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Brian Damage · 03-22-2009, 06:49 PM

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/18/edd...animation.html

Forbes magazine has published their list of the "Animation A-List Actors," created from "the animated films released since 1980 that earned at least $50 million domestically," compiling "a list of every actor who portrayed a top-billed character in at least one of the movies." The full list of actors is:

- Eddie Murphy
- Mike Myers
- Cameron Diaz
- Owen Wilson
- Tim Allen
- Tom Hanks
- Robin Williams
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Jack Black
- Ben Stiller

tv star collector · 03-22-2009, 06:59 PM

It's a sad commentary that virtually every name on this list is of a face actor.
Whatever happened to the real voice actors of yesteryear (people of
the caliber of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Paul Frees and June Foray)?

tanquant · 04-07-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

It's a sad commentary that virtually every name on this list is of a face actor.
Whatever happened to the real voice actors of yesteryear (people of
the caliber of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Paul Frees and June Foray)?

when it comes to cartoons imo those actors can't hold a candle to the great voiceovers of Mel Blanc and Casey Kasem. BTW, they forgot about Jim Carey (how the Grinch Stole Christmas). I thought he came out big with that movie.

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03-22-2009, 06:59 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	It's a sad commentary that virtually every name on this list is of a face actor. Whatever happened to the real voice actors of yesteryear (people of the caliber of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Paul Frees and June Foray)?