who did the voice for simba in lion king
Matthew Broderick
Casting
Matthew Broderick was cast as adult Simba early during production, and during the three years of voice acting only recorded with another actor once, and only discovered Moira Kelly voiced Nala at the premiere.
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 JD McCrary and Donald Glover voice the cub and adult Simba respectively in the CGI remake. Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba.  Matthew Broderick provided the speaking voice of adult Simba.
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The Lion King [SEP] Casting
For the hyenas, the original intention was to reunite Cheech & Chong, but while Cheech Marin accepted to play Banzai, Tommy Chong was unavailable. Thus his role was changed into a female hyena, Shenzi, who was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg. Matthew Broderick was cast as adult Simba early during production, and during the three years of voice acting only recorded with another actor once, and only discovered Moira Kelly voiced Nala at the premiere. English actors Tim Curry and Malcolm McDowell were originally considered for the role of Scar, however, it was ultimately won by English actor Jeremy Irons. Irons initially refused the role due to not being comfortable going from the dramatic performance as Claus von Bülow in "Reversal of Fortune" to a comedic role.