"Nala (The Lion King) Nala is a fictional character who appears in Disney's ""The"" ""Lion King"" franchise. Introduced in the animated film ""The Lion King"" in 1994, Nala subsequently appears as a less prominent character in the film's sequels """" (1998) and ""The Lion King 1½"" (2004), and serves as a recurring character in ""The Lion Guard"" (2015–). In the original film, the adult Nala is voiced by American actress Moira Kelly. Young Nala's speaking voice is provided by actress Niketa Calame, while singers Laura Williams and Sally Dworsky provide the singing voices of young and adult Nala respectively. Nala"
"Timon and Pumbaa Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated film ""The Lion King"" and its franchise. Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in ""The Lion King"" Broadway musical), Kevin Schon (in certain episodes of the show), Quinton Flynn (in certain episodes of the show), Bruce Lanoil in the ""Wild About Safety"" shorts and ""Kingdom Hearts II"", and while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his animated speaking appearances), and"
"Baloo Baloo ( ""Bhālū"", ""bear"") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"" from 1894 and ""The Second Jungle Book"" from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the ""man-cub"" Mowgli. Baloo and Bagheera, a panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan the tiger and endeavor to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of ""The Jungle Book"" stories. He is described in Kipling's work as ""the sleepy brown bear"". Robert Armitage Sterndale, from whom Kipling derived most of his"
"personality. In the 1977 ""J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar"", the Brothers Hildebrandt depicted Smaug with bright red scales and large bat-like wings. In the 2003 video game release, Smaug was voiced by James Horan. Francis de Wolff voiced the red dragon in the long-lost 1968 BBC radio dramatization. Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ""The Hobbit"". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by"
"cat. Also known for his domineering attitude toward his animals, he earned the title “The Lion King.” Despite the disapproval of some for his brutal treatment of animals, Van Amburgh remained very popular and successful, beginning his own menagerie which he took to Europe. He died a wealthy man, and his name continued to be used in the circus world for more than a century after. Isaac A. Van Amburgh (a name adopted by his American Indian grandfather) was born on May 26, 1808 in Fishkill, New York. Legend dictates that while reading the Bible, young Isaac came upon the"
"Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ""The Hobbit"". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by the wizard Gandalf and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Smaug is described as ""a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm"". In Appendix A, section III, of ""The Return of the King"", dragons are stated to reside in the Withered Heath beyond the Grey Mountains. Smaug is"
"The Lion King (2019 film) The Lion King is an upcoming American drama film directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film features the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones. Plans for a remake of ""The Lion King"" were confirmed in September 2016 following the success of Favreau's ""The Jungle Book"". Much of the main cast signed in early 2017 and principal photography began in"
"Ruben A. Aquino Ruben Azama Aquino (born December 18, 1953) is a Filipino-Japanese American character animator and a supervising animator who formerly worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His work has included several Disney characters, including Ursula in ""The Little Mermaid"", Maurice in ""Beauty and the Beast"", Simba as an adult in ""The Lion King"", Chief Powhatan in ""Pocahontas"", Li Shang in ""Mulan"", Denahi in ""Brother Bear"" and Eudora and James in ""The Princess and the Frog"". In March 2013, it was announced that Aquino had been laid off, as well as 8 other animators who worked at the studio,"
"Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman could have been inspired by Wiglaf from Anglo-Saxon poem ""Beowulf"". Bard is a descendant of Girion, the last lord of the city Dale, which had been destroyed by the dragon Smaug"
"Bruce Lanoil Bruce Lanoil (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor, voice actor and puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company and for The Walt Disney Company, who frequently works with puppeteer David Alan Barclay. Lanoil hails from Brooklyn, New York. He voiced the Cat in the Hat and Fox in Socks in the first season of ""The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss"". For Disney, he is also a voice double for Timon from ""The Lion King"". So far he has voiced Timon in ""Kingdom Hearts II"" and Disney's ""Wild About Safety"" shorts. He has also performed a voice sample"
"Andreas Deja Andreas Deja (born April 1, 1957) is a Polish-born German-American character animator, most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney villains Gaston in ""Beauty and the Beast"", Jafar in ""Aladdin"", Scar in ""The Lion King"" and the title character in ""Hercules"". Deja was born in Poland, but moved with his family to Germany. He credits seeing Disney's ""The Jungle Book"" as an 11-year-old with inspiring him to become an animator. At that young age, he promptly wrote to Walt"
"he, Stephen Hillenburg, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby won the Winsor McCay award at the 2018 Annie Awards. James Baxter (animator) James Baxter (born May 1967) is a British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", Rafiki in ""The Lion King"", Belle in ""Beauty and the Beast"", and Quasimodo in ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"". After ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"", Baxter moved over to James Baxter Animation and DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as ""The Prince of Egypt"", ""The"
"Irons' prominent British accent, critics have compared both the actor and Scar to Shere Khan, the villain of Disney's ""The Jungle Book ""(1967), voiced by English actor George Sanders. Chiwetel Ejiofor was officially chosen on November 1, 2017 for the role of Scar for the CGI live action remake, ""The Lion King"" (2019) directed by Jon Favreau, as he had impressed him after watching his antagonistic performance as Baron Mordo in the Marvel film ""Doctor Strange"" (2016). The studio originally dismissed ""The Lion King ""as a risk because, at the time, it was believed that the greatest films starred people."
"James Baxter (animator) James Baxter (born May 1967) is a British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", Rafiki in ""The Lion King"", Belle in ""Beauty and the Beast"", and Quasimodo in ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"". After ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"", Baxter moved over to James Baxter Animation and DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as ""The Prince of Egypt"", ""The Road to El Dorado"", """", ""Shrek 2"" and ""Madagascar"". Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out"
"a planned release for 2018. Deja is openly gay. His sexuality has been discussed as an influence on the development of some Disney characters. Andreas Deja Andreas Deja (born April 1, 1957) is a Polish-born German-American character animator, most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney villains Gaston in ""Beauty and the Beast"", Jafar in ""Aladdin"", Scar in ""The Lion King"" and the title character in ""Hercules"". Deja was born in Poland, but moved with his family to Germany. He credits"
"Old Men, who were already retired before his tenure. Deja has collected information on the Nine Old Men over the years, and has stated that one of his ambitions is to publish one book for each of the Nine Old Men. Deja is best known as the supervising animator of some of the most memorable Disney villains: Gaston in ""Beauty and the Beast"", Jafar in ""Aladdin"", Scar in ""The Lion King"" and Queen Narissa in ""Enchanted"". He also animated Roger Rabbit in ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", King Triton in ""The Little Mermaid"", the title character in ""Hercules"", Lilo Pelekai in"
"died at the age of 57 on 4 April 1932. Arthur Hill (stage actor) Arthur Hill (1875–1932) was an English animal impersonator for theatre. Hill’s most famous role was as the Cowardly Lion in ""The Wizard of Oz"". Hill began his career performing animals in pantomimes. Among his roles were the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood, the bear in ""Valentine and Orson"" and the cat in ""Dick Wittington"". Hill’s animal impersonations became very popular and in 1902 he was offered the role of the Cowardly Lion in the original production of ""The Wizard of Oz"", written by L. Frank"
"order to defeat the Lion Guard and take over the Pride Lands. In 2016, it was announced that Disney is developing a ""Lion King"" remake with Jon Favreau directing. Reports stated that animation styles will be similar to Favreau's 2016 film ""The Jungle Book"" and will shoot it back to back with ""The Jungle Book"" sequel. The film's voice cast will feature Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa, and Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa respectively. The movie will be produced by Fairview Entertainment. In April 2017, Disney announced that the"
"both tourists and practitioners. A more recent example of commercializing New Orleans Voodoo is in the 2009 Disney film ""The Princess and the Frog"". The film's villain, Dr. Facilier (voiced by Keith David) plays a bokor, a witch doctor. This is exemplified through his costume, his ominous presence and the talisman he carries around. Conversely, the film's ""fairy godmother"" figure Mama Odie (voiced by Jenifer Lewis) is a Voodoo queen who only dresses in white. She has a familiar named Juju, a snake that serves as everything from a walking stick to a bridge, and lives in an abandoned ship"
"Jason Weaver Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979), also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom ""Smart Guy,"" Jerome Turrell on the short-lived ABC sitcom ""Thea"" from 1993–1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 ABC miniseries "". Jason was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film The Lion King.[1] One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series ""Brewster Place"". He went on to portray a young Michael"
"Wizard of Oz"". Lion symbolism was used from the advent of cinema; one of the most iconic and widely recognised lions is Leo, which has been the mascot for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios since the 1920s. The 1960s saw the appearance of the Kenyan lioness Elsa in the movie ""Born Free"", which is based on the factual book of the same title. The lion's role as king of the beasts has been used in cartoons, such as the 1994 Disney animated feature film ""The Lion King"". Tiger versus lion Lion The lion (""Panthera leo"") is a species in the family Felidae;"
"powerful anechoic chamber in conjunction with his ""Cosmic Bong"" to turn himself into a God. Bong and his allies are defeated and handed over to S.H.I.E.L.D. by Spider-Man, who was suffering from laryngitis at the time. Doctor Bong has no superpowers but he is a genius scientist with advanced knowledge of genetic engineering. He also wears a bell-shaped helmet which creates a number of effects when struck. Doctor Bong Doctor Bong (Lester Verde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character possesses an advanced knowledge of genetic engineering, and his bell-shaped helmet can"
"This is guarded by a monster which is initially unknown. King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights are led to the cave by Tim the Enchanter (John Cleese) and find that they must face its guardian beast. Tim verbally paints a picture of a terrible monster with ""nasty, big, pointy teeth!"", so terrifying that Sir Robin (Eric Idle) soils his armour at the mere description. When the guardian appears to be an innocuous white rabbit, surrounded by the bones of the fallen, Arthur and his knights no longer take it seriously. Ignoring Tim's warnings (""a vicious streak a mile wide!""),"
"pigmentation, which is why he is commonly referred to as a black panther. In Disney's 1967 animated adaptation, Bagheera the panther is, as in the book, male, and voiced by Sebastian Cabot. The panther is portrayed as an intelligent, mature, and logical character, quite similar to the Bagheera in the books. In the film, it is Bagheera and not the wolves who first finds Mowgli, a young village child. It is Bagheera who brings Mowgli to the care of the wolves and ensures that the baby survives. He is also the one who takes him back to the village, for"
"Ken Page Kenneth Page (born January 20, 1954) is an American cabaret singer and actor. Page is best known as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the main antagonist of Tim Burton's ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"", creating the eponymous role of ""Ken"" in the original Broadway production of ""Ain't Misbehavin'"", King Gator from Don Bluth's All Dogs Go To Heaven, and playing the role of ""Old Deuteronomy"" in both the original Broadway and filmed stage productions of ""Cats, the Musical. Page was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Bishop DuBourg High School and Fontbonne College. In a 2015"
"Lion King"". He went on to star in the American and Chinese productions as well. Geno Segers Geno Segers (born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) is an American actor known for his roles as Chayton Littlestone on Cinemax's ""Banshee,"" Mason Makoola in the Disney XD television series ""Pair of Kings"", Kincaid on MTV's ""Teen Wolf"" and also as co-host of """" for two seasons. Born Lonnie G. Segers Jr, he is the oldest son of Lonnie G. Segers Sr. and Sandra Eldridge. His ancestry is Aboriginal American. Geno has been with girlfriend Maria Canapino since 2011. Segers was a footballer,"
"three times for Character Animation for ""The Lion King"", ""Mulan"", and ""Winnie the Pooh"", and once for Short Animated Film Direction for ""John Henry"". Mark Henn Mark Henn (born April 6, 1958) is a Disney supervising animator, whose contributions to animation have included several Disney leading or title characters, most notably heroines. His work includes Ariel in ""The Little Mermaid"", Belle in ""Beauty and the Beast"", Princess Jasmine in ""Aladdin"", Young Simba in ""The Lion King"" and the title character in ""Mulan"". He has also been animator of such films as 2007's ""Enchanted"" and the Goofy short ""How to Hook"
"Doctor Bong Doctor Bong (Lester Verde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character possesses an advanced knowledge of genetic engineering, and his bell-shaped helmet can be struck to create a number of effects. He is depicted as an arch-foe of Howard the Duck. Doctor Bong first appeared in ""Howard the Duck"" #15 (August 1977), and was created by Steve Gerber and Marie Severin. The character's personality was loosely based on journalist Bob Greene. The character subsequently appears in ""Howard the Duck"" #16–20 (September 1977 – January 1978), #24–25 (May – June 1978),"
"an ancient magician. Many of the Red King's descendants are endowed with magical powers. His cruel and uncaring Grandmother Bone and her three evil sisters send him to Bloor's Academy, where many endowed children study. With the help of a mysterious man named Mr. Onimous and his magical cats, Charlie returns the photograph of the missing baby to its rightful owner, a bookstore owner named Julia Ingledew. Julia asks Charlie to find her missing Emma, who was traded for a mysterious briefcase by her brother-in-law. Emma, now 10, is kept at Bloor's Academy and trapped under hypnosis by an endowed"
"are Rick O'Donnel, co-owner of the bar and Rose Wu, a shape-shifting employee of ""Landau, Luckman, and Lake"". In the result confrontations, Baran and Coy die; Tiger Tyger is the one to kill the Prince. Despite this, Archie later assists Wolverine, the Silver Samurai and other allies in transport to an ancient mystical temple. There Wolverine destroys a magical being called the 'Doombringer'. This was a demonic being that could disrupt the flow of time and human aging. Although he had no actual super powers, Archie was a good fighter, pilot, and smuggler. His piloting skills were widely renowned in"
"the Bear (Jon Favreau) suggests that they teach Griffin their animal mating techniques, but Joe the Lion (Sylvester Stallone) protests, reminding them that it's against the animal code to talk to humans. Donald the Monkey (Adam Sandler) says that Stephanie will be at the zoo tomorrow, and all the animals have to do is make Griffin look like a hero in front of her. The next day, Donald unlocks the door to the lion enclosure and lets Joe out, who confronts Stephanie and Dave's fiancée Robin (Steffiana de la Cruz). Kate (Rosario Dawson), the zoo's vet, manages to get them"
"Brydon through the jungle, Baloo appears and playfully wrestles with Mowgli, in the process temporarily scaring Kitty until Mowgli introduces his jungle friends to her. In a later tussle against soldiers working for Captain William Boone, the main villain, Baloo is shot and left for dead, but Mowgli finds him and locates Dr. Julius Plumford to save his life. In the final scene, after Boone's defeat, Dr. Plumford is shown to have successfully saved Baloo, and is seen standing with Baloo beside a waterfall. In the 1996 Disney animated TV series ""Jungle Cubs"", Baloo (voiced by Pamela Adlon) is a"
"that he flew straight home after he awoke. Later during dinner, when Kevin reveals that he went A.W.O.L., Peter makes an off the wall reference, causing the episode to cut to a room showing several of the show's editors, who become confused about what cutaway to play on the screen. They then decide to play a clip involving several characters from ""The Wizard of Oz"", including the Cowardly Lion, who is shown to be actress Lindsay Lohan's gynecologist. ""Thanksgiving"" was broadcast on November 20, 2011, as a part of an animated television night on Fox, and was preceded by ""The"