Pumbaa — The Lion King Character Profile

About Pumbaa

Good-natured warthog who adopts Simba and lives by the carefree Hakuna Matata motto.

Pumbaa — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Flatulence, Loyalty, Emotional support, Foraging

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• The Lion King universe

Quick Facts about Pumbaa

First Appearance

The Lion King

Pumbaa appears in 5 titles

• The Lion King (1994)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) — character page
• The Lion King 1½ (2004) — character page
• The Lion King (2019) — character page
• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ernie Sabella

Appears in

The Lion King (1994)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Pumbaa — Social Adoptive Companion — Simba (Matthew Broderick)

  Pumbaa provides shelter and friendship to exiled Simba.

• Pumbaa — Social Best Friends — Timon (Nathan Lane)

  Timon and Pumbaa are inseparable partners in exile.

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More characters from The Lion King

• Simba (Matthew Broderick)
• Nala (Moira Kelly)
• Timon (Nathan Lane)
• Mufasa (James Earl Jones)
• Zazu (Rowan Atkinson)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Mary Linda Phillips)
• Rafiki (Robert Guillaume)
• Scar (Jeremy Irons)
• Young Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas)
• Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg)
• Young Nala (Niketa Calame-Harris)
• Sarabi (Madge Sinclair)