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'''Ernest''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Sabella'''<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/Ernie-Sabella.html</ref> (born September 19, 1949) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], who is best known for his role as the official voice of [[Pumbaa]] from the ''[[The Lion King]]''.

==Life and career==
Born in [[Westchester, New York]], Sabella graduated from [[Westlake High School (New York)|Westlake High School]] in [[Thornwood, New York]]. Sabella then went on to graduate from the [[University of Miami]], where he studied at the Department of Theatre Arts and performed at the university's highly-regarded [[Jerry Herman Ring Theatre]].

His stage credits include ''[[The Robber Bridegroom (musical)|The Robber Bridegroom]]'' (1978), ''Little Johnny Jones'' (1982), ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' (1992), ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' (1996), ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' (1996), ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' (2002, as [[Sancho Panza]]) and ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' (2005).
Film credits include ''[[Quiz Show]]'' (1994) as the car salesman, ''[[In & Out]]'' (1997) as Aldo Hooper, [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) and multiple sequels and spin-offs as [[Timon and Pumbaa|Pumbaa]]. He also has worked with [[Nathan Lane]], who had voiced Timon, in ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'', ''[[Mouse Hunt]]'', ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'' (in a deleted scene) and ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''. In the latter production, Sabella portrayed Marcus Lycus while Lane played Pseudolus. Sabella also joined Lane for his ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' monologue, where they sang "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]".

On television, Sabella portrayed apartment manager Lou Donatelli in the [[Jason Bateman]] comedy ''[[It's Your Move]]'' (1984-85). He played store owner and landlord Donald Twinkacetti on ''[[Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (1986–1987). He also played Leo in another short-lived [[situation comedy]] starring [[Nathan Lane]], ''[[Encore! Encore!]]'' (1998–1999). Sabella also had a five-episode stint on ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' as Leon Carosi, an uptight resort manager who employed the main cast's characters. [[Leah Remini]] was featured as his daughter. His other [[recurring role]]s include the lazy teacher Mr. Petrachelli on ''[[That's So Raven]]'', the floundering attorney Harland Bassett on [[The Practice]], and characters on ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' and ''[[Newhart]]''. In the ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' episode "Catch a Falling Star", he played the dual role of Manny, a stage actor, and [[Sancho Panza]], Manny's character in a touring production of ''Man of La Mancha''. Sabella had a brief but memorable appearance as a naked man on a [[Subway (rail)|subway]] train in a 1992 episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' entitled, appropriately, "The Subway". He also starred in a series of [[television commercial]]s for [[NyQuil]] cold medicine in 1994, and was recently seen in a [[Mastercard]] commercial (2007). He also did work as the guy from Lynx in 2003.

Sabella co-starred as Sidney Bernstein in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical comedy]] ''[[Curtains (musical)|Curtains]]'', which opened officially on March 22, 2007<ref>{{cite news | last = Bacalzo | first = Dan | coauthors = | title = Full Cast Set for Broadway's Curtains: Ernie Sabella Joins Musical | work = TM Theater News | pages = | language = | publisher = TheaterMania Inc. | date = 2007-01-04 | url = http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/9799 | accessdate = 2007-01-12 }}</ref> and ran until June 29, 2008.

==Awards and Nominations==

* '''1996''' - [[Daytime Emmy Award]] - Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - '''Nominated'''
* '''2005''' - DVDX Award for Best Animated Character Performance (Voice and Animation in a DVD Premiere Movie) - '''Nominated'''

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