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Chucky Was Almost Voiced by a Famous Sitcom Actress. Here’s Why It Didn’t Happen.

Before Brad Dourif became Chucky, an Arrested Development star recorded the killer doll’s dialogue, but her voice didn’t work.

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Before Child’s Play director Tom Holland settled on Brad Dourif as Chucky’s voice, he gave Arrested Development actress Jessica Walter the chance to play the part. “I thought Jessica was absolutely brilliant in Play Misty for Me, and I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be interesting to try a woman’s voice behind Chucky? Let’s see how that works,’” Holland told the New York Post following Walter’s death in 2021. 

“So I had her in, and........

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