10 Crazy Cartoon Voice Casting Choices That Actually Worked

7. Alan Tudyk - Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck It Alan Tudyk is an intensely likeable character actor, who seems comfortable playing a variety of different roles. He€™s the wise-cracking pilot in Firefly, he€™s the neurotic fiancé in Death at a Funeral, he€™s the rogue Alpha on Dollhouse, and he's Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball. But while he€™s capable of doing pretty much anything, we never would have thought that he would get cast as King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph. Normally the roles that have that specific of a voice go to actors who either have that voice naturally (Gilbert Gottfried as Iago springs to mind), or people who have made a career out of voice acting and can make their voice sound like anything. Alan Tudyk has some voice experience, but going with an actor who isn€™t known for his vocal gymnastics seemed like a risky choice. One that paid off, of course, because Tudyk is hilarious in the movie, and it paved the way for his similarly voiced role as the Duke of Weselton in Frozen.
 
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.