The Lion King 30 years old

Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.

The Lion King

A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?

Credits

The Lion King Cast

Name Character
Whoopi Goldberg She was 38, now 69 years old as Shenzi the Hyena (voice)
Moira Kelly She was 26, now 56 years old as Nala (voice)
Cheech Marin He was 47, now 78 years old as Banzai the Hyena (voice)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas He was 12, now 43 years old as Young Simba (voice)
Jeremy Irons He was 45, now 76 years old as Scar (voice)
Frank Welker He was 43, now 73 years old as Lion Roars (voice)
James Earl Jones He was 63, now 93 years old as King Mufasa (voice)
Jim Cummings He was 41, now 72 years old as ED the Hyena (voice)
Nathan Lane He was 38, now 68 years old as Timon (voice)
Matthew Broderick He was 32, now 62 years old as Simba (voice)
Rowan Atkinson He was 39, now 69 years old as Zazu the Hornbill (voice)
Brian Tochi He was 35, now 65 years old as Fighting Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Guillaume He was 66, 89 years old when he died as Rafiki (voice)
Ernie Sabella He was 44, now 75 years old as Pumbaa (voice)
Daamen J. Krall He was 42, now 73 years old as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Cathy Cavadini She was 33, now 63 years old as (voice)
Madge Sinclair She was 56, 57 years old when she died as Sarabi, Simba's Mother (voice)
Phil Proctor He was 53, now 84 years old as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Judi M. Durand as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Joseph Williams He was 33, now 64 years old as Adult Simba (singing voice)
Mary Linda Phillips She was 47, now 77 years old as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
David J. Randolph as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Zoe Leader She was 44, 65 years old when she died as Sarafina, Nala's Mother (voice)
Niketa Calame She was 13, now 44 years old as Young Nala (voice)
David McCharen He was 44, now 74 years old as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Evan Saucedo as Young Simba - in 'Morning Report' (singing voice) (uncredited)
Sally Dworsky She was 29, now 60 years old as Adult Nala (singing voice)
Jason Weaver (jockey) He was 22, now 52 years old as Young Simba (singing voice)

The Lion King Crew

Name Department
Richard L. Anderson as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 44 (now 74) years old Sound
John Carnochan as Supervising Film Editor. Editing
Mark A. Mangini as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 37 (now 68) years old Sound
Sarah McArthur as Executive Producer. She was 37 (now 67) years old Production
Alice Dewey as Associate Producer. She was 66 (now 96) years old Production
Linda Woolverton as Screenplay. She was 41 (now 72) years old Writing
Tom Finan as Supervising Film Editor. Editing
R.J. Kizer as Dialogue Editor. He was 41 (now 72) years old Sound
Irene Mecchi as Screenplay. She was 93 (now 123) years old Writing
Ivan Bilancio as Editor. Editing
Lorna Cook as Animation. Visual Effects
Lorna Cook as Story. Writing
Dan Cooper as Background Designer. He was 48 (now 78) years old Art
Mel Shaw as Character Designer. He was 79 (97) years old when He died Visual Effects
Mel Shaw as Visual Development. He was 79 (97) years old when He died Visual Effects
Aaron Blaise as Supervising Animator. He was 26 (now 56) years old Crew
Barry Johnson as Story. He was 47 (now 77) years old Writing
David J. Hudson as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 50 (67) years old when He died Sound
Mel Metcalfe as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 5 (now 24) years old Sound
Lisa M. Poole as Assistant Production Manager. Production
Hans Zimmer as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (now 67) years old Sound
Mark Henn as Supervising Animator. He was 36 (now 66) years old Crew
Elton John as Songs. He was 47 (now 77) years old Sound
Brenda Chapman as Script Supervisor. She was 31 (now 62) years old Directing
Burny Mattinson as Story. He was 59 (now 89) years old Writing
Broose Johnson as Animation. Visual Effects
Gary Trousdale as Story. He was 34 (now 64) years old Writing
Rob Minkoff as Director. He was 31 (now 62) years old Directing
Andreas Deja as Animation Supervisor. He was 37 (now 67) years old Visual Effects
Tony Bancroft as Supervising Animator. He was 26 (now 57) years old Crew
Chris Sanders as Production Design. He was 32 (now 62) years old Art
Chris Sanders as Story. He was 32 (now 62) years old Writing
Joe Grant as Character Designer. Joe Grant was 86 (96) years old when Joe Grant died Visual Effects
Joe Grant as Visual Development. Joe Grant was 86 (96) years old when Joe Grant died Visual Effects
Tim Rice as Songs. He was 49 (now 80) years old Sound
Greg Manwaring as Animation. Visual Effects
Jim Capobianco as Story. He was 25 (now 55) years old Writing
Alex Williams as Animation. Visual Effects
Barbara Harris as ADR Voice Casting. She was 58 (83) years old when She died Production
Thomas Schumacher as Executive Producer. He was 43 (now 73) years old Production
Michael Swofford as Animation. Visual Effects
Dominick R. Domingo as Background Designer. He was 25 (now 56) years old Art
Larry Leker as Story. Writing
Thom Enriquez as Story. Writing
Jorgen Klubien as Story. He was 35 (now 66) years old Writing
Kirk Bodyfelt as Assistant Production Manager. Production
Mark Kausler as Story. He was 45 (now 76) years old Writing
Phillip Young as Animation. Visual Effects
Kevin Harkey as Story. Writing
Sarah Duran as Post-Production Manager. Crew
John Roesch as Foley. Sound
The Lion King poster
The Lion King (30 years)

Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.

  • Release day: Thursday, June 23, 1994
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Budget: 45000000.00
  • Revenue: 763455561.00