Here’s 33 Times I Was Shocked To Find Out Which Celebrity Voiced A Cartoon Character, Because Some Of These Still Have Me Reeling
Are you one of those people who are absolutely impossible to watch animated movies with? Because I sure am. I spend the whole time annoying everyone around me as I scour IMDb and loudly announce that yes, I was right, Matthew Broderick does voice Simba. Bless Prime Video, and its incredible feature that shows who's in the cast onscreen when you click.
But there are still times when I fail to spot the voice actor and am rendered speechless once I realize exactly which celebrity made an appearance as, like, an animated fish or something. So here are 33 times that I was completely gagged when I found out the voice actor of a cartoon, so you can be as shocked as I was.
1. Matt Damon as Spirit, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
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2. Neil Patrick Harris as Steve the Monkey, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
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3. Ariel Winter as Sofia the First , Sofia the First
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4. Beyoncé as Queen Tara, Epic
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5. America Ferrera as Astrid, How To Train Your Dragon
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6. Zach Braff as Chicken Little, Chicken Little
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7. Willem Dafoe as Gill, Finding Nemo
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8. Jay Leno as The Crimson Chin, Fairly OddParents
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9. Catherina O'Hara as Sally, The Nightmare Before Christmas
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10. Ariana Grande as Princess Diaspro, Winx Club
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11. John Ritter as Clifford, Clifford the Big Red Dog
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12. James Avery as Shredder, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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13. Donald Glover as Marshall Lee, Adventure Time
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14. Anne Hathaway as Little Red Riding Hood, Hoodwinked!
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15. Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson, Invincible
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16. Rihanna as Tip, Home
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17. Tina Fey as Lisa, Ponyo
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18. Jason Segel as Vector, Despicable Me
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19. Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai, Brother Bear
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20. Neil deGrasse Tyson as Waddles, Gravity Falls
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21. Billy Joel as Dodger, Oliver & Company
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22. Will Arnett as Batman, The Lego Batman Movie
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23. Nicole Scherzinger as Sina, Moana
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24. Mark Hamill as Firelord Ozai, Avatar: the Last Airbender
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25. Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, Alvin and the Chipmunks
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26. Kathryn Hahn as Doc Ock, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
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27. Nicki Minaj as Sugilite, Steven Universe
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28. Taylor Swift as Audrey, The Lorax
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29. Miley Cyrus as Penny, Bolt
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30. Elijah Wood as Wirt, Over the Garden Wall
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31. Christian Bale as Howl, Howl's Moving Castle
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32. Drake as Ethan, Ice Age: Continental Drift
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And finally, 33. Martin Scorsese as Sykes, Shark Tale
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I still don't know why he did this.
Are there any I missed out that shocked you to your core? Don't forget to let me know down below.
