This character exclaims "I laugh in the face of danger!
Before playing Benny, Chris Jackson was starring as this character when Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to cast Jackson in In the Heights. This character exclaims "I laugh in the face of danger! Ha! Ha! Ha!" in front of a giant skull, and sings "Endless Night" in a Broadway version of his story. The phrase "Nants ingonyama bagithi baba!" announces his birth at sunrise. This male plays in an elephant graveyard as a child, when he "just can't wait to be king," and sees his dead father's face in the stars before returning to Pride Rock. For 10 points, name this animal advised by Zazu and Rafiki, who kills Scar to avenge his father Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King.
Before playing Benny, Chris Jackson was starring as this character when Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to cast Jackson in In the Heights.
Simba