From the to the award-winning Aussie star behind B2 to the British acting legend in

Peppa Pig

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If you’re a parent, you’ll be very familiar with some of these TV shows. Maybe all of them.

But you probably didn’t know who was behind the voices: the high-profile Aussie actor in Bananas In Pyjamas, the British veterans bringing a sense of dignity to Peppa Pig and In The Night Garden, and the big names from Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy and Project Runway featuring in Sofia The First.

We’ve unmasked them all for you. Have a read. It might make sitting through these shows just a little bit easier. (Sorry, but we can’t do anything to help you through Dora The Explorer.)

SCROLL THROUGH the gallery for celebrities you didn’t know voiced children’s characters…

Dan Wyllie

David Arquette

Tori Spelling

Ariel Winter

Sara Ramirez

Tim Gunn

Stephen Fry

Jane Horrocks

Martin Short

Jabba

Brian Blessed

Derek Jacobi

Stirling Moss

Caroline Quentin

Neil Morrissey

Andrew McFarlane

David Tennant

Lesley Nicol

Mindy Cohn

Mandy Moore

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