Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking)

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Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking) is the speaking-voice portrayal of the Pumpkin King protagonist from Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated film "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character portrayal
voice role
animationType stop-motion
appearsIn The Nightmare Before Christmas
associatedMusicPerformer Danny Elfman
basedOn Tim Burton’s poem "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
characterAlignment hero
characterArc from boredom with Halloween to appreciation of his role as Pumpkin King
characterRole protagonist
characterSpecies skeleton
characterTitle Pumpkin King
countryOfOrigin United States
createdBy Tim Burton
distinctFrom Jack Skellington – Danny Elfman (singing)
distributor Walt Disney Pictures
filmDirector Henry Selick
filmFormat feature-length animated film
filmProducer Denise Di Novi
Tim Burton
filmWriter Caroline Thompson
franchise The Nightmare Before Christmas franchise
genre animated fantasy film
stop-motion animated film
language English
medium film
notableFor speaking voice of Jack Skellington
notableScene Jack discovers Christmas Town
Jack impersonates Santa Claus
portrays Jack Skellington
primaryTheme Halloween
productionCompany Skellington Productions
Touchstone Pictures
releaseYear 1993
secondaryTheme Christmas
setting Halloween Town
targetAudience family
voiceActor Chris Sarandon
voiceType speaking voice

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The Nightmare Before Christmas characterVoicedBy Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking)
Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking) distinctFrom Jack Skellington – Danny Elfman (singing)
linked to: Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking)