Most fans knowJodi Bensonfor her prolific voice work, headlined by her iconic role as Ariel fromThe Little Mermaid.
“So I thought ‘Really?
ButKevin Lima was the director of that, and he’s one of my animators forThe Little Mermaid.”
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Also known for helmingA Goofy Movieand co-directingTarzan, Lima helped assuage Benson’s fears.
So, I’m in this beautiful building, glass, gorgeous building.
I think Patrick Duffy is like over six feet tall.
Nice to meet you!’
Yet, she never truly grasped justhow popularGrey’s Anatomyand “McDreamy” wereat the time.
I’m like ‘What is happening?’
And so I approach him and ask ‘What is going on?
I mean, why are they part of our scene and why are they staring us?’
He says ‘Well, you know…
I’m kind of called McDreamy.’
I was like ‘You’re a what?’
You know, that’s really cool, but they’re kind of in our scenes.'
Anyway, that’s how it went for me.
Obviously, I didn’t know what I was doing."
“And, yeah, I had a lot of fun, but he was lovely.
Enchantedis available to stream on Disney+.
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