Jim Cummings

Role as the voice-over actor in Mark Hamill s Comic Book: The Movie is his only full-bodied, live-action role to date.

He had to fill in for Jeremy Irons during the song "Be Prepared" in The Lion King. Jeremy Irons threw out his voice after singing, "You wont get a sniff without me!".

He was also the 1991 alternate of the Shredder for the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, which is also the same show where he voiced Leatherhead the mutant alligator.

Has taken over two of Sterling Holloway s characters. He took over the as the voice of Winnie The Pooh after Holloways death and took over for the voice of Kaa in The Jungle Book 2 .

In an interview with Disney comics he cited Darkwing Duck and Don Karnage as two of his favorite roles, stating "theyre both probably the closest to me - I kinda improvise a lot of them, kinda ad-lib".

The family of the late Louis Prima (who voiced King Louie in The Jungle Book (1967/I) ) sued Disney because Cummings did too good of a job impersonating Prima when he voiced the character in the TV series spin off, "TaleSpin" . As a result, King Louie was completely absent from The Jungle Book 2 and was replaced by an Expy named "King Larry" in the TV series "House of Mouse" who was also voiced by Cummings.

Only actor to appear in every animated series produced by Disney during the 90s. These include "Gargoyles" , "Goof Troop" , "Darkwing Duck" , "Aladdin" and "Bonkers" .

Good friends with Pat Fraley , Jess Harnell , Rob Paulsen , and Bill Farmer.

Gave up an opportunity to meet Sterling Holloway. While in a restaurant he heard the veteran actors signature voice request a bowl of clam chowder. Jim recognized it immediately but he didnt go up to him as he feared he would have been too excited and would have scared the elderly Holloway. He later said he kind of wished he had.

Is not related to Brian Cummings.

Father of actress Raleigh West.