LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Legendary voice actor Jim Cummings stopped by Las Vegas Now forward of his look on the Wonderful Artwork Expo on the Plaza Lodge.
Often called the person of “1,500 voices,” Cummings has delivered to life a number of the most beloved characters, together with Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger.
Cummings revealed that his journey to change into Winnie the Pooh started as a child.
“I used to jokingly do Winnie the Pooh when I was like 12 or 13 years old playing Monopoly… And monkey art paid off,” Cummings stated.
His first paid voice gig got here in San Diego for a neighborhood store, and since then, he has voiced every part from film trailers to villains like ‘Steele in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Balto.’ Working alongside Kevin Bacon in ‘Balto’ additionally gave him a profitable edge within the basic recreation ‘Six Levels of Kevin Bacon.’
8 Information Now reporter JC Fernandez requested Cummings the place his inspiration comes from when doing a brand new character’ voice. Cummings stated, “You get clues… A guy that weighs 500 pounds isn’t going to sound like this…,” Cummings then went to a high-pitched voice, saying that typically giving a shocking voice makes a personality memorable.
Cummings additionally revealed that when he was a child, he used to name his faculty and canopy for his buddies who might need skipped class on a sure day. Cummings stated he would faux to be somebody’s mother and father.
Outdoors of voicing basic characters like Pooh & Tigge,r followers may acknowledge his voice from EDM festivals like Tomorrowland and Untiy.
Cummings will likely be assembly followers and signing autographs on the Wonderful Artwork Expo on the Plaza Lodge this weekend.
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