Winnie the Pooh (Disney character) Winnie the Pooh (Disney character) Winnie the Pooh is a fictional teddy bear and the title character from the Disney media franchise based on A. A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926) and "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928). Pooh is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002 and also has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Disney's Pooh was originally voiced by Sterling Holloway (1966–1977) in three featurettes that were later used as segments in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the
Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh) briefly voiced him in "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons". Will Ryan took over the role for "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" and performed both Rabbit and Tigger in "Welcome to Pooh Corner". Ken Sansom replaced Ryan beginning with "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and is to date Rabbit's longest-running portrayer, having continued the voice up to and including "My Friends Tigger and Pooh". Tom Kenny most recently provided the voice for the 2011 film, "Winnie the Pooh". Peter Capaldi voiced Rabbit in "Christopher Robin", the live-action extension of the Winnie the Pooh franchise. Rabbit