Personal Info
Birth date
1949-09-19 (75 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Westchester, New York, USA
Also known as
Ernest Sabella
Ernie Sabella
Biography
Ernest Sabella (born September 19, 1949) is an American actor and voice actor, who is best known for his role as the voice of Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise. He is also known for his work in Broadway theatre, including starring roles in Guys and Dolls and Man of La Mancha.
Filmography
Seinfeld
8.262
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.Mad About You
6.67
Overview:
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.Cheers
7.6
Overview:
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.The Good Wife
7.6
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Married... with Children
7.7
Overview:
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Quantum Leap
8.027
Overview:
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.Coach
6.714
Overview:
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.Knots Landing
6.7
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.The Facts of Life
7
Overview:
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.Hill Street Blues
7.6
Overview:
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.Newhart
7.102
Overview:
Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.Alice
7.036
Overview:
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.The Practice
7.7
Overview:
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”Hunter
7.2
Overview:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.Saved by the Bell
7.811
Overview:
Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.Timon and Pumbaa
7.2
Overview:
Set after the events of the "The Lion King," follow Timon and Pumbaa as they go on misadventures in the jungle, as well as across the globe in various.The Lion King
8.257
Overview:
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.Murphy Brown
6.403
Overview:
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.St. Elsewhere
5.567
Overview:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.Punky Brewster
7.32
Overview:
An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her guardian in this family-friendly sitcom.Disney's House of Mouse
7.4
Overview:
A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse nightclub to enjoy musical guests, cartoon shorts and Master of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse's comical introductions from the stage.A Different World
7.045
Overview:
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.Sledge Hammer!
7.885
Overview:
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.That's So Raven
7.163
Overview:
No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.The Oscars
7.056
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Perfect Strangers
6.657
Overview:
The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.Cagney & Lacey
7
Overview:
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4
Overview:
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.Acting
2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
2021Show of Titles as "Man of La Mancha" Performer
2016Bakery in Brooklyn as Dave
2016The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar as Pumbaa (voice)
2013Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest and Real! as Pumbaa (voice)
2013Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart on the Go! as Pumbaa (voice)
2012Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Online! as Pumbaa (voice)
2010Listen to Your Heart as Tony
2009The Good Wife (1 Episode) as Murray
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2009Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water! as Pumbaa (voice)
2009Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Goes Green! as Pumbaa (voice)
2008Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart at Home! as Pumbaa (voice)
2008Wild About Safety with Timon & Pumbaa (8 Episodes) as Pumbaa
2008Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Healthy & Fit! as Pumbaa (voice)
2004The Lion King 1½ as Pumbaa (voice)
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Harry The Horse (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Pumbaa (voice)
2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Pumbaa (voice)
2004Behind the Legend: Timon as Pumbaa (voice)
2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari as Pumbaa (voice)
2003That's So Raven (2 Episodes) as Mr. Petracelli
2001Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse as Pumbaa (voice)
2001Disney's House of Mouse (9, 0 Episode) as Pumbaa (voice), Pumbaa
2000Ed (1 Episode) as Gary Swirdlock
1999Providence (3 Episodes) as Lou Keppler
1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Pumbaa (voice)
1998Encore! Encore! (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1997MouseHunt as Maury
1997In & Out as Aldo Hooper
1997On Holiday With Timon & Pumbaa as Pumbaa (Voice)
1997The Practice (4 Episodes) as Atty. Harland Bassett
1996Dining Out with Timon & Pumbaa as Pumbaa (Voice)
1996Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa as Pumbaa (Voice)
1995Stand By Me as Pumbaa (voice)
1995Timon and Pumbaa (169 Episodes) as Pumbaa (voice)
1995Roommates as Stash
1994Quiz Show as Car Salesman
1994The Lion King as Pumbaa (voice)
1992Just My Imagination as Arnold Mayer
1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Harry the Horse
1992Mad About You (1 Episode) as Maurice
1991Going Under as The Mole
1990Faith as Stanley
1989Saved by the Bell (7 Episodes) as Leon Carosi
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Naked Man
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Manny / Sancho Panza
1989Coach (1 Episode) as Ernie
1989A Fine Romance (13 Episodes) as George Shipman
1988Murphy Brown (1 Episode) as Julian
1988Fright Night Part 2 as Dr. Scott Harrison
1987A Different World (1 Episode) as Campus Policeman
1987Married... with Children (1 Episode) as Mr. Pond
1987Roxie (6 Episodes) as Vito Carteri
1986Tough Guys as Hotel Clerk
1986Sledge Hammer! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986Perfect Strangers (28 Episodes) as Donald Twinkacetti
1985Copacabana as Sam Gropper
1984It's Your Move (18 Episodes) as Lou Donatelli
1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Earnie
1984Punky Brewster (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983Hardcastle and McCormick (1 Episode) as Clyde Whitley
1982The New Odd Couple (1 Episode) as Policeman
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Patient
1982Newhart (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1982Cheers (2 Episodes) as Stan
1982Cagney & Lacey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Hill Street Blues (3, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Paulie
1980Little Johnny Jones as Sing Song
1980The Robber Bridegroom as Big Harp
1979Knots Landing (2 Episodes) as Frank Edmunds
1979The Facts of Life (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Broadway on Showtime (1 Episode) as Big Harp
1978Diff'rent Strokes (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Alice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self