Shrek: Before Alain Chabat, another actor voiced the Ogre before he was replaced!

The first part of a saga that became iconic, Shrek is truly a generational animated film that allowed DreamWorks to compete with Pixar and Disney in 2001. A scathing parody of all our favorite fairy tales, Shrek tells the story of this green and cynical ogre who, when his swamp (and haven of peace) is invaded by magical creatures, takes on a heroic mission to reclaim his land. Accompanied by a luxurious donkey, he must rescue Princess Fiona, a prisoner in a tower guarded by a dragon.

And for French fans raised on the sauce ShrekAlain Chabat’s voice is inseparable from that of the big screen’s most famous green ogre. But did you know that former dummies weren’t the only actors who voiced the character? Indeed, actor Emmanuel Curtil, who specialized in dubbing and voiceover, was the first to “play” Shrek. Not only did he name the trailer, but he completely named Ogre in the feature film before finally changing Alain Chabat For marketing reasons…

An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and the first to receive an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Shrek It subsequently enjoyed dazzling success – without soundEmmanuel Curtil which you can hear in the trailer below.

and by the way Emmanuel Curtil, you know him – at least his voice. In addition to being the French voice of Jim Carrey, Dean Cain, Mike Myers, Matthew Perry (yes, Chandler from Friends, that was him) and many others, he was also the voice of several iconic cartoon characters that rocked our childhood: Simba the King Dimitri in Leo, Dimitri in Anastasia, but also Cronk in Cuzco, the megalomaniacal emperor or even Bucky in the Ice Age saga.

Find him (and above all listen to him) in the Voix Ouf show dedicated to him: