you recognize their voices and you’d
probably recognize their faces too
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who became surprisingly good
voice actors all right buddy
we can do this the easy way or my vote
heartless before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re taking a look
at actors who started out primarily
taking on live-action roles but
eventually became prominent voice-over
performers we’ve excluded actors who’ve
only experimented with voice-over work
on one occasion the office of the
president can’t coexist with a living
god that won’t submit to it
number 10 Matthew Lillard after breaking
out in films like scream Matthew Lillard
landed the role of shaggy Rogers in the
live-action scooby-doo movie later in
Looney Toons back in action Lillard
meets up with an animated shaggy voiced
by Casey Kasem you made me sound like a
total space cadet man I’m sorry for the
way I was I was trying to be real
character this was far from Kasem’s
first performance as shaggy as he’d been
voicing the character since 1969
although shaggy criticizes Lillard for
his portrayal this scene could actually
be seen as one actor passing the torch
to another Kasem voiced shaggy for the
last time in 2009 five years before his
death like me and Scoob ordered a pizza
then we just fell asleep watching a
Vincent van ghoul movie since then
Lillard has delivered his spot on shaggy
impression in several animated shows and
movies like isn’t it groovy how things
come full circle number nine
Wilfred L Wilfred L is perhaps best
known for playing Eric Matthews on Boy
Meets World in a 1999 episode Eric tries
to impress a girl by claiming to be
Batman what makes this especially funny
is that he really is Batman the same
year that episode aired Ford al took on
the role of Terry McGinnis in Batman
Beyond I gave myself time offered
behavior as the Batman of the future
Fidel began a highly successful career
as a voice actor over the years Fidel
has voiced several other superheroes
including Deadpool in ultimate
spider-man and star-lord in the animated
guardians of the galaxy oh you
remembered me it’s just so nice of
course Fidel has also voiced his fair
share of sidekicks most notably Ron
stoppable in Kim Possible every drop
Calculon miles away from free refills
number 8 Sean Astin making his
big-screen debut at the age of 13 as
Mikey in the Goonies Sean Astin went on
to play the titular character in Rudy
and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the
Rings trilogy in the 21st century Astin
has also branched out with several
voiceover roles in multiple DC projects
he’s lent his voice to Billy Batson also
known as Shazam his most notable
voice-over role though would have to be
Rafael in the 2012 version of Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles this is amazing
since many of Astin’s live-action
characters have been humble underdogs
you wouldn’t think he’d be the ideal
choice to play the turtle with the most
attitude but his take on Rafael was
nothing short of badass number 7 Freddie
Prinze jr. through films like I know
what you did last summer and she’s all
that Freddie Prinze jr. solidified his
place as one of the 90s definitive
heartthrobs it’s not about that while
Prince might not be in a list or
nowadays he’s managed to remain relevant
through several memorable roles in
animation Prince has lent his voice to a
few Bioware games notably playing James
Vega in Mass Effect 3 nice view but this
place it’s just so not what I’m used to
in Star Wars rebels prince turned in
what might be the most compelling
performance of his career as Jedi Master
kanan jarrus Oh leave it ties away
after playing a live-action fred in 2002
scooby-doo and its 2004 follow-up prints
went on to voice the character in a
Robot Chicken sketch reuniting with
co-star Matthew Lillard this explains
everything
number 6 Howie Mandel Howie Mandel is a
well known television host and stand-up
comedian but his voiceover resume might
take some people by surprise that’s
largely because his characters sound
nothing like the Canadian actor Believe
It or Not Mandel started out voicing the
lovable gizmo in gremlins demonstrating
a unique gift for creature voices Mandel
landed a gig on Muppet Babies voicing
Skeeter animal and Bunsen honeydew for
the first two seasons adopting a similar
one to the voice he used for Skeeter
Mandel played the titular character on
Bobby’s world an animated series he also
created to think Mandel accidentally
created this voice at age 11 while
choking on birthday cake much like Bobby
his talents are anything but generic
number 5 Scarlett Johansson having
played the resilient black widow in the
MCU and a seductive alien and under the
skin Scarlett Johansson has proven
herself to be a very gifted physical
actress even when you take her body out
of the equation though Johansson can
deliver a powerful performance with her
voice alone okay well don’t worry I’m
not gonna stalk you as Samantha in her
she evolved an operating system into a
three-dimensional fleshed out character
how many brain cells do I have it’s easy
to some argue that Johansson deserved
serious awards consideration for her
groundbreaking voice-over work you can
be with me feeling since then she’s lent
her distinctive voice to kha in the
jungle book ash in Singh and nutmeg and
I love dogs in terms of voice overs she
certainly come a long way since the
spongebob squarepants movie and what’s
so wrong with being a kid anyway kids
rule number four JK Simmons this
oscar-winning character actor can do
little wrong portraying a variety of
colorful personalities in both
live-action and animation
and how do you think they’re gonna feel
about their mayor who is a lion on the
big screen
Simmons voiced may early adore Lion
Heart in Zootopia and the villainous Kai
in Kung Fu Panda 3 some of Simmons most
beloved voiceover roles have been on the
small screen however that your mind and
your spirit be free he’s acted as the
wise Airbender Tenzin in the Legend of
Korra and the mysterious Ford Pines in
gravity falls Simmons has even reprised
his role as Jay jonah Jameson in various
Marvel shows and also satirized the
character on The Simpsons stop the
presents end my wife some flowers and
bring me an Advil what do you mean you
don’t work for me you’re hired now that
you’re hired you’re fired now that you
don’t work here we can be friends now
that we’re friends how come you never
call some friend you are
god I love this business Simmons has
additionally branched out with video
games voicing Cave Johnson in Portal 2
and commercials voicing the yellow M&M
science isn’t about why it’s about why
not number 3
Keith David this charismatic actor can
dominate the screen as demonstrated in
films like Armageddon the fate of the
planet is in the hands of a bunch of
retards I wouldn’t trust with a potato
gun
it’s mr. David’s deep booming voice that
makes him one of a kind however it was
perfectly tailored to voice the
commanding Goliath and gargoyles getting
the audience pumped with every word that
came out of his mouth take what’s left
of your man
and be gone David brought a similar
magnetism to characters like spawn and
dr. faciliate in The Princess and the
Frog you and I both know the real power
in this world ain’t magic its money his
powerful voice has also made him the
go-to guy to play authority figures
whether it’s the US president in Rick
and Morty or the flame King in Adventure
Time the recipient of three Primetime
Emmys for narration and voiceovers he is
one of the best in the business
what is it you see number two Patrick
Warburton as David puddy on Seinfeld
Patrick Warburton proved that nobody can
play a meathead better than him yeah
that’s right with a deep voice that’s
both laid-back and passionate at the
same time Warburton was born for
animation voicing Superman he reunited
with Jerry Seinfeld for a series of
American Express advertisements I mean
surround sound it’s like it’s like
you’re there his more mainstream
voiceover roles include Joe Swanson on
Family Guy Brock Samson on The Venture
Brothers and Kronk in the Emperor’s New
Groove squeaky squeaks speaker freakin
Warburton might not have a vast array of
different voices in his repertoire but
the signature voice he brings to all his
characters couldn’t be better suited to
the medium he’s simply the best at what
he does before we get to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions Katara
I all the clothes have you ever smelled
your dirty socks let me tell you Nemo
new color of orange and white you have
been called forth to the summit of Mount
wanna hock a loogie bailing smelly nah
no way man ballads make me want to hurl
bull chuck is contained number one mark
hamill it’s funny has Luke Skywalker
Mark Hamill portrayed what might be the
most iconic hero in cinematic history in
animation however Hamill has primarily
specialized in voicing villains look
like pest control while Hamill’s played
a few heroic characters like skips on
regular show his
our sinister roles include the Hobgoblin
in spider-man Colonel mooska in the
English dub of castle in the sky and
fire lord ozai in Avatar The Last
Airbender if you have any real courage
you’ll stick around until the Sun comes
out
he’s even returned to a galaxy far far
away tapping into his dark side as Darth
Bane of course Hamill’s most acclaimed
voice-over role would have to be the
Joker in various DC properties when it
comes to evil cackling Hamill always
gets the last laugh do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
probably recognize their faces too
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who became surprisingly good
voice actors all right buddy
we can do this the easy way or my vote
heartless before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re taking a look
at actors who started out primarily
taking on live-action roles but
eventually became prominent voice-over
performers we’ve excluded actors who’ve
only experimented with voice-over work
on one occasion the office of the
president can’t coexist with a living
god that won’t submit to it
number 10 Matthew Lillard after breaking
out in films like scream Matthew Lillard
landed the role of shaggy Rogers in the
live-action scooby-doo movie later in
Looney Toons back in action Lillard
meets up with an animated shaggy voiced
by Casey Kasem you made me sound like a
total space cadet man I’m sorry for the
way I was I was trying to be real
character this was far from Kasem’s
first performance as shaggy as he’d been
voicing the character since 1969
although shaggy criticizes Lillard for
his portrayal this scene could actually
be seen as one actor passing the torch
to another Kasem voiced shaggy for the
last time in 2009 five years before his
death like me and Scoob ordered a pizza
then we just fell asleep watching a
Vincent van ghoul movie since then
Lillard has delivered his spot on shaggy
impression in several animated shows and
movies like isn’t it groovy how things
come full circle number nine
Wilfred L Wilfred L is perhaps best
known for playing Eric Matthews on Boy
Meets World in a 1999 episode Eric tries
to impress a girl by claiming to be
Batman what makes this especially funny
is that he really is Batman the same
year that episode aired Ford al took on
the role of Terry McGinnis in Batman
Beyond I gave myself time offered
behavior as the Batman of the future
Fidel began a highly successful career
as a voice actor over the years Fidel
has voiced several other superheroes
including Deadpool in ultimate
spider-man and star-lord in the animated
guardians of the galaxy oh you
remembered me it’s just so nice of
course Fidel has also voiced his fair
share of sidekicks most notably Ron
stoppable in Kim Possible every drop
Calculon miles away from free refills
number 8 Sean Astin making his
big-screen debut at the age of 13 as
Mikey in the Goonies Sean Astin went on
to play the titular character in Rudy
and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the
Rings trilogy in the 21st century Astin
has also branched out with several
voiceover roles in multiple DC projects
he’s lent his voice to Billy Batson also
known as Shazam his most notable
voice-over role though would have to be
Rafael in the 2012 version of Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles this is amazing
since many of Astin’s live-action
characters have been humble underdogs
you wouldn’t think he’d be the ideal
choice to play the turtle with the most
attitude but his take on Rafael was
nothing short of badass number 7 Freddie
Prinze jr. through films like I know
what you did last summer and she’s all
that Freddie Prinze jr. solidified his
place as one of the 90s definitive
heartthrobs it’s not about that while
Prince might not be in a list or
nowadays he’s managed to remain relevant
through several memorable roles in
animation Prince has lent his voice to a
few Bioware games notably playing James
Vega in Mass Effect 3 nice view but this
place it’s just so not what I’m used to
in Star Wars rebels prince turned in
what might be the most compelling
performance of his career as Jedi Master
kanan jarrus Oh leave it ties away
after playing a live-action fred in 2002
scooby-doo and its 2004 follow-up prints
went on to voice the character in a
Robot Chicken sketch reuniting with
co-star Matthew Lillard this explains
everything
number 6 Howie Mandel Howie Mandel is a
well known television host and stand-up
comedian but his voiceover resume might
take some people by surprise that’s
largely because his characters sound
nothing like the Canadian actor Believe
It or Not Mandel started out voicing the
lovable gizmo in gremlins demonstrating
a unique gift for creature voices Mandel
landed a gig on Muppet Babies voicing
Skeeter animal and Bunsen honeydew for
the first two seasons adopting a similar
one to the voice he used for Skeeter
Mandel played the titular character on
Bobby’s world an animated series he also
created to think Mandel accidentally
created this voice at age 11 while
choking on birthday cake much like Bobby
his talents are anything but generic
number 5 Scarlett Johansson having
played the resilient black widow in the
MCU and a seductive alien and under the
skin Scarlett Johansson has proven
herself to be a very gifted physical
actress even when you take her body out
of the equation though Johansson can
deliver a powerful performance with her
voice alone okay well don’t worry I’m
not gonna stalk you as Samantha in her
she evolved an operating system into a
three-dimensional fleshed out character
how many brain cells do I have it’s easy
to some argue that Johansson deserved
serious awards consideration for her
groundbreaking voice-over work you can
be with me feeling since then she’s lent
her distinctive voice to kha in the
jungle book ash in Singh and nutmeg and
I love dogs in terms of voice overs she
certainly come a long way since the
spongebob squarepants movie and what’s
so wrong with being a kid anyway kids
rule number four JK Simmons this
oscar-winning character actor can do
little wrong portraying a variety of
colorful personalities in both
live-action and animation
and how do you think they’re gonna feel
about their mayor who is a lion on the
big screen
Simmons voiced may early adore Lion
Heart in Zootopia and the villainous Kai
in Kung Fu Panda 3 some of Simmons most
beloved voiceover roles have been on the
small screen however that your mind and
your spirit be free he’s acted as the
wise Airbender Tenzin in the Legend of
Korra and the mysterious Ford Pines in
gravity falls Simmons has even reprised
his role as Jay jonah Jameson in various
Marvel shows and also satirized the
character on The Simpsons stop the
presents end my wife some flowers and
bring me an Advil what do you mean you
don’t work for me you’re hired now that
you’re hired you’re fired now that you
don’t work here we can be friends now
that we’re friends how come you never
call some friend you are
god I love this business Simmons has
additionally branched out with video
games voicing Cave Johnson in Portal 2
and commercials voicing the yellow M&M
science isn’t about why it’s about why
not number 3
Keith David this charismatic actor can
dominate the screen as demonstrated in
films like Armageddon the fate of the
planet is in the hands of a bunch of
retards I wouldn’t trust with a potato
gun
it’s mr. David’s deep booming voice that
makes him one of a kind however it was
perfectly tailored to voice the
commanding Goliath and gargoyles getting
the audience pumped with every word that
came out of his mouth take what’s left
of your man
and be gone David brought a similar
magnetism to characters like spawn and
dr. faciliate in The Princess and the
Frog you and I both know the real power
in this world ain’t magic its money his
powerful voice has also made him the
go-to guy to play authority figures
whether it’s the US president in Rick
and Morty or the flame King in Adventure
Time the recipient of three Primetime
Emmys for narration and voiceovers he is
one of the best in the business
what is it you see number two Patrick
Warburton as David puddy on Seinfeld
Patrick Warburton proved that nobody can
play a meathead better than him yeah
that’s right with a deep voice that’s
both laid-back and passionate at the
same time Warburton was born for
animation voicing Superman he reunited
with Jerry Seinfeld for a series of
American Express advertisements I mean
surround sound it’s like it’s like
you’re there his more mainstream
voiceover roles include Joe Swanson on
Family Guy Brock Samson on The Venture
Brothers and Kronk in the Emperor’s New
Groove squeaky squeaks speaker freakin
Warburton might not have a vast array of
different voices in his repertoire but
the signature voice he brings to all his
characters couldn’t be better suited to
the medium he’s simply the best at what
he does before we get to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions Katara
I all the clothes have you ever smelled
your dirty socks let me tell you Nemo
new color of orange and white you have
been called forth to the summit of Mount
wanna hock a loogie bailing smelly nah
no way man ballads make me want to hurl
bull chuck is contained number one mark
hamill it’s funny has Luke Skywalker
Mark Hamill portrayed what might be the
most iconic hero in cinematic history in
animation however Hamill has primarily
specialized in voicing villains look
like pest control while Hamill’s played
a few heroic characters like skips on
regular show his
our sinister roles include the Hobgoblin
in spider-man Colonel mooska in the
English dub of castle in the sky and
fire lord ozai in Avatar The Last
Airbender if you have any real courage
you’ll stick around until the Sun comes
out
he’s even returned to a galaxy far far
away tapping into his dark side as Darth
Bane of course Hamill’s most acclaimed
voice-over role would have to be the
Joker in various DC properties when it
comes to evil cackling Hamill always
gets the last laugh do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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