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Ernie Sabella

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Ernie Sabella
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Ernie Sabella is an American actor and singer from Westchester County, New York who is widely known for voicing Pumbaa the Warthog, Timon's best friend from The Lion King franchise except for the 2019 reboot. He also acted in Mouse Hunt, That's So Raven, In & Out, Cheers, and Seinfeld. He is married to Cheryl, a computer programmer.
BornSeptember 19, 1949
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BornSeptember 19, 1949
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  • Awards
    • 5 nominations

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Alison La Placa, Philip Charles MacKenzie, and Ernie Sabella in Open House (1989)
Jerry Seinfeld and Ernie Sabella in Seinfeld (1989)
Ernie Sabella in That's So Raven (2003)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Leah Remini, and Ernie Sabella in Saved by the Bell (1989)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Leah Remini, and Ernie Sabella in Saved by the Bell (1989)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Ernie Sabella in Saved by the Bell (1989)
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Ernie Sabella
Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Cybill Shepherd, Ernie Sabella, Kent Moran, and Alexia Rasmussen in Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Brad Kane, Ernie Sabella, Lea Salonga, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams, and Ilene Woods in Disney Sing It: Family Hits (2010)
Rowan Atkinson, Nathan Lane, Cam Clarke, and Ernie Sabella in Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (1994)
Cybill Shepherd, Ernie Sabella, Kent Moran, and Alexia Rasmussen in Listen to Your Heart (2010)

Known for

Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
8.5
  • Pumbaa(voice)
  • 1994
Nathan Lane and Lee Evans in Mousehunt (1997)
Mousehunt
6.5
  • Maury, the Cat Care Society Owner
  • 1997
Nathan Lane, Quinton Flynn, Ernie Sabella, and Kevin Schon in Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
Timon & Pumbaa
7.0
TV Series
  • Pumbaa
  • Bampuu(voice)
Nathan Lane in The Lion King 1½ (2004)
The Lion King 1½
6.5
Video
  • Pumbaa(voice)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Ernie Sabella in Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (2019)
    Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies
    • Pumbaa (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Max Charles and Joshua Rush in The Lion Guard (2015)
    The Lion Guard
    • Pumbaa (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Aimee Teegarden and Krysta Rodriguez in Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
    Bakery in Brooklyn
    • Dave
    • 2016
  • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
    The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
    • Pumbaa (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    • Leon
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • The Challenger. In Theaters September 11th, 2015.
    The Challenger
    • Frankie
    • 2015
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    • Murray
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go (2013)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go
    • Pumbaa
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real! (2013)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real!
    • Pumbaa (voice)
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online! (2012)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online!
    • Pumbaa
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Healthy & Fit! (2011)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Healthy & Fit!
    • Pumbaa
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Discover Blu-ray 3D with Timon & Pumbaa (2010)
    Discover Blu-ray 3D with Timon & Pumbaa
    • Pumbaa (voice)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Listen to Your Heart (2010)
    Listen to Your Heart
    • Tony
    • 2010
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart About Fire! (2009)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart About Fire!
    • Pumbaa
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water! (2009)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water!
    • Pumbaa
    • Video
    • 2009

Soundtrack

  • There's Something About Movies (2019)
    There's Something About Movies
    • performer: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Max Charles and Joshua Rush in The Lion Guard (2015)
    The Lion Guard
    • performer: "Tujiinue"
    • performer: "Christmas In the Pride Lands"
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata" ...
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Nathan Lane in The Lion King 1½ (2004)
    The Lion King 1½
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata", "Sunrise, Sunset"
    • Video
    • 2004
  • House of Mouse (2001)
    Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
    • performer: "The Best Christmas Of All"
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Maria Kavoyianni, Kostas Koklas, Iro Mane, Ketty Konstadinou, and Hristos Hatzipanagiotis in Eglimata (1998)
    Eglimata
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Topsy Turvy (1996)
    Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Topsy Turvy
    • performer: "Stand by Me"
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa (1996)
    Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
    Toy Story
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • 1995
  • Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Colors of the Wind (1995)
    Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Colors of the Wind
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • Video
    • 1995
  • The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995)
    The 67th Annual Academy Awards
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • TV Special
    • 1995
  • Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Circle of Life (1994)
    Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Circle of Life
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata"
    • Video
    • 1994
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
    The Lion King
    • performer: "Hakuna Matata" (1994), "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994), "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961)
    • 1994
  • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
    Quantum Leap
    • performer: "Man of La Mancha (I Don Quixote)" (partial), "The Death Scene (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1989

Videos31

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Clip 0:52
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Clip 1:02
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Clip 1:15
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 0:57
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 0:53
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 1:15
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 0:55
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 1:13
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 1:04
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 1:07
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 0:55
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
Clip 1:13
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • September 19, 1949
    • Westchester County, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Cheryl? - present
  • Other works
    TV Commercial for Vick's Nyquil (1990's)

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    Frequently Teamed with Nathan Lane on Stage and Screen.

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