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Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney 's 1994 animated film The Lion King . 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 Safetyshorts and Kingdom Hearts II , and while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his animated speaking appearances), and was portrayed by Tom Alan Robbins in the original cast of the Broadway musical. In the upcoming live-action remake , the characters will be portrayed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen respectively. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella first came to audition for the roles of the hyenas, but when the producers saw how well they worked together they decided to cast them as Timon and Pumbaa. Lyricist Tim Rice however was pulling for...

Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's The Lion King franchise. Introduced in Walt Disney Animation's 32nd animated feature film The Lion King (1994), the character subsequently appears in its sequels The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) and The Lion King 1½ (2004) as well as the upcoming 2019 remake of the original film directed by Jon Favreau . Simba was created by screenwriters Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton . While Mark Henn served as Simba's supervising animator as a cub, Ruben A. Aquino animated the character as he appears as an adult. Although considered an original character, Simba was inspired by the character Bambi from Disney's Bambi (1942), as well as the stories of Moses and Joseph from the Bible . Additionally, several similarities have been drawn between Simba and Prince Hamlet from William Shakespeare 's Hamlet . In 1997, The Lion King was adapted into a Broadway musical , with actors Scott Ir...

Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's   The Lion King   franchise. Introduced in   Walt Disney Animation's   32nd animated feature film   The Lion King   (1994), the character subsequently appears in its sequels   The Lion King II: Simba's Pride   (1998) and   The Lion King 1½   (2004) as well as   the upcoming 2019 remake   of the original film directed by   Jon Favreau . Simba was created by screenwriters  Irene Mecchi ,  Jonathan Roberts  and  Linda Woolverton . While  Mark Henn  served as Simba's supervising animator as a cub,  Ruben A. Aquino  animated the character as he appears as an adult. Although considered an original character, Simba was inspired by the character  Bambi  from Disney's  Bambi  (1942), as well as the stories of  Moses  and  Joseph  from the  Bible . Additionally, several similarities have been d...

Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's   The Lion King   franchise. Introduced in   Walt Disney Animation's   32nd animated feature film   The Lion King   (1994), the character subsequently appears in its sequels   The Lion King II: Simba's Pride   (1998) and   The Lion King 1½   (2004) as well as   the upcoming 2019 remake   of the original film directed by   Jon Favreau . Simba was created by screenwriters  Irene Mecchi ,  Jonathan Roberts  and  Linda Woolverton . While  Mark Henn  served as Simba's supervising animator as a cub,  Ruben A. Aquino  animated the character as he appears as an adult. Although considered an original character, Simba was inspired by the character  Bambi  from Disney's  Bambi  (1942), as well as the stories of  Moses  and  Joseph  from the  Bible . Additionally, several similarities have been dr...