The Resume

(September 19, 1949- )
Born in Westchester County, New York
Birth name is Ernest Sabella
Voice of Pumbaa in Disney's 'The Lion King,' 'Lion King II: Simba's Pride,' 'Lion King 1 1/2,' 'Lion Guard' and the 'Timon and Pumbaa' series
Acted in 'City Heat,' 'Going Under,' 'Fright Night Part 2' 'Quiz Show' and 'Mouse Hunt'
Portrayed Leon Carosi on Saved By The Bell
Portrayed Mr. Donald 'Twinkie' Twinkacetti on Perfect Strangers (1986-87)

Why he might be annoying:

His scene in the movie version of the 'Producers' musical was cut.
He's been typecast as gregarious blowhards, usually with bosses with gags revolving around their weight.
He did a random guest spot on Seinfeld as an overweight nudist who Jerry befriends on his ride to Coney Island to pick up his found car ('Who's got time for squat thrusts?' 'All right, how about skipping breakfast.')
He has a decades long career on stage and television but is known almost exclusively as the voice of Pumbaa the Warthog, a role he has reprised since 1994.

Why he might not be annoying:

Most Disney fans prefer his rendition of Pumbaa to Seth Rogen's.
He has made for a great comedic teaming with Nathan Lane.
He had starring roles on Broadway in productions of 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Man of La Mancha.'
He met his wife backstage during a Broadway performance of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in 1996 (they married three years later).
He had a small but memorable role as Mr. Bundles the laundryman, known for flirting with Miss Hannigan, in ABC's 1999 'Annie' special.
‘The Subway’ was named the ‘New Yorkiest’ episode of Seinfeld by New York City’s tourism organization.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 99)
• Belters
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 17]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9191949)
• Cheers - Guest Stars
• I Attended University of Miami [Florida]
• I Covered Ben E. King’s ‘Stand By Me’
• I Married in 1999
• I Portrayed a Video Game Character
• I Portrayed an Italian Character
• I Publicly Denied Being Gay
• I Recorded 'Lion Sleeps Tonight'
• Look at Me, I Read the News Today
• Look at Me, I'm in Disney World
• Look at Me, I'm Naked
• Look at Me, I'm Relaxing
• Look at Me, I'm with Jerry Seinfeld
• Look at My Man Boobs
• Macklemore References
• Mad About You - Guest Stars
• MasterCard Advertisers
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• Musical Theater Star
• Profiles 50001-50056 (Ranked: 50044)
• Saved by the Bell
• Seinfeld - Guest Stars
• Voices of Disney
• Waking Sleeping Beauty

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying