Zazu — The Lion King Character Profile

About Zazu

Proper hornbill majordomo who serves as advisor and comic foil to the kings.

Zazu — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Flight, Reporting, Diplomacy, Loyalty

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• The Lion King universe

Quick Facts about Zazu

Occupation

majordomo

Zazu appears in 4 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Rowan Atkinson

Appears in

The Lion King (1994)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Zazu — Professional Majordomo — Mufasa (James Earl Jones)

  Zazu serves Mufasa as an official royal aide and informant.

  The plot identifies Zazu as Mufasa's majordomo and says that he alerts Mufasa when Simba and Nala are in danger.

• Zazu — Professional Royal Attendant — Simba (Matthew Broderick)

  Zazu monitors the young prince as part of his royal duties.

  Zazu serves the royal family and alerts Mufasa after Simba and Nala enter the elephants' graveyard.

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