by Jim Smith | Sep 17, 2024 | Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on September 19, 2024.) If you were to craft a list of Hollywood performers who are both legendary and underrated, the list would likely be rather short. After all, legends are given that moniker...
by Jim Smith | Jun 6, 2024 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on June 11, 2024.) “The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work.” – Tiana If ever there was a Disney voice performer who resembles their on-screen animated...
by Jim Smith | May 15, 2024 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on May 16, 2024.) The iconography of 1950s American television has been burned into the eyes of pop culture for over half a century. The classic imagery of the working dad, homemaking housewife,...
by Jim Smith | Mar 30, 2024 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on April 4, 2024.) Bill Farmer may not be a household name to many, but it’s almost impossible to find someone who doesn’t recognize his signature role as Disney’s top dog Goofy. In a business...
by Jim Smith | Mar 11, 2024 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on March 20, 2024.) In the 1970s and 1980s, few could have predicted that Randy Newman’s satirical wit – hidden beneath his southern charm – would ever be a good fit for the Disney...