Did You Know These Stars Are the Voices Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters?

Taylor, Selena, Miley, and more.

By Alyse Whitney

July 13, 2015

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Once in a while, it's fun to embrace your inner kid and watch an animated movie. Lately, it's been crying through them — like during half of Inside Out and every Toy Story movie ever — but now we're about to make your jaw drop for a different reason.
Even though Selena Gomez doesn't actually have a vampire for a dad and Taylor Swift doesn't live in a Dr. Seuss book, they've voiced animated characters who are totally different than they are in real life. Check out 13 of our favorites.
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Wonder who voiced Penny in Bolt? Click through to find out.

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Miley Cyrus in Bolt
Miley voiced Penny in the movie about a dog who thinks he has superpowers, and she even got to duet with John Travolta (who voiced the titular Bolt) in a sweet song called "I Thought I Lost You." Oh, and Chloë Grace Moretz, who is only four years younger than Miley, voiced "young Penny." How weird is that?
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Wonder who voiced Mavis in Hotel Transylvania? Click through to find out.

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Selena Gomez in Hotel Transylvania
Selena is an animated movie veteran after voicing Mavis in Hotel Transylvania and the upcoming sequel. Yeah, pretty cool getting to play Dracula's daughter, right?
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Wonder who voiced Laura in Underdogs? Click through to find out.

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Ariana Grande in Underdogs
If you're scratching your head at this one, it's because it hasn't come out yet. Ariana voices Laura in the movie about toy figures from a foosball table coming to life after she gets kidnapped.
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Wonder who voiced Margo in Despicable Me? Click through to find out.

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Miranda Cosgrove in Despicable Me
Even though Miranda is grown up now, she voiced eldest orphan Margo in both Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. She got to hang out with Minions, you guys.
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Wonder who voiced Ted in The Lorax? Click through to find out.

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Zac Efron in The Lorax
Zac got to play the love interest of another star you know as Ted in The Lorax. Wondering who? Next slide, guys.
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Wonder who voiced Aubrey in The Lorax? Click through to find out.

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Taylor Swift in The Lorax
Girl got to romance Taylor Lautner in Valentine's Day and then Zac in this film, so her acting life is pretty great.
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Wonder who voiced Coraline in Coraline? Click through to find out.

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Dakota Fanning in Coraline
Dakota was only 15 when she voiced Coraline, but one of her most famous animated roles was in the English version of Japanese classic My Neighbor Totoro in 1995.
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Wonder who voiced Jim Hawkins in Treasure Planet? Click through to find out.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Treasure Planet
This one is by far the most mind-blowing: JGL was the very swoon-worthy Jim Hawkins. It makes sense why we crushed on an animated character now.
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Wonder who voiced Gratuity 'Tip' Tucci in Home? Click through to find out.

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Rihanna in Home
Rihanna had an epic road trip with a cute alien in Home, and fun fact: Her mom is voiced by Jennifer Lopez. She sings in the movie, too, so it's definitely worth checking out.
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Wonder who voiced Artie in Shrek the Third? Click through to find out.

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Justin Timberlake in Shrek the Third
Let's travel back in time to when Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz were dating. JT played her character's cousin in the movie, and it came out the same year they broke up. Womp, womp.
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Wonder who voiced Simba in The Lion King? Click through to find out.

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas in The Lion King
You're singing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" in your head now, right? Us, too. JTT was Simba long before he was a poster on everyone's walls in the '90s.
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Wonder who voiced Helga in Horton Hears a Who!? Click through to find out.

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Selena Gomez in Horton Hears a Who!
Selena's back on the list again, but this time it's for voicing Helga in Horton Hears a Who! Yep, she has a Suess connection just like her girl Taylor Swift.
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Wonder who voiced Dot in A Bug's Life? Click through to find out.

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Hayden Panettiere in A Bug's Life
The cutest character in A Bug's Life was Dot, and she was voiced by teeny tiny Hayden. She was only nine when she starred in this movie.

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