EXCLUSIVE: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed Jim Cummings for representation across all areas.
With over 1,500 credited roles, Cummings is one of the most prolific and influential voice actors working across animation, film, television, music, and video games. He’s best known for voicing Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, having played the classic Disney characters since the 1980s. He has been nominated eight times for voice acting Annie Awards, with two wins for Best Voice Acting for Television, and has also received the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Legacy Award.
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Cummings is also the voice behind Darkwing Duck, Tasmanian Devil, Pete, Hondo Ohnaka, and Ray in The Princess and the Frog. In addition, he voiced various characters for the Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, and Star Wars franchises.
Beyond character roles, Cummings’ voice is heard across major global experiences, including Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions and park announcements, as well as the Tomorrowland Music Festival and Sphere Las Vegas. In video games, he voiced all 18 characters in Baldur’s Gate, as well as characters in Fallout, Grand Theft Auto V, and World of Warcraft.
Also known for his work as a vocalist, Cummings has contributed to multiple gold and multi-platinum soundtracks, including The Lion King, where he performed much of “Be Prepared,” as well as Pocahontas, The Princess and the Frog, and Anastasia. His collaborators include Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, Stephen Schwartz, the Sherman Brothers, and Elton John.
Cummings’ podcast, Toon’d In with Jim Cummings, has amassed nearly 40 million downloads and is consistently ranked in the top 20 film podcasts in North America.
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