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Simba [1] [2] is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise.First appearing as a lion cub in The Lion King (1994), the character flees his homeland when his father, King Mufasa, is killed by his treacherous uncle, Scar.
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) [1] is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe–nominated portrayal of the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film adaptation.
Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick as adult Simba in the films; Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub in The Lion King; Matt Weinberg as a cub in The Lion King 1½; Cam Clarke in Timon & Pumbaa and Kingdom Hearts II, as well as his singing voice in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; Rob Lowe in The Lion Guard; Donald Glover in the 2019 film and JD McCrary as a cub in the 2019 film) is the main ...
[3] [9] Lost and alone, Simba finds refuge in the jungle, where he is raised by the carefree Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and a warthog. [3] Despite his relaxed new lifestyle, Simba remains haunted by guilt over his father's death. [3] Years later, Simba encounters Rafiki, a wise mandrill [a] who reveals that Mufasa's spirit endures within him. [3]
Years later, an adult Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who is revealed to be Nala. Simba and Nala fall in love, and she urges him to return home, telling him that the Pride Lands have become drought-stricken under Scar's reign. Still feeling guilty over Mufasa's death, Simba refuses and leaves angrily.
He died early Wednesday, according to Roxy Hall, his sister. "His partner Richard, was singing to him the song Psalm 23 as he took his last breath this morning at 3:20 AM," Hall wrote on Facebook .
Fictional character Scar The Lion King character First appearance The Lion King (1994) Created by Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton Voiced by Jeremy Irons (The Lion King ; and Once Upon a Studio) Jim Cummings (The Lion King, singing double; The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, speaking; and The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure) James Horan (Kingdom Hearts II, Disney Dreamlight ...
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (né Weiss; born September 8, 1981) [1] is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Randy Taylor on Home Improvement and voicing young Simba in Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King and Pinocchio in New Line Cinema's 1996 film The Adventures of Pinocchio.