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From "Beauty and the Beast" to "Snow White": 6 Disney Characters You Didn't Know Were Voiced by Mormons

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When it comes to Disney fandom, most people know Donny Osmond's voice was featured in Mulan as he sings the iconic "I'll Make a Man Out of You."

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But Donny isn't the only Mormon to add voice to Disney characters and help bring the magic alive. Here are other popular Disney characters voiced by Mormons:

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1. Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh

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Though Frank Kenneth “Ken” Sansom was an actor in about 20 movies, he is most remembered for his voice. His career started with a KSL radio program called Sansom and Then Some in the 1960s, but Ken’s best-known work is the voice of "Rabbit" in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons.

2. The Stove from Beauty and the Beast

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From commercials to movies and cartoons to video games, you've probably heard LDS convert Brian Cummings's voice on several occasions. Cumings's vocal talents have been featured in loveable depictions of childhood classics like Garfield, Ninja Turtles, Scooby-Doo, FernGully, Spider-Man, and G.I. Joe (Doctor Mindbender). In Disney's classic animated Beauty in the Beast, he voices Chef Bouche (the stove) and he also voiced several characters in The Jungle Book 2.

3. Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh

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Christopher Robin was also sometimes voiced by Church member Brady Bluhm, who served a mission in Concepcion, Chile, and also appeared in shows like Star Trek Voyager, Murphy Brown, CSI, and others throughout his career.

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4. The Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Moroni Olsen was an Ogden-born Mormon who, after working in Broadway, made his debut screen appearance in a 1935 adaptation of The Three Musketeers. He later returned to that story as a different character in a 1939 comedy version. His biggest claim to fame, however, is his baritone voice, which audiences heard coming from the Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

5. Rhino from Bolt

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Possibly the strangest but most endearing character from Disney's Bolt, Rhino is a hamster obsessed with television and obsessed with the famous star dog. But, did you know this cuddly character was voiced by a Mormon? Mark Walton has worked on Disney movies for decades as a writer, storyboard artist, and a voice actor. He was nominated for an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for his role as Rhino.

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6.Goosey Loosey from Chicken Little

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Mark Walton's voice not only appears in Bolt but several Disney movies. He brings to life the voice of Goosey Loosey from Chicken Little and  Barry and Bob from Home on the Range. 

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