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The Lion King stars Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reveal how Pumbaa became 'the first and only Disney character with flatulence'
The warthog Pumbaa holds the unusual distinction of being the first-ever Disney character to fart on screen in The Lion King.
While speaking with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the film's 30th anniversary this year, Lane — who voice the meerkat Timon — revealed that Sabella started making 'flatulent noises' to get a laugh out of him and to lighten the mood when they were recording their dialogue back in 1992 The actors auditioned together to be members of the trio of hyenas, eventually voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings; Lane seen in February in NYC Lane and Sabella will reunite on Friday, May 24, for Disney’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary — A Live-to-Film Concert Event, which features the original film with the two stars joining Jeremy Irons, Billy Eichner, Jennifer Hudson and North West to perform the songs
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