The beloved voice of Rafiki in Lion King, Robert Guillaume Passed Away Nine Years Ago at 89 🎬🎙️🕊️ Remembering a true television and voice-acting legend ❤️ Robert Guillaume became one of television's most respected and beloved performers, best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Benson DuBois in Soap and its successful spin-off, Benson. He also captured the hearts of Disney fans as the original voice of Rafiki, the wise and eccentric mandrill in The Lion King, bringing warmth, humor, and unforgettable wisdom to one of animation's most cherished characters. His extraordinary career extended across television, film, theater, animation, and video games. Some of his memorable film and television roles include: • Benson DuBois — Soap / Benson • Isaac Jaffe — Sports Night • Dr. Frank Napier — Lean on Me • Hawkins — D*ath Warrant • Wilkes — First Kid • Agent Steve Bishop — Spy Hard • Ted Reed — The Meteor Man • Dr. Bennett — Big Fish • Fred — Seems Like Old Times • Philmore Walker — Wanted: Dead or Alive • Pete Fletcher — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • Hoke Colburn — Driving Miss Daisy • Nathan Detroit — Guys and Dolls (Stage) • The Phantom — The Phantom of the Opera (Stage) His memorable voice roles include: • Rafiki — The Lion King • Rafiki — The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • Rafiki — The Lion King 1½ • Rafiki — Timon & Pumbaa • Dr. Eli Vance — Half-Life 2 • Dr. Eli Vance — Half-Life 2: Episode One • Dr. Eli Vance — Half-Life 2: Episode Two • Mr. Thicknose — The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze • Detective Catfish — Fish Police • Ben — The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina • Narrator — Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Guillaume's influence reached far beyond his unforgettable performances. As a groundbreaking Black actor, he challenged stereotypes and helped redefine opportunities for African American performers in television and theater. His powerful voice, natural charisma, and dedication to his craft allowed him to move seamlessly between heartfelt drama, sophisticated comedy, beloved animated characters, and memorable video game performances. Nine years after his passing at 89, Robert Guillaume remains an unforgettable figure in entertainment history 🎙️🕊️

We just lost a legendary animator today 😔 Some animators bring characters to life. Loyd Price helped shape entire worlds that generations grew up loving. 🕊️ Aardman animations has announced the passing of Loyd Price, a gifted animator, mentor and longtime creative force who dedicated more than 30 years to the studio. Over the decades, Price rose to become Aardman’s Head of Animation, helping guide both the performances audiences saw on screen and the generations of animators who followed him. His career stretched across some of stop-motion animation’s most beloved films, including: - Chicken Run — Supervising animator - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Supervising animator - The Nightmare Before Christmas — Animator - Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave — Animator - Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions — Co-director and writer - Shaun the Sheep Movie — Animation supervisor - A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon — Animation supervisor - The Pirates! Band of Misfits — Animation supervisor - Early Man — Animation supervisor - Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death — Animator - Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget — Animation supervisor On The Curse of the Were-Rabbit alone, Price led a team of 30 animators, helping bring Wallace, Gromit and an entire cast of characters to life frame by painstaking frame. His work as supervising animator also helped shape Chicken Run, while his career connected Aardman’s classic shorts to its modern feature-film era. Stop-motion is built one tiny movement at a time. Loyd Price spent decades making those movements feel alive, and teaching others how to do the same. The characters will keep moving. His influence will keep moving with them. Rest in paradise, Loyd Price. 🤍

The Voice Behind Kaiba, Brock and James Eric Stuart Marks His 59th Birthday! 🎙️✨ Stuart is one of the most recognizable voices from the early English-dub era of anime, best known for voicing Brock and James in Pokémon and Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!. His career also includes Meta Knight in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers, and a long list of characters across Ultimate Muscle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and video games. Some of his most notable voice roles include: • Brock (Pokémon) • James (Pokémon) • Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise) • Meta Knight (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!) • Gourry Gabriev (Slayers Franchise) • Squirtle (Pokémon) • Weezing (Pokémon) • Bastion Misawa (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) • Marco (Shaman King) The Narrator (One Piece - 4Kids version) • Dr. Z (Dinosaur King) • Dik Dik Van Dik (Ultimate Muscle) • King Muscle (Ultimate Muscle) • Mac Metaphor (Ultimate Muscle) • Black Shadow (F-Zero: GP Legend) • Hi-Tech (G.I. Joe: Sigma 6) • Hamato Yoshi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) • Murakami Gennosuke (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) • Quarry (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) • Yuri Hyuga (Shadow Hearts) • Lucian (Valkyrie Profile) His performances helped define an entire generation of English-dubbed anime, with characters like Brock, James, and Kaiba remaining instantly recognizable to fans decades later. Happy 59th birthday, Eric Stuart! His work across Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Slayers, Kirby, and beyond remains a lasting part of anime dubbing history. 🎂🎙️✨