Movie Cast & Crew: A Bug's Life
by christophershobris | created - 08 Sep 2013 | updated - 30 Nov 2020 | PublicI hardly doubt that anybody knows who the cast is for A Bug's Life. And now you will know. Here are the voices behind the characters in Walt Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life. Enjoy!
1. David Foley
Actor | The Wrong Guy
Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his film debut at 22 as the...
Flik - An inventor ant, and an annoyance to the whole colony, including, at first, Princess Atta. Until he tries to make a change when Hopper bullies the ants. Flik tries to prove he is worth something.
2. Kevin Spacey
Actor | L.A. Confidential
Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in...
Hopper - The main antagonist of the film. He is the leader of his group of grasshoppers. And bullies the ants for food, until Flik stops him.
3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Actress | Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, to Judith (LeFever), a special needs tutor and author, and Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she spent her childhood in Washington, D.C., and New ...
Princess Atta - The colony's princess and soon-to-be queen. Flik's love interest, but she is annoyed by him. She must go through the stress of Hopper's threats.
4. Hayden Panettiere
Actress | Heroes
Hayden Lesley Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989 in Palisades, New York, to actress Lesley Vogel and fire department captain Skip Panettiere. Her younger brother was actor Jansen Panettiere (1994-2023). Her parents are both of half Italian descent, along with German and English. Her mother got ...
Princess Dot - Atta's sister, and Flik's friend who believes in Flik and helps him along his journey.
5. Phyllis Diller
Actress | A Bug's Life
Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller. It may inspire all those bored, discouraged and/or directionless ...
The queen - The leader of the colony. A laid back, but powerful leader of the ants, she eventually retires as queen and passes the throne onto Atta.
6. Madeline Kahn
Actress | Paper Moon
Madeline Kahn was born Madeline Gail Wolfson of Russian Jewish descent on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Freda Goldberg (later known as Paula Kahn), who was still in her teens, and Bernard B. Wolfson, a garment manufacturer. She began her acting career in high school and went on to...
Gypsy - Manny’s spouse and performance partner. She’s more understanding and kind then most of the circus bugs and is quick to like Flik.
7. Denis Leary
Writer | Rescue Me
Denis Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Nora (Sullivan) and John Leary, Irish immigrants who had grown up together. His mother was a maid and his father was an auto mechanic. After a childhood in the 1960s, Leary went to Emerson College in Boston, where he tried his ...
Francis - A ladybug who often gets mistaken for a female. He’s actually pretty rough around the edges, going so far as to pick a fight with flies 2x his size.
8. Joe Ranft
Writer | The Brave Little Toaster
Joseph Ranft was an American writer, voice actor, animator, storyboard artist and magician. He worked for Disney and Pixar. He worked on The Lion King, The Brave Little Toaster, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Cars, Monsters, Inc and Finding Nemo. He voiced in the many films he worked on, notably as ...
Heimlich - A fat, clumsy caterpillar who dreams of becoming a butterfly. He does but the results aren’t what you think. Story
9. David Hyde Pierce
Actor | Frasier
David Hyde Pierce was born on 3 April 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. He is the youngest child of George and Laura Pierce (both deceased) and has two older sisters (Barbara and Nancy) and an older brother (Thomas). As a child, he was very interested in music (particularly piano) and ...
Slim - A walking stick who believes he is a Broadway-level talent and feels out of place with the rest of the circus bugs. He partners with Francis during his performances.
10. Bonnie Hunt
Actress | Jumanji
Bonnie Lynn Hunt is an American actress and comedienne who is known for her work in Rain Man, Beethoven, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire, The Green Mile and Cheaper by the Dozen. She voiced in the Disney films A Bug's Life, Zootopia, Monsters, Inc, Toy Story 3 and Cars. She was married to John Murphy but ...
Rosie - A black widow who is the “mother” of the circus bugs, especially to her partner Dim.
11. Michael McShane
Actor | Office Space
Michael McShane is an American actor and comedian from Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for playing Friar Tuck from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and voice over work in cartoons and video games such as Final Fantasy X, A Bug's Life, Spawn, Castle in the Sky, Treasure Planet and Happily N'Ever ...
Tuck and Roll - Two pill bugs with no English spoken among them. They are the comedic pair of the circus bugs.
12. Brad Garrett
Actor | Everybody Loves Raymond
Standing 6 feet 9 inches tall, Garrett grew up in Woodland Hills outside of Los Angeles. His father was a hearing aid specialist working in geriatrics and his mother was a housewife. Garrett spent a whopping six weeks at UCLA before going into stand-up comedy full time. He began performing his act ...
Dim - Rosie’s large, but gentle rhinoceros beetle with the IQ of a child.
13. Ashley Tisdale
Actress | Phineas and Ferb
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood, she appeared in more than 100 TV advertisements and had roles in theatre and television shows. In 2004, she was cast as Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & ...
Blueberry Scouts Leader
14. Jonathan Harris
Actor | Lost in Space
An eloquent character actor who would become a celebrated TV camp icon of the late 1960s, Jonathan Harris was born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin on November 6, 1914, in the Bronx borough of New York City. The son of impoverished Russian-Jewish émigrés, his father worked in the garment industry and ...
Manny - The oldest member of the circus bugs and is Gypsy’s husband and partner in performing. He’s stricter to Flik than the other bugs.
15. John Ratzenberger
Actor | Cheers
John started the improvisational duo group, "Sal's Meat Market", in Bridgeport, Connecticut with fellow actor and friend Ray Hassett. He was later affiliated with the ensemble group, "The Downtown Cabaret". Coincidentally, he was a friend of Susan Ryan, the mother of Meg Ryan. A mutual friend, also...
P.T. Flea - The circus leader who’s only concern is monetary gain. His greediness makes him untrustworthy, especially when the bugs need his help.
16. Richard Kind
Actor | Argo
Richard Kind, a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife, is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Kind is starring as Sam Meyers in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks (2014). He appeared in the ...
Molt - Hopper’s kinder brother.
17. Roddy McDowall
Actor | Fright Night
Roddy McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, England, to Winifriede Lucinda (Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a merchant seaman. Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five and by ten had appeared in his first film, Murder in the Family (1938), ...
Mr. Soil - An ant involved in the royal family and is in charge of the Blueberry Scouts.
18. Edie McClurg
Actress | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, McClurg began her performing career at age five with the Kansas City Rhythm Kids. She retired when the dance teacher was arrested on a morals charge for "dating" the tall and lissome, yet underage, star dancer in the troupe. That girl's big number culminated with a ...
Dr. Flora - The doctor of the anthill. Often seen with Mr. Soil.
19. Alex Rocco
Actor | The Godfather
Tough, gruff, thick-browed, volatile-looking character actor Alex Rocco was born Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr. on February 29, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Cambridge, Mass. He grew up a member of Boston's Winter Hill gang (his nickname was "Bobo") and was briefly detained regarding a murder ...
Thorny - Another royal ant who serves as the guard of the anthill.
20. David Ossman
Actor | A Bug's Life
David Ossman was born on December 6, 1936 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for A Bug's Life (1998), Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975) and Martian Space Party (1972).
Cornelius - Thorny’s partner, and oldest ant on the island.
21. Rodger Bumpass
Actor | SpongeBob SquarePants
Rodger Bumpass was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951. He attended Little Rock Central High School where he received his first training in theater. He attended Arkansas State University where he majored in radio-TV and minored in theater. He worked at the campus radio station and ...
Harry - Mosquito in bar
22. David L. Lander
Actor | Laverne & Shirley
David L. Lander was born on June 22, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Laverne & Shirley (1976), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Used Cars (1980). He was married to Kathy Fields and Thea (Pool) Markus. He died on December 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, ...
Thumper - A member of Hopper’s gang, and is bloodthirsty.
23. John Lasseter
Writer | Toy Story 2
Although born in Hollywood, John and his twin sister Johanna were raised in Whittier near Los Angeles. His parents were Jewell Mae (Risley), an art teacher, and Paul Eual Lasseter, a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership. His mother's profession contributed to his interest in animation and ...
Director Story
24. Darla K. Anderson
Producer | Coco
Darla K. Anderson is an American film producer who is known for producing several Pixar films including A Bug's Life, Cars, Mater and the Ghostlight, Monsters, Inc. Toy Story 3 and Coco. She won awards for the films she produced, particularly Toy Story 3 and Coco. She is married to Kori Rae, a ...
Producer
25. Kevin Reher
Producer | A Bug's Life
Kevin Reher was born in Bellevue, Washington, and was raised in Northern California. He graduated Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and received a degree in urban design and planning. He began as an associate producer on "The Gumby Movie." He started to work on "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas...
Producer
26. Andrew Stanton
Writer | WALL·E
Andrew Stanton has been a major creative force at Pixar Animation Studios since 1990, when he became the second animator and ninth employee to join the company's elite group of computer animation pioneers. As Vice President, Creative he currently oversees all shorts and feature projects at the ...
Screenwriter Story
27. Bob Shaw
Production_designer | The Irishman
Bob Shaw is known for The Irishman (2019), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and RoboCop 3 (1993).
Screenwriter
28. Don McEnery
Writer | A Bug's Life
Donald McEnery is an American screenwriter who had written an episode of the iconic 1990s sitcom Seinfeld, Pixar's second film A Bug's Life, Disney's 1997 Greek mythology film Hercules and Columbia Pictures' Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. He collaborated with Julia-Louis Dreyfus in both ...
Screenwriter
29. Randy Newman
Soundtrack | The Princess and the Frog
Randy Newman is an American film composer and singer who is well-known for composing The Princess and the Frog, Meet the Parents and various Pixar films including the Toy Story, Monsters, Inc and Cars franchises as well as A Bug's Life. He wrote iconic songs such as "Short People", "You've Got A ...
Music Composer/Songwriter
30. Sharon Calahan
Cinematographer | Onward
Sharon Calahan is known for Onward (2020), John Carter (2012) and A Bug's Life (1998).
Cinematographer
31. Lee Unkrich
Editor | Coco
Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.
As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an ...
Editor
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