who voiced the first character?
Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba.
Simba
Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba. The first actor to be assigned to "The Lion King"
why disney had to think outside the box to cast its spell in california UNANSWERABLE which are its highest grossing films? "The Lion King",  "Pirates of the Caribbean", etc who are the main characters in the first film? Simba,  Mufasa,  Scar,  Timon and Pumbaa,  Nala
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Simba [SEP] Voice
Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba. The first actor to be assigned to "The Lion King", Broderick learned of the role while he was on vacation in Ireland, where he received a telephone call from his agent informing him that the directors were interested in casting him as Simba after seeing his film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). The directors decided to cast him as Simba because they felt that he was "perfect" for the role; according to producer Don Hahn, Broderick's voice resembled "the kind of character who could be irresponsible and likeable, but you also felt that he could come back in a very heroic way." Minkoff recalled that the actor "was able to humanize the hero character ...