30 Famous Faces Who Voice Our Favorite Cartoon Characters

Sometimes it's surprising to learn the human face behind your favorite cartoon character… And sometimes it's surprising to learn the famous human face behind a so-so character that you completely forgot about.

That's the beauty of cartoons and the world of animation. The art is so immersive that we often forget there are actually real live humans in a booth somewhere voicing them. Don't even get us started on how fascinating the world of voice over is. These actors have found ways to give life to animated characters using only their vocal chords.

We wanted to do a deep dive of some famous faces who provide the voices for our favorite cartoon characters. Some of these may surprise you.

For example, Chris Parnell just uses his normal voice for roles in shows like Archer and the fact is, it just kind of works. Sometimes if the voice is right, you don't need a lot of vocal tricks.

Curious? Scroll down for more of some of our favorite examples!

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DEE BRADLEY BAKER IS THE KING OF ANIMALS AND MONSTERS. MERA When someone needs weird sounds, Baker is the man they call. But he does plenty of human voices too. He's not just a one trick talking pony. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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DIEDRICH BADER IS THE VERSATILE VOICE ACTOR YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU KNEW. MIDNIGHT.TEXAS GRANDO MIDNIGHT. TP Yep, Drew Carey's friend-and the guy who talks about boobs in Office Space-is also Batman, Lex Luthor, and over 200 other characters. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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CHRIS PARNELL DOES HIS NORMAL VOICE, AND THAT'S OK. Не might not be the man of a thousand voices, but the voice he can do is perfect for the type of characters he plays. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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H. JON BENJAMIN HAS THE VOICE YOU WISH YOUR DAD HAD. Benjamin's deep voice adds the perfect amount of weight to his often sarcastic and subtly goofy characters. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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JUSTIN ROILAND HAS THAT PERFECTLY DISTURBED VOICE. Through all the burping, vomiting, and screaming, Roiland has carved himself out a neat little niche. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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CRACKED.COM MOANA Everyone knows that Dwayne The Rock Johnson was the voice of Maui. But, did this villager sound familiar? IF SO, YOU MIGHT BE A FOOTBALL FAN, BECAUSE НЕ WAS VOICED BY FORMER PITTSBURGH 43 STEELERS PLAYER TROY POLAMALU. — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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CRACKED.COM SOUTH PARK BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT featured MIKE JUDGE as the unmuffled voice of Kenny McCormick. — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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A show about merpeople that focuses on social development for preschoolers might be the last place you'd expect to hear rocker Ozzy Osbourne's voice. Yet... The metal madman appeared on Bubble Guppies as villain Sid Fishy, in an episode about ocean pollution. GRAGKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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ALYSSA MILANO IS THE VOICE OF POISON IVY... in the series Young Justice. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Susan Sarandon voiced Dr. Wong in the classic Rick And Morty episode Pickle Rick. CRACKED COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Reptar from The Rugrats Movie was actually voiced by... ...Busta Rhymes. CRACKED COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Scarlett Johansson voiced Princess Mindy, the daughter of King Neptune, in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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CCH POUNDER IS THE DEFINITIVE AMANDA WALLER. While there have been many who have voiced Amanda Waller, none do so with as much gravitas and command as CCH Pounder brings. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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BILLY WEST TALKS TO HIMSELF A LOT. Not only did West voice Ren & Stimpy, he was also a good chunk of Futurama, the red M&M, and even Bugs Bunny. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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TARA STRONG VOICES A STABLE OF POWERFUL WOMEN. AND TIMMY TURNER. Strong's epic voice acting career has seen her cast as heroes and villains, children of all ages, and even Rocky in the Bullwinkle remake. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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TOM KENNY HAS A VERY UNIQUE VOICE. While his voice might be instantly recognizable, he is able to make his characters all stand out on their own. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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GREY GRIFFIN VOICED ONE OF THE GREATEST ANIMATED VILLAINS OF ALL TIME. Griffin's voice could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battleship, leaving thousands to drown at sea. Because it's so sharp. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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JOHN DIMAGGIO HAS A GOOFY VOICE THAT ALWAYS GETS A LAUGH. BAND OF WEIRDOS His gravelly tone can easily demonstrate strength, wisdom, sarcasm, or even tell a really good fart joke. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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CRACKED.COM Don Cheadle voiced Donald Duck in the season one finale of DuckTales when Donald swallowed a voice modulator that made him able to speak with a normal voice. — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Both the old and adult version of Finn on Adventure Time was voiced by none other than... Jonathan Frakes aka William т. Riker of the Star Trek franchise. GRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Jaleel White is best known for his role as Steve Urkel. Не is also the voice of Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1994) CRACKED COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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POOP in THe EMOJI MOVIE WAS VOICED BY SIR PATRICK STEWART. When asked about the role, Stewart quipped: It's been a lifelong preparation. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Audrey in The Lorax was played by none other than Taylor Swift. In a film with musical numbers by Ed Helms, Betty White, Rob Riggle, and more, how many songs did Tay Tay perform? Exactly none. CRACKED CON — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline is the voice of Mr. Fischoeder in Bob's Burgers. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters**

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We all know Zach Braff as the adorkable doctor in Scrubs. Не also played the Marshall adorable titular character in Chicken Little. GRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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Spike, the Pickles' family dog in Rugrats, is voiced by Bruce Willis in Rugrats Go Wild. NICKELODEON RuGRatS CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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The voice behind our favorite gremlin Gizmo is comedian Howie Mandel. GREMLINS GRACKED.COM — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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MULAN'S commanding officer, Li Shang, is voiced by B.D. Wong..d but his performance of I'll Make A Man Out of You is by former teen heartthrob and CRACKED.COM Dancing With The Stars champion Donny Osmond. — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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KING THE OF HILL One of the most memorable one-time characters was CRACKED.COM the flirty policewoman who put the moves on Hank. She was voiced by Kathy Bates. — **Source:** **37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters**

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