Ernie Sabella

Ernest "Ernie" Sabella is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is best known for his Disney role as the voice of Pumbaa in The Lion King franchise, along with Baampu and Cisco Pig. He also portrayed Mr. Bundles in Annie, a car salesman in , Stash in Roommates, and Mr. Petracelli in the That's So Raven episodes "Mother Dearest" and "Escape Claus".
Born in Westchester County, New York, Sabella graduated from the University of Miami, where he studied at the Department of Theatre Arts and performed at the university's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre.
Outside of Disney, Sabella is well-known for his television roles, such as Mr. Donald "Twinkie" Twinkacetti in (1986–1987), George Shipman in , and Leon Carosi in the NBC sitcom . He also had starring roles in Broadway musicals, including , , (as Harry the Horse), , (as Amos Hart; replacement), (as Sancho Panza), and .
==Roles==
Pumbaa Transparent.png|Pumbaa(The Lion King franchise)
Bampuucloseup.png|Baampu(Timon & Pumbaa)
Cisco Pig.png|Cisco Pig(Timon & Pumbaa)
MrBundlesAnnie1999.jpg|Mr. Bundles(Annie)
Petrachelli99.jpg|Mr. Petracelli(That's So Raven)
==Gallery==
Nathan Lane Ernie Sabella behind the scenes of TLK.jpg|Ernie Sabella with Nathan Lane behind the scenes of The Lion King.
Ernie Sabella and David Alan Grier at the 67th Oscars.JPG|Sabella performing "Hakuna Matata" with David Alan Grier at the 67th Academy Awards ceremony.
Ernie+Sabella+Celebrity+Arrive+Lion+Guard+jqpEEuOXQYxl.jpg|Ernie Sabella at the premiere of The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in November 2015.
Kevin Schon and Ernie Sabella The Lion Guard - Return of the Roar premiere.jpg|Ernie Sabella with Kevin Schon at the premiere of The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar in November 2015.
==Trivia==
*Sabella is the only actor of the original Lion King franchise to reprise his role as Pumbaa for the Disney Jr. spin-off series The Lion Guard (though James Earl Jones did reprise Mufasa in the pilot movie The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar).
*Sabella was originally set to make a cameo in the 2005 adaption of , alongside his Lion King co-stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, but his scenes were cut in the final product. Fortunately, Sabella's scenes can still be found in the deleted scenes on the DVD.
*In Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, Sabella did not reprise his role as Pumbaa, so he was replaced by Leslie Hedger.
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