Age: 72
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor and singer, who has appeared in almost 400 roles. He is known for voicing Darkwing Duck, Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pete, as well as being the current voice of both Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, and the Tasmanian Devil. He has performed in numerous animated Disney and DreamWorks movies including Aladdin, Lion King, Balto, Antz, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, and The Princess and the Frog. He has also provided voice-over work for video games, such as Icewind Dale, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and Splatterhouse.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Cummings relocated to New Orleans, where he designed and painted Mardi Gras floats, worked as a river boat deck hand and sang and played drums in the regionally successful rock band, "FUSION".
He later married and moved to Anaheim, California, where he managed a video store in the early 1980s, before launching his voice-acting career in late 1984. Cummings has two daughters with Stephanie Cummings, as well as two older children from a previous marriage.
Some of Cummings' earliest vocal work was at Disney, where he replaced Hal Smith as the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh in 1988 (Smith had taken over the role from longtime actor Sterling Holloway in 1981). He began voicing Tigger in 1990, taking over for Paul Winchell (though Winchell voiced Tigger four more times, the last time being in February 1999) after Winchell died in 2005. In 1991, he ventured to Warner Bros. Animation and began voicing Tasmanian Devil on the animated series Taz-Mania (he would voice the character on other Warner Brothers shows, such as Animaniacs, and reprise the voice in 2006 in Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas).
At Walt Disney Studios, he contributed to many of their televised animated shows: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (taking over the character of Zummi Gummi after Paul Winchell's departure from the role), DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck (as the lead character), TaleSpin (as Don Karnage and Louie), Goof Troop (as Pete, a role that would carry him into many other Disney shows), Bonkers, Aladdin, Gargoyles, Timon & Pumbaa, The Legend of Tarzan and House of Mouse, and animated films such as Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas. He voiced Bering and Chilkoot in the 2006 direct-to-DVD film Brother Bear 2 and "Razoul" in the 1994 Aladdin direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar.
When actor Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar in The Lion King, developed vocal problems during recording of the song "Be Prepared", Cummings was chosen to replace him for the rest of the song.
Cummings was the only original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice actor to return for the 2007 film, having previously appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as Leatherhead), Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. In 1995 he voiced the main villain Steele in Universal and Amblin Entertainment's Balto. He also had vocal roles in The Nuttiest Nutcracker, Shrek and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
Cummings has provided voices for video games, television commercials, and movie trailers, and was one of the official announcers for Kids' WB!, promo announcer for Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, as well as the official spokesperson for the current Cheez-It commercials and some current Weather Channel commercials (most notably the Wake Up with Al ones). He did vocal work in a Charmin Ultra toilet paper commercial, echoing his role as Winnie the Pooh. He has done the voice of Minsc of Baldur's Gate/Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance game. He is prominently displayed in the credits of Kingdom Hearts as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ClayFighter 63⅓.
Cummings has made some vocal performances using his voice at normal pitch for some younger looking characters like Witterquick from Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light and Glatorian Ackar in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn.
He also voiced Papa Smurf and Gargamel on the TV Funhouse sketch "The Smurfette Show" on Saturday Night Live's season 28's premiere episode.
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Castle in the Sky | General | Disney 2003 dub |
1987 | Garbage Pail Kids Movie, TheThe Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Greaser Greg, Nat Nerd | |
The Brave Little Toaster | Evil Clown | Uncredited | |
1988 | Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf | Frankenstein, Skull Head, Gengis Kong | |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Bullet #2, Lion from Tom and Jerry | ||
1989 | Stanley and the Dinosaurs | Caveman Stanley | |
1990 | Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II | Narrator | |
1992 | Aladdin | Razoul, Farouk | |
1994 | Cabin Boy | Cupcake | |
Return of Jafar, TheThe Return of Jafar | Razoul | ||
Lion King, TheThe Lion King | Ed, Gopher, Scar (Singing voice, second half of Be Prepared) | ||
Pagemaster, TheThe Pagemaster | Long John Silver | ||
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins | Shang Tsung, Sub-Zero | ||
Goofy Movie, AA Goofy Movie | Pete | ||
1995 | Runaway Brain | Julius | |
Pocahontas | Chief Powhatan, Kekata (Singing Voices) | ||
Balto | Steele | ||
1996 | Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible | Additional Voices | |
Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Razoul | ||
Ed's Next Move | Lee's Boyfriend, Raphael | ||
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Jingles | ||
Story of Santa Claus, TheThe Story of Santa Claus | Mr. Minch | ||
Hunchback of Notre Dame, TheThe Hunchback of Notre Dame | Guards, Gypsies | ||
1997 | Hercules | Nessus the River Centaur, Tall Thebian, Elderly Thebian, Lava Titan | |
Redux Riding Hood | Thompkins | ||
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | Winnie-the-Pooh, Skullasaurus | ||
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Additional Voices | ||
Anastasia | Rasputin (singing voice) | ||
1998 | Belle's Magical World | Webster | |
Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, TheThe Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Singer | ||
Lion King II: Simba's Pride, TheThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Scar | ||
Small Soldiers | Ocula | ||
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | King James, Chief Powhatan | ||
Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Additional Voices | ||
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Jacques, Morgan Moonscar | ||
Antz | Additional Voices | ||
Babe: Pig in the City | Pelican | ||
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Buster | ||
1999 | Tarzan | Additional Voices | |
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Singer | ||
Nuttiest Nutcracker, TheThe Nuttiest Nutcracker | Uncle Drosselmeier, Gramps | ||
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | Pete/Postman | ||
Bartok the Magnificent | Additional Voices | Uncredited | |
2000 | Tigger Movie, TheThe Tigger Movie | Tigger, Winnie-the-Pooh | |
Extremely Goofy Movie, AnAn Extremely Goofy Movie | Pete | ||
Road to El Dorado, TheThe Road to El Dorado | Hernán Cortés, Additional Voices | ||
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time | Additional Voices | ||
Titan A.E. | Chowquin | ||
Tweety's High-Flying Adventure | Taz, Rocky, Yosemite Sam, Cool Cat, Shropshire Slasher, Casino Cat, Policeman | ||
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, TheThe Life & Adventures of Santa Claus | Old Santa Claus | ||
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery | Cat | ||
Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire, TheThe Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | Sierra | ||
2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Tony | |
Shrek | Captain of Guards | ||
Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Additional Voices | ||
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Ultra Lord, Mission Control, General | ||
2002 | Return to Never Land | Additional Voices | |
Hunchback of Notre Dame II, TheThe Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Archdeacon | ||
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Butch | ||
Tarzan & Jane | Tantor | ||
Mickey's House of Villains | Pete, Big Bad Wolf, Kaa, Ed | ||
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Dirty Dawson | |
Jungle Book 2, TheThe Jungle Book 2 | Kaa, Colonel Hathi, M.C. Monkey | Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | |
Piglet's Big Movie | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Luca, Additional Voices | ||
2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Dr. Cedric Perview | |
Lion King 1½, TheThe Lion King 1½ | Ed | ||
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom | Gen. Abercrombie, Brain #2, Mayor Quadar | ||
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Pete | ||
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Blitzen | ||
2005 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | |
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
2006 | Disaster! | Harry Bottoms, Guy Kirk, Narrator | |
Brother Bear 2 | Chilkoot, Bering | ||
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | Taz, Gossamer | ||
Fox and the Hound 2, TheThe Fox and the Hound 2 | Waylon/Floyd, Additional Voices | ||
2007 | Hellboy: Blood and Iron | Tom Manning | |
TMNT | Additional Voices | ||
Bee Movie | Title Narrator, Graduation Announcer | ||
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | ||
2008 | Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, TheThe Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | King Triton, Shelbow | |
Dead Space: Downfall | Captain Mathius, Farum | ||
Powerpuff Girls Rule!, TheThe Powerpuff Girls Rule! | Fuzzy Lumpkins | ||
Turok: Son of Stone | Caveman | ||
2009 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Beaver | |
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | Ackar | ||
Princess and the Frog, TheThe Princess and the Frog | Ray | ||
2010 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths | Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger | |
2011 | Gnomeo and Juliet | Featherstone | Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
Little Engine That Could, TheThe Little Engine That Could | Rusty | ||
Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh, Tigger | ||
2012 | Zambezia | Budzo | Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Voices | ||
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Wormwood | ||
2014 | The Pirate Fairy | Oppenheimer / Port | |
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Kaldorf | ||
2015 | Minions | Additional Voices | Credited as James J. Cummings |
2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Additional Voices |
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