Disney is such a phenomenally huge media conglomerate that it essentially has the pick of actors
when it comes to casting them in its movies. Whether it be a live action movie, an animated
movie, or a hybrid movie featuring a little bit of both, you'll have seen or heard some
of the biggest stars of all time portraying or voicing Disney characters.Most of the time,
a big deal is made of it and you can't help but know which actor was playing a particular
Disney character - everyone knows that Tom Hanks is Woody in the Toy Story movies and
spin-off specials, and that Robin Williams voiced the Genie in two Aladdin movies, for
example - but that's not always the case.Some big actors' roles in Disney movies actually
go under the radar - and that's what this video is all about. Here are ten famous actors
you didn't know were in Disney movies. Miley Cyrus in Bolt
It's easy forget, given how things have turned out, but long before she was the psycho pop
bitch from hell, Miley Cyrus was an innocent and promising young child actress. Having
starred as Hannah Montana in the popular Disney Channel show of the same name, the acting
world was her oyster - but did you know she'd also appeared in a non-Hannah Montana Disney
movie?Billie Ray's little girl voiced Penny - the youngster who adopted the titular canine
in 2008's Bolt - a movie in which she worked alongside Hollywood legends like John Travolta
(who voiced the titular character) and Malcolm McDowell.
Corey Feldman in The Fox and the Hound Corey Feldman made his name in the 80s as
a child star, with roles in a plethora of genuinely iconic movies, including Gremlins,
The Goonies, Stand by Me, The Lost Boys and The 'Burbs, but his first movie role in that
decade - and only his second in his career - was in Disney's 1981 offering The Fox and
the Hound.The movie was about an unlikely pair of friends in the form of the titular
fox and hound - voiced by Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell respectively - but Feldman voiced
the young version of the hound (whose name is Copper) in early scenes depicting when
the pair first met. Demi Moore in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The ex-wife of Bruce Willis and Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore is best-known for her racy roles
in movies like Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, and Striptease, but she's actually also played
a much more innocent and child-friendly voice role in a classic Disney movie and its sequel.Those
movies were 1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and its aptly-named direct-to-video follow-up;
2002's The Hunchback of Notre Dame II. Moore played Esmerelda - the beautiful, streetwise
Gypsy dancing girl who befriended the titular Quasimodo and showed him that his soul was
truly beautiful, even if his exterior was not
Melissa McCarthy in The Kid Now let's move onto the most minor role in
this list, from a movie that most people probably haven't heard of. It's 2000's The Kid, which
starred Bruce Willis of all people, but a certain Bridesmaids actress also made an appearance
in one of her earliest and most obscure movie roles.We're talking about Melissa McCarthy
- the hilarious Academy Award-nominated actress whose credits now include the likes of Spy
and Ghostbusters - and she played the tiny role of "Skyway Diner Waitress" long before
she regularly had audiences rolling around on the floor with laughter.
Oprah Winfrey in The Princess and the Frog Oprah Winfrey is so strongly-associated with
her talk-shows and business ventures that it's easy to forget that she's actually an
extremely talented actress. In fact, as far back as 1985, Winfrey was nominated for the
Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her incredible performance as Sofia Johnson
in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple.She has also voiced a character in a Disney movie
- 2009's The Princess and the Frog. Winfrey voiced Eudora - the mother of the main character,
Tiana - in a fairly small role alongside a star-studded cast that included the likes
of John Goodman, Terrence Howard and Frank Welker.
Elijah Wood in The Adventures of Huck Finn Long before he portrayed the iconic role of
Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Elijah
Wood was a child star who made his movie debut as "Video-Game Boy #2" in 1989's Back to the
Future Part II. Four years later, when he was still in his pre-teen years, he appeared
as the lead in a little-known Disney movie.It was 1993's The Adventures of Huck Finn, in
which Wood played the titular Finn - the star of Mark Twain's legendary novel. Incidentally,
the movie also featured prominent roles for the likes of Robbie Coltrane and Ron Perlman,
whom you also may not know were in Disney movies!
Matthew Broderick in The Lion King When you think of Simba from 1994's The Lion
King, you generally tend to think about the young incarnation of the character - who was
voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas - and it's easy to forget that Ferris Bueller himself,
Matthew Broderick, voiced him as an adult.Another reason that it's very easy to forget that
fact is because the two sequels in which Simba was an adult for a larger portion of the movies
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½ - were both far less popular
offerings that went straight-to-video upon their respective releases in 1998 and 2004.
Tony Goldwyn in Tarzan Although Tony Goldwyn isn't exactly a mega-famous
actor on the level of most individuals on this list, those of you who are familar with
him certainly won't associate him with the Disney character he voiced. You may remember
him from his role as the villainous Carl Bruner in Ghost, or as Colonel Bagley in The Last
Samurai, but what about when he voiced Disney's Tarzan?No? We didn't think so, but he was
indeed the titular King of the Jungle in 1999's Tarzan, in which he performed alongside the
likes of Minnie Driver and Glenn Close. He didn't voice the character in the two direct-to-video
follow-ups, however. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Treasure Planet
Most people know that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a child actor and will likely remember
some of his earlier roles in movies like A River Runs Through It, Angels in the Outfield
and 10 Things I Hate About You, but he's more well-known for his more recent career and
his roles in movies like Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and Lincoln - but he had a lead
role in a Disney flop back in 2002 as well.It was Treasure Planet - a mediocre sci-fi adaptation
of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island - and he voiced Jim Hawkins;
the protagonistic teenager who pined for adventure. You learn something new every day!
Christian Bale in Pocahontas Christian Bale is now mainly known for his
dark and serious roles, such as Batman in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Patrick Bateman in
American Psycho, John Connor in Terminator Salvation, and Trevor Reznik in The Machinist,
but back before he was a household name, he had a supporting voice role in a modern Disney
classic.The movie in question was 1995's Pocahontas, and a young Bale performed alongside seasoned
performers like Mel Gibson and Billy Connolly. He played the part of Thomas - a soldier and
the loyal friend of the aforementioned Gibson's John Smith.
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