All of These Film Actors Also Voice Cartoon Characters
You know that familiar moment when you're watching an animated movie, and you swear you recognize the voice of the main character? You rush to search IMDB because you can't possibly go another minute without knowing who the heck is voicing that bird, dog, robot, shark, etc. To your surprise, it's an A-lister. Here is a list of unexpected stars who have voiced cartoon characters.
Smith voiced Oscar in the 2004 film Shark Tale. Here he is with his co-star Angelina Jolie on a giant promotional blow-up shark at the Cannes Film Festival that year.
Kunis has been voicing Meg Griffin on Family Guy since season 2 of the 18-season show. Meg was originally voiced by Lacey Chabert, of Mean Girls/Gretchen Wieners fame.
Timberlake voices Branch in Trolls (2016). He also voiced Artie in Shrek the Third (2007) and Boo Boo in the Yogi Bear (2010) movie. Trolls World Tour will come out in 2020, with Timberlake reprising his role.
Any 3-year-old can tell you this, but Bell voices Princess Anna in the Frozen franchise. Bell plays the character in Frozen (2013) and in Frozen II (2019). She has done close to two dozen other voice work projects (a lot of it connected to Frozen). She's voiced characters for more mature audiences as Uninterested Girl and Pam the Pillow in Big Mouth (2017). She also plays Priscilla the sloth (her absolute favorite animal IRL) in Zootopia (2016).
Streep is, without a single doubt, one of the most respected actresses in her industry. She's done it all, including voicing Mrs. Fox in The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Queen in The Ant Bully (2006), Blue Mecha in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), and Jessica Lovejoy in The Simpsons (1994).
Menzel has actually been doing voice work since 1998, when she voiced Circe in the Disney series Hercules. Most notably, she now voices Elsa, Anna's sister, in Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019).
Clooney played the lead role (a fox) in The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). In this film, Clooney and Meryl Streep actually played a married couple—true Hollywood royalty.
McGregor has done a lot of serious acting work, but he's also voiced several cartoon characters, including the Royal Homing Pigeon, Valient, in Valient (2005), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Chris in Jackboots on Whitehall (2010), and Lumière in Beauty and the Beast (2017).
Brand has done quite a bit of work in the past decade. One of those projects includes voicing Dr. Nefario in Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013).
Gibson voices John Smith in Pocahontas in 1995. Never imagined this guy as the love interest of one of your favorite Disney heroines, did you?
Jolie is behind Master Tigress in Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Lola in Shark Tale (2004).
Baldwin played the titular role in The Boss Baby (2017), and voiced characters in Rise of the Guardians (2012) and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004).
The Lion King is a classic one to re-watch as an adult. Did you recognize Ferris Bueller as grown-up Simba?
Most of Ferrera's voice work has been in the How to Train Your Dragon movies as Astrid. She first voiced the character in 2010 and was also in the 2019 short How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.
Moretz voiced Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (2019), Princess Kaguya in The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2014), Emily Kaldwin in Dishonored (2012), Belka in Space Dogs (2010), and more.
The Broad City co-creator and actress voices the untraditional princess Bean in Disenchantment (2018-2019). She's also Emily in BoJack Horseman (2014-2019).
Hamill might be most well known as Luke Skywalker, a role that's followed him for much of his life. But he's also the voice of the Joker in Batman: the Animated Series.
When she was a child actor—before the Black Eyed Peas—Fergie was the voice of Sally Brown, Charlie Brown's little sister, in some 1980s Peanuts specials. Here she is with her son, Axl, at Camp Snoopy in 2016.
The actress has done voice work in Pete the Cat (2018) as Bonnie Burrow and Beckie Burrow as well as a few other roles. But her most impressive role might be as herself in BoJack Horseman (2016-2018).
Cage is behind Noir Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018), Zoc in Ant Bully (2006), Grug in The Croods (2013), and more. His talents, in fact, do extend beyond stealing the Declaration of Independence.
When you're not looking, Oprah shows up in a Disney film. She voiced Eudora, Tiana's mother, in 2009's The Princess and the Frog.
Johansson has been getting her dramatic acting chops on recently in Noah Baumbach's The Marriage Story. But in 2004, she voiced Princess Mindy in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
Jackman has voiced Wolverine in X-Men: The Official Game (2006), X-Men: Origins: Wolverine (2009), and was Memphis in Happy Feet (2006), among other roles.
Jackson might be most known by Avengers fans as Nick Fury. But anyone who went to see The Incredibles in 2004 knows that he was also the voice behind Mr. Incredible's superhero pal Frozone.
In 2009, Fanning helped bring Neil Gaiman's creation, Coraline, to life in the movie of the same name. Yes, that is the creepy girl with the button eyes.
Fox first voiced the role of E.B. White's beloved mouse in 1999. Here is in 2002 with "Stuart" at the premiere of Stuart Little 2.
In 2018, Metcalf got Oscar attention for her turn in Greta Gerwig's Ladybird, and of course she's been known for years from her role in Roseanne. But she's also Andy's mom in the Toy Story franchise. Mind. Blown.
Maybe adult you watches him in Diehard, but child you watched Willis (in his cartoon form) as Spike the Dog in Rugrats Go Wild in 2003.
Watson voiced Princess Pea in The Tale of Despereaux (2008), nine years before she would play Disney princess Belle in the live action Beauty and the Beast.
During her Hannah Montana days, Cyrus voiced Penny in 2008's Bolt. Penny is the human pal to a dog who believes he has real superhero powers—a true Disney story if ever there was one.
The Grease and Look Who's Talking star also voiced Cyrus's canine buddy, Bolt, in the movie of the same name. Isn't it in every actor's contract to play a dog at some point?
As you might know from the "Zendaya is Meechee" viral video, Zendaya voiced the female yeti Meechee in the 2018 movie Smallfoot. That same year, she voiced a duck, Chi, in Duck Duck Goose She was a horse, Lollipop, in Super Buddies (2013), and a human, Fern, in Pixie Hollow Games (2011).
Damon's career took off with Good Will Hunting in the 1990s, but it's also flourished in voice acting. He's voiced Cale in Titan A.E. (2000), Spirit in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Koici in Ponyo (2009), and Bill the Krill in Happy Feet Two (2011). He also played himself in the animated children's series Arthur.
The actor and comedian does a tour de force of voices for The Christmas Carol, in which he plays Scrooge at various ages, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. He's also Horton in Horton Hears a Who! (2008).
Gomez has a resume full of voice work. In 2020, she will voice Betsy in The Voyage of Doctor Doolittle, based on the Voyages of Young Dr. Doolittle. She was Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and played the same character in Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2017), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). She played Selenia (just one letter off from her own name) in Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds and Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2011). She was Helga in Horton Hears a Who (2008).
Leno has a famous chin. So, it's actually not a shock that he was the voice of a character named "Crimson Chin," the superhero idol of The Fairly OddParents.
The actress, comedian and co-host of The Voice has a career that spans nearly four decades. Voicing Shenzi the hyena in The Lion King is only one feather in Goldberg's cap. She's done plenty of other voiceover work, but this role might be her most memorable.
Efron made his first big splash in film with High School Musical, and in 2020, he's getting in touch with his inner teen again as the voice of handsome sleuth Fred Jones in Scoob!. The movie is out May 15, 2020. In Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise, he voiced Brainiac and Superboy/Connor Kent (2014); he was Ted in The Lorax (2012); he was Anakin Skywalker and Harry Potter in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (series ran from 2009-2016). Efron also voiced Davey Hunkerhoff in The Replacements (2005).
Seyfried is voicing Fred's girlfriend, Daphne Blake, in Scoob!, but like Efron, she has also done some voice work in the past. In 2013's Epic, she voiced Mary Katherine/M.K. She also voiced Amy in "Escape from Pearl Bailey" in American Dad! (2005).
The '90s heartthrob captured America's hearts in Home Improvement and was the voice of young Simba in 1994's The Lion King.
The Iron Giant's biggest star, was, arguably, The Iron Giant. Diesel was the voice behind the giant in this 1999 animated film.
The 1990s were a big rom-com decade for Ryan. Hot off of When Harry Met Sally, she also did Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail in that decade. In 1990 and 1991, she found time to voice Dr. Blight, a villain scientist, in Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
Zellweger joined John Krasinski, his Office castmate Rainn Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and some other A-list names in the 2009 animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens, about a woman (Witherspoon) who gets struck by a meteorite on her wedding day and becomes a giant working for the government. Zellweger voiced Katie, an early witness to the madness. She also voiced Vanessa Bloome in Bee Movie (2007) and was the voice of Angie in 2004's Shark Tale.
The rapper played Reptar, the T. rex from the Rugrats series and the 1998 film, The Rugrats Movie.
The actor best known for playing Steve Urkel in Family Matters and his catch phrase "Did I do that?" was also the voice of Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog from 1993 to 1994.
The Charlie's Angels actress has voiced Master Viper in Kung Fu Panda (2008), Mei in Mulan II (2004), and more.
All of These Film Actors Also Voice Cartoon Characters
You know that familiar moment when you're watching an animated movie, and you swear you recognize the voice of the main character? You rush to search IMDB because you can't possibly go another minute without knowing who the heck is voicing that bird, dog, robot, shark, etc. To your surprise, it's an A-lister. Here is a list of unexpected stars who have voiced cartoon characters.
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