Most Recent Role: Pumbaa on Timon & Pumbaa
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Bronx born, raised in Westchester, New York
Birthday: 9-19-1949
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Bronx born, raised in Westchester, New York
Birthday: 9-19-1949
"Hey, I'm short and sorta fat. I can make people laugh. That's about it" is how character actor Ernie Sabella describes himself. A specialist in low-level sleaze and surliness, he has spiced up productions on stage, TV, and increasingly, on the big screen. Sabella established himself on Broadway and regional theater before becoming a familiar TV face in sitcoms, busted pilots, and occasional TV...
Most Recent Appearance
Timon in Love / Kahuna Potato
Monday 11 September 2006 on Disney
Timon in Love : Timon falls in love with himself after looking at his reflection upon being hit by Cupid's arrow. Kahuna Potato : Timon and Pumbaa ask Rafiki to teach them kung fu when a buff meerkat and warthog named Pimon and Tumbaa takes their grub bag.
Ernie attended the University of Miami in Florida.
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Ernie is just 5'2" tall.
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Played "Herman" in the 2005 Broadway revivial of "Sweet Charity" starring Christina Applegate.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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A Fine Romance (1989)
George Shipman |
Disney's House of Mouse
voice of Pumbaa |
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Encore! Encore!
Leo (Not in "Pilot") |
It's Your Move
Lou Donatelli |
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Perfect Strangers
Donald Twinkacetti |
Roxie
Vito Carteri |
| Recurring Role | |
|---|---|
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Disney's House of Mouse
Pumbaa |
Saved by the Bell
Leon Carosi |
| Guest Star | |
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A Different World
Cats in the Cradle Campus Security |
Alice
Vera, the Horse Thief Franklin |
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Alice
The Star in the Storeroom |
Babes
The Last Temptation of Marlene Mo |
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Benson
Parade Rest |
Cagney & Lacey
A Killer's Dozen Cabbie |
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