10 actors who gave cartoon characters not only their voices, but also their appearance

When creating cartoons, their authors often endow the characters with recognizable features of famous actors. Well, if the stars also agree to voice them, then the cartoons are sure to be a success. This review presents 10 actors who gave the cartoon characters both their voices and appearance.

The main villain of the cartoon, according to the creators, was supposed to be elegant, but wild, and have a British accent and green eyes. When dubbing, the choice fell on Jeremy Irons. When the actor agreed to lend his voice to Scar, the animators added more similarities between the man and the lion.

Well, how can you not pay attention to the funny curls of the teenage girl Tip, which are very similar to Rihanna’s hair? Later, the Barbadian singer herself would note that the girl’s wayward character reminded Rihanna of herself as a child.

You won’t immediately guess that the visual prototype of Aladdin was none other than Tom Cruise. But if you look closely at the hero’s eyebrows and some of his grins, everything becomes clear.

The most famous housewife of the Soviet Union, Freken Bok, was voiced by Faina Ranevskaya. When the actress was told that the character was based on her, she was very offended, asking: “Am I really that scary?”

Lucy Liu also dreamed of voicing some bright character. But she got the role of the toothless Viper from the cartoon “Kung Fu Panda”. Well, this character turned out to be quite cute.

Initially, Meg Ryan did not agree to voice the character from the cartoon, but when the creators added Anastasia's resemblance to the actress, Meg gave in. The only thing that doesn't match is the hair color.

Perhaps the most recognizable actor in the face of the cartoon character is Eddie Murphy. His Donkey from Shrek is not only talkative, but also has a wonderful sense of humor.

Johnny Depp is used to getting used to any role as much as possible, even if it is cartoonish. During the dubbing, the actor was covered in sensory sensors, and the chameleon Rango received Depp's movements. It is impossible not to note some similarities between the character and Jack Sparrow.

When the animators were developing the characters for Shark Tale, they initially decided that the “actors” would be similar to those who voiced them. Lola the fish got the plump lips of Angelina Jolie.

The creators of the cartoon tried to convey the facial features and characteristic expressions of Will Smith to this animated character. Oscar has a wide smile, expressive eyes and a charismatic demeanor that makes him look like an actor.