Kevin Schon facts for kids
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Kevin Schon
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| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Kevin Schon is an American voice actor. He is famous for lending his voice to many characters in video games, movies, and TV shows. He is especially known for sounding like actor Nathan Lane. Kevin Schon often voices characters that Nathan Lane played, like Timon from Timon & Pumbaa and other Disney projects.
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Kevin Schon's Voice Acting Journey
Early Roles and Big Breaks
Kevin Schon started his acting career in 1990. His first role was voicing characters named Gillan and Gaias in a video game called Valis II. A few years later, he appeared in a movie called The Naked Truth in 1992.
Voicing Famous Characters
Kevin Schon is well-known for being a voice double for actor Nathan Lane. This means he often voices characters that Nathan Lane originally played, especially when Nathan Lane is busy with other projects.
One of Kevin's most famous roles is voicing Timon, the meerkat from The Lion King. He voiced Timon in the Timon & Pumbaa TV series, The Lion Guard, and House of Mouse. He also voiced Scott Helperman in Teacher's Pet and Snowbell the cat in the Stuart Little TV show and movie Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild.
Kevin has also voiced many other fun characters. He was Lob-Star in the Skylanders: Trap Team and Skylanders: SuperChargers video games. He voiced Otto in Ben 10: Omniverse, Roboy in Bubble Guppies, and Onyx in Sofia the First. You might also recognize his voice as Dead-Eye in Jumanji, various villains in The Incredible Hulk, Muk and Luk in the Balto movies, and Pongo in 101 Dalmatians: The Series.
Kevin Schon's Voice Work in TV Shows
Kevin Schon has lent his voice to many popular television series.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992–1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Merdude, Alim Coelacanth, Wesley Knight, Landor | 2 episodes |
| 1993–1995 | Married... with Children | TV Announcer, Felix Katt, Mouse Lawyer, Stage Manager, Phil | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Skeleton Warriors | Ursak/Guardian | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | A Kiss Goodnight | Daryl O'Melveny | Television film |
| 1994–1996 | The Tick | Feral Boy, Big Shot, Babyboomerangutan, Living Doll, Watt, Proto-Clown, various voices | 17 episodes |
| 1995 | The Baby Huey Show | Papa | Episode: "Superhero Huey" |
| 1996–1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Timon | Main cast |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk | Glenn Talbot, Zzzax, Abomination, Samuel Laroquette, Judge | 7 episodes |
| 1996 | Wing Commander Academy | Thrakhath, Blizzard | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Jumanji | Deadeye | Episode: "An Old Story" |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | Patron | Episode: "H-2 Whoa" |
| 1997–1998 | Cow and Chicken | Various voices | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Pongo | Main cast (22 episodes) |
| 1998 | Rugrats | Announcer, Weatherman | Episode: "Sleep Troubles" |
| 2001–2002 | House of Mouse | Timon, Happy | 21 episodes |
| 2001-2002 | Teacher's Pet | Spot Helperman | 26 episodes |
| 2003 | Stuart Little | Snowbell | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Otto | Episode: "Otto Motives" |
| 2013–2014 | Bubble Guppies | Roboy | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Sofia the First | Onyx | Episode: "Minimus Is Missing" |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Timon, Chungu, Thurston | 40 episodes |
Kevin Schon's Voice Work in Movies
Kevin Schon has also voiced characters in several movies, including direct-to-video films.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | The Naked Truth | Frank II | |
| 1999 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker | Stash | |
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Timon | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Muk, Luk, Wolverine | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Muk, Luk, Mr. Simpson | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Snowbell | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Officer What |
Kevin Schon's Voice Work in Video Games
You can hear Kevin Schon's voice in many video games too!
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Valis II | Gillan, Gaias | |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games | Timon | |
| 1996 | JumpStart 2nd Grade | CJ, Arvin | |
| 1997 | JumpStart Math for Second Graders | CJ | |
| 1998 | Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa | Timon | |
| 1999 | Disney's Villains' Revenge | Peter Pan, In | |
| 2001 | The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure | Timon | |
| 2003 | Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure | Timon | |
| 2014 | Infamous Second Son | Activist | |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Lob-Star | |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Lob-Star | |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Lob-Star | |
| 2016 | Doom | VEGA, UAC Soldier, additional voices | |
| 2020 | Doom Eternal | VEGA |
