These Fictional Characters Have A Striking Resemblance To Their Actors

In order to bring the animation to life, the character must have a voice. Not just any voice but a voice that fits that character's image. That is what the world of animation is all about. Bringing the color and life of the fantasy to reality. We always hear these voices and wonder who the voices behind the images are. It's not always so simple to identify but then there are the roles that are a little more obvious. In many cases, the actual voice is synonymous with the computer generated characters. In fact, there are many times when the characters strike an uncanny resemblance to the voice actors playing them. Actor and Director Danny DeVito's role as Philoctetes in Disney’s Hercules had some very similar visual characteristics. There’s no denying that Whoopi Goldberg DEFINITELY some similar features to the short-tempered leading hyena of the pack, Shezni, in Disney’s The Lion King. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho could probably portray their characters Moana and Maui in a real life adaptation of the Disney film Moana. The late Robin Williams’ changed animated comedy forever with his performance as Genie in Disney’s Aladdin. Inspired by from his real life comedic antics, Genie’s animated presence perfectly captured all of Williams’ best comedic features. Want to see more celebrities and their cartoon resemblances? Click "Next" to find out. Dreamwork Animation’s Shark Tale had two characters that had visual similarities with their voice actors. The first one is the gold-digging fish Lola that shared Angelina Jolie’s full lips and smoky eyes. The second character/actor lookalike in Shark Tale is the protagonist Oscar, who seems to be all around inspired by Will Smith himself. Former president of the Screen Actors Guild Award (S.A.G.), Edward Asner, has lent his voice to various characters throughout his legendary career. However, his role as Carl Fredricksen in Pixar’s Up sums up all of the actor's mannerisms and features. Want to see more cartoon/actor lookalikes? Click "Next". Eleanor Audley has a striking resemblance to her character Lady Tremaine (Stepmother) in Cinderella. She not only voiced the part but the character's image also served as a reference for animators at the time. Jim Baccus looks an awful lot like his cartoon character, Mr. Magoo. Don't you think? Kathryn Beaumont was the voice behind both characters of Alice in Disney’s Alice In Wonderland and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan. However, she also served was the model for what Alice’s character would look like, and boy did that work! George S. Irving also looked a lot like his famous character, Heatmiser from the 1974 television special, The Year Without a Santa Claus. Do you know of any other celebrity/cartoon character lookalikes? Tell us in the comment section below. SOURCES: (Digital Spy)

These Fictional Characters Have A Striking Resemblance To Their Actors

By K. Gitter
9 years ago

Eleanor Audley has a striking resemblance to her character Lady Tremaine (Stepmother) in Cinderella. She not only voiced the part but the character’s image also served as a reference for animators at the time.

Jim Baccus looks an awful lot like his cartoon character, Mr. Magoo. Don’t you think?

Kathryn Beaumont was the voice behind both characters of Alice in Disney’s Alice In Wonderland and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan. However, she also served was the model for what Alice’s character would look like, and boy did that work!

George S. Irving also looked a lot like his famous character, Heatmiser from the 1974 television special, The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Eleanor Audley has a striking resemblance to her character Lady Tremaine (Stepmother) in Cinderella. She not only voiced the part but the character’s image also served as a reference for animators at the time.

Jim Baccus looks an awful lot like his cartoon character, Mr. Magoo. Don’t you think?

Kathryn Beaumont was the voice behind both characters of Alice in Disney’s Alice In Wonderland and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan. However, she also served was the model for what Alice’s character would look like, and boy did that work!

George S. Irving also looked a lot like his famous character, Heatmiser from the 1974 television special, The Year Without a Santa Claus.

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