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- Died
- Height5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
- Rainer Basedow was born on May 20, 1938 in Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Lion King (1994), Death and Diamonds (1968) and Toy Story 2 (1999). He was married to Mathilde Basedow. He died on May 15, 2022 in Salzburg, Austria.
- SpouseMathilde Basedow(1971 - May 15, 2022) (his death, 4 children)
- Enjoys diving in his leisure time.
- Retired as the German voice of Pumbaa in 'The Lion King' in 2016, relinquishing the part to Jürgen Kluckert for 'The Lion Guard'.
- Escaped from the GDR in the mid 1950s after learning he wasn't allowed to study there because of his "political unreliability".
- From 1976 to 1995, he was a permanent member of the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft.
- He worked as a voice actor for John Belushi, Jerry Lewis (The Big Mouth), Ned Beatty, and John Goodman.
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