Disney Trivia Guy

Happy 73rd birthday to Samuel E. Wright. Sam is best known for his voice work for Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (1989) and in everything Little Mermaid after that. He was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Mufasa in The Lion King on Broadway. In Dinosaur (2000), Sam voices Kron. If you liked this fun fact, you should check out my book that has over 3,700 fun facts in it about Disneyland and Disney Movies. www.DisneyGuy.org

On November 20, 1963, Ming-Na Wen was born in Coloane Island, Macau, China. She lived in Hong Kong until she was 4 years old when she moved with her family to Queens, New York. Ming-Na Wen is most notable for her role as Mulan in Mulan (1998) and subsequent films and video games like Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan (Video Game)(1998), Mulan Story Studio (Video Game) (1998), House of Mouse (2002), Mulan 2: The Final War (2004), Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game) (2005), Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (Video Game) (2007), Disney Infinity 3.0 (Video Game) (2015), Sofia the First (2014-2018), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). She has also been other characters for Disney, like Agent May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020), Quasar in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015-present), Hala in Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018), Dr. Hirano in Phineas and Ferb (2007-2015), and Vega in Sofia the First (2013-2018). If you liked this fun fact, you should check out my book...

On November 20, 1998, A Bug's Life has its premiere in Los Angeles. It would later go nationwide on November 25, 1998. FUN FACT: In the bug bar a mosquito orders a Bloody Mary O+. This was the first time blood was shown in a Pixar film. The second time was when Dory got a bloody nose in Finding Nemo (2003). And since people like Easter Eggs, here is an East Egg in the film. If you liked this fun fact, you should check out my book that has over 3,700 fun facts in it about Disneyland and Disney Movies. www.DisneyGuy.org

Today is Allison Janney’s birthday. I heard her on the radio twice today. FUN FACT: Star Tours The Adventures Continue , the voice actress that portrays Aly San San, the android stewardess in the pre-boarding video, is none other than Allison Janney. She is known for her roles in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), American Beauty (1999), Nurse Betty (2000), Finding Nemo (2003), The West Wing (1999-2006), The Help (2011), and dozens more. The most commonplace to recognize her is in your car. She is the spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente and can be heard frequently on the radio in their commercials. She is also Peach in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016). She can also be heard in the new DuckTales (2017-present) reboot as Glittering Goldie. If you liked this fun fact, you should check out my book that has over 3,700 fun facts in it about Disneyland and Disney Movies. www.DisneyGuy.org