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43 I can't believe Sid the Sloth is in Encanto.
A while back, we wrote a post about famous actors who surprisingly voiced Disney characters. In the comments, readers from the BuzzFeed Community shared even more celebs they were shocked by. Here are the interesting results:
Note: Not all submissions are from Community users.
1. Stephanie Beatriz, aka Rosa in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Carla from In the Heights, as Mirabel Madrigal in Encanto
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"I was surprised when I found out Mirabel was played by Stephanie Beatriz. I've only seen Stephanie in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where her character Rosa is very dry, serious, and threatening. I had no idea Stephanie had such an awesome singing voice!"
2. Willem Dafoe, aka Norman Osborn/Green Goblin from Spider-Man, as Gill in Finding Nemo
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3. John Krasinski as "Frightening" Frank McCay in Monsters University
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"John Krasinski voices a minor character in Monsters University, which I didn’t notice until my third time watching it!!!"
4. Angela Bassett as Dorothea Williams in Soul
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5. Matthew Broderick, aka Ferris Bueller, as adult Simba in The Lion King
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"I only found out about Matthew Broderick voicing Simba a few weeks ago, and I was so surprised. I had no idea Ferris Bueller had voiced the main character in The Lion King!"
6. Cree Summer, aka Susie from Rugrats, as Princess Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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"For a long time, I didn’t know that Cree Summer was the voice of Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. When I found out, I was really shocked that Susie from Rugrats and Kida were the same actor. It was a pleasant surprise."
7. John Leguizamo, aka Sid the Sloth from Ice Age, as Bruno Madrigal in Encanto
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8. Oprah as Eudora, aka Tiana's mother, in The Princess and the Frog
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"The fact that I never noticed Oprah voiced Eudora is upsetting."
9. Jerry Orbach, aka Dr. Jake Houseman in Dirty Dancing, as Lumière in Beauty and the Beast
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"I was surprised to find out that the dad from Dirty Dancing was the voice of Lumière. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie, and I didn't find that out until recently!"
10. Tate Donovan, aka Jimmy Cooper in The O.C., as Hercules in Hercules
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11. Nicole Scherzinger as Sina, aka Moana's mom, in Moana
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12. Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean, as Zazu in The Lion King
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13. Moira Kelly, aka Karen Roe in One Tree Hill, as adult Nala in The Lion King
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"I watched One Tree Hill, and then I coincidentally watched The Lion King pretty soon after. I kept thinking, 'Why does Nala’s voice sound so familiar?!'"
14. Craig T. Nelson, aka Steve Freeling in Poltergeist, as Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles
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"Craig T. Nelson in The Incredibles! I was rewatching Poltergeist recently, and I couldn't figure out why the dad's voice sounded so familiar until I looked on his IMDb page!"
15. Tony Goldwyn, aka President Fitzgerald Grant in Scandal, as Tarzan in Tarzan
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"Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what the person who voiced Tarzan looked like. My jaw literally dropped when I found out it was the same man who played the president of the US on Scandal."
16. Kelly Marie Tran, aka Rose Tico in the Star Wars franchise and Jules Shaw in Sorry for Your Loss, as Raya in Raya and the Last Dragon
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17. Christian Bale, aka Christopher Nolan's Batman, as Thomas in Pocahontas
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18. Christopher Jackson, aka Broadway's George Washington in Hamilton and Benny from In the Heights, as Chief Tui's singing voice in Moana
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19. Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor, aka Merida's mother, in Brave
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20. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jim in Treasure Planet
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21. Jonathan Groff, aka FBI agent Holden Ford in Mindhunter and King George in Hamilton, as Kristoff in Frozen
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"The same guy who deep dives into the minds of heinous serial killers in Mindhunter is also the lovable goof who speaks for a reindeer in Frozen. WHAT?!"
22. Ming-Na Wen, aka Agent May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian, as Mulan in Mulan
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"She's one of the only actresses who plays a Marvel, Disney, and Star Wars character."
23. Christopher Daniel Barnes, aka Greg Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie, as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid
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24. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, aka Elaine in Seinfeld, as Laurel Lightfoot in Onward
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25. Scott Weinger, aka Steve Hale in Full House, as Aladdin in Aladdin
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"It's always a shock every time I remember Steve Hale from Full House voiced Aladdin."
26. Joey Lawrence as Oliver in Oliver & Company
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"I found that out when I was obsessed with Joey Lawrence in the early- to mid-'90s."
27. Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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28. Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider in Tangled
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29. Tom Selleck as Cornelius, aka adult Lewis, in Meet the Robinsons
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"It took me so long to get the joke in the movie when Wilbur said his dad looks like Tom Selleck."
30. Mandy Moore as Rapunzel in Tangled
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"I just found out two weeks ago that Mandy Moore voiced Rapunzel. I've liked her since A Walk to Remember!"
31. Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai in Brother Bear
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"Joaquin's voice in the movie sounded so bright and almost childish compared to his usual quiet and brooding voice."
32. Eddie Murphy as Mushu in Mulan
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"No wonder that voice was so familiar!"
33. Eartha Kitt as Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove
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"I never noticed until I rewatched the movie recently. Eartha's voice captures Yzma's evil intentions so perfectly."
34. Danny DeVito as Phil in Hercules
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"When I found out, I was shocked, but now I can’t imagine how I didn’t know it was him!"
35. And finally: Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone in The Incredibles
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Which actors did you not realize voiced Disney characters? Let us know in the comments below!
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