About Jim Cummings
James Jonah Cummings is an American voice actor. Beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in over 600 titles. Cummings has frequently worked with the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., serving as the official voice of Winnie the Pooh since 1984, Tigger since 1989, the Tasmanian Devil since 1991, and Pete since 1992. Other roles include Fat Cat and Monterey Jack on Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989–1990), the titular character on Darkwing Duck (1991–1992), Dr. Julian Robotnik on Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–1994), Steele in Balto (1995), Kaa on Jungle Cubs (1996–1998) and The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Cat on CatDog (1998–2005), Ray in The Princess and the Frog (2009), and The Voice of Tomorrow for Tomorrowland music festival (2004–2025). Cummings's first voice role was as Lionel the Lion and Aunt Fira in Dumbo's Circus. In 2018, Cummings became the first voice performer of animation to reprise a role or more for a live-action Disney film, reprising the roles of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger for Christopher Robin. Starting with Goof Troop, Cummings also became the regular voice of Pete. When actor Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar in The Lion King, developed vocal problems during the recording of the song "Be Prepared", Cummings replaced him on the remainder of the track.
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