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Some of our fondest childhood memories are marked by the voices of our favorite movie
characters.
For many, the years of Old-school Disney and Pixar movies have made stars of regular characters
like the clownfish, the astronaut, and many more.
Some of our sweetest memories include these characters and they would be nothing without
the voices we associate them with.
So, let’s commemorate them by taking a look at the Top 10 Most Memorable Voice Acting
Performances in movies!
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10.
Eddie Murphy - Donkey Eddie Murphy has one of the best voices in
comedy.
If you don’t believe me or think I’m playing it up, go watch Shrek again.
Donkey is definitely in my Top 5 Pixar characters of all time.
From his unbeatable energy to his self-love and confidence, Donkey is a character you
can’t help but love.
That is entirely due to Eddie Murphy’s performance as a voice actor.
Watching him perform during the entire creation of the movie had to be equally hilarious,
like watching any of his old stand-ups.
Could you really picture anyone else playing the voice of Donkey besides Eddie Murphy?
9.
Casey Kasem - Shaggy Scooby-Doo “Scooby-Doo where are you?”
Regardless of how old you are, you must have heard the incredible performance of at least
one of these two actors from Scooby-Doo.
Casey Casem gave that raspy voice performance with high peaks, which molded Shaggy into
the character that we all love today.
In the more recent revamps, Matthew Lillard has stepped into his shoes effortlessly, making
it seem like he was truly born to take over the role.
Whether you think of Casey or Matthew when you think of Scooby, the performances of this
hilarious character were both wildly memorable and provoke nostalgic tinglies in just about
anyone.
Yeah, I said tinglies, it’s a scientific term.
8.
Gilbert Gottfried - Iago the parrot Gilbert Gottfried as a toddler must have been
speaking for all of 10 seconds before his mother was like “Get Hollywood on the phone”.
Ok, in all reality, he probably grew into that voice a while after reaching puberty,
but how great would it be to know you have a star baby who’s going to grow up to have
one of the weirdest voices in the acting industry?
This parrot could have sounded a million different ways, but now that we’ve heard Gottfried,
there’s just a no better voice for it.
7.
Ellen DeGeneres - Dory You knew at some point you'd see Ellen on
this list for depicting Dory.
Dory marked a whole generation of children.
Many of whom can’t ever swim without singing “just keep swimming”.
Who could?
Dory is the most lovable character you can’t get mad at when she gets you in trouble, and
who you want by your side to keep you happy.
Ellen has the type of personality and voice that portrays all of that and more!
The only downside has been that after Finding Nemo, there’s no way to look at Ellen and
not think of Dory.
6.
Jeremy Irons - Scar Not many people are familiar with Jeremy Iron’s
face.
His voice, however, is one of Disney’s most recognizable characters.
We all resented him for being a lousy brother, a terrible villain, and frankly, just an ugly
son of a gun.
Yea, I said it!
What was crazier yet, though, was finding out that lions with black manes actually exist
in the wild, but that’s a topic for a different day.
Want to see who scar really is?
Look at the power of this man’s vocals in contrast with his very approachable appearance.
His performance as Scar marked every child that watched Lion King and dare I say, every
adult too.
5.
Antonio Banderas - Puss in Boots I imagine the thought process behind who should
do the voice of Puss in Boots from Shrek was very short.
Someone said “well, this character is like basically Antonio Banderas in “El Zorro”
but in cat form.
So, I figured we should ask Antonio Banderas to perform his voice” The end.
1, 2, 3, stick a fork in him, this cat is DONE.
Had they chosen absolutely anyone else, this character would have been a complete failure
- in my opinion, of course.
Do you think anyone else could have done just as good a job?
4.
Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear Ah, Toy Story.
If you’ve ever watched a Toy Story film and not cried, I don’t know if we can be
friends.
It expertly pulls at all of our heartstrings and creates characters so close to our hearts
that we start to need these toys ourselves.
One of these great characters is Buzz Lightyear.
In the first Toy Story, we felt for him as he became self-aware, as the existential crisis
overwhelmed him and his friends pulled him out.
Would Buzz Lightyear be the same without this guy? [show Tim Allen] His voice acting in
the movie was so good, he’s simply irreplaceable in any and all sequels.
The day they replace Tim as Buzz, is the day I'll
stop watching.
3.
Billy Crystal - Mike Wazowski This one was clearly coming as well, Monsters
Inc has so many memorable voices, it’s hard to choose for this list, but I think we can
all agree on one little green alien.
Mike Wazowski was part bitter-old-man and part impressionable-child whose reaction we
were waiting for, wincing when he’d be cut out of the Monsters Inc. commercial or covered
with a barcode on a magazine.
“Poor Mike… oh, he’s fine!”
So, who’s the guy who guided us by the hand throughout the whole movie?
Billy Crystal is our man.
2.
Robin Williams - Genie While 2019 Aladdin had to settle for Will
Smith, no offense to Will, old school Aladdin had the great privilege of having Robin Williams
as the one and only Genie.
What else do you want from a magic lamp other than a genie with an intense attitude, a joking
spirit and the voice of one of your favorite people in Hollywood?
Robin Williams absolutely slayed this role and we couldn’t be more grateful to have
that giant blue smokey genie forever in our hearts as the one true genie.
Check out some of the actor’s moments in the recording booth!
1.
Tom Hanks - Woody Okay, so while Tim Allen did a wonderful job
as Buzz, we all know that Toy Story is really about Woody.
Woody and his horse, the dynamic duo, the handsome pair who are in charge of the whole
Toy Story gang.
Had Woody been voiced by any other actor besides Tom Hanks, I just don’t think he’d have
the reassuring voice of “everything’s going to be okay” that defines him as a
leader in the film.
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen acted often side-by-side, which really raised the intensity of their
performances and made their scenes all
the better.
Two heroes, one screen!