Ernie Sabella
Biography
Ernie Sabella is an American actor who was born in Westchester County, New York, and trained at the University of Miami's theater department. He became known for voicing Pumbaa in the Lion King franchise, a role he has played in every version except the 2019 and 2024 films, and he returned to it for The Lion Guard: Return to the Roar (2015). His film work includes The Lion King (1994), In & Out (1997), where he played Aldo Hooper, and Mouse Hunt (1997). On Broadway he appeared in Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Curtains, and Man of La Mancha, while his television roles include Donald Twinkacetti on Perfect Strangers, Leon Carosi on Saved by the Bell, and parts on The Practice and Blue Bloods. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1996 and a DVDX Award in 2005.
77years old
Turns 78 on September 19in 313 days
- Born Westchester County
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Ernest Sabella
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 37 years1988 to 2025
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Early training
Sabella studied at the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Miami, where he also performed at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, and he graduated from the university.
Beyond film
Sabella also joined Nathan Lane for Lane's Saturday Night Live monologue, where they sang "Hakuna Matata". Sabella had worked with Lane, who voiced Timon, in Guys and Dolls, Mouse Hunt, The Producers and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Ernie Sabella movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Nathan Lane appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Nathan Lane's page
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Moira Kelly's page
Robert Guillaume's page
Online
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