SLIM

About Him:

(Slim) does the verbal posturing for
the intellectual walking stick who
takes his acting a bit too seriously,
especially considering that he's a
clown in a run-down flea circus.
Instead of lightening up, he prefers
to ponder his fate aloud and
provides a hilarious and striking
contrast to his ladybug and
caterpillar clown costars.

About The Actor That Does His Voice: (David Hyde Pierce)

"I see so much of myself in what they've animated," says Pierce. "That was what
really blew me away. When you're doing an animated film, you trust that the
illustrators and animators will do you justice, because you have no control over it.
A lot of what I do comes with facial expressions and the difference between what
I'm saying and how I look when I'm saying it. This was beyond my wildest
expectations. It was me and better than me and more than me, because it had
more hands than I do.

"I like the character of Slim a lot. He's a good guy who means well, and he's doing
the best with what he's got, which is basically what we're all trying to do. He's a
frustrated, serious performer working in a circus, and he feels there are bigger
things in store for him that he just can't seem to get hold of. The directors are able
to help me visualize what it's going to look like when it's animated. It helps explain
how the story is going to be told and what my contribution needs to be."

This multiple Emmy Award®-winning actor currently stars as Niles Crane in the hit
NBC series "Frasier." While it might be difficult to imagine "Frasier" without Niles,
the show originally did not feature a sibling for Kelsey Grammer's title character.
The role of Niles, the snobbish younger brother, was specifically created for Pierce
by the producers, who were struck by his physical resemblance to Grammer.

Onstage, David made his professional debut on Broadway in Christopher Durang's
"Beyond Therapy" before working off-Broadway and in regional theater. Billed as
David Pierce, he distinguished himself as Laertes to Kevin Kline's "Hamlet," toured
the Soviet Union and Japan in "The Cherry Orchard," and won praise for his turn
as a gay pediatrician opposite Christine Lahti in Wendy Wasserstein's
award-winning "The Heidi Chronicles."

After making his film debut in "Bright Lights, Big City" he landed bit parts in
"Rocket Gibraltar" and "Crossing Delancey." This led to larger roles in "The Fisher
King," "Little Man Tate," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Addams Family Values," "Wolf,"
and Oliver Stone's "Nixon." He can next be seen in "Isn't She Great," starring
Bette Midler.

The actor's TV credits include a starring role in the NBC series "The Powers That
Be" and guest appearances on "Crime Story," "Spenser: For Hire," "Dream On,"
and "The Outer Limits." He is a graduate of Yale University with a degree in
English and theater arts. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles.