Written By: Monkey, in general, any of nearly 200 species of tailed primate, with the exception of lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises. The presence of a tail (even if only a tiny nub), along with their narrow-chested bodies and other features of the skeleton, distinguishes monkeys from apes.
Is it James Earl Jones who does the funny Arbyâs commercials? It sure sounds like his famous voice. No. It is another deep-voiced, African-American actor, Ving Rhames. You may recognize him from his recurring appearances as Luther in Tom Cruiseâs âMission: Impossibleâ movies as well as an array of parts big and small.
1 Norville Shaggy Rogers: Casey Kasem was the original voice of Shaggy from 1969 until 1997. 2  Billy West voiced Shaggy in the 1998 direct-to-video feature Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, while Scott Innes voiced the character from 1999 to 2001 (he would continue to voice Shaggy in video games through 2009).cooby's speech patterns closely resembled an earlier cartoon dog, Astro from The Jetsons (1962â63), also voiced by Messick. Seventeen episodes of Scooby-Doo were produced in 1969. The series theme song was written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh, and performed by Larry Marks and Paul Costello.