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|name = Jeremy John Irons |
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'''Jeremy Irons''' is an Academy Award-winning British actor who voices [[Scar]] in ''[[The Lion King (film)|The Lion King]]''. |
'''Jeremy Irons''' is an Academy Award-winning British actor who voices [[Scar]] in ''[[The Lion King (film)|The Lion King]]''. |
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After winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, Irons was chosen over [[wikipedia:Tim Curry|Tim Curry]], James Caan, Robert Duvall, Ray Liotta, and [[wikipedia:Malcolm McDowell|Malcolm McDowell]] for the role of Scar. During production of ''The Lion King'', the animators were so impressed with Irons's performance that they placed some of his features on Scar's face. |
After winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, Irons was chosen over [[wikipedia:Tim Curry|Tim Curry]], James Caan, Robert Duvall, Ray Liotta, and [[wikipedia:Malcolm McDowell|Malcolm McDowell]] for the role of Scar. During production of ''The Lion King'', the animators were so impressed with Irons's performance that they placed some of his features on Scar's face. |
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After the success of ''The Lion King'', Irons won the Annie Award for Best Achievement for Voice Acting and was nominated for Best Villain by the MTV Movie Awards, but lost to [[wikipedia:Dennis Hopper|Dennis Hopper]] in ''Speed''. |
After the success of ''The Lion King'', Irons won the Annie Award for Best Achievement for Voice Acting and was nominated for Best Villain by the MTV Movie Awards, but lost to [[wikipedia:Dennis Hopper|Dennis Hopper]] in ''Speed''. |
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*Irons heavily damaged his vocal chords after screaming, "You won't get a sniff without me!" during the "[[Be Prepared (film)|Be Prepared]]" recording session. His co-star [[Jim Cummings]] was brought in to finish the song. |
*Irons heavily damaged his vocal chords after screaming, "You won't get a sniff without me!" during the "[[Be Prepared (film)|Be Prepared]]" recording session. His co-star [[Jim Cummings]] was brought in to finish the song. |
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*Jeremy Irons reprized his role as Scar in The Lion King Blooper Reels in 2011. |
*Jeremy Irons reprized his role as Scar in The Lion King Blooper Reels in 2011. |
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Jeremy Irons is an Academy Award-winning British actor who voices Scar in The Lion King.
Biography
Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, and was trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England. There, he performed in a number of plays, and later moved on to become a film and television actor.
After winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, Irons was chosen over Tim Curry, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Ray Liotta, and Malcolm McDowell for the role of Scar. During production of The Lion King, the animators were so impressed with Irons's performance that they placed some of his features on Scar's face.
After the success of The Lion King, Irons won the Annie Award for Best Achievement for Voice Acting and was nominated for Best Villain by the MTV Movie Awards, but lost to Dennis Hopper in Speed.
Other roles
| Year | Film | Position |
| 1986 | The Mission | Father Gabriel |
| 1989 | Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World | William Smith |
| 1990 | Reversal of Fortune | Claus von Bülow |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Peter Krieg / Simon Peter Gruber |
| 1996 | The Shapeshifter | Faries |
| 1997 | Lolita | Humbert Humbert |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Aramis |
| 2000 | Dungeons & Dragons | Profion |
| 2006 | Eragon | Brom |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Randall Bragg |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 | Avellaneda |
Trivia
- According to the reflections of others who worked on The Lion King, Irons smoked frequently.
- Irons heavily damaged his vocal chords after screaming, "You won't get a sniff without me!" during the "Be Prepared" recording session. His co-star Jim Cummings was brought in to finish the song.
- Jeremy Irons reprized his role as Scar in The Lion King Blooper Reels in 2011.
- Much like his character, Jeremy was very jealous of Mufasa's bushy tail and magnificent mane, commenting that his own lion was raggedy and hollow-chested.[1]