Several out celebrities and artists have contributed to the legacy of Disney animated feature films (both theatrical and direct-to-video) over the years, including:
Voice Actors:
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Brian Bedford as Robin Hood in
Robin Hood.
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Simon Callow as Mr. Grasshopper in
James and the Giant Peach.
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Cam Clarke as Simba (singing) in
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and Flounder in
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
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Ellen DeGeneres as Dory in
Finding Nemo.
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Andy Dick as Nuka in
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
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Harvey Fierstein as Yao in
Mulan*.
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Nigel Hawthorne as Fflewddur Fflam in
The Black Cauldron and Professor Porter in
Tarzan.
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Sean Hayes as Brain Pod #13 in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
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Edward Hibbert as Zazu in
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride*
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Tom Hulce as Quasimodo in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame*.
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Linda Hunt as Grandmother Willow in
Pocahontas*.
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Nathan Lane as Timon in
The Lion King* and Spot Helperman in
Teacher's Pet.
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Miriam Margolyes as the Glowworm in
James and the Giant Peach and the Matchmaker in
Mulan.
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Roddy McDowall as Mr. Soil in
A Bug's Life.
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Megan Mullally as Adele in
Teacher's Pet.
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Rosie O'Donnell as Terk in
Tarzan.
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David Hyde Pierce as Slim in
A Bug's Life and Dr. Doppler in
Treasure Planet.
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Roger Rees as Edward in
Return to Never Land.
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Paul Reubens as Lock in
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Fife in
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Dennis in
Teacher's Pet.
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Glenn Shadix as the Mayor in
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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David Ogden Stiers as the Narrator and Cogsworth in
Beauty and the Beast*, Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins in
Pocahontas*, the Archdeacon in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fenton Q. Harcourt in
Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Jumba in
Lilo & Stitch* and Mr. Jolly in
Teacher's Pet.
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Wanda Sykes as Innoko in
Brother Bear 2.
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George Takei as the First Ancestor in
Mulan*.
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Rip Taylor as Genie in
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
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Paul Vogt as Gator Guard in
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
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Gedde Watanabe as Ling in
Mulan*.
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B.D. Wong as Captain Li Shang in
Mulan*.
* = And sequel(s).
Music:
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Howard Ashman, songwriter for
Oliver and Company,
The Little Mermaid,
Beauty and the Beast and
Aladdin.
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Maurice Chevalier, vocalist for
The Aristocats.
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Melissa Etheridge, songwriter for
Brother Bear 2.
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Elton John, songwriter for
The Lion King.
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k.d. lang, vocalist for
Home on the Range.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer of "The Nutcracker Suite" in
Fantasia.
Creators/Crew:
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Howard Ashman, writer and producer on
The Little Mermaid, executive producer on
Beauty and the Beast.
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Dean DeBlois, writer on
Mulan, co-writer and co-director of
Lilo & Stitch.
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Andreas Deja, supervising animator on
Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
Beauty and the Beast,
Aladdin,
The Lion King,
Hercules,
Lilo & Stitch and
The Princess and the Frog.
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Thomas Schumacher, producer of
The Rescuers Down Under and
The Lion King.
Other:
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John Canemaker, animation historian featured in the DVD bonus materials of several Disney animated features.
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