Extremely Fun Facts!
- What does The Lion King have
to do with Sesame Street?
Heather Headley played Nala in the Broadway, she also sung for the ending
credits for The Lion King2, she was in "Elmo's Magic Cookbook".
- What does TLK have to do
with Star Wars?
James Earl Jones did the voice of Mufasa, also the voice of Dark Vader.
- Who's Lebo M?
He's the first thing you hear in TLK (na sevenya...), also in TLK2 (as main
vocal),
he's also the co-composer
with Hans Zimmer on the Musical scores (Hans also
wrote the musical scores
for Black Hawk Down), he also wrote the musical score
of "Power of One",
he sung in the Broadway, and also the music director for the
broadway, AND
his life is like Simba's!!! (I just wanna meet him so bad, oh, and
give him a
hug too.)
(HE'S THE MUSIC MAN!!!)
- TLK and Mr. Bean?
Rowan Atkinson voiced Zazu, the hornbill, and he also played Mr. Bean.
- The main character, Jake
(played by Jonathan Taylor Weiss) in "I'll be Home
for Christmas" voiced Young Simba, surprised that both of the character got
lost.
- Zoe Leader voiced Sarafina,
Nala's Mom. And uh... that's the only thing in her
filmography...
- Rafiki is a mandrill to be
exact... and mandrills don't have a tail. Hmmm, must be
in the genes (like Goofy and Pluto).
- The concept of Timon and
Pumbaa was from when "Guys and Dolls" was played by
(you guessed it) Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella.
- There's no "SEX" in the clouds... it's either "SFX" or just your freaking mind.
- What about TLK and Winnie
the Pooh (and some other stuff)?
Jim Cummings voiced Ed the hyena and the gopher, also Pooh and Tigger!
He's the announcer for the 2000 MTV movie awards!
The Sarge in the Army Man games, Fuzzy Lumpkins in PPG,
Narrator in Animaniacs, Bonkers in... Bonkers, Zummi Gummi
in the Gummi Bears... etc. (HE's THE VOICING MAN!)
-What does "Asante sana,
Squash Banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana" mean
and where was it from?
"Thank you very much, squash banana, I'm a baboon, and you're not", it's made by
the guide who guided the production team through Kenya, researching on animal
behaviors.
