• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        You’re making me miss Phil Hartman again. Every time I see a picture of Zap I momentarily forget that it’s not him.

        • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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          7 months ago

          If it helps, Billy West did Zapp’s voice, but Phil Hartman was originally going to do the role. West did try to match Hartman’s tone for it, though, in a bit of an homage.

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            7 months ago

            Yeah, I knew that Groening designed the character for Phil. That’s why I keep having to remind myself it had to go to someone else because Phil died right before production began. :'(

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              7 months ago

              Also a reminder that Chris Farley had recorded much of the Shrek script before he passed and was then replaced by his friend and comrade Mike Myers.