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Non-Voice Actors that killed it in a voice role
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:22 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:22 am
I was driving back from San Antonio yesterday and the kids were in the back watching a DVD. HTTYD2.
I mentioned to my wife that even though it's an annoying voice, Jay Baruchel, really killed the role of annoying, undersized viking with a heart of gold.
Then we started talking about voice acting that we really like and listed a few where the voice acting was really an attribute to the movie, and not just a famous name attached and came up with:
Robin Williams - Genie
Zach Levi - Flynn Ryder
Ellen D - Dori
Jane Lynch - Sergeant Calhoun
TH/TA - Toy Story
Eddie Murphy - Donkey (only in Shrek 1, got old after that)
I exclude Matt Groening, Mel Blanc, Billy West, Seth McFarlane, etc. They do voice acting for a living.
Anybody else to add?
I'm also not including Serkis, JEJ, etc.
FIFY'd for the people who bitched but didn't read the OP.
I mentioned to my wife that even though it's an annoying voice, Jay Baruchel, really killed the role of annoying, undersized viking with a heart of gold.
Then we started talking about voice acting that we really like and listed a few where the voice acting was really an attribute to the movie, and not just a famous name attached and came up with:
Robin Williams - Genie
Zach Levi - Flynn Ryder
Ellen D - Dori
Jane Lynch - Sergeant Calhoun
TH/TA - Toy Story
Eddie Murphy - Donkey (only in Shrek 1, got old after that)
I exclude Matt Groening, Mel Blanc, Billy West, Seth McFarlane, etc. They do voice acting for a living.
Anybody else to add?
I'm also not including Serkis, JEJ, etc.
FIFY'd for the people who bitched but didn't read the OP.
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 9:47 pm
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Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:24 am to 3nOut
Will Ferrell - Mr. Business (Lego movie)
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:25 am to 3nOut
James Earl Jones - Darth Vader
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:26 am to 3nOut
Josh Gad or whatever his name is...frozen
Robin Williams...Aladdin
Mark Hammill...Mask of the Phantasm
Bradley Cooper...Guardians of the Galaxy.
It's hard to put together a good list because most theatrical releases use celebrities instead of actual voice actors...troy baker in the last of us or mark hammill in arkham city bests any of the performances listed in the OP or my list. Billy West is fricking great, you shouldn't exclude him. Same for his futurama castmate John DiMaggio
Robin Williams...Aladdin
Mark Hammill...Mask of the Phantasm
Bradley Cooper...Guardians of the Galaxy.
It's hard to put together a good list because most theatrical releases use celebrities instead of actual voice actors...troy baker in the last of us or mark hammill in arkham city bests any of the performances listed in the OP or my list. Billy West is fricking great, you shouldn't exclude him. Same for his futurama castmate John DiMaggio
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:28 am to 3nOut
Benedict Cumberbatch- Smaug
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:30 am to 3nOut
Vincent Price as Professor Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:44 am to 3nOut
John C Reilly was perfect in Wreck-It Ralph.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:46 am to 3nOut
I was thinking Jay Baruchel before I clicked this thread.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 10:58 am to 3nOut
Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer - Howl's Moving Castle
Steve Carrel - Despicable Me 1 & 2
Kristen Wiig - Despicable Me 2
Dakota Fanning, Terri Hatcher - Coraline
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Jack McBryer, Alan Tudyk - Wreck-it Ralph
Steve Carrel - Despicable Me 1 & 2
Kristen Wiig - Despicable Me 2
Dakota Fanning, Terri Hatcher - Coraline
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Jack McBryer, Alan Tudyk - Wreck-it Ralph
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:55 am to 3nOut
Kevin Conroy - Batman
Eddie Murphy - Donkey
Robin Williams - Genie
Eddie Murphy - Donkey
Robin Williams - Genie
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:58 am to 3nOut
The guy who was M. Bison in the 1993 American version of the street fighter 2 animated film.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:58 am to 3nOut
Richard Dreyfuss as Centipede in James and the Giant Peach
Kurt Russell as Copper in Fox and the Hound
Dom DeLuise as Tiger in An American Tail.
John Cleese as Cat R. Wall in Fievel Goes West.
ETA Damn I forgot how good Jimmy Stewart was Wylie Burp in Fievel Goes West.
I wanna go watch some Don Bluth movies now
Kurt Russell as Copper in Fox and the Hound
Dom DeLuise as Tiger in An American Tail.
John Cleese as Cat R. Wall in Fievel Goes West.
ETA Damn I forgot how good Jimmy Stewart was Wylie Burp in Fievel Goes West.
I wanna go watch some Don Bluth movies now
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:20 pm to 3nOut
Mercedes McCambridge
She provided the voice of the demon possessing Regan McNeil in The Exorcist.
She provided the voice of the demon possessing Regan McNeil in The Exorcist.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:46 pm to 3nOut
James Woods as Hades in Hercules.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 4:22 pm to 3nOut
Vin Diesel as:
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Posted on 1/20/15 at 4:45 pm to 3nOut
Diesel is a great call. I have too many pixar & cartoon faves to list so maybe go Baldwin in Tennenbaums or Rickman for
Posted on 1/20/15 at 4:48 pm to 3nOut
You should watch I Know That Voice, it is a documentary made by the amazing John Dimaggio.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 6:02 pm to 3nOut
That Jay guys voice is super fricking annoying. Sounds like is sick and stopped up or something.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 8:12 pm to 3nOut
Scarlett Johansson - Her
Posted on 1/20/15 at 8:13 pm to 3nOut
I like how we have a thread about voice actors, and yet no one talks about any true voice actors.
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