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Simba is a fictional character in 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.
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 Mufasa: The Lion King and JD McCrary as a cub in the 2019 ...
Some believe the word simbi derives from simba, a Kikongo word that means "to hold, keep, preserve." [ 1 ] The similar phrase, isimba ia nsi , which translates to "a distinguished person in the community," was recorded in an early Kikongo dictionary in the seventeenth century.
Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's The Lion King franchise. Simba may also refer to: Arts and entertainment. Film. Simba ...
Simba collapses in a desert but is rescued by two outcasts, a meerkat and a warthog named Timon and Pumbaa. Simba grows up with his two new friends in their oasis, living a carefree life under their motto "hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili). Years later, an adult Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who is revealed to be ...
The song's music and melody were composed by Elton John, with lyrics by Tim Rice.In the film the song is sung by Timon the Meerkat (voiced by Nathan Lane), Pumbaa the Warthog (voiced by Ernie Sabella), and Simba, a young lion voiced by Jason Weaver (singing voice as a cub) and Joseph Williams (singing voice as an adult).
Timon and Pumbaa decide to help the humans give back to nature, but Simba shows them that they already can at home. Timon and Pumbaa unclog the rivers, thus giving the water back to the other creatures on the Savannah. Simba ends the story with his roar and the film closes with a shorter montage set to the end of the title song.
Additionally, the word simba is simply the Swahili word for 'lion', [32] which Fred Ladd acknowledges could account for the similarly-named protagonists; [33] in fact, Leo (the protagonist's original name) was initially going to be changed in the English dub to "Simba", but an NBC executive changed the protagonist's name to Kimba during ...