History Creator / JimCummings

'''James Jonah "Jim" Cummings''' (Born Nov. 3, 1952) is widely considered to be a successor to the late Creator/MelBlanc. He speaks in a deep, gravelly voice for most roles, but can do many variations of it. His skills as a mimic have earned him scores of opportunities at Walt Disney Productions, in particular. At Creator/{{Disney}}, Cummings not only replaced the ailing Sterling Holloway as the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, but later took over as the voice of Tigger when well-known ventriloquist and voice actor Creator/PaulWinchell retired, and also voiced Crud. Cummings was hired to sing the last part of the song "Be Prepared" in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' after actor Creator/JeremyIrons pulled his vocal chords, and he also voiced Ed the Hyena. He also sang for another non-singing actor Christopher Lloyd for the song, "In the Dark of the Night" in the animated film, ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''. He also played the star of the series ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.

* PlayingAgainstType:
** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' as a foul mouthed police officer, gun clerk, and radio announcer.
** Before that, he played the incredibly foulmouthed Terror Mask from the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake.
** Ed, Don Karnage, Pete, Psy-Crow, [=NegaDuck=], Fuzzy Lumpkins... Not bad for someone whose stereotype is primarily locked down to Pooh and Tigger.
** His take on [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM Dr Robotnik]] was not only a villain, but a monstrous, serious one. Less against type, he also played the clownish ''Adventures Of Sonic'' rendition in the pilot.

** Two words: '''ArmyMen''', In which he played all but 3 of the characters in the games. You can't tell it, because all of the characters sound unique to themselves. '''And it was a series with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters to boot!'''

** Two words: '''ArmyMen''', In which he played all but 3 of the characters in the games. You can't tell it, because all of the characters sound unique to themselves. '''And it was a series with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters to boot!

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' - Pete, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger

Cummings has a notable cameo in ''ComicBookTheMovie'' as an inebriated party-goer. This is one of very few live-action appearances. The movie stars many other voice actors, including TomKenny, Creator/MauriceLaMarche, Creator/BillyWest and Creator/MarkHamill.

** His take on [[SonicSatam Dr Robotnik]] was not only a villain, but a monstrous, serious one. Less against type, he also played the clownish ''Adventures Of Sonic'' rendition in the pilot.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' - Master of Games, Wilderbeest

In the course of two decades, Cummings' career as a voice actor has taken him from bit parts to leading roles in major series at various studios, including Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/HannaBarbera, Creator/{{Dreamworks}}, and Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox studios. His most memorable roles, however, have been for Creator/{{Disney}} cartoons. There, he provided voices for a variety of series, including leading roles in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'', (taking over the character of Zummi Gummi after Creator/PaulWinchell's departure from the role), ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' [[note]]voicing Fat Cat, Professor Nimnul, and was the second voice for Monterey Jack, replacing Creator/PeterCullen[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' (he played Don Karnage and Louie), ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' (voicing [[TalkingToHimself both Bonkers and Lucky]] -- until Lucky Piquel was replaced with a female cop named Miranda Wright), ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', and ''HouseOfMouse'', and movies such as ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' and the Disney special edition of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' (as the Cheshire Cat singing "I'm Odd"). Cummings also voiced the non-speaking roles of Ed the laughing hyena in 1994's ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and Duncan the horse in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Saddlesore Galactica".

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' - Moosk

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' - Bonkers D. Bobcat

** Sterling Holloway (Winnie the Pooh, Kaa, Chesire Cat)

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' - Lorewalker Cho, Shen-zin Su

Cummings was the only original ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' voice actor to return for the 2007 movie. His first three TMNT appearances were ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue'', and ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime''. The 2007 movie was Cummings' sixth computer-animated movie appearance. His first five computer-animated movie appearances included ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', ''TheNuttiestNutcracker'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', and ''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas''; and his latest animated movie appearances are ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn'', and ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''.

In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''[=/=]''Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn'' and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance'' game. He is also prominently displayed in the credits of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ''ClayFighter 63 1/3''. He also voices "Sarge" and the other soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ArmyMen'' games. In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} Book I and II'' for the Turbografx -16 CD system, he is credited as voicing "Dalles", and he provided voices for minor characters in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers''. He played several characters in the little-known ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''. He also provided three of four of the voices of the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', The Master. He also provides the voice of the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake for the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=]. He did a significant amount of voice work for [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the most recent Elder Scrolls title]]; most "[[GrumpyOldMan curmudgeonly]]" voices in the game are provided by him. Most recently he's portrayed Lorewalker Cho in WorldOfWarcraft. In addition, Cummings narrates the current Epcot fireworks show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]], ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth''.

In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''[=/=]''Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn'' and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance'' game. He is also prominently displayed in the credits of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ''ClayFighter 63 1/3''. He also voices "Sarge" and the other soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ArmyMen'' games. In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} Book I and II'' for the Turbografx -16 CD system, he is credited as voicing "Dalles", and he provided voices for minor characters in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers''. He played several characters in the little-known ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''. He also provided three of four of the voices of the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', The Master. He also provides the voice of the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake for the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=]. He did a significant amount of voice work for [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the most recent Elder Scrolls title]]; most "[[GrumpyOldMan curmudgeonly]]" voices in the game are provided by him. Most recently he's portrayed [[TheObiWan Lorewalker Cho]] in WorldOfWarcraft. In addition, Cummings narrates the current Epcot fireworks show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]], ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth''.

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Not only is he a great admirer of Cajun culture (he worked on a river boat in New Orleans as a teenager) but is currently the old professional voice actor capable of putting on an authentic Cajun accent.

* PlayingAgainstType:
** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' as a foul mouthed police officer, gun clerk, and radio announcer.
** Before that, he played the incredibly foulmouthed Terror Mask from the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake.
** Ed, Don Karnage, Pete, Psy-Crow, [=NegaDuck=], Fuzzy Lumpkins... Not bad for someone whose stereotype is primarily locked down to Pooh and Tigger.
** His take on [[SonicSatam Dr Robotnik]] was not only a villain, but a monstrous, serious one. Less against type, he also played the clownish ''Adventures Of Sonic'' rendition in the pilot.

In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''[=/=]''Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn'' and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance'' game. He is also prominently displayed in the credits of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ''ClayFighter 63 1/3''. He also voices "Sarge" and the other soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ArmyMen'' games. In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} Book I and II'' for the Turbografx -16 CD system, he is credited as voicing "Dalles", and he provided voices for minor characters in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers''. He played several characters in the little-known ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''. He also provided three of four of the voices of the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', The Master. He also provides the voice of the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake for the Xbox 360 and PS3. He did a significant amount of voice work for [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the most recent Elder Scrolls title]]; most "[[GrumpyOldMan curmudgeonly]]" voices in the game are provided by him. Most recently he's protrayed [[TheObiWan Lorewalker Cho]] in WorldOfWarcraft. In addition, Cummings narrates the current Epcot fireworks show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]], ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth''.

* ''WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear'' The BigBadWolf "Big Bad" (Aloysius), also a few other guest-star characters

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' - Hondo Ohnaka