12/10/2025
π¬ Jason Weaver almost turned down $2 MILLION.
He was the voice of young Simba in The Lion King (1994). Disney offered him a $2M β but his mom saw something bigger and advised him to take the royalties that the movie will outlive everyone.
So he took $100K and a royalty deal instead. It sounded crazy then⦠but she was right.
The Lion King became a timeless classic, rewatched and re-released for decades.