IAN ZIERING, JIM BELUSHI, DENNIS FRANZ AND TIM CURRY
QUACK IT UP IN 
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION'S 
COOL NEW SERIES
ÒMIGHTY DUCKSÓ


Guest Voices Include David Hyde-Pierce, 
Hockey Star Guy Hebert, 
and ESPN Announcer Roy Firestone

	Sure, you think itÕs easy finding just the right voices for an animated series about a 
team of superhero hockey-playing ducks from another galaxy.  But since this isnÕt exactly a 
character-type found on most actorsÕ resumes, the producers of ÒMighty DucksÓ -- the all-
new animated series making its syndication debut Friday, September 6 on ÒThe Disney 
Afternoon,Ó and on the ABC Television network Saturday morning, September 7 -- have 
turned to a stellar line-up of TV and film character actors.  And, to a real-life Mighty Duck.  

	Leading the team is ÒBeverly Hills 90210Ó heartthrob Ian Ziering as the brave, 
courageous Wildwing.  ÒItÕs not often that I get to play an intergalactic freedom-fighting 
duck,Ó notes Ian Ziering about Wildwing, the idealistic captain of the ÒMighty DucksÓ 
hockey team, who always plays by the book, and is a consumate sportsman and role model 
for the teamÕs young fans.  ÒWhatÕs fun about doing this is I get to live vicariously through 
Wildwing,Ó Ziering says.  ÒItÕs exciting for me to voice a really big, Ôin your faceÕ 
character, because I don't get to do that on camera.Ó

	Comic actor Jim Belushi (ÒTaking Care of Business,Ó ÒCurly SueÓ) runs 
interference as the teamÕs non-stop-talker, always-on-the-move business manager, Phil.  
Only one human on earth knows of the secret mission of the worldÕs favorite hockey team, 
and thatÕs Phil.  ÒI based the voice on a combination of my agent and my lawyer -- I stole 
their rap!Ó  Belushi laughs.  With a cel phone perpetually attached to his ear, Phil wheels 
promotion deals for the team (ÒLetÕs do a little business, Calvin!  Underwear?!  Sure, 
ducks wear underwear!Ó). ÒPhilÕs just a guy trying to make things happen,Ó says Belushi.  
Phil might be the DucksÕ most loyal fan, but he only reluctantly supports their mission to 
save the planet, because it takes too much time away from what they really should be doing 
-- making money for him.

	Tim Curry (ÒThe Three Musketeers,Ó ÒRocky Horror Picture ShowÓ) stirs up 
trouble as the Mighty DucksÕ evil nemesis, Lord Dragaunus.  Dragaunus, the reptilian 
renegade, escaped defeat in the Duckworld galaxy by traveling through a space-time vortex 
to earth, where he is plotting to enslave the planet.  Little did he know when he made his 
escape that the Mighty Ducks were right on his tail, determined to thwart his diabolical 
plans.  Curry can also be heard as the villain Moltoc in ÒQuack Pack,Ó the new Walt Disney 
Television Animation series starring Donald Duck and premiering concurrently with 
ÒMighty DucksÓ on ÒThe Disney Afternoon.Ó

	Dennis Franz (ÒNYPD BlueÓ) attempts to keep the peace by joining the Anaheim 
Police as Officer Klegghorn.  Well-known to ÒNYPD BlueÓ fans for his Emmy-winning 
role of Detective Andy Sipowicz, Franz lends his voice to a blustering, junk-food-eating 
disciplinarian who has suspicions about the Mighty Ducks.  Klegghorn wonders why the 
appearance of the Ducks hockey team just happens to coincide with the appearance on the 
scene of a six-duck vigilante crime-fighting team.  Franz explains how he performs the 
voice of Klegghorn:  ÒI have three styles that I draw upon:  loud, louder and loudest!Ó

	Guest voices throughout the season include ÒFrasierÕsÓ Emmy-winning David 
Hyde-Pierce, who voices the very Germanic hunting fanatic Baron von Lichtenstamp; and 
real-life Mighty Ducks hockey star Guy Hebert, as himself. 

	The ÒMighty DucksÓ voice line-up also features ESPN sports anchor Roy Firestone 
as the ever-present Anaheim Pond rink announcer; comedian Brad Garrett (ÒEverybody 
Loves Raymond,Ó ÒThe Pursuit of Happiness,Ó ÒThe Tonight ShowÓ) as Grin, the largest 
of the Mighty Ducks, whose huge physical size and Zen-like philosophy of life (ÒYou must 
return to the True Way of HockeyÓ) are a lethal combination for his foes on and off the ice; 
Jennifer Hale as Mallory; Steve Mackall as Nosedive; and April Winchell as Tanya. 

	ÒMighty DucksÓ is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation for Buena Vista 
Television, subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company.  Supervising Producer: Joe 
Barruso.  Story Editor/Writer: David Wise.  Directors: Doug Murphy and Frank Squillace.  
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CONTACTS:	Buena Vista Television
		Laurel Whitcomb
		(818) 560-2740