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| 10 | -> ''"I hate when people go on TV and tell you how hard it is to do animation... No, [[SnailMail UPS]] is hard work. I've done some animation... It's the easiest job in the world. I go in a booth and I go, 'What's the line?' And the guy goes, 'It's time to go to the store.' And I go, 'It's time to go to the store!'... And then they give me a million dollars."'' |
| 11 | -->-- '''Creator/ChrisRock''', [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies 84th Academy Awards]] |
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| 13 | Celebrities do a lot of voice acting in big-budget animated movies. Maybe the producers figure more people will see their movie if they can put "Music/TaylorSwift" on all the posters in massive, gold lettering. Maybe John Q. Public just loves his celebrities. Maybe fans enjoy hearing a voice they recognize. The fact that celebrities can enjoy acting work without having to deal with costumes, script memorization, and travel to remote shooting locations and other elements of live-action filmmaking is another factor (although {{motion capture}} acting has many of those demands, and the actors behind these performances generally aren't considered only voice actors). Regardless, experienced voice actors often get cast aside in favor of someone more famous when a big, important animated movie is made. |
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| 15 | Sometimes this results in viewers not only becoming aware of just who's voicing the characters, but mentally referring to the characters by the actors' names, especially if it's been a while since they've last seen the movie. |
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| 17 | As it turns out, professional voice actors (''especially'' Creator/BillyWest and Creator/TaraStrong) are not pleased that their jobs are being poached by actors from other disciplines, which makes sense, as it implies that the performing skills are interchangeable. While professional voice actors are capable of [[ManOfAThousandVoices utilizing a wide vocal or acting range]] to create a given character's personality, celebrities are usually cast for marketing purposes because audiences will recognize the popular actor's voice and therefore, they usually don't change their voice in any way. |
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| 19 | It's important to note that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools this is not always a recipe for disaster]]. Some celebrities prove to be very talented or even experienced at voice acting, and would likely be among the most prolific at the profession if they did it exclusively. For instance, the master actor Creator/DustinHoffman won an Annie Award for performing the voice of Master Shifu in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''. Indeed, there are a fair number of performers who have managed strong careers in both fields and do not qualify for the pitfalls of this, although becoming equally famous in both is unusual. Some on-stage/Hollywood actors -- Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/EdenRiegel, to name two -- transitioned to primarily working as voice actors later in their careers.[[note]] Also, if anyone ever visits a FanConvention, professional voice actors will often recommend newcomers be on-stage theatre actors before entering the voice acting business.[[/note]] |
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| 21 | That said, Billy West's scorn has been justified in some cases where celebrity voice actors haven't delivered the goods, such as Creator/CameronDiaz's notoriously flat performance in the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' films; or in cases where an actor is wildly miscast, such as Billy Bob Thornton in the dub of ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''. That's where the reason for this being a separate decision becomes apparent. West himself has indicated that he has fewer objections to performances like Creator/RobinWilliams in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', Creator/TomHanks and Creator/TimAllen in ''Franchise/ToyStory'' or Creator/MikeMyers and Creator/EddieMurphy in the aforementioned ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' because they were all actually ''playing characters'' with their voices... y'know, the ''acting'' part of voice acting. |
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| 23 | Subtrope of StuntCasting. Often turn out to be examples of {{Ink Suit Actor}}s. If most voice actors in a single work are this, they're an AllStarCast. See also PopStarComposer for the musical equivalent, and SesameStreetCred for when celebrities star on children's shows. Likely to happen in a ConcertEpisode if the famous person is a musician. When a celebrity being cast as the main character is the main draw of a series, that's CelebrityToons. If a person takes a celebrity voice role because of their children, that's SoMyKidsCanWatch. If the voice role was done before the person got famous (a common trend among [[FormerChildStar those who began acting in their childhood]]), that would be RetroactiveRecognition. |
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| 25 | !!Examples: |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[index]] |
| 28 | * [[CelebrityVoiceActor/EnglishAnimation English (Animation)]] |
| 29 | [[/index]] |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:English (Pinball)]] |
| 34 | * Happens fairly frequently with LicensedPinballTables, especially those based on popular {{Film}}s -- one or more of the original actors will be recruited to record additional dialog for the game, either as player instructions ("Get the extra ball!") or alternate lines of dialog that fit the adaptation's plot. |
| 35 | * Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger reprised his role as the Terminator for ''Pinball/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' and ''Pinball/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''. |
| 36 | * Creator/RaulJulia and Creator/AnjelicaHuston returned as Gomez and Morticia Addams for ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily''. |
| 37 | * The cast of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' recorded additional dialog for [[Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the pinball of the same name]]. Each received a [[PersonalArcade pinball table]] afterward as thanks. |
| 38 | -->'''Picard:''' "All hands, prepare for multi-ball!" |
| 39 | * The ''Pinball/DoctorWho'' pinball got custom speech from Sylvester [=McCoy=] (the seventh Doctor, incumbent at the time of its release) and Anthony Ainley (The Master). |
| 40 | * Not surprisingly, Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark did all her lines in ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters'' and ''Pinball/ScaredStiff''. |
| 41 | -->'''Elvira:''' "How 'bout another ball?" |
| 42 | * ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'' has country singer Carlene Carter as the voice of "Red". She also performs [[RealSongThemeTune "Every Little Thing"]] during multiball. |
| 43 | * Creator/JohnRhysDavies reprised his role as Sallah in ''Pinball/IndianaJonesThePinballAdventure''. |
| 44 | * Similarly, Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/JohnRhysDavies voiced Frodo and Gimli in Creator/SternPinball's ''Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings''. |
| 45 | * ''Pinball/TheShadow'' has Penelope Ann-Miller, John Lone, and Creator/TimCurry reprise their roles from the movie. Tim Kitzrow voices The Shadow, as Alec Baldwin wasn't available. |
| 46 | * Creator/{{Stern}}'s ''[[Pinball/SpiderManStern Spider-Man]]'' has J.K. Simmons return as J. Jonah Jameson to give player instructions... and a ''lot'' of snark. |
| 47 | -->'''Jameson:''' "Play better!" |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[folder:English (Video Games)]] |
| 51 | * Creator/{{Bethesda}} games in general have a tendency to hire prolific actors to voice generally small parts: |
| 52 | ** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has the main character's father James voiced by Creator/LiamNeeson. |
| 53 | ** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has Benny, the man who shoots the main character in the head at the start of the game, voiced by Creator/MatthewPerry. |
| 54 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' had Creator/MichaelMadsen and Creator/SusanSarandon as [[EvilCounterpart Daud]] and [[WickedWitch Granny Rags]], respectively. |
| 55 | ** TheEmperor Uriel Septim VII in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' is voiced by Creator/PatrickStewart... and also doubles as DeadStarWalking. Martin is voiced by Creator/SeanBean and TheDragon Mankar Camoran by Creator/TerenceStamp. |
| 56 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' has quite the list of these. See the [[Trivia/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Trivia]] page for the full list. Notably, Esbern (the narrator of the trailer) is voiced by Creator/MaxVonSydow. Unfortunately some of Esbern's lines were voiced by another actor who tried and failed to imitate von Sydow. |
| 57 | * Patrick Stewart also provided the voice for Professor Xavier in both of the ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'' games and he wasn't the only notable name providing voice work. |
| 58 | * ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc'' had Creator/JohnLeguizamo (best known for voicing [[WesternAnimation/IceAge Sid the Sloth]]) voice Rayman's dopey amphibian friend, Globox. |
| 59 | * Creator/LaceyChabert, a longtime ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fan, voices Princess Elise in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. |
| 60 | * ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''[='=]s reboot series ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow Lords of Shadow]]'' and its sequels in English are all using this for English as opposed to the usual voice actors, so you'll be hearing the likes of Creator/RobertCarlyle, Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/JasonIsaacs, etc, all who were more known in their live-action roles. The Japanese version avert this, although they used majorly the Japanese ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series cast. |
| 61 | * ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' boasts several of these, including Creator/NathanFillion and Creator/BillNighy. The most notable, however, is Creator/PeterDinklage, who plays the player's AI companion Ghost... or did. The performance was uncharacteristically phoned in for the Emmy winner and subsequently ridiculed by fans. Developer Bungie recast the role nearly a year after the game's release to have professional voice actor Creator/NolanNorth re-do all of Dinklage's lines and all Ghost lines in future DLC. Officially, it was attributed to Dinklage's availability. |
| 62 | * As a reference to various cyberpunk/mercenary roles he'd played in previous projects, such as Neo in ''Film/TheMatrix'' and the title character in ''Film/JohnWick'', Creator/KeanuReeves was cast as the rockerboy and anarchist Johnny Silverhand in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. |
| 63 | * Creator/KieferSutherland as Sgt. Roebuck in ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: World at War''. |
| 64 | ** Sutherland was also the voice of [[LegacyCharacter Snake]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', replacing the character's traditional voice actor of Creator/DavidHayter, a decision that was considerably controversial among long time fans of the series, since it was done without Hayter's consent or awareness. |
| 65 | * ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' had Creator/MarkStrong as the main character. He has said in an interview that he wouldn't mind doing more 40K stuff in the future, and in fact voiced Eisenhorn in ''Eisenhorn: Xenos'' a few years later. |
| 66 | * ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' stick mostly with "regular" voice actors for most of their casts, but have a few celebrities in each. Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/SethGreen, Creator/LanceHenriksen and Creator/MarinaSirtis qualify for the [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 first game]], and David and Green are joined by Creator/ClaudiaBlack, Creator/CarrieAnneMoss, Creator/YvonneStrahovski, Creator/TriciaHelfer, Creator/MichaelHogan, Creator/MichaelDorn, and Creator/MartinSheen in the second. |
| 67 | ** Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr voices James Vega in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. |
| 68 | ** Also in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'': [[spoiler:the "Stargazer" at the end of the game's story is voiced by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, a real-life astronaut and the second man to walk the moon after Neil Armstrong.]] |
| 69 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' has Creator/NatalieDormer as ship physician Dr. Lexi T'Perro and Creator/KumailNanjiani as Director Jarun Tann. |
| 70 | * Creator/KateMulgrew and Creator/TimRuss from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' show up in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', with Mulgrew's character being a recurring character in the series. |
| 71 | ** Creator/ClaudiaBlack also voices a major character in ''Origins'', and Creator/TimCurry was one of the villains. |
| 72 | ** Creator/EveMyles is in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' as Merrill. |
| 73 | ** Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr (who was also in Mass Effect 3) voices Iron Bull in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. Black returns as Morrigan in ''Inquisition''. |
| 74 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' features Creator/ElijahWood as the titular dragon, Creator/GaryOldman as his mentor, Ignitus, and a rotating series of stars as his sidekick Sparx (Creator/DavidSpade, Creator/BillyWest, and Creator/WayneBrady). Of the three, West is the only one who has extensive voice acting experince. |
| 75 | * ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' features Creator/CharlesDance among its voice credits. |
| 76 | * This was the whole point of ''[[VideoGame/NaziZombies Call of the Dead]]'' with Creator/SarahMichelleGellar, Creator/DannyTrejo, Creator/MichaelRooker and Creator/RobertEnglund fighting Creator/GeorgeARomero. |
| 77 | * Season Two of ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' has Creator/MichaelMadsen as Bill Carver, villain of the first half of the season. |
| 78 | * ''Videogame/TheEvilWithin'' has Creator/JackieEarleHaley as Ruvik, the main antagonist of the game. |
| 79 | * The CD-ROM edition of ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers'' had a voice cast led by Creator/TimCurry, Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/MichaelDorn. |
| 80 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has a lot of this in the OriginalGeneration. Characters from Disney properties often retain their original celebrity voice actors, too. |
| 81 | ** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI The first game]] has Creator/HaleyJoelOsment as Sora, David Gallagher as Riku, Creator/HaydenPanettiere as Kairi, and Creator/BillyZane as Ansem. The cast for ''Final Fantasy'' characters, many being voiced for the first time ever, include Creator/DavidBoreanaz as Leon/Squall, Steve Burton as Cloud, Music/MandyMoore as Aerith, and [[Music/{{NSync}} Lance Bass]] as Sephiroth. |
| 82 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' was probably responsible for putting Music/JesseMccartney (then known mainly as a singer) into the voice acting map when he did a surprisingly good debut voicing Roxas. Other than him, there are also Creator/BrittanySnow as Naminé, the late Creator/ChristopherLee (!) as Ansem the Wise, and Creator/RachaelLeighCook as Tifa. Moore was replaced as Aerith by Creator/MenaSuvari, whom many say [[DullSurprise isn't an improvement]]. From ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Re:Chain of Memories]]'' onward, Snow has been replaced by another celebrity VA, Creator/MeaghanMartin. |
| 83 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' features Creator/JasonDohring as Terra, Creator/WillaHolland as Aqua, and of course, Creator/MarkHamill and the late Creator/LeonardNimoy, both chosen deliberately from [[Franchise/StarWars their most]] [[Franchise/StarTrek famous roles]], as Master Eraqus and Master Xehanort. Following Nimoy's passing, the late Creator/RutgerHauer voiced Xehanort in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', and Hauer was replaced after ''his'' passing by Creator/ChristopherLloyd in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind''. |
| 84 | ** Haley Joel Osment reprises his role as Sora in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' (albeit through archived audio), being the only celebrity voice actor in the cast of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. |
| 85 | * ''VideoGame/BionicCommando2009'' had protagonist Nathan Spencer voiced by singer Music/MikePatton. When Spencer later appeared in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', Patton was replaced by Dameon Clarke. |
| 86 | * The ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' expansion "War of the Chosen" features a number of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' alumni in the role of the factional [[HeroUnit Hero Units]]: Creator/JonathanFrakes (Cmd. Riker) as Volk, Creator/MarinaSirtis (Counselor Troi) as Outrider, Creator/MichaelDorn (Lt. Worf) as Mox [[note]]If the player also has "Shen's Last Gift", Dorn can also be heard as [=SPARKs=] with the "Warrior" voice setting[[/note]], Creator/DeniseCrosby (Lt. Yar) as Betos, and Creator/JohnDeLancie (Q) as Geist. Creator/DwightSchultz (Lt. Barclay) also provides a voice option for male Templar units. John Soloman, the lead developer, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6wkiqj/were_the_developers_of_xcom_2_war_of_the_chosen/dm8scfa/ assures us that it's a complete coincidence that he got five actors from his favorite sci-fi TV series]]. |
| 87 | * ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': |
| 88 | ** Lord Hood is another notch on Creator/RonPerlman's voice acting belt. |
| 89 | ** The voice actors for ''VideoGame/Halo2''[='s=] various Marine [=NPCs=] include Creator/OrlandoJones, Creator/LauraPrepon, Creator/DavidCross, and Creator/MichelleRodriguez. Additionally, Miranda Keyes was voiced by Creator/JulieBenz (though [[TheOtherDarrin she would be replaced by Justis Bolding]] in the sequel). |
| 90 | ** Creator/NathanFillion, Creator/AdamBaldwin, and Creator/AlanTudyk first came back together to voice minor [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/Halo3'' before all getting starring roles in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. Yes, Creator/{{Bungie}} Studios is mostly staffed by [[Series/{{Firefly}} Browncoats]]. |
| 91 | ** Creator/TriciaHelfer also voices one of the mains in ''ODST''. |
| 92 | ** In ''3'', the Prophet of Truth is voiced by Creator/TerenceStamp, whom you might know as [[Film/SupermanTheMovie General]] [[Film/SupermanII Zod]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert Bernadette Bassinger]], and/or [[Film/TheLimey Wilson]], among many other roles. |
| 93 | ** In ''VideoGame/Halo4'', Creator/MarkRolston voices Captain Andrew Del Rio, while Creator/AdrienneBarbeau voices Dr. Sandra Tillson. That said, both had already done some voice acting before, with Barbeau and Rolston having voiced respectively Catwoman and Firefly in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. |
| 94 | ** Fillion had a brief cameo in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' before he returned to the series proper in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', both times voicing the same character he did in ''ODST''. Additionally, Creator/MikeColter ''was'' going to voice Jameson Locke, but scheduling conflicts got in the way, though he did still voice the character in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. |
| 95 | ** ''ARG/HuntTheTruth'' has several; Creator/KeeganMichaelKey voices the lead character, with the cast also including Creator/JerryTrainor, Creator/CobieSmulders, Creator/StacyKeach, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/TamaraTaylor, Creator/AlanTudyk, and of course Creator/MarkHamill. |
| 96 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 97 | ** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' (as well as [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015 the 2015 game]]) features a cast comprised largely either of voice actors from previous games returning to their roles (Steve Burton as Cloud Strife, for example) or west coast [=VAs=] with experience in voicing anime and other video games for characters who didn't have voice acting before. One voice actor that stands out, however, is Creator/KeithDavid as [[BigBad Chaos]]. |
| 98 | ** The English dub of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' had Creator/CodyChristian as Cloud and Creator/BrittBaron as Tifa, replacing their previous voice actors, Steve Burton and Creator/RachaelLeighCook, both of whom were also more known for their live-action work when first cast. |
| 99 | * ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'': The voice actor cast reads like a "Who's who" of HeavyMetal musicians and movie actors. |
| 100 | * The ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series has featured Dennis Rodman as Zack in ''Xtreme'' and Creator/DarrenCriss as Jann Lee in ''Dimensions''. None of those stuck in later games. |
| 101 | * Creator/LeonardNimoy provides narration for ''VideoGame/{{Seaman}}''. |
| 102 | * Creator/RonPerlman narrates every ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' game except ''VideoGame/FalloutBrotherhoodOfSteel'' and ''VideoGame/Fallout4''[[note]]He makes a voiced cameo as a news anchor in ''4''[[/note]]. He does, however, have an extensive background in voice acting as well as screen acting. |
| 103 | ** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' features the voices of Creator/ReneAuberjonois and Bill Sadler (both from Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine) as Mr. House and Victor respectively, as well as Creator/MatthewPerry (best known as Chandler Bing from ''Series/{{Friends}}'') as Benny and Creator/KrisKristofferson as Chief Hanlon. |
| 104 | * Lucy Stillman of the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series is played by Creator/KristenBell. Likewise, [[DeadpanSnarker Shaun Hastings]] is voiced by British comedian Danny Wallace. |
| 105 | * Sheena Easton voiced [[FieryRedhead Annah]] from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''. |
| 106 | * The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series is no stranger to big-name talent lending their voices, including (but not limited to): |
| 107 | ** Creator/KeithDavid as Julius Little and, in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', [[AsHimself Vice President Keith David]] |
| 108 | ** Creator/DanielDaeKim as Johnny Gat |
| 109 | ** Creator/ElizaDushku as Shaundi in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' |
| 110 | ** Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan as Benjamin King (succeeded by Creator/TerryCrews in ''IV'' due to Duncan's passing) |
| 111 | ** Adult actress Sasha Grey as Viola [=DeWynter=] |
| 112 | ** Wrestling/HulkHogan as Angel de [=laMuerte=] |
| 113 | ** Creator/BurtReynolds as [[AsHimself Mayor Burt Reynolds]] |
| 114 | ** Wrestling/RoddyPiper AsHimself (in a scene that pays homage to ''Film/TheyLive'', which Keith David co-starred in) |
| 115 | ** Creator/MichaelDorn as Maero |
| 116 | ** The cast of WebVideo/HeyAshWhatchaPlayin [[AsHimself as themselves]] ([[Creator/AshlyBurch Ashly]], Anthony, and yes, [[EnsembleDarkHorse Papa Burch]]) |
| 117 | * The ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' series featured a huge number of celebrity voice actors, including Creator/MichaelMadsen, Creator/KyleMacLachlan, Creator/RobertLoggia, Creator/RayLiotta, Creator/WilliamFichtner, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/BurtReynolds, Creator/LuisGuzman, Creator/DannyTrejo, Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ChrisPenn, Creator/JamesWoods, Creator/DavidCross, among others. |
| 118 | ** By comparison, the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' games onwards rarely delve into this, even moreso considering that the casts rarely feature any notable professional voice actors, let alone celebrities in general. It was said that Rockstar did away with hiring prominent actors as they were either difficult to work with (as in the case of Ray Liotta) or they wanted people to focus more on the characters than the celebrities attached to the roles. |
| 119 | * The ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' series has featured narration by Creator/StephenFry throughout each game, while the third game also features Fry's friend and comedic foil Creator/HughLaurie as Newton. |
| 120 | * ''VideoGame/Payday2'' has Creator/SharltoCopley reprise his character from ''Film/HardcoreHenry'', Jimmy. Furthermore, one of the later heisters, Rust, was a [[{{Turncoat}} former]] [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels Overkill MC]] BadassBiker, played by Creator/RonPerlman. On a smaller scale, Ethan and Hila Klein of Webvideo/{{h3h3productions}} voice [[AsHimself fictionalized versions of themselves]]. [[spoiler:The GoldenEnding of the game has Creator/JohnDeLancie as the President of the United States]]. |
| 121 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny'' were released around the same time and both made a big deal about some of the voice talent in them including ''Edge of Time'' featuring Creator/ValKilmer (Walker Sloan), Creator/KateeSackhoff (ComicBook/BlackCat), and Creator/LauraVandervoort (ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson) and ''Destiny'' featuring that the player's choice of characters, Aimi, Adrian, and Grant, being respectively voiced by Creator/JamieChung, Creator/ScottPorter, and Creator/MiloVentimiglia. This is also arguably why Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, who only had [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries one short-lived series]] for his tenure as Spider-Man, was the voice of the main/Amazing Spider-Man in ''Edge of Time''[='=]s predecessor, ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions''. |
| 122 | * ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' features Creator/PeterSerafinowicz (best known as the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace first]] voice of [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Maul]]) as the voice of Mild-Mannered Pate. Serafinowicz is a fan of the series [[PromotedFanboy and asked if he can voice a character in the game]]. |
| 123 | * Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/MalcolmMcDowell and Creator/JohnRhysDavies all have roles in ''[[VideoGame/WingCommanderTheKilrathiSaga Wing Commander 3]]''. |
| 124 | * Creator/YvonneStrahovski as protagonist Aya Brea in ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday'', which also included Creator/MollyQuinn as her character's adopted sister/daughter Maya and Creator/JensenAckles as her character's LoveInterest Kyle Magdigan. |
| 125 | * ''VideoGame/Anthem2019'' curiously does this with minor characters: the bar owner Max is voiced by Creator/CatherineTate, Creator/JackMcBrayer plays Amal, the bartender, and Creator/JoeLoTruglio plays the town gossip Neeson. |
| 126 | * ''VideoGame/LANoire'' has an impressive line-up of celebrity voice actors including Creator/AaronStaton as Det. Cole Phelps, Creator/AndrewConnolly as Capt. James Donnelly and Creator/JohnNoble as crooked developer Leland Monroe. |
| 127 | * Near the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomComeDeliverance'', we get a cameo by veteran actor Creator/BrianBlessed, playing real-life German military engineer Lord Konrad Kyeser. |
| 128 | * A case where the original performance is RetroactiveRecognition but the RoleReprise years later is as a celebrity: Creator/JennaColeman performed the voice of Melia in the original Wii release of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' in 2011, back when she was an unknown in showbiz. Coleman these days isn't a professional voice actress but Creator/{{Nintendo}} managed to get her back to record new material in the 2020 ''[[UpdatedRerelease Definitive Edition]]'', after she went through her big breaks in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/{{Victoria}}'' and now qualifies for this. |
| 129 | ** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' not only has the return of Coleman as Melia, but also features Creator/HarryLloyd, known for his role as Viserys Targaryen in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', as the BigBad Z. |
| 130 | * ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' |
| 131 | ** The first ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'' game's English dub featured big-name actors, including Creator/ElizaDushku as Yumi, Creator/MichaelMadsen as Shimano, and Creator/MarkHamill as [[EnsembleDarkHorse fan favorite]] Majima. |
| 132 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'' has Creator/JamesHong voice Kim Won-soon. |
| 133 | ** In addition to a roster of veteran video game and anime voice actors, ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbiacDI8qsE a very big name]] voicing Arakawa: Creator/GeorgeTakei. |
| 134 | ** ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'' continues this trend, where Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/DanielDaeKim provide voices in the English dub. WebAnimation/KsonOnAir, a popular Japanese[=/=]English VirtualYoutuber, also provides the voice of [[AsHerself Kei]] ([[RoleReprise reprising her role]] from ''VideoGame/LikeADragonGaidenTheManWhoErasedHisName''). |
| 135 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': |
| 136 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' sees Creator/TriciaHelfer voice Sonya Blade and Jax comes with a DLC skin based on Dillon from ''Film/{{Predator}}'', complete with Creator/CarlWeathers doing the voice. |
| 137 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' sees this, mostly cases of RoleReprise: |
| 138 | *** Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa reprises his role from ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' and ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' as Shang Tsung. Costumes based on the former film for Raiden, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade also see Creator/ChristopherLambert, Creator/LindenAshby, and Bridgette Wilson reprise their roles. |
| 139 | *** Wrestler Creator/RondaRousey is the default voice for Sonya Blade. |
| 140 | *** Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/PeterWeller, and Creator/SylvesterStallone reprise their respective famous roles as [[WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn Spawn]], Franchise/RoboCop, and Franchise/{{Rambo}}. |
| 141 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' has Creator/MeganFox voicing Nitara in dialogue and providing the character's likeness, though her battle grunts are provided by Creator/CristinaValenzuela. |
| 142 | * Creator/SupermassiveGames tend to cast famous actors among the cast of their games, usually having them [[InkSuitActor lend their likeness]] to the characters they play: |
| 143 | ** ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'' features an EnsembleCast which includes Creator/HaydenPanettiere as [[NiceGirl Samantha "Sam" Giddings]], Creator/RamiMalek (prior to his breakthrough) as [[SadClown Josh Washington]], Creator/BrettDalton as [[BigManOnCampus Michael "Mike" Munroe]], and Creator/MeaghanMartin as [[LovableAlphaBitch Jessica "Jess" Riley]]. Creator/PeterStormare appears in a smaller role as psychiatrist Dr. Alan Hill. |
| 144 | ** Creator/KatieCassidy as protagonist Becky Marney in ''VideoGame/HiddenAgenda2017''. |
| 145 | ** Creator/PipTorrens has a recurring role as the as the mysterious character, ''The Currator'' in ''VideoGame/TheDarkPicturesAnthology''. Individual examples in the series include: |
| 146 | *** Creator/ShawnAshmore as protagonist Conrad in ''VideoGame/ManOfMedan''. |
| 147 | *** ''VideoGame/LittleHope'' features Creator/WillPoulter as characters Andrew, Anthony, and Abraham. |
| 148 | * ''VideoGame/SayonaraWildHearts'' features Music/QueenLatifah as the game's narrator, though how she got the role has a funny story to go with it: just weeks before the game's launch date, director Simon Flesser thought it would be fun to ring up "someone unexpected" to do the narration lines and jokingly threw out Queen Latifah as a suggestion... until their publisher learned her schedule was open and were able to secure her for real. Because her addition to the game was in such a short time before release, she went completely unmentioned in promo material. |
| 149 | * The little-known space shooter ''VideoGame/{{Hellbender}}'' by Creator/TerminalReality (of ''VideoGame/MonsterTruckMadness'' fame no less) and Creator/{{Microsoft}} features the voice of Creator/GillianAnderson as E.V.E. (Enhanced Virtual Entity), the titular spacecraft's on-board computer. Microsoft even went so far as to [[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/hellbender/cover-art/gameCoverId,51372/ make special note]] of Anderson's previous ''Series/TheXFiles'' credentials in the box and marketing. |
| 150 | * The ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer Trilogy'' features a few notable actors doing the voices of certain Legendary Lords. These include Creator/DylanSprouse as Alith Anar, Creator/IwanRheon as Rakarth, Creator/RichardArmitage as Be'lakor, and - as a RoleReprise from the ''[[TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar Age of Sigmar]]'' audiobooks - Creator/BrianBlessed as [[Literature/GotrekAndFelix Gotrek Gurnisson]]. |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:English (Other)]] |
| 154 | * The current voice of Creator/ChuckECheese is Jaret Reddick, the lead vocalist of Music/BowlingForSoup. |
| 155 | * Gas Networks Ireland mascot Advertising/TommyMcAnairey is voiced by singer-songwriter and comedian Paul Woodfull, with his daughter Drimnagh being voiced by author, illustrator and comedienne Aoife Dooley. |
| 156 | * In the UK, Advertising/MorrisTheCat was redubbed by TV presenter Johnny Morris, becoming an accidental [[TheDanza Danza]] in the process. Later ads replaced him with Creator/RichardBriers. |
| 157 | * For the English dub of ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', Creator/GiancarloEsposito -- best known for his roles as Gustavo Fring in ''Series/BreakingBad'' and Stan Edgar in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}'' -- portrays the villainous fixer Faraday. |
| 158 | * The English dub of ''Animation/KungFuWa'' is notable for being the voice acting debut of American [[Platform/{{TikTok}} TikToker]] WebVideo/SofiaGomez (who voices TZ), an avid anime fan who gained popularity on the video platform primarily for cosplaying as various anime, comic book and manga characters.[[note]]In addition to a few [[BuxomBeautyStandard bikini "thirst traps']] (most notably, a video that was part of a Summer 2020 trend set to the Creator/AmandaSeyfried[=-=]Creator/DominicCooper cover of Music/{{ABBA}}[='=]s "Lay All Your Love on Me" from ''Film/MammaMia'', which Gomez filmed after doing a photoshoot) that helped gain her a sizeable male following (along with the cosplays she soon became more known for), among the videos that earned Gomez (then 17/18) [=TikTok=] fame in 2020 was that of her spot-on impression of [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Perry the Platypus]], which even earned recognition from ''Phineas and Ferb'' creator Creator/DanPovenmire.[[/note]] |
| 159 | * The English dub of ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'' features known live-action actors and voice actors best known for their work in Western animation, such as Creator/KeoneYoung, Creator/TonyCurran, Creator/GeorgeNewbern, Creator/BumperRobinson and others. |
| 160 | * The English dub of ''Anime/{{Steamboy}}'' features three actors from Creator/{{Marvel}}'s films around the time of its release in key roles: Creator/AnnaPaquin ([[Film/XMenFilmSeries Rogue]]) as James Steam, Creator/AlfredMolina ([[Film/SpiderMan2 Doctor Octopus]]) as Edward Steam, and Creator/PatrickStewart ([[Film/XMenFilmSeries Professor Xavier]]) as Lloyd Steam. |
| 161 | * The Advertising/CadburysCaramelBunny was voiced by Creator/MiriamMargolyes. |
| 162 | * One episode of ''Series/OnceUponATime'' had [[Literature/PeterPan the Shadow]] voiced by, of all people, Music/MarilynManson. |
| 163 | ** Its spin-off series ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'' had Creator/JohnLithgow as the White Rabbit and Creator/WhoopiGoldberg as his wife, as well as Creator/KeithDavid as the Cheshire Cat and Music/IggyPop as the Caterpillar. |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Japanese (Anime)]] |
| 167 | * In ''Anime/AnimalCrossingTheMovie'', bit character Pascal is played by Creator/TakashiMiike, otherwise primarily known for his film directing. |
| 168 | * Yuri Sakazaki was voiced by Music/AyumiHamasaki in the ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' TV anime movie, [[RetroactiveRecognition before she became the mega-star she is today]]. When the movie was later released on DVD, to get around having to pay Hamasaki no-doubt massive royalties, all of her lines were redubbed by Kaori Horie, Yuri's voice actress from the actual games. |
| 169 | * Ai Hashimoto (who is known as Sadako in ''Sadako 3D'') voiced Mana Hiiragi in ''Anime/BloodCTheLastDark''. |
| 170 | * In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', the theme song performers are cast in the following roles: |
| 171 | ** Music/TMRevolution performed the voices of Miguel Aiman and Heine Westenfluss. |
| 172 | ** Vivian Hsu voiced Aisha in the TV and HD Remaster versions; she was replaced by Creator/FumiHirano in the TV Movies. |
| 173 | ** While he didn't perform any songs for the series, singer Win Morisaki was cast as Griffin Arbalest in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom''. |
| 174 | * Creator/ShigesatoItoi, essayist, copywriter, creator of ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' and all-around RenaissanceMan, voiced Satsuki and Mei's father in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''. |
| 175 | * Popular television personality and drag queen Akihiro Miwa has done voice acting in ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' and ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle''. He was also the Pokémon God Arceus in ''Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife''. |
| 176 | * MMA and Wrestling legend Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki lended his voice for two animated works: in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' as [[BruceLeeClone Fei-Long]] (also overlaps a bit with CastingGag since he's a big fan of Creator/BruceLee) and in ''Shoot Fighter Tekken'' as Seiko "Oton" Miyazawa. |
| 177 | * Atsushi Tamura (see below in ''Japanese Foreign Dubs'' tap) voiced Paradox in ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime''. |
| 178 | * Yoko Maki, Maki Sakai, and Suzuka Ohgo voiced the main female leads in ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''. Some of the marketing on the show basically focused on this fact. |
| 179 | * The ''[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Fist of the North Star: Legends of the True Savior]]'' movie series replaced Creator/AkiraKamiya, Creator/KenjiUtsumi and Creator/YurikoYamamoto (the original voices of Kenshiro, Raoh and Yuria) with live-action actors Hiroshi Abe, Takashi Ukaji and Yuriko Ishida, much to the dismay of fans of the TV series. |
| 180 | * In ''Anime/TomicaHyperRescueDriveHeadKidouKyuukyuuKeisatsu'', criminal duo Akira and Yusuke are voiced by the comedy duo Trendy Angel. Additionally, [[Creator/TokyoBroadcastingSystem TBS announcers]] Yuri Sasagawa and Risa Unai voice TV announcers for a fictional station which are modeled after themselves. |
| 181 | ** In the movie, the band which performs the movie's theme plays four drivers from the Mobile Assault Police and popular actor Kentarou Itou is cast as [[spoiler: the adult form of the [[BigBad Evil AI]]]]. |
| 182 | * Machiko Washio is primarily known for her live action work, and ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' is one of the few anime she's done throughout her long career spanning 56 years, Sakura in particular being the closest she's had to a main role in an anime. |
| 183 | * [[ChildrenVoicingChildren Former child actor Hiroya Oka provided the voice of Unico]] in the 1979 pilot ''[[Manga/{{Unico}} Unico:]] [[Anime/UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather Black Cloud and White Feather]]'' by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. Hiroya Oka is also the only male voice actor that was able to provide the voice of the titular character with [[CrossdressingVoices future roles being handled by women.]] |
| 184 | * Many of the ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' movies feature celebrity voice actors. For example, the 2012 movie, ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheIslandOfMiraclesAnimalAdventure'', featured Creator/NanaMizuki as Koron, Creator/KoichiYamadera as Sharman, child actor and ''tarento'' Fuku Suzuki as Fouque, and actor Shun Oguri as [[TheDanza Shun Amaguri]]. |
| 185 | * ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' and its' movies sometimes use celebrity voices. The most famous example was Music/KyaryPamyuPamyu appearing as herself in one episode. |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Japanese (Foreign dubs)]] |
| 189 | * In ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'''s dub, Master Tigress is voiced by Yoshino Kimura, who played the Japanese wife in ''Film/{{Blindness}}''. |
| 190 | * In ''Film/TheExpendables'', Maggie is voiced in Japanese by Creator/ChiakiKuriyama, aka [[Film/KillBill Gogo Yubari]]. |
| 191 | ** She also voiced Uhura in the dub of ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''. |
| 192 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 The titular Lorax]] is voiced by Ken Shimura, one of the members of the comedian duo along Cha Kato who appeared in ''Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV'', who was the inspiration for '' America's Funniest Home Videos'' in the U.S. |
| 193 | * Another comedian, Hiroiki Ariyoshi, dubs Film/{{Ted}}. |
| 194 | * [[Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles The Emperor Maltazard]] is voiced by no other than '''Creator/{{Gackt}}'''. |
| 195 | * The Japanese dub of WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead is an interesting case, since the [=titular=] duo is voiced by Ryo & Atsushi Tamura[[note]] No relation, despise sharing the same last name.[[/note]], both members of the [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Manzai duo London Booth No.1 No.2]]. Atsushi Tamura (Butt-head) is maybe the well-known member of the duo for Western viewers, since he voiced [[Manga/{{Eyeshield21}} Yoichi Hiruma]]. He also voiced [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie Bart Simpson]] in the theatrical version of the film. |
| 196 | * In the dub of ''Film/WorldWarZ'', Karin Lane is voiced by singer Ryoko Shinohara, who many Western viewers can remember her as the singer of the famous theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AgY3Vtj9Y4 Itoshisato Setsunasato Kokoro Zuyosa to]] from ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''. |
| 197 | * In the dub of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Lady Rainicorn is voiced by Korean-Japanese actress Hong Young-hi. This is justified, since in the original English version, she only speaks Korean. Ironically, the main protagonist, [[Creator/RomiPark who is voiced in Japanese by another Korean-Japanese voice actress]], cannot understand her. |
| 198 | ** She also voiced Sun-Hwa Kwon, a native Korean, in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{Lost}}''. |
| 199 | * In the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', Buttercup is voiced by stage actress Creator/YukikoIkeda. |
| 200 | * The Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' has Marge Simpson voiced by soul singer Creator/AkikoWada, who also voiced ''Bowser'' in ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach''. |
| 201 | * The Japanese dub of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'' features a voice cameo by Inugami Korone, a long-time Sonic fan and famous VirtualYoutuber of WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} fame. |
| 202 | * Believe it or not, Creator/HiroshiFujioka (the original Series/KamenRider) dubbed Creator/BruceLee in the dub of ''Film/TheBigBoss''. |
| 203 | ** He also voiced Shan Yu in the dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' PlayingAgainstType as the villain. |
| 204 | * KenWatanabe ([[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Ra's Al-Ghul]]) dubbed Col. Trautman in the dub of ''[[Franchise/{{Rambo}} First Blood]]'' but only in the Japanese dub used in NTV. Other networks used different voice actors. He also voiced Rhett Butler in the TV Tokyo dub of ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. |
| 205 | * Tatsuya Fujiwara ([[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami in the live-action films]] and [[Film/BattleRoyale Shuya Nanahara]]) voiced Kuzco in the dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. He's replaced by Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo in the dub of the [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool TV series]]. He also voiced Jake Morrison in the dub of ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence''. |
| 206 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', the villain Syndrome is voiced by pro wrestling legend Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada. |
| 207 | * In the dub of ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', Ayame Gouriki (who played Shiori Genpo in the ''Manga/BlackButler'' live-action film) voices the heroine Elizabeth Shaw. She also voice Mystique in the dub of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. |
| 208 | * In many of the dubs of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' films and also in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' games, Akira Takarada, who played Hideo Ogata in the original [[Film/{{Gojira}} 1954 Godzilla film]], voiced Jafar, and also voiced Ratigan in ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective''. |
| 209 | * In a similar way, Hades in both in the dub of the film [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} he appeared]] and in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is voiced by Kyusaku Shimada, who played Yasunori Kato in ''Literature/TeitoMonogatari''. |
| 210 | * The actress and singer Aya Ueto (aka Film/{{Azumi}} for non-Japanese audiences, and also did CelebrityEndorsement for ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' model kits in its commercials) has worked in many dubs in her career, including ''Film/SpeedRacer'' as Trixie, ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand'' as Jane, ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' as Princess Aurora and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as Judy Hopps. |
| 211 | * The dub of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' had the title villain voiced by comedian and actor Ken Matsudaira, better known for non-Japanese audiences as [[Manga/NotariMatsutarou Matsutaro Sakaguchi]] and [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Tokugawa Yoshimune]]. |
| 212 | * In ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', and while also being a voice actress by her own right, Marigold Brandyfoot is voiced by the also movie actress Creator/TakakoFuji, better known for non-Japanese audiences for playing Kayako Saeki in ''Film/JuOn''. |
| 213 | * The titular character in ''Film/MadameWeb2024'' is voiced by Yuko Oshima, from Music/{{AKB48}}.[[note]]Through this is not her first time doing voice acting, as she was the dub voice of Merida in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''.[[/note]] |
| 214 | [[/folder]] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | [[folder:Japanese (Video Games)]] |
| 217 | * Creator/SquareEnix seems to recently love this a lot for their games in Japanese: |
| 218 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Vaan is voiced by actor Kohei Takeda (''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' and ''Series/KamenRiderBuild''), and later replaced in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' by Creator/KenshoOno instead, due to contractual problems with SE. |
| 219 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS'', Cecil is voiced by [[ShakespearianActors Shakespearian theater actor]] Shizuma Hodoshima. Stage and film actor Takeshi Kaga (''Series/IronChef'') voices [[BigBad Golbez]]. |
| 220 | ** The late actor Bunta Sugawara provided the narration for ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. |
| 221 | ** The first two ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'' games had a thing for celebrities. Caim and Angelus are both being voiced by androgynous singer, dancer and actor PeterShinnosuke Ikehata (''Film/{{Ran}}'', ''Film/FuneralParadeOfRoses''), Inuart is voiced by screen actor Toshiaki Karasawa, Furiae is voiced by actress and singer Eriko Hatsune, Nowe is voiced by screen actor Ryo Katsuji and Eris is voiced by stage/film/TV actress Saki Aibu. |
| 222 | * ''VideoGame/KeioFlyingSquadron'' and its sequel had the heroine voiced by actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno. |
| 223 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' replaced Creator/RyotaroOkiayu with film director/actor Shinya Tsukamoto (best known for the ''[[Film/TetsuoTheIronMan Tetsuo]]'' cyberpunk trilogy) as the voice of Vamp. Tsukamoto was actually Creator/HideoKojima's original choice for Vamp during the making of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', but schedule conflicts prevented Tsukamoto from participating in the voice recording. |
| 224 | * ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme Vs]]'' has the primary villain voiced by Creator/{{Gackt}}. Gackt happens to be a huge fan of the ''Gundam'' franchise, which explains [[AwesomeDearBoy why he took the role]]. |
| 225 | * The ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series has been featuring [[InkSuitActor photoscanned]] Japanese celebrities as in-game characters since ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' (and even earlier than that with the unlocalized spinoff game ''Ryū Ga Gotoku Kenzan!''), with one notable example being Creator/TakeshiKitano in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6''. |
| 226 | ** This became a bit problematic with ''Yakuza 4'', as the character of Masayoshi Tanimura was originally voiced by and modeled after Hiroki Narimiya. Some time after the game was released, he was (falsely) accused of drug use, resulting in Tanimura's total makeover in the remastered port, with a new face and being voiced by Creator/ToshikiMasuda. |
| 227 | ** A similar situation occurred in the spinoff game ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'' with the character of Ryohei Hamura, originally played by Pierre Taki. After Pierre Taki was convicted of posession of cocaine, the game was pulled from the shelves in Japan and Sega later reissued a budget-priced version with Taki's voice and likeness replaced. This was the version that Sega ended up releasing in the West. Another celebrity-related problem of this game is that the agency of Takuya Kimura, who provides the voice and appearance of protagonist Takayuki Yagami, pressured Sega [[NoPortForYou not to release the game on PC]], citing image rights concerns. Fortunately, both ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'' and its sequel, ''VideoGame/LostJudgment'', were finally released for PC on September 14, 2022. |
| 228 | * ''VideoGame/TheGuidedFateParadox'' explicitly features the ''entire cast'' of [[Franchise/LoveLive µ's]] in it. The voice actors are even properly associated with their respective ''Love Live!'' character in the credits of the game (I.E. Creator/SoraTokui as Nico Yazawa as Liliel). |
| 229 | * Kaede Akamatsu, the PlayerCharacter of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' [[spoiler:[[DecoyProtagonist for the first chapter, anyway]]]] is voiced by Sayaka Kanda, singer of the band TRUSTICK. This is her first video game role, but she previously played Junko Enoshima [[spoiler:and Mukuro Ikusaba]] in the stage adaptation of [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc the first game]]. |
| 230 | * ''[[VideoGame/SDGundamGGeneration SD Gundam G Generation Genesis]]'' debuted a new [[OriginalGeneration Original Character]] named Yuko Ortensia. She's voiced by [[Music/WagakkiBand Yuko Suzuhana]], who sung the theme songs for the game. |
| 231 | [[/folder]] |
| 232 | |
| 233 | [[folder:Portuguese (Brazil)]] |
| 234 | * During the 60s and 70s, many TV actors would at times get extra work through dubbing. Creator/LimaDuarte in particular lent his voice to many Hanna-Barbera cartoons, most famously Westernanimation/TopCat and Westernanimation/WallyGator. |
| 235 | * Singer-actress Zezé Motta played Ursula in ''Westernanimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. |
| 236 | * Selton Mello is a strange case of this, as he was a dubber in the 80s, broke off as an actor in the 90s, and then in the early 2000s was brought in for two Disney protagonists as a celebrity dubber, Kuzco in ''Westernanimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' (which also had actors as Pacha and Yzma) and Kenai of ''Westernanimation/BrotherBear'' (which had two actors as the moose). |
| 237 | * Creator/RodrigoSantoro was Film/StuartLittle in the first two movies. Once his international career took off, it's somewhat common for him to dub himself in American movies, and he also had a prominent role in ''Westernanimation/{{Klaus}}''. |
| 238 | * ''Westernanimation/{{Dinosaur}}'' somehow got a cast of higher celebrities than the original dub, with two soap opera stars (Fábio Assunção and Malu Mader as Aladar and Neera), a veteran actress (Nair Bello as Baylene) and a talk show host (Hebe Camargo as Eema). |
| 239 | * Comedian Bussunda was Franchise/{{Shrek}} in the first two movies, with him having the advantage of a complete track done by professional dubber Creator/MauroRamos - who eventually took over the role, given Bussunda died a year prior to ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''. ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' also tried to follow Creator/LarryKing as the Ugly Sister by also having a journalist in the role (though he didn't return in the third). |
| 240 | * ''Westernanimation/IceAge'' had three actors as the main trio, and the first two sequels also had a comedian as Ellie. Additionally, Creator/IngridGuimaraes was Brooke in the fifth. |
| 241 | * ''Westernanimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' had Thiago Lacerda as the title character (amusingly, when he dubbed again it was another Brad Pitt role, [[Westernanimation/{{Megamind}} Metro Man]]) and Creator/GiovannaAntonelli as Marina (who would also voice the mother from ''Westernanimation/TheBossBaby''). |
| 242 | * Creator/ReynaldoGianecchini was Rodney Copperbottom in ''Westernanimation/{{Robots}}'', actor André Matos was Fender, and MTV Brazil VJ Marina Person dubbed Cappy. |
| 243 | * ''Westernanimation/Cars1'' had two actors, Creator/PriscilaFantin (Sally) and Daniel Filho (Doc), but the sequels mostly adequated to the original cast having sportspeople by having local announcers, plus trading one Usefulnotes/FormulaOne champion for another (Lewis Hamilton became Emerson Fittipaldi). Also, Brazilian racer Carla Veloso got the voice of a singer, and Cruz Ramirez from the third was an actress. |
| 244 | * The ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' movies had Lúcio Mauro Filho as Po, and the first also had Creator/JulianaPaes as Tigress. |
| 245 | * Dubbing fans cite ''Westernanimation/{{Tangled}}'' as a standout case of this gone wrong, as putting a television host as Flynn Rider is still reviled to this day - [[NonSingingVoice Flynn's singing voice]], who took over the role in later works, has confirmed he had also done the dialogue before it got discarded for a star talent. |
| 246 | * Another badly received case was ''Westernanimation/TheLionKing2019'', where an actorsinger and a singer were Simba and Nala, and the consensus is that while they sung well, their speaking parts were the lowlight of an already contentious dub. |
| 247 | * Two games had big cases of StuntCasting singers on their dub gone wrong, Cassie Cage in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (once the DLC characters forced pre-match banter with a new voice, everyone started asking for a redub with that one!) and Det. Mendonza of ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline'' (not helped by said singer [[DearNegativeReader using his Twitter for takedowns on complainers]]). |
| 248 | * Creator/IsabelleDrummond voiced the Tooth Fairy in ''Westernanimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''. |
| 249 | * ''Westernanimation/WreckItRalph'' had actorsinger Tiago Abravanel as Ralph, comedian Rafael Cortez as Felix, and television host (best known for a stint on MTV) Marimoon as Vanellope. The sequel had actress Giovanna Lancelotti as Shank. |
| 250 | * Comedy troupe Creator/{{Backdoor}} not only did the adaptation of ''Westernanimation/SausageParty'', but had a few voice roles in the movie too. Three of the members also appeared in other cartoons, Fábio Porchat (Olaf in ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' and Chuck in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie Angry Birds]]'', plus sequels to both), Antonio Tabet (Hank from ''Westernanimation/FindingDory'', Bunny in ''Westernanimation/ToyStory4''), and Gregorio Duvivier (Comicbook/{{Asterix}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfTheMagicPotion'', Bob in ''WesternAnimation/{{Luck|2022}}''). |
| 251 | * ''Film/{{The Jungle Book|2016}}'' (2016) had mostly celebrities, with the biggest exceptions being Mowgli himself and his wolf father Akela. For instance, there was the aforementioned Thiago Lacerda (Shere Khan) and Tiago Abravanel (King Louie), and also Creator/AlinneMoraes as Kaa. |
| 252 | * Creator/TataWerneck had roles in both ''WesternAnimation/PlanesFireAndRescue'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets''. |
| 253 | * In a weird case of IncestuousCasting, ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' had couple Creator/FlaviaAlessandra and Otaviano Costa as siblings Evelyn and Winston Deavor. |
| 254 | * Lázaro Ramos voiced the protagonists of both ''Westernanimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'' (2018) and ''Westernanimation/SpiesInDisguise'', with the latter also featuring his wife Creator/TaisAraujo as Marcy. |
| 255 | * Creator/MarianaXimenes was the voice of [[Westernanimation/{{Braceface}} Sharon Spitz]], [[Westernanimation/ChickenLittle Abby Mallard]] and [[Westernanimation/{{Sing}} Rosita]]. (and as the voice of [[Westernanimation/MonstersVsaliens Ginormica]] revealed, Ximenes would've played her too before scheduling conflicts made her back out) |
| 256 | * ''Film/RacingStripes'' had a few, such as Creator/MatheusNachtergaele and musicianTV host João Gordo as the flies. |
| 257 | * While we're only listing Brazilian cases, Portugal has one with ''Westernanimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderverse'' using Creator/DanielaMelchior as Gwen Stacy. |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:Spanish (Mexico and Latin America)]] |
| 261 | * In the Mexican Spanish dub of the first ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' series, the [=titular=] heroine Doremi is voiced by the Mexican soap opera actress Vanessa Acosta, something unusual for an {{anime}} dub in Mexico. Acosta was into dub acting years before ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' was on TV, since she was the dub actress for Creator/MelissaJoanHart in ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'' (she stayed until the final season of the series) and in the first season of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' before fully focusing her career into soap operas and theater. |
| 262 | * Mexican singer Kalimba Marichal had a previous career as a voice actor when he was a kid: He was the singing voice of Simba as a cub in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''[='s=] Latin Spanish dub, Arnold in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', Kitaro in the 90s version of ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'', young Keiichi Morisato in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess''' [=OVAs=] and Masaru in ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. |
| 263 | * Mexican comedian Creator/EugenioDerbez has worked in many dubs in his career: He dubbed Creator/JimCarrey in the Mexican Spanish dub of ''Film/YesMan'', Donkey in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'', Mushu in ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', Lucky in the two first ''Film/DrDolittle'' films, Johann Krauss in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy'' (this one as PlayingAgainstType) and dubbing himself, for obvious reasons, in the dub of Rob. |
| 264 | * The late actress Irma Lozano was the dub voice of Jeannie in ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' and Carol Post in the ''Series/MisterEd'' Mexican Spanish dub. |
| 265 | * Demian Bichir not only is a well-known actor both in Mexico and in the U.S. but also well-known for doing voice acting in his native Mexico: He dubbed WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}, [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Prince Eric]][[note]](The dub, however, was done in Los Angeles)[[/note]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado Tulio]] and others. |
| 266 | * While María Antonieta de las Nieves had a very extensive dubbing career before becoming [[Series/ElChavoDelOcho La Chilindrina]], her dubbing Vanellope from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' comes as this as she had not done voice acting jobs since the 70s. |
| 267 | * In fact, [[http://es.doblaje.wikia.com/wiki/Startalent the Latin Spanish dubbing wiki]] has a list of celebrity voice actors that would make this folder far too big if all of it was included, the fact is that several celebrities, sometimes not involved in acting, had lended their voices to big or small characters. |
| 268 | * One of the most infamous cases was "Selección Canina", where the most of the characters were dubbed by sports personalities as long as the film was based on a canine version of the Mexican National Football Squad. |
| 269 | * However, the Latin American dub of WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse had the most infamous event, when an online video from Sony promoting the several personalities that joined the film, caused protests from the public when learning that small roles were given to YouTubers with the hope of pulling a bigger audience. This went to the point for Sony to not use that kind of advertising in another market. |
| 270 | * The Spanish dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'' had Germán Valdés as Baloo and Alfonso Arau (El Guapo from ''Film/ThreeAmigos'') as Kaa. |
| 271 | * The Latin Spanish dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'' had Sharon Spitz voiced by telenovela actress & model Agustina Cherri. |
| 272 | * In the 1984 Spanish dub of Creator/{{Sanrio}} and Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico''. Manga/{{Unico}} was voiced by late actress Matilde Vilariño, best-known for voicing child characters on numerous radio shows in Spain during the 1940s till the 1960s before becoming a voice actor. After retiring from acting, Rosa Romay would take over the role of Unico for the 2010 DVD dub of ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'' and ''Anime/UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather''. |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Tagalog/Filipino (Philippines)]] |
| 276 | * The Tagalog dub of ''Manga/{{BECK|1999}}'' had prominent band vocalists such as Jett Pangan (of The Dawn and the Jett Pangan Group), Raimund Marasigan (of Music/TheEraserheads and Sandwich), Yael Yuzon (of Spongecola), Ney Dimaculangan (of [=6cyclemind=]), and Teddy Corpuz (of Rocksteddy) voice many of the characters. |
| 277 | * In the 2013 Tagalog dub of ''Anime/VoltesV'', Kenichi is voiced by primetime Soap actor Dennis Trillo, Megumi is voiced by Sandara "Dara" Park of the KPop group Music/TwoNEOne, actor Nash Aguas as Hiroshi, actor Joseph Bitangcol as Heinell, the aforementioned Jett Pangan as Jangal Rui, among others. |
| 278 | * The Tagalog dub of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' had the late actor Marky Cielo voice Ichigo Kurosaki, Daytime Soap actress Yasmien Kurdi as Rukia Kuchiki, actor Ranier Castillo as Uryu Ichida, actor Dion Ignacio as Yasutora "Chad Sado", and actress and model Nicole Anderson as Orihime Inoue. Following Cielo's death, Ignacio takes over as Ichigo while Chad is then voiced by comedian Jan Manual. |
| 279 | * The Animax-sponsored Tagalog version (which was done as an explicit Taglish dub, mixing both English and Tagalog frequently) of ''Manga/InitialD'' ''Fourth Stage'' featured Angel Locsin as Kyoko Iwase and Matteo Guidicelli as Takumi Fujiwara; ActorSharedBackground kicked in at the time as Gudicelli was then known more as a professional go-kart racer before transitioning into a full-time actor. |
| 280 | * The Tagalog dub of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' had rapper Music/AndrewE, famous for very explicit lyrics in his songs, voice the titular character, leading to rather hilarious memes among Filipino fans of the series. |
| 281 | * The Tagalog dub of the ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' anime had [[ChildrenVoicingChildren child actors]] Miggs Cuaderno and Jillian Ward (11 and 10 at the time of the premiere) voice Nate and Katie, respectively, along with former teen actor Mikoy Morales as Whisper. |
| 282 | * In the Filipino dub of ''Manga/{{Heroman}}'', young actor Nash Aguas (he was 13 or 14 at the time) voices the main character Joseph Carter "Joey" Jones. |
| 283 | * Popular actress Creator/KathrynBernardo voices Giselle in the Creator/{{ABSCBN}} dub of ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''. |
| 284 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' |
| 285 | ** Protagonist Ash Ketchum was originally voiced by Klariz Magboo, a well known radio broadcaster and sometimes TV personality in the country, from the very beginning until the penultimate season of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''. She's succeeded by actor Will Ashley since. Magboo's case is also a RetroactiveRecognition, as she is a voice actress first (and still is) before hitting it big as a presenter [[labelnote:Case in point]]She has voiced [[Manga/SoulEater Maka Albarn]], [[Manga/SchoolRumble Tenma Tsukamoto]], [[Franchise/DragonBall Chi-Chi]], among others prior to starting her concurrent career[[/labelnote]]. |
| 286 | ** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY Serena]] and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Lillie]] are both voiced by teen actress Sophia Pablo. |
| 287 | ** The ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' dub includes actress teen Althea Ablan as Lana and actor Bruce Roeland as Kiawe. |
| 288 | * Popular primetime soap actor Dennis Trillo and then child actress Mona Alawi voice the father and daughter lead protagonists in the Creator/GMANetwork dub of ''Film/TrainToBusan''. |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:Swedish]] |
| 292 | * In Sweden, most cartoons are dubbed by professional voice actors but sometimes they get a celebrity or two. |
| 293 | * Singer Tommy Körberg did the voice to adult Tod in ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''. He did such a good job that they took him back a few years later to do the voice for the Beast in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:French (France and Quebec)]] |
| 297 | !!France |
| 298 | * In France, it's extremely common for comedians to lend their voice in dubbing, animated or live-action. For example, Anthony Kavanagh has voiced many characters including but not limited to [[Franchise/{{Madagascar}} Marty]], [[WesternAnimation/HappyFeet Lovelace]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Maui]]. |
| 299 | * Kyan Khojandi of Bref fame voices Baymax in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. |
| 300 | * Judoka Teddy Riner voices Finnick in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''. |
| 301 | * Well-known rapper Orelsan voices Saitama from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', as he is a huge fan of manga and anime. |
| 302 | * The Collector in ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' is voiced by Éric Cantona, a former association footballer. |
| 303 | * The French dub of ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' has a majority of the characters [[http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/forum219/viewtopic.php?t=8231&sid=c6656f93aec4b9dd3982761862eb44d9 voiced by celebrities & e-celebs]], most notably the rap duo BigFlo & Oli voice the titular characters. |
| 304 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', Batgirl is voiced by vlogger Nathalie "Natoo" Odzierejko, while Robin is voiced by ''Danse avec les stars'' winner Rayane Bensetti. Professional footballers Antoine Griezmann and Blaise Matuidi voice Superman and the Flash, respectively. Journalist and radio[=/=]television host Stéphane Bern voices Alfred. |
| 305 | * Well-known stand-up comedian and actor Baptiste Lecaplain has two credits so far, with Peter on ''WesternAnimation/LongLiveTheRoyals'' and Gary on ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace''. |
| 306 | * One of the journalists in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'' is voiced by Website/{{YouTube}}r Léa Camilleri. |
| 307 | * The voice cast of the French version of ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' includes Creator/CatherineDeneuve, Deneuve's daughter Chiara Mastroianni, Creator/DanielleDarrieux and Creator/SimonAbkarian. |
| 308 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the Green Goblin and the Scorpion are voiced by French National team members Olivier Giroud and Presnel Kimpembe, respectively. |
| 309 | * ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier'': |
| 310 | ** The 11-year anniversary video had a character voiced by Creator/RichardDarbois, one of the most famous voice actors in French. WordOfGod said he was specifically aiming for the absurdity of having such a big-name dubber voicing a ridiculous character in a youtuber's vid. |
| 311 | ** The ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' episode had Scooby voiced by his current voice actor Éric Missoffe. |
| 312 | * In the French dub of ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'', two of the corpses interrogated in the graveyard scene (ItMakesSenseInContext) are voiced by Frédéric Molas and Sébastien Rassiat, the hosts of ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier'' themselves. |
| 313 | * ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' has actors (who don't primarily do dubbing) Charlotte Le Bon, Marilou Berry, Gilles Lellouche, Creator/MelanieLaurent, and Creator/PierreNiney voicing Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear respectively. |
| 314 | * Creator/CharlesAznavour voiced Carl Fredricksen in ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''. |
| 315 | * In ''VideoGame/SkylandersImaginators'', King Pen is voiced by rapper Maitre Gims. |
| 316 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000'', Sunny Bridges is voiced by rapper Kamini. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | !!Quebec |
| 319 | * In the 2004 ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' film, the titular cat is voiced by comedian Patrick Huard, [[SoMyKidsCanWatch who agreed to voice him because his daughter was a big fan of the character]]. While doing promotion for the sequel, he said he agreed to reprise the role because his daughter begged him to do so. |
| 320 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'': The titular character and Rhino are voiced by Claude Legault and Guy Jodoin respectively, two popular actors in Quebec who are also known for having worked together on ''Series/DansUneGalaxiePresDeChezVous''. As for Penny, she's voiced by Frédérique Dufort, who at the time played one of the main characters in a live-action series titled ''Tactik''. |
| 321 | * Merida in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' is voiced by singer Marilou. |
| 322 | * Baymax in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' is voiced by actor Paul Doucet. |
| 323 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Bonnie and Stu Hopps are voiced by actress Julie Le Breton and comedian Martin Matte respectively. At the time, they were starring in a TV series created by Matte titled ''Les Beaux Malaises'' ("The Pretty Awkward Moments"), where [[AsHimself he played his own role]] and Le Breton played his wife [[TheDanza Julie]]. |
| 324 | * In ''Film/{{The Jungle Book|2016}}'' (2016), Baloo, Kaa, and King Louie are respectively voiced by comedian Laurent Paquin, singer Ariane Moffat, and actor Normand D'Amour. |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:German]] |
| 328 | * The German dub of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' has Charlie voiced by Harald Juhnke. |
| 329 | * For the German dub of ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'', the voice of Vlad is provided by none other than prolific comedian Dieter Hallervorden. |
| 330 | * In the German dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', Fa Zhou is voiced by Creator/HorstBuchholz. Buchholz was also the voice of Lampwick in the 1951 dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and Flower in the dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'', but they were before he was famous. |
| 331 | * In ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'', MTV Home host Palina Rojinski; replaces Luisa Wietzorek as the voice of Sam Sparks. Stand-up comedian Ilka Bessin voices Barb, but only for the theatrical release. |
| 332 | * Rapper Smudo voices Mighty Eagle in ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie''. |
| 333 | * The Alpha Wolf and Beta wolf from WesternAnimation/{{Storks}} are voiced by local chefs Frank Rosin and Nelson Müller. |
| 334 | * Video game developer and journalist Erik "Gronkh" Range voices the Joker in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie''. |
| 335 | * In the German dub of "WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift", television presenter Wolfram Kons voices Gupta. |
| 336 | * In the German dub of "WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity", Frank [=McCay=] is voiced by association footballer Manuel Neuer. |
| 337 | [[/folder]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder:Korean]] |
| 340 | * The theatrical Korean dub of the first ''{{WesternAnimation/Madagascar}}'' movie has Alex voiced by Creator/SongKangHo, one of South Korea's most successful actors who is often considered the country's Creator/TomHanks. |
| 341 | * In the Korean dub of ''WesternAnimation/TadTheLostExplorer'', the titular protagonist is voiced by the singer Ha Dong-hoon, aka HAHA, while Sarah is voiced by the also singer and actress Yoon Bo-ra aka Bora. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[folder:Italian]] |
| 345 | Before posting any example, let's notice that the usage of celebrities to voice animated movies in Italy is not only very common, but also [[BrokenBase not very appreciated by many in later years]], since in modern times they tend to get people whose acting performances are not that great. That said, though... |
| 346 | |
| 347 | [[AC:Disney]] |
| 348 | * One of the oldest examples in this category is the Italian dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'', where Renzo Montagnani (a popular actor of that period) voiced O' Malley. |
| 349 | * After that, celebrities in Disney movies weren't seen anymore for a long time... until ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' came out, with popular comedian Gigi Proietti as the Genie. Many people think that he actually ''improved'' the character. |
| 350 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', comedians Vittorio Gassman and Tullio Solenghi voiced respectively Mufasa and Scar, once again with great success. |
| 351 | * In 1997, ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' was [[DuelingDubs redubbed]] in many languages to avoid issues similar to the one Peggy Lee had with the English soundtrack. The new Italian dub featured a ton of celebrities, including popular actors Margherita Buy and Claudio Amendola as the two titular characters, comedian Marco Columbro as Jock and soubrette Nancy Brilly as Peg and both the siamese cats. The bad performances of the four aforemented celebrities, along with many goofs in the script (the new one was done by rewriting down all the dialogue from the first dub, with many lines getting misheard, made so that in 2006 this new dub was retired and the old one came back. |
| 352 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', singers Massimo Ranieri and Mietta voice Quasimodo and Esmeralda. |
| 353 | * The Italian dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' features popular actor Raoul Bova as Hercules, Creator/VeronicaPivetti (who actually is a retired voice actress, since she also voiced [[Manga/SailorMoon Queen Beryl]], Tails in both ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' and other characters) as Meg, comedian duo Zuzzurro and Gaspare as Pain and Panic and TV host Giancarlo Magalli as Fil. |
| 354 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' features TV gameshow host Enrico Papi as Mushu. |
| 355 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' features comedian duo Luca Bizzarri and Paolo Kessisoglu as Kuzco and Kronk, respectively, and another comedian, Anna Marchesini, as Yzma. |
| 356 | * ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'' has actress Cinzia Leone as Maggie and comedian Creator/MarinaMassironi, who had voiced [[Manga/SailorMoon Mrs. Tsukino]] [with her cousin Cinzia] and [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Princess Sally]]) as Grace. |
| 357 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' features comedian Gabriele Cirilli as the titular character, DJ Albertino as Morkubine Porcupine and, in what probably is one of the craziest forms of this, the voice of Mayor Turkey Lurkey is done by Walter Veltroni, ''the at-the-time mayor of Rome''. |
| 358 | * ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' features TV gameshow host Carlo Conti as Uncle Art, soccer coach Serse Cosmi as the coach and Giovanni Muciaccia (the host of the Italian edition of ''Series/ArtAttack'') as Cornelius (so the "my dad looks like Tom Selleck" joke is changed to show a picture of the right person) |
| 359 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' features Raoul Bova (see ''Hercules'' above) as the titular character. |
| 360 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' features TV host and comedian Luca Laurenti as Ray. |
| 361 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' features actors Laura Chiatti and Giampaolo Morelli as Rapunzel and Flynn and singer Mario Biondi as Hook-hand Thug. |
| 362 | * ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' features rugby player Sergio Parisse as [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Zangief]] and movie director Paolo Virzì as Sour Bill. |
| 363 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' features actresses Serena Rossi and Serena Autieri as Anna and Elsa (amusingly, both of them actually began proper voice actress careers after this movie, even reprising their roles in ''Series/OnceUponATime'') and comedian Enrico Brignano as Olaf. |
| 364 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' features actor, comedian and TV gamehost Flavio Insinna as Baymax and comedian Virginia Raffaele as Aunt Cass. |
| 365 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' features comedian Paolo Ruffini as Yax, Youtube prank caller-turned-TV comedian Frank Matano as Duke Weaselton, comedian Diego Abatantuono as Finnick and comedian Teresa Mannino as Mr. Big's daughter. |
| 366 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' features comedian Angela Finocchiaro as Moana's grandma and singer Rafael Gualazzi as Tamatoa. |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[AC:Pixar]] |
| 369 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' features TV host Fabrizio Frizzi as Woody and comedian Massimo Dapporto as Buzz. |
| 370 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' features Marina Massironi (see above) as Celia and TV soubrette/singer Loretta Goggi (who also has been [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tweety Bird]]'s first voice) as Roz. |
| 371 | * ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' features actor Luca Zingaretti as Marlin, comedian Carla Signoris as Dory and comedian Stefano Masciarelli as Crush. |
| 372 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' features actress Laura Morante as Helen and model, singer and TV host Amanda Lear as Edna Mode. |
| 373 | * ''Franchise/{{Cars}}: |
| 374 | ** The Italian dub of ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'' is ''overloaded'' with celebrities. We have: TV host Sabrina Ferilli as Sally, comedian Marco Della Noce (mainly known for his character of a Ferrari pitty) as Luigi, and many racing-related people: TV Formula 1 announcers Gianfranco Mazzoni and Ivan Capelli voice the announcers, while Formula 1 racers Alex Zanardi, Jarno Tulli, Giancarlo Fisichella and Emanuele Pirro voice respectively Guido, DJ, Boost and Wingo. |
| 375 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' gets reprises for all the returning characters, and adds comedians Paola Cortellesi and Alessandro Siani as Holley and Francesco, TV host Tiberio Timperi as Mel Dorado and Creator/SophiaLoren as Mama Topolino. Also, Franco Nero voices Uncle Topolino both in English and in Italian. |
| 376 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' features chef Gualtiero Marchesi as the health inspector. |
| 377 | * ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' features astronaut Roberto Vittori as the steward robot. |
| 378 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' features theatre actor Arnoldo Foà as Charles Muntz. |
| 379 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', along with Fabrizio Frizzi and Massimo Dapporto keeping their roles from the first two movies, features actress Claudia Gerini as Franchise/{{Barbie}}, comedian Fabio De Luigi as Ken, TV host Gerry Scotti as the Chatter Phone and comedian Giorgio Faletti as Chuckles. |
| 380 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} features comedians Giobbe Covatta and Enzo Iacchetti along with singer Shel Shapiro as the three lords, and actress Anna Mazzamauro as the witch. |
| 381 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' features singer Ludovica Comello as one of the [=PNK=] girls and comedian duo Fabrizio Biggio and Francesco Mandelli as Terri and Terry. |
| 382 | * ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', along with the voices from ''Finding Nemo'' reprising their roles, features swimmer Massimiliano Rosolino as Charlie the Sunfish, while TV host Licia Colò replaces Sigourney Weaver as the celebrity doing the voiceover in the oceanographic institute. |
| 383 | [[/folder]] |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder:Ukrainian]] |
| 386 | * In the local dub of ''Film/{{Paddington|2014}}'' and ''Film/Paddington2'', the eponymous bear is voiced by comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the creator and star of ''Series/ServantOfThePeople'', who was eventually elected president of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in 2019 and became world famous upon the mass scale invasion of the country by UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}. |
| 387 | * Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, a very prolific movie, TV, and stage actor over several decades, received his own separate starring credit when he voiced Long John Silver in ''Animation/TreasureIsland1988'', though he had done plenty of voice acting for years before. |
| 388 | [[/folder]] |
| 389 | |
| 390 | [[folder:Multiple]] |
| 391 | These are special cases where one or a group of characters are chosen to be voiced by a celebrity in multiple dubs: |
| 392 | * [[WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa The Madagascar sequel]] had many different singers and rappers voice Moto Moto, in order to give off that sexy vibe he had: |
| 393 | ** Musician will.i.am for the original version. |
| 394 | ** Rapper and DJ Claudio Yarto for the Latin American Spanish dub. |
| 395 | ** Singer Sérgio Loroza for the Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
| 396 | ** Pacman of the hip-hop group Da Weasel for the European Portuguese dub. |
| 397 | ** Rapper Doudou Masta for the French dub. |
| 398 | ** Ruben Fernhout from the Partysquad for the Flemish dub. |
| 399 | ** Rapper Al Agami for the Danish dub. |
| 400 | ** Rapper Ganxsta Zolee for the Hungarian dub. |
| 401 | ** Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry for the Swedish dub. |
| 402 | ** Singer and songwriter Ville Valo for the Finnish dub. |
| 403 | ** Singer and TV presenter Maciej Miecznikowski for the Polish dub. |
| 404 | ** Hip-hop artist Seryoga for the Russian dub. |
| 405 | ** Hip-hop artist 1-Q Sapro for the Romanian dub. |
| 406 | ** Electronic music artist Nils Jørgen «Jøgge» Kaalstad for the Norwegian dub. |
| 407 | ** Rapper Guy Buscilla for the Hebrew dub. |
| 408 | ** Singer Nicky Lee for the Taiwanese dub. |
| 409 | ** Singer Pak-ho for the Cantonese dub. |
| 410 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' has done this with the seagulls (most notably the one named Kyle) across various dubs: |
| 411 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r & vlogger Joe Sugg voices Kyle in the UK version. His partner Caspar Lee, comedian & TV personality Alan Carr and singer Stacey Solomon also appear as extras. |
| 412 | ** Bindi Irwin voices Kyle in the Australian version. |
| 413 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}rs Alex "El Escorpion Dorado" Montiel, Luis “luisitorey” Torres, Ricardo "Wero" Ortíz voice Kyle, Henry & Ben in the Latin American Spanish dub. |
| 414 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r Victor Meyniel voices Kyle in the Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
| 415 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}rs SQUEEZIE, Natoo & Cyprien Iov voiced them in the European French dub. |
| 416 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}rs Dylan Haegens, Noah Zeeuw, Thomas "Theaumes" Smagge, Bardo Ellens, and musician Jelle Amersfoort voice them in the Dutch dub. |
| 417 | ** Pop singer and songwriter Dawid Kwiatkowski voices Kyle in the Polish dub. |
| 418 | * It seems when dubbing ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'', most of the dubbing studios wanted to keep the theme of Website/{{YouTube}}rs voicing Hal & Bubbles, as most of the celebrities listed here are: |
| 419 | ** Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox of Smosh fame voice them in the original English version. |
| 420 | ** Let's players Luca "WebVideo/ConCrafter" Scharpenberg and Viktor “iBlali” Roth voice these characters in the German dub. |
| 421 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r Szirmai Gergely of WebVideo/HollywoodNewsAgency fame voices Hal in the Hungarian dub. |
| 422 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r William Spetz of Williams lista fame voices Hal in the Swedish dub. |
| 423 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}rs Ricardo & Rodrigo Piologo (known as Irmãos Piologo) voice Hal and Bubbles in the Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
| 424 | ** Musician Stian Thorbjørnsen plays Hal in the Norwegian dub. |
| 425 | ** Rap duo JVG voice the two characters in the Finnish dub. |
| 426 | * The [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016 Ratchet & Clank film]] had a minor character named Zed: |
| 427 | ** Andrew Cownden of ''WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun'' fame voices him in the original English version. |
| 428 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r Lorenzo "Favij" Ostuni voices the character in the Italian dub. |
| 429 | ** Kevin Tran of "Le Rire Jaune" voices him in the European French dub. |
| 430 | ** Let's player iBlali voices him in the German dub. |
| 431 | ** Singer and songwriter Grzegorz Hyży voices the character in the Polish dub. |
| 432 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', the eponymous trio's [[LongLostRelative fourth, thought-to-be-dead elder sister Bliss]] is normally voiced by Olivia Olson (who is more known for voicing [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Vanessa Doofenshmirtz]] and [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline the Vampire Queen]]), but for certain regional versions of the show in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia, [[https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/09/fifteen-celebrities-to-voice-fourth-powerpuff-girl-in-europe-middle-east-africa-and-australia/ she is voiced by 15 different celebrities]]. These include: |
| 433 | ** R&B singer Alesha Dixon for the UK version. |
| 434 | ** South African hip-hop artist Toya Delazy for the South African version. |
| 435 | ** Website/YouTube partner Wendy "Wengie" Ayche provides her Australian voice. |
| 436 | ** Singer and comedian Claudia Tagbo for the European French dub. |
| 437 | ** Musician Roshelle for the Italian dub. |
| 438 | ** Fashion model Ana Sofía Martins for the European Portuguese dub. |
| 439 | ** Website/{{YouTube}}r WebVideo/JuliaSofiaAastrup for the Danish dub. |
| 440 | ** Series/{{Skam}} actor Ina "Brus" Svenningdal for the Norwegian dub. |
| 441 | ** Actress Földes Eszter for the Hungarian dub. |
| 442 | ** Singer Alisa Kozhikina for the Russian dub. |
| 443 | ** Recording artist Nancy Ajram for the Lebanese dub. |
| 444 | * Sigourney Weaver's role in ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' was mainly a joke about how she narrates documentaries about aquatic life. In order to keep this theme, she was replaced with: |
| 445 | ** Astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela for the Mexican Spanish dub |
| 446 | ** Telenovela actress Andrea Pietra for the Argentinean Spanish dub. |
| 447 | ** Journalist, TV presenter and interviewer Marília Gabriela for the Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
| 448 | ** TV hostess and journalist Licia Colò for the Italian dub. |
| 449 | ** Journalist Claire Chazal in the European French dub. |
| 450 | ** Actress Anne Dorval for the Canadian French dub (who also [[RoleReprise reprised her role as Dory from the first film]], making it an example of ActingForTwo). |
| 451 | ** Swimmer Franziska van Almsick in the German dub. |
| 452 | ** Radio presenter An Lemmens for the Flemish dub. |
| 453 | ** TV host Marek Eben for the Czech dub. |
| 454 | ** Mari-Jászai winner Kautzky Armand for the Hungarian dub. |
| 455 | ** Singer and songwriter Paula Vesala for the Finnish dub. |
| 456 | ** Journalist, news presenter and nature documentary narrator Krystyna Czubówna for the Polish dub. |
| 457 | ** Professional adventurer Cecilie Skog for the Norwegian dub. |
| 458 | ** Scientist and doctor Nikolay Drozdov (mostly known in the country as the narrator for ''In The World of Animals'') for the Russian dub. |
| 459 | ** Skin cosmetician Ole Henriksen for the Danish dub (while he's not exactly associated with aquaria or documentaries about aquatic life, he has the advantage of being a Danish-speaking person who actually lives in California). |
| 460 | [[/folder]] |
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