Your Fave Is Catholic: Jim Cummings
Known for: Beloved voice actor of cartoons, he is probably best known for being the current voice of both Winnie the Pooh & Tigger for Walt Disney since the 1980s. He initially started his career painting & repairing boats down in New Orleans, where he also had his own rock band called FUSION that was popular in the area. Later on, he started a career in voice acting, & the rest is history. Some of his other most iconic voice roles include Darkwing Duck, Pete (the bad guy from various Mickey Mouse cartoons), Tasmanian Devil of Looney Tunes, Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog (the Saturday morning cartoon, SatAM), Ed the Hyena from The Lion King, Fuzzy Lumpkins from The Powerpuff Girls, Monterey Jack from Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Ray from The Princess & the Frog, Mr. Bumpy from Bump in the Night, Cat from CatDog, & so many many MANY more. To name a few other television cartoons he has lent his voice to, they include Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Talespin, Bonkers, Animaniacs, The Tick, Iron Man, Gargoyles, Earthworm Jim, Chalkzone, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Star Wars: the Clone Wars, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, & so much more. To name a few other films he has lent his voice to, they include Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Aladdin, The Pagemaster, Pocahontas, A Goofy Movie, Balto, Hercules, Antz, Babe: Pig in the City, The Road to El Dorado, The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Gnomeo & Juliet, & many many more. Video games he has lent his voice to include Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age: Origins, the Kingdom Hearts series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Epic Mickey, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, & many more. In short, he’s the guy who probably voiced some of your favorite cartoon characters growing up.
Evidence of Faith: According to an article from the Archdiocese of Baltimore discussing Jim’s successful career as a cartoon voice actor, it explains that growing up, Jim attended Immaculate Conception and St. Columba grade schools & the Ursuline High School, all of which are Catholic schools located in Youngstown, Ohio. The article also mentions that Jim is a member of the St. Jude Parish in Los Angeles to this day, indicating that he regularly attends Catholic mass.
