Zazu is then instructed by Mufasa to take Simba back to Pride Rock. Just then, a gopher appears and tells Zazu about hyenas in the Pride Lands, which the latter tells Mufasa. During the song, he sings about what animals do, like in the scrapped song 'To Be King'). (In the 2002 IMAX re-release, Zazu sings his signature song 'The Morning Report'. He explains about the animals until he is pounced by Simba, who was being given a pouncing lesson by Mufasa. He is later seen months later giving news to Mufasa in the morning. When Mufasa wonders what to do about Scar, Zazu jokes that Scar would make a 'very handsome throw rug'. After Scar leaves, Zazu tells Mufasa that there's one (two in Zazu's case) in every family who manage to ruin special occasions. He then tells Scar that Mufasa is on his way to question him on why he was not at the ceremony.Īfter the mouse escapes, an annoyed Scar tries to eat Zazu, but is stopped by Mufasa who confronts Scar over missing Simba's presentation. He berates Scar for playing with an innocent mouse whilst attempting to eat it. Later that day, he goes to an area of Pride Rock where Mufasa's younger brother Scar is. Zazu first appears when he reaches Pride Rock and bows to King Mufasa during Mufasa's son Prince Simba's presentation. He goes to alert Mufasa, who uses a tree trunk Zazu points out to him to rescue his love interest.Īfterwards, Mufasa accepts that Zazu is useful and declares that when he becomes King, Zazu will be his majordomo, which happened when Mufasa became the new King of Pride Rock. Zazu goes to see what the vultures are interested in and discovers Sarabi trapped in a gorge.

However the young prince does not wish to deal with it and has a nap. One day, Zazu notices vultures circling and questions Mufasa about it. Zazu starts to follow Mufasa around, much to the young lion's annoyance as Zazu keeps disrupting his hunts and his time with his betrothed Sarabi. As thanks for being rescued, Zazu hopes that he can be of service to the future king. However, according to the book Friends In Need (which takes place years before The Lion King), an adolescent Zazu is about to be eaten by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, but is saved by a then Prince Mufasa. Jeff Bennett provided Zazu's singing voice during the Morning Report sequence on The Lion King DVD Platinum Edition, and currently voices Zazu in The Lion Guard (sequel to the first film and midquel to the second).Īccording to The Lion King: Six New Adventures books, Zazu gained the title of majordomo after his mother Zuzu retired. Michael Gough voiced Zazu in Timon & Pumbaa. Edward Hibbert voiced him in The Lion King 2 and The Lion King 1½.

Bean, and Johnny English) voiced him in The Lion King. Rowan Atkinson (who played Edmund Blackadder, Mr.

Zazu has had several voice actors portray him. He has served as the majordomo to Mufasa, Scar (though he was imprisoned during his reign) and currently Simba. He also served as a recurring character in The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard. Zazu is a feisty red-billed hornbill who first appeared as a major character in Disney's 1994 film The Lion King, a supporting character in it's 1998 sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, and a minor character in it's 2004 midquel The Lion King 1½.

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