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11 Great Vocal Performances in Pixar Movies

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Call this list the John Ratzenberger Award, if you’d like. The former Cheers actor has lent his vocal talents to every Pixar movie ever created and while that feat alone doesn’t make our list of the 11 best Pixar vocal performances, his impressive feat embodies the kind of talent Pixar uses in their films. . Ellen DeGeneres  Dory, Finding Nemo She’s so lovable, yet so lost. Dory and her frantic self prove believable as Ellen DeGeneres fluctuates almost poetically—is that even possible in an animated vocal performance?—between aloof and anxious. We love Dory because she can sound like a whale and mimic fish all while talking to herself. And can she ever repeat a line until it sticks in our heads forever: P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. . Billy Crystal Mike Wazowski, Monsters, Inc. Pure funny: the perfect pitch of a sidekick. Billy Crystal manages laughter as well as any animated character in the history of Pixar, using precise timing and quirky delivery to shell out humor in heavy doses. . Kevin Spacey Hopper, A Bug’s Life This actor can always project menace, but this grasshopper offers his presence fearfully—at least for fellow grasshoppers and ants alike—nimbly switching on and off the dictator-like persona, lulling you in with his reasoning and then shutting you out with his shouting. . Tom Hanks Woody, Toy Story Tom Hanks shows range. Wyoming ranch-sized range. We’ve heard his vocal talents so many times throughout his career, from Cast Away to Forrest Gump, but he takes us on that ride every time he straps on his Woody-styled cowboy hat. . Bob Peterson Dug/Alpha, Up Just listen. Bob Peterson has viewers in stitches as Dug, a talking dog. With the use of some fanciful collar, Dug’s voice turns into something almost human. That’s where the genius comes in, with Peterson turning comedic lines into some quirky mix of fluid, mechanical and robotic perfectness. . Tim Allen Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story You simply can’t talk Pixar vocal performances without thinking “to infinity and beyond!” (At

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