<P> Aided by his friends, Simba sneaks past the hyenas at Pride Rock and confronts Scar . Scar taunts him over his role in Mufasa's death and backs him to the edge of the rock, where he reveals to Simba that he murdered Mufasa . Enraged, Simba pins Scar to the ground and forces him to reveal the truth to the rest of the pride . Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu, and the lionesses fend off the hyenas while Scar, attempting to escape, is cornered by Simba at the top of Pride Rock . Scar begs for mercy and attempts to blame the hyenas for his actions; Simba spares his life but orders him to leave the Pride Lands forever . Scar attacks his nephew, but Simba manages to toss him from the top of the rock . Scar survives the fall but is killed by the hyenas, who overheard him betray them to Simba . With his enemies gone, Simba takes over the kingship as the rains begin to fall, restoring life to the land . </P> <P> Later, with Pride Rock restored to its former glory, Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to the assembled animals, continuing the circle of life . </P> <Ul> <Li> Matthew Broderick as Simba, son of Mufasa and Sarabi, who grows up to become King of the Pride Lands . Rock singer Joseph Williams provided adult Simba's singing voice . Mark Henn and Ruben A. Aquino respectively served as the supervising animators for young and adult Simba . <Ul> <Li> Jonathan Taylor Thomas voiced young Simba, while Jason Weaver provided the cub's singing voice . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Jeremy Irons as Scar, Mufasa's younger brother and Simba's uncle, who takes the throne . Andreas Deja served as the supervising animator for Scar . </Li> <Li> James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Simba's father, King of the Pride Lands as the film begins . Tony Fucile served as the supervising animator for Mufasa . </Li> <Li> Moira Kelly as Nala, Simba's best friend and later his wife . Sally Dworsky provided her singing voice . Aaron Blaise and Anthony de Rosa respectively served as the supervising animators for young and adult Nala . <Ul> <Li> Niketa Calame provided the voice of young Nala while Laura Williams provided her singing voice . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Nathan Lane as Timon, a wise - cracking and self - absorbed yet somewhat loyal meerkat who becomes one of Simba's best friends and adoptive parents . Michael Surrey served as his supervising animator . </Li> <Li> Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa, a naïve warthog who suffers from flatulence and is Timon's best friend and also becomes one of Simba's best friends and adoptive parents . Tony Bancroft served as his supervising animator . </Li> <Li> Robert Guillaume as Rafiki, a wise old mandrill (although, while counseling Simba, he jokes that "you are a baboon, and I am not") who serves as shaman of the Pride Lands and presents newborn cubs of the King and Queen to the animals of the Pride Lands . James Baxter served as the supervising animator for Rafiki . </Li> <Li> Rowan Atkinson as Zazu, a hornbill who serves as the king's majordomo (or "Mufasa's little stooge", as Shenzi calls him). Ellen Woodbury served as the supervising animator for Zazu . </Li> <Li> Madge Sinclair as Sarabi, Mufasa's mate, Simba's mother, and the leader of the lioness hunting party . Russ Edmonds served as the supervising animator for Sarabi . </Li> <Li> The three hyenas who serve Scar were animated by Alex Kupershmidt and David Burgess . <Ul> <Li> Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi, the sassy and short - tempered female leader of the trio . </Li> <Li> Cheech Marin as Banzai, an aggressive and hot - headed hyena prone to complaining and acting on impulse . </Li> <Li> Jim Cummings as Ed, a dim - witted hyena who does not talk, only communicating through laughter . Cummings also voiced a mole that talks with Zazu and made a guest appearance as Scar in certain lines of "Be Prepared" after Irons blew his voice . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Zoe Leader as Sarafina, Nala's mother, who is shown briefly talking to Simba's mother, Sarabi . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Matthew Broderick as Simba, son of Mufasa and Sarabi, who grows up to become King of the Pride Lands . Rock singer Joseph Williams provided adult Simba's singing voice . Mark Henn and Ruben A. Aquino respectively served as the supervising animators for young and adult Simba . <Ul> <Li> Jonathan Taylor Thomas voiced young Simba, while Jason Weaver provided the cub's singing voice . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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