is animated—in the sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa—the actor is about the last person who would come to mind if one was thinking of casting a voice-over for a hippo. In an L.A. interview ...

Animal friends Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo and Melman the Giraffe join a travelling circus in Europe as part of a scheme to return to their home in New York City.