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Did they change the voice of the ugly stepsister in Shrek 2?

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Emma Martin

Updated on May 24, 2026

In the U.S. version the ugly stepsister/barman isvoiced by talk-show host Larry King (in U.K. Johnathan Ross) andthe red carpet reporter is voiced by Joan Rivers (in U.K. KateThornton??). Now, revoicing the ugly sister is mostly ok aseveryone knows Rossy and may not know Larry King.

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In this way, did they change the voice of the ugly stepsister in Shrek?

Hollywood producers removed a host of top celebrityvoices from the box office hit Shrek 2 for overseasaudiences - including Joan Rivers and Larry King. American chatshow host King, who voices Ugly Sister 2, was replaced byBritish TV personality Jonathan Ross' trademark lisp in the UKversion.

Likewise, did they change Joan Rivers voice in Shrek 2? In the UK version the voices of the UglyStepsister and Joan Rivers are not done by Larry King andJoan Rivers but two British TV presenters, Jonathan Ross andKate Thornton. In the UK version of Shrek the line "Let'sgive him the 'Bob Barker' treatment."

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Are there different versions of Shrek?

The Shrek franchise from DreamWorks Animation,based on William Steig's picture book Shrek!, includes fourcomputer-animated films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2(2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek ForeverAfter (2010), with a fifth film currently in theworks.

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