Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Every Disney Hero Has a Voice ~ Winnie the Pooh 2011


Every Disney Hero Has a Voice
Winnie the Pooh 2011
Jim Cummings


James Jonah "Jim" Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor and singer, who has appeared in almost 100 roles. Some of his best known voicework include Darkwing Duck, as well as being the current voices of Winnie The Pooh, and Tigger. He has appeared in numerous animated movies including Aladdin, Shrek, The Lion King, and Princess and the Frog. He has also provided voice-over work for video games, such as Icewind Dale, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mass Effect 2 Star Wars: The Old Republic, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and Splatterhouse.

Personal life

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Cummings relocated to New Orleans, where he designed and painted Mardi Gras floats, worked as a river boat deck hand and sang and played drums in the regionally successful rock band, "FUSION".
He later married and moved to Anaheim, California, where he managed a video store in the early 1980s, before launching his voice-acting career in late 1984. Cummings and his wife Stephanie have two young daughters. Cummings also has two older children from a previous marriage.

Career

At Disney, Cummings not only replaced Hal Smith as the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh in 1988 (Smith had replaced longtime actor Sterling Holloway in the early 1980s), but also began voicing Tigger in 1990, replacing Paul Winchell (though Winchell continued to voice Tigger occasionally until 1999) after Winchell died in 2005. When actor Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar in The Lion King, developed vocal problems during recording of the song "Be Prepared", Cummings was chosen to replace him for the rest of the song.
Cummings was the only original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice actor to return for the 2007 film. His first three TMNT appearances were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. His first five computer-animated movie appearances included Antz, The Nuttiest Nutcracker, Shrek, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas.
At Walt Disney Studios, he voiced several lead characters including Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, (taking over the character of Zummi Gummi after Paul Winchell's departure from the role), DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Aladdin, Gargoyles, Timon & Pumbaa, The Legend of Tarzan and House of Mouse, and animated films such as Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pocahontas. Cummings also voiced the characters "Bering and Chilkoot" in the 2006 film, Brother Bear 2 and "Razoul" in the 1994 sequel, The Return of Jafar.
Cummings did some voice work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles such as Leatherhead the mutant alligator and some additional characters. He did the voice of Don Karnage in Disney's TaleSpin. Cummings has provided voices for video games, television commercials, and movie trailers, and was one of the official announcers for Kids' WB!, promo announcer for Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, as well as the official spokesperson for the current Cheez-It commercials and some current Weather Channel commercials (most notably the Wake Up With Al ones). He returned to his role as Taz on Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas.
Jim Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of Baldur's Gate/Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance game. He is prominently displayed in the credits of Kingdom Hearts as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in Clay Fighter 63.
Cummings has made some vocal performances using his voice at normal pitch for some younger looking characters like Witterquick from Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light and Glatorian Ackar in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn.

Voice work

Television series

  • 101 Dalmatians – Colonel, Mayor Ed Pig, Jasper
  • 2 Stupid Dogs – Super Secret Secret Squirrel's Morroco Mole
  • The Addams Family (animated series) – Lurch, Fingers
  • Adventure Time - A porcupine (in Up a Tree)
  • Adventures in Odyssey – Larry Walker, King Lawrence
  • Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Aristotle
  • Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog- Robotnik and Scratch (in Un-aired Pilot Episode)
  • Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears – Zummi Gummi (Originally Paul Winchell), Chummi Gummi
  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – Mayor Quadar, Ultra Lord, Cap'n Betty, Atilla The Hun
  • Aladdin (TV series) – Razoul
  • Animalia – Dagmont Dragon
  • Animaniacs – Narrator (Sounding like Sterling Holloway when doing the voices of Winnie The Pooh or Kaa the python in some episodes) and several one-shot characters
  • Auto-B-Good
  • The Batman – Temblor
  • Batman: The Animated Series – Tygrus (episode "Tyger, Tyger")
  • Bonkers – Bonkers D. Bobcat, Lucky Piquel and other characters
  • The Book of Pooh – Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger
  • Bump in the Night – Mister Bumpy, Destructo, Closet Monster
  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command – Senator Aarrfvox
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers – Sly Sludge (Hanna-Barbera episodes)
  • Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue – Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger
  • CatDog – Cat
  • ChalkZone – Skrawl
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers – Monterey Jack (in the five-part pilot and in season 2; Peter Cullen voiced Monterey Jack in the earlier episodes), Fat Cat, Professor Nimnul, Wart the Lizard
  • Chowder – Alligator (episode "My Big Fat Stinky Wedding")
  • Codename: Kids Next Door – Vin Moosk (episode "Operation: K.N.O.T.")
  • Courage the Cowardly Dog – The Great Fusilli
  • Cow and Chicken – Additional Voices
  • Cro – Phil, Ogg, Murray
  • Curious George – Chef Pisghetti; Jumpy Squirrel; Mister Quint
  • Cyberchase – Mr. Zero ("A World Without Zero")
  • Darkwing Duck – Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck, DarkWarrior Duck, NegaDuck, Warden Waddlesworth, Herb Muddlefoot, Professor Moliarty
  • Dead Space Downfall- Captain Mathius
  • Dexter's Laboratory – Red-Eye (in Photo Finish)
  • Dink, The Little Dinosaur - Tubble, Fleetfoot
  • DuckTales – El Capitan
  • Earthworm Jim – Psycrow, Bob the Killer Goldfish, and other various voices.
  • The Fairly OddParents – additional voices
  • Fanboy and Chum Chum - Professor Flan
  • Fish Hooks - Scientist #2 (in Parasite Fright)
  • Freakazoid – Senator Janos Ivnovels
  • Gargoyles – Dingo and other characters
  • Goof Troop – Pete
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy – Nasalmancer, Biker, Additional Voices
  • The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange - Tomato
  • The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats – Scarhood.
  • House of Mouse – Pete, Humphrey the Bear, King Louie, Big Bad Wolf, Censor Monkeys, the Hyenas (Shenzi, Banzai and Ed), Tigger, Winnie-the-Pooh, Gorilla, Kaa, Razoul, Tiki Masks, Weasels, Zeke, Cheshire Cat, Roquefort, Mister Stork, Jasper, Colonel Hathi, Cyril Proudbottom, Otto, Shun Gun, Boomer, Porcupine, Sexton Mouse, Deacon Owl, Gideon, Colonel, Flower [Adult], Sir Ector, King Duke, Doc
  • Invasion America – Major Lomack
  • Iron Man – MODOK, Whirlwind, Dreadknight, Backlash and President Bill Clinton.
  • Jackie Chan Adventures – Hak Foo (Season 1)
  • Jungle Cubs – Kaa, Fred, Jed
  • King of the Hill – various
  • The Legend of Tarzan – Tantor, Merkus
  • The Little Engine That Could – Billy Threeclaws
  • The Little Mermaid – Ebb the Male Crocodile
  • The Looney Tunes Show – Tasmanian Devil
  • Marsupilami – Maurice, Norman
  • The Mask – Doyle (Lieutenant Kellaway's partner), Kablamus, various one-shot characters
  • Merry Madagascar – Lead Reindeer
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Pete, Humphrey the Bear, Frog, Sparky, Clyde
  • Mickey Mouse Works – Pete, Humphrey the Bear
  • Motorcity - Dr. Hudson
  • The Mummy: The Animated Series - High Priest Imhotep
  • My Friends Tigger & Pooh – Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Beaver
  • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger
  • Ozzy & Drix – Chief Gluteus
  • The Pagemaster – Long John Silver
  • The Penguins of Madagascar – Ridiculously Deep and Chrome Claw in "Dr. Blowhole's Revenge."
  • Pepper Ann – Mr. Carter (Pepper Ann's science teacher) and some one-shot characters
  • Perfect Strangers – Additional characters (1986–1993)
  • The Pirates of Dark Water – Skorian, Ioz (season 2)
  • Planet Sheen – Ultra Lord (1 Episode: Cutting the Ultra-Cord)
  • The Powerpuff Girls – Fuzzy Lumpkins
  • Project G.e.e.K.e.R. – Mister Moloch and Will Dragonn
  • Quack Pack – Additional Voices
  • The Replacements – Various
  • Road Rovers – General Parvo
  • Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (Disneyland attraction) – Baby Herman
  • Rude Dog and the Dweebs – Satch
  • Saturday Night Live – Papa Smurf, Gargamel (TV Funhouse sketch)
  • The Savage Dragon – Dragon
  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Captain Caveman
  • The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs – Bald Spokesperson, Flea Leader, Von Rabie, Catastrophe
  • The Simpsons – Duncan the Horse
  • Snorks
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (SATAM) – Doctor Robotnik, SWATbots, Nasty Hyena member (Fed Up With Antoine)
  • The Spectacular Spider-Man – Crusher Hogan
  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series – Shocker, Chameleon
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Hondo Ohnaka
  • The Super Hero Squad Show – Thanos (Season Two)
  • SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron – Mayor Manx, Feral's Sergeant
  • The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries – Moo Goo Guy Pan, Sam Ficus
  • Tales from the Crypt – Judge Vic "Leave 'Em Hanging" Johnson
  • TaleSpin – Don Karnage, Louie*, Trader Moe, Covington
  • Taz-Mania – Taz, Buddy Boar, Bushwhacker Bob, Wendel T. Wolf
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Shredder (1991 and European Vacation Alternate), Leatherhead, Genghis Frog, Dirk Savage, Dirtbag, Merlin, Drakus/Beserko, Doomquest
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time – Leatherhead and Shredder (Arcade version only)
  • Teen Titans – Master of Games and Wildebeest ("Winner Take All")
  • The Tick – Thrakkorzog, Barry Hubris, Stalingrad, Captain Decency, Mister Mental, Multiple Santa, Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Timon & Pumbaa – Ed, Smolder the Bear, Pumbaa's Uncle Borris, Bruce the Blue Crab, Eddie the Pink Snake, Additional Voices
  • The Transformers – Afterburner (Transformers), Rippersnapper
  • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
  • Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light – Witterquick & the Bearer of Knowledge
  • Where's Waldo? – Narrator
  • What's New, Scooby-Doo? – Cyrus T. Buford, Crawdad Mike, Broderick Bosepheus
  • Widget the World Watcher – Megabrain
  • Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa – Dakota Dude, Skull Duggery, Jack
  • "Winx Club"- Taboc the Wise
  • W.I.T.C.H. – Tridart, Harold Hale, Zacharias
  • The Woody Woodpecker Show (1999) – various
  • Friends and Jose Adventure Riddles-Partom
  • The Land Before Time-Grandpa Longneck (voice)

Film

Year
Title
Role
1986
Castle in the Sky
General
1987
Garbage Pail Kids Movie, TheThe Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Greaser Greg, Nat Nerd
1988
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Frankenstein/Skull Head/Gengis Kong
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Bullet #2
1990
Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II
1992
Boris and Natasha: The Movie
Microchip Narrator
1992
Aladdin
Razoul/Farouk
1994
Cabin Boy
Cupcake
1994
Return of Jafar, TheThe Return of Jafar
Razoul
1994
Lion King, TheThe Lion King
Ed, Scar (partial singing voice)
1994
Pagemaster, TheThe Pagemaster
Long John Silver
1995
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins
Shang Tsung
1995
Goofy Movie, AA Goofy Movie
Pete
1995
Pocahontas
Chief Powhatan /Kekata (singing voices)
1995
Balto
Steele
1996
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible
Additional voices
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Razoul
1996
Ed's Next Move
Lee's Boyfriend, Raphael[2]
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Jingles
1996
Story of Santa Claus, TheThe Story of Santa Claus
Mr. Minch
1996
Hunchback of Notre Dame, TheThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
Guards/Gypsies
1997
Hercules
Nessus the River Centaur/Pot Maker/Tall Thebian/Elderly Thebian
1997
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Winnie-the-Pooh/Skullasaurus
1997
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Additional voices
1997
Anastasia
Rasputin (singing voice)
1998
Belle's Magical World
Webster
1998
Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, TheThe Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Singer
1998
Lion King II: Simba's Pride, TheThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Scar
1998
Small Soldiers
Ocula
1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
King James/Chief Powhatan
1998
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Additional voices
1998
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Jacques/Morgan Moonscar
1998
Antz
Additional voices
1998
Babe: Pig in the City
Pelican
1998
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Buster
1999
Tarzan
Additional voices
1999
Legend of the Titanic, TheThe Legend of the Titanic
Sharks
1999
Nuttiest Nutcracker, TheThe Nuttiest Nutcracker
Uncle Drosselmeier/Gramps
1999
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
1999
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Pete/Postman
2000
Tigger Movie, TheThe Tigger Movie
Tigger/Winnie-the-Pooh
2000
Extremely Goofy Movie, AnAn Extremely Goofy Movie
Pete
2000
Road to El Dorado, TheThe Road to El Dorado
Hernán Cortés/Additional voices
2000
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Additional voices
2000
Titan A.E.
Chowquin
2000
Tweety's High-Flying Adventure
Taz/Rocky/Yosemite Sam/Cool Cat/Shropshire Slasher/Casino Cat/Policeman
2000
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, TheThe Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Old Santa Claus
2000
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Cat
2001
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Tony
2001
Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, TheThe Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Sierra
2001
Shrek
Captain of Guards
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Additional voices
2001
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Ultra Lord/Mission Control/General
2002
Return to Never Land
Additional voices
2002
Hunchback of Notre Dame II, TheThe Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Archdeacon
2002
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
Butch
2002
Tarzan & Jane
Tantor
2002
Mickey's House of Villains
Big Bad Wolf/Kaa/Ed
2002
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Additional voices
2003
Jungle Book 2, TheThe Jungle Book 2
Kaa/Colonel Hathi/M.C. Monkey
2003
Piglet's Big Movie
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2003
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Luca/Additional voices
2004
Comic Book: The Movie
Dr. Cedric Perview
2004
Lion King 1½, TheThe Lion King 1½
Ed
2004
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2004
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom
Gen. Abercrombie/Brain #2/Mayor Quadar
2004
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Pete
2004
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Blitzen
2005
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2005
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2006
Disaster!
Harry Bottoms/Guy Kirk/Narrator
2006
Brother Bear 2
Chilkoot/Bering
2006
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Taz/Gossamer
2006
Fox and the Hound 2, TheThe Fox and the Hound 2
Waylon/Floyd/Additional voices
2007
Hellboy: Blood and Iron
Tom Manning
2007
TMNT
Additional voices
2007
Bee Movie
Title Narrator and Graduation Announcer
2007
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2008
Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, TheThe Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
King Triton/Shelbow
2008
Dead Space: Downfall
Captain Mathius/Farum
2008
Powerpuff Girls Rule!, TheThe Powerpuff Girls Rule!
Fuzzy Lumpkins
2009
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger/Beaver
2009
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Ackar
2009
Princess and the Frog, TheThe Princess and the Frog
Ray
2010
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
Winnie-the-Pooh/Tigger
2011
Gnomeo and Juliet
Featherstone
2011
Little Engine That Could, TheThe Little Engine That Could
Rusty
2011
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh/Tigger
2012
Zambezia
Budzo
2012
Wreck-It Ralph
"Game Over" Voice

Video games

  • Alpha Protocol- Conrad Marburg
  • Animaniacs – Himself, Radio News
  • Army Men Series – All the voices except females.
  • Baldur's Gate Series – Minsc, Firkraag, Gorion, Tazok, Abazigal, Gromnir Il-Khan, Demogorgon
  • Catdog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant - Cat
  • ClayFighter 63 – Bad Mr. Frosty, Houngan, Sumo Santa
  • Clive Barker's Jericho – Arnold Leach
  • Crash Twinsanity - Skunk
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse – Title Narrator, Mysterious Ghost, "Spooky Voice", Handy Hand
  • Epic Mickey – Pete (as Small Pete, Big Bad Pete, Petetronic, & Pete Pan)
  • Fallout – The Master, Set, Gizmo
  • Icewind Dale – Arundel, Hrothgar, additional voices
  • Infinity Blade II - Archivist
  • Kingdom Hearts series – Pete, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Ed, Julius
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Gadflow
  • Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – Totec, Lara's Partner, Xolotl
  • The Lost Vikings 2 – Olaf the Stout, Tomator.
  • Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal – Taz
  • Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet – Thanos
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – Thor
  • Mass Effect 2 – Urdnot Wreav, Patriarch, Normandy crew member,Cerberus scientist
  • Mickey's Speedway USA – Pete
  • Nicktoons MLB - Ultra Lord
  • Painkiller - Alastor
  • Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness – Boris, Hans
  • Splatterhouse (2010 video game) – The Terror Mask.
  • Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions – Kraven the Hunter, Goblin, Tinkerer
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Master Oteg
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Thadgeir, Olfrid Battle-Born, Vignar Gray-Mane, Logrulf the Willful, Festus Krex, Froki Whetted-Blade
  • Toonstruck – Feedback, B.B. Wolf, Dough, Snout, Seedy, Warp
  • World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Lorewalker Cho, introduction for Pandaren
  • Ys: Book I&II – Dalles



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