Leo’ Cast & Character Guide: Who’s Starring in the Adam Sandler Musical Comedy

At one point or another, every movie audience wants to have a break in their busy life and watch a good comedy film that can cheer up their day.

As an actor, Adam Sandler has succeeded in delivering many such comedy films in various genres, including sports comedy, romantic comedy, horror comedy, and many more. Now, Adam Sandler has come up with an animated musical comedy, Leo (2023).

The plot of Leo movie (2023) revolves around an elderly lizard Leonardo (shortly Leo), who is a class pet. As Leo realizes it is his last year of life, he chooses to break free and start to fulfill his list of adventures. Many consequences turn out, and he has to get off with the students and their problems.

In this article, we will look into the character guide and cast that starred in the movie and a few more details about the movie, Leo (2023).

Release Date

Leo movie was released directly on Netflix on November 21, 2023. Earlier it premiered on June 14, 2023, in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The movie got positive reviews from both audience and critics, with a rating of 77% on the review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes.

Cast and Character Guide

1. Adam Sandler (voice) as Leo

Adam Sandler has given his voice-over to the title character, Leo, who is an elderly lizard, who has been a class pet for 74 years. He realizes that his life may end soon and wants to get out of his terrarium.

As time went by, he became emotional support to his students, however, the problem was, that he told to each student that, they were the only student who could hear his voice.

Adam Sandler is an American Actor, known for his comedy roles in various movies. He won various accolades including, nominations for three Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and five Primetime Emmy Awards.

His filmography includes various hit movies such as Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Funny People (2007), Blended (2014), Pixels (2015), and many more.

2. Bill Burr (voice) as Squirtle

Bill Burr is giving his voiceover to Squirtle, the turtle in Leo movie. Squirtle is another class pet and is in the same terrarium as Leo. He is a little bit ill-tempered and a little jealous of students becoming attached to Leo. However, he is loyal to his friend and will go to any extent for his friend.

Bill Burr is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He had huge success with his stand-up comedy specials, including You People Are All the Same (2012), Walk Your Way Out (2017) and Paper Tiger (2019). He received various accolades, including nominations for Grammy Award, for Paper Tiger (2019) and Primetime Emmy Award, for Immoral Compass (2021-).

Bill Burr’s filmography includes Daddy’s Home (2015), Old Dads (2023) and The Opening Act (2020). He also gave voice-over to the lead role in the adult animated sitcom F Is for Family (2015-21).

3. Cecily Strong (voice) as Ms. Malkin

Cecily Strong is an American actress and comedian, who gave her voice-over to Ms. Malkincin Leo movie. Ms. Makin is a substitute teacher and was determined to teach the kids about discipline and responsibilities.

Students are a little worried about their last year in their elementary school, as Ms. Malkin was tough on them about the code and conduct of the school. Cecily Strong is popularly known for her appearance on NBC’s comedy Saturday Night Live (2012-22), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in the years 2019 and 2020.

Cecily’s filmography includes The Meddle (2015), Schmigadoon! (2021-2023) and The Female Brain (2017). She also gave her voice in the adult animated comedy series, The Awesomes (2013-2015).

4. Jason Alexander (voice) as Jayda’s dad

Jason Alexander gave his voice to Jayda’s dad. In the movie, Jayda’s dad imposes various expectations on his daughter, by which Jayda have created a sense of insecurities.

Jason Alexander is an American actor and comedian, known for his role as George Costanza in Seinfeld (1989-1998). For this role, he received various accolades, including 7 consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Award nominations.

His filmography includes The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2002), Hachi: Dog’s Tale (2009), and Dream On (1994). He also gave voice to the title character in the animated sitcom Duckman (1994-1997).

5. Rob Scheider (voice) as Principal

Rob Scheider gave his voiceover to the Principal. The principal is an amazing person and is always cheerful with students. He thinks that Ms. Malkin is right in her ways, and doing a good job. However, he doesn’t know about the lizard, Leo, and his ongoing activities in the school.

Robert Scheider is an American actor and comedian and was known for his performance in NBC’s comedy series Saturday Night Live (1988-1994). Rob’s filmography includes Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), The Animal (2001), and Big Stan (2007). He has appeared in various television series, including lead roles in Men Behaving Badly (1996-97) Rob (2012), and Real Rob (2015-17).

6. Allison Strong (voice) as Mrs. Salinas

Allison Strong gave her voiceover to Mrs. Salinas. Mrs. Salinas is a teacher in the school and is the student’s favorite teacher. She is kind at heart and takes good care of the students.

Allison Strong is an American actress and singer, known for her musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Mamma Mia!. Her first appearance in movies was in The Week Of (2018) and appeared in the television series The Blacklist (2013-23) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-23). Allison also gave voice-over to children’s animated television series Dora and Friends (2014-17)

FAQs

Q1: Who played the student role in Adam Sandler’s Leo movie?

Answer:

Various artists gave their voices over in the Leo movie as students, including, Tienya Safko, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, and Ethan Smigel.

Q2: Who are the crew of Adam Sandler’s new movie Leo?

Answer:

Leo’s movie was directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim. It was written by Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, and Paul Sado.

Q3: When is Adam Sandler’s Leo movie going to be released in theatres?

Answer:

The movie is directly released on Netflix and it isn’t going to have any theoretical release.

Q4: What is the genre of Adam Sandler’s Leo movie?

Answer:

Leo (2023) is an animated musical comedy, which revolves around an elderly lizard trying to explore the world in his final days.