Animated movies, cartoons and videogames have played an important role in our lives, especially when growing up. The interesting thing about this is that even though there are famous cartoon characters who people love to watch, there aren’t that many people who actually know what the faces of the actors who play them look like. If you want to learn more about voice acting and to see who is playing your favorite characters, then you have arrived at the right website because we are going to present the people who voice your top 20 favorite characters.
Robin Williams
Robin Williams has played in numerous movies that people loved watching while growing up. However, one of the actor’s most successful characters was actually off-camera. We are talking about the Genie from Aladdin.
Rowan Atkison
Just like Robin Williams, Rowan Atkison is a great comedian and actor who brought funny characters to life with his great acting skills. What many of Rowan Atkison’s fans don’t know about him is that he played the role of Zazu from The Lion King.
Whoopi Goldberg
Since we are talking about The Lion King, we need to mention that Whoopi Goldberg was the one who voiced Shenzi, the evil-minded hyena. Since no one realized that Whoopi Goldberg is actually voicing Shenzi, we think it’s safe to say that the actress did a great job.
Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden is a great voice actor and he voiced lots of popular characters such as Max Goof.
The voice actor has also lent his talents to the highly popular videogame called Fallout: New Vegas where he played Craig Boone.
Doug Lawrence
Doug Lawrence didn’t just play the role of Filburt Shellbach and Plankton, he also helped write the scripts for the two shows.
Spongebob Squarepants is one of the most beloved cartoons ever made and Doug Lawrence played an important role in that.
John DiMaggio
Everyone who has watched at least one episode from Futuruma will agree with us when we say that Bender is a hilarious character.
This is why we had to include John DiMaggio on our list who is the voice actor that brought Bender to life on our TV screens.
Fergie
Fergie was a child actor and she voiced Sally Brown in the popular The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.
Even though most of you will know Fergie from singing in The Black Eyed Peas, the singer actually had a different career when she was younger.
Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert is a successful actor both on-screen and off-screen. She has played in many popular movies and also voiced famous characters such as Eliza Thornberry and Meg Griffin in Family Guy before Mila Kunis took over.
Dan Castellaneta
Everyone loves Homer Simpson, but have you ever thought what the person who is voicing him looks like in real life?
The answer to that question is featured in the picture above. Dan Castellaneta is the name of the voice actor who plays the iconic character.
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach is an outstanding actor who loves to play on Broadway.
However, when he is not playing on Broadway the actor is bringing popular characters such as Lumiere from Beauty and The Beast to life with his voice.
Helena Bonham Carter
Considering the fact that Helena Bonham Carter is the wife of famous director Tim Burton, no one should be surprised to find out that she was picked to play the role of Emily in Corpse Bride.
Danny DeVito
Hercules is one of the most hilarious cartoons ever made and a large part of that is thanks to Danny DeVito who lent his voice in order to bring the character Phil to life on our TV screens.
Johnny Depp
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have a close relationship and this is why they always make great movies together. One of those movies is the animation Corpse Bride where Johnny Depp takes on the role of Victor Fan Dort.
Ed Asner
The animated movie Up was groundbreaking for its time and the heartwarming story that it featured made the movie a worldwide hit. Nonetheless, Carl who is the main character is voiced by Ed Asner.
Antonio Banderas
The movie Shrek features lots of amazing characters and one of them is Puss in Buss.
This feline is sneaky and it’s really skilled with swords. This made Antonio Banderas the perfect actor to bring Puss in Boots to life with his voice.
