at Disney Animation in Burbank to help him write Wreck-It Ralph (2012). What was supposed to be only an 8-week gig turned out to be a much longer commitment. First she was asked to stay until Ralph was finished. Then she became involved with Frozen (2013) and the rest is history.

Movies and Cartoons: Frozen (2013)

Characters: Queen Iduna

Also Known For: Filmmaker and playwright who served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018-2024, before stepping down to pursue full-time filmmaking. In addition to being the first female CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee’s the first female director of a feature film for the company and the first female director of 2 feature films that each earned more than $1 billion in gross box office revenue. Has worked behind the scenes of Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Moana (2016), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Frozen II (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Encanto (2021), Strange World (2022), Wish (2023), and Moana 2 (2024) as well as some shorts and series. Also worked on the live action A Wrinkle in Time.

Personal Life: Married twice. First husband was Robert Joseph Monn from 1999 to their divorce. They have a daughter named Agatha Lee who voiced the pre-teen Anna in the second verse of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?.” Second and current husband is actor Alfred Molina since 2021 and whom she met during the making of Frozen II in 2019.

Later Life: Lives in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles with Molina and her daughter.

Trivia: Has won a Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Frozen (2013) as well as 4 Annie Awards and a BAFTA.

429. Scot Adsit

Dates: 1965-present

Early Life and Career: Born in Northbrook, Illinois. Father was a real estate attorney. Attended Glenbrook North High School where he described himself as “a bit of a class clown.” Attended DePauw University for a semester before transferring to Columbia College Chicago, where acting teacher Sheldon Patankin encouraged him to joined the city’s famed improv troupe The Second City which he joined in 1987. Soon he became part of its mainstage cast in 1994 alongside Tina Fey, Kevin Dorff, and Rachel Dratch. Moved to Los Angeles in 1998 on invitation by a college friend Dino Stamatopoulos to work on a pilot about the backstage antics of a television sketch-comedy show (this sounds familiar). Although the pilot didn’t materialize into a show, Adsit stayed and began working in bit parts and commercials. That same year he appeared in Mr. Show and played a demonic neighbor in Tenacious D’s HBO show.

Movies and Cartoons: Big Hero 6 (2014) as well as Big Hero 6: The Series and the Baymax! miniseries along with a few video games and the short Once Upon a Studio.

Characters: Baymax

Also Known For: Actor, comedian, and writer best known as Clay Puppington in Morel Orel and Pete Hornberger in 30 Rock. Film appearances include Town and Country, Lovely and Amazing, Run Ronnie Run, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Italian Job (2003), Grand Theft Parsons, The Terminal, Without a Paddle, Be Cool, Kicking and Screaming, Bad News Bears (2005), I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, Accepted, For Your Consideration, Dante’s Inferno, The Hammer, Mr. Woodcock, The Informant!, Last Night, Arthur (2011), We’re the Millers, A Case of You, Appropriate Behavior, St. Vincent, Uncle Nick, and Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate. TV appearances include Early Edition, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Tenacious D, Felicity, Friends, Malcolm in the Middle, Curb Your Enthusiasm, TV Funhouse, Dharma & Greg, MADtv, Ally McBeal, Kingpin, Alias, CSI: Miami, The Man Show, Monk, Charmed, The Drew Carey Show, Huff, Robot Chicken, The Office, The Colbert Report, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole, Harvey Beaks, Veep, Person of Interest, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Gap Year, Girlboss, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Teenage Euthanasia, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Shape Island, Carol & the End of the World, Megamind Rules!, and Elsbeth.

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

Later Life: Performs live in the show John and Scott with former 30 Rock castmate John Lutz as well as with Jet Eveleth in Adsit and Eveleth. Also continues to act, improvise, and teach at I.O. West and the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Trivia: Has won an Annie and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

430. Ryan Potter

Dates: 1995-present

Early Life and Career: Born Ryan Kenichi Hagimoto in Portland, Oregon. Father’s from Japan. Family moved to Tokyo, Japan not long after his birth until his parents’ divorce. Returned to United States with his mother shortly before his 7^th birthday and changed his name to her maiden name of Potter. She later married Chinese-American martial artist and stuntman James Lew. At 8, Potter began studying White Tiger kung fu, which he’s continued to pursue throughout his teenage years. Other childhood interests included baseball, skateboarding, and drums. Began acting at 13 when he received a leaflet in his kung fu class announcing Nickelodeon was looking for teenagers to star in a new martial-arts themed program called Supah Ninjas. After a few days of consideration, he decided to audition, eventually landing the series’ lead role of Mike Fukanaga. He soon became one of the network’s most popular young stars featured in numerous teen magazines and making personal appearances in Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play and its reboot of Figure It Out, as well as an appearance on its sister network’s broadcast of the 2011 TeenNick HALO Awards.

Movies and Cartoons: Big Hero 6 (2014) as well as Big Hero 6: The Series and the Baymax! miniseries along with a few video games.

Characters: Hiro Hamada

Also Known For: Actor best known as Gar Logan/Beast Boy in Titans. Film appearances include Senior Project, Underdog Kids, Throne of Elves, Running For Grace, and Batman Beyond: Year One. TV appearances include Supah Ninjas, Figure It Out, Fred: The Show, Lab Rats: Elite Force, Where’s Waldo?, and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.

Personal Life: Stepson of martial artist and stuntman James Lew.

Later Life: In 2011, Potter founded ToyBox of Hope, a charity which holds an annual holiday collection drive for children in homeless shelters and transitional living situations in the Los Angeles area. In 2012, he was planning to expand the charity to include a “Birthday Party Box” program. That same year, Potter became one of the youngest celebrities to lend his voice to California’s No H8 campaign in support of same-sex marriage.

Trivia: Although his first language was Japanese, he is no longer fluent.