Editing South Park (section)

===Voice cast===
{{main|List of South Park cast members|l1=List of ''South Park'' cast members}}

Parker and Stone voice most of the male ''South Park'' characters.<ref name="nytimesmorals" /><ref name="growsup2" /><ref name="faq-23apr2002">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/353438 |title=Who does the voices for the characters on South Park? |access-date=October 24, 2010 |date=April 23, 2002 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514234428/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/353438 |archive-date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref> [[Mary Kay Bergman]] voiced the majority of the female characters until her death in November 1999. [[Mona Marshall]] and [[Eliza Schneider]] succeeded Bergman, with Schneider leaving the show after its [[South Park (season 7)|seventh season]] (2003). She was replaced by [[April Stewart]], who, along with Marshall, continues to voice most of the female characters. Bergman was originally listed in the credits under the alias Shannen Cassidy to protect her reputation as the voice of several [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] and other kid-friendly characters.<ref name="ewbergman">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/11/22/south-park-must-continue-without-its-lead-female-performer/|title=''South Park'' must continue without its lead female performer|date=November 22, 1999|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Bonin|first=Liane|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221180551/https://ew.com/article/1999/11/22/south-park-must-continue-without-its-lead-female-performer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Stewart was originally credited under the name Gracie Lazar,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aprilstewart.com/page6.html |title=April Stewart – ABOUT |publisher=aprilstewart.com |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413023726/http://aprilstewart.com/page6.html |archive-date=April 13, 2009 }}</ref> while Schneider was sometimes credited under her [[rock opera]] performance [[pseudonym]] Blue Girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elizaschneider.com/bio.html|title=MY BIO:::: Eliza Jane|publisher=elizaschneider.com|access-date=May 23, 2009|archive-date=December 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217082626/http://www.elizaschneider.com/bio.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other voice actors and members of ''South Park''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> production staff have voiced minor characters for various episodes, while a few staff members voice recurring characters. Supervising producer [[Jennifer Howell]] voices student [[Bebe Stevens]];<ref name="faq-23apr2002" /> co-producer and storyboard artist [[Adrien Beard]] voices [[Tolkien Black]],{{#tag:ref|Formerly Token Black; retconned in "[[The Big Fix (South Park)|The Big Fix]]".|group="nb"}}<ref name="faq-30apr2001">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=4&year=2001 |title=FAQ: April 2001 |access-date=October 19, 2008 |date=April 30, 2001 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328120915/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=4&year=2001 |archive-date=March 28, 2009 }}</ref> who was the school's only [[African-American]] student until the introduction of Nichole in "[[Cartman Finds Love]]"; writing consultant [[Vernon Chatman]] voices an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] towel named [[Towelie (character)|Towelie]];<ref name="faq-23apr2002" /> and production supervisor [[John Hansen (voice actor)|John Hansen]] voices [[Mr. Slave]], the former gay lover of [[Mr. Garrison]].<ref name="faq-21nov2003">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=11&year=2003 |title=FAQ: November 2003 |access-date=October 13, 2008 |date=November 21, 2003 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410145657/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=11&year=2003 |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> Throughout the show's run, the voices for toddler and kindergarten characters have been provided by various small children of the show's production staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?id=224 |title=Ike FAQ Archives |publisher=Comedy Central |access-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410145404/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?id=224 |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref>

When voicing child characters, the voice actors speak within their normal vocal range while adding a childlike inflection. The recorded audio is then edited with [[Pro Tools]], and the pitch is altered to make the voice sound more like that of a fourth grader.<ref name="sps40" /><ref name="digizine">{{cite web|author=Stephanie Jorgl|title=South Park: Where The Sound Ain't No Joke!|publisher=Digizine|year=2005|url=http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/digizine/stories/sp2.pdf|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012104904/http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/digizine/stories/sp2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Park FAQ |url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=2&year=2009 |date=February 10, 2009 |publisher=Comedy Central |access-date=April 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511145241/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=2&year=2009 |archive-date=May 11, 2009 }}</ref>

[[Isaac Hayes]] voiced the character of [[Chef (South Park)|Chef]], an African-American, [[soul music|soul-singing]] cafeteria worker who was one of the few adults the boys consistently trusted.<ref name="time" /><ref name="faq-28jun2001">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=6&year=2001 |title=FAQ: June 2001 |access-date=October 13, 2008 |date=June 28, 2001 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410145443/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=6&year=2001 |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> Hayes agreed to voice the character after being among Parker and Stone's ideal candidates, which also included [[Lou Rawls]] and [[Barry White]].<ref name="goindown">{{cite video|people=Trey Parker, Matt Stone|title=Goin' Down to South Park|medium=Television documentary|publisher=Comedy Central}}</ref> Hayes, who lived and hosted a radio show in New York during his tenure with ''South Park'', recorded his dialogue on a digital audio tape while a director gave directions over the phone, after which the tape would be shipped to the show's production studio in California.<ref name="method" /> After Hayes left the show in early 2006, the character of Chef was [[Darth Chef|killed off]] in the [[South Park (season 10)|season 10]] (2006) premiere "[[The Return of Chef]]".

====Guest stars====
{{Main|List of South Park guest stars|l1=List of ''South Park'' guest stars}}

Celebrities who are depicted on the show are usually impersonated, though some celebrities do their own voices for the show. Celebrities who have voiced themselves include [[Michael Buffer]],<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Dhb/Dhb052507.htm 
 |title=Buffer 'rumbles' his way to the top 
 |date=May 25, 2007 |publisher=Doghouse Boxing
 |access-date=May 26, 2009 |last=Richmond 
 |first=Ray 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017061440/http://doghouseboxing.com/Dhb/Dhb052507.htm 
 |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/south-park-religion-unbelievably-tasteless-funny-article-1.801700
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730134127/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-02-04/entertainment/18064332_1_damien-new-kid-jesus 
 |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |title=South Park on religion: unbelievably tasteless – & funny 
 |date=February 4, 1998 |work=New York Daily News
 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |last=Mink 
 |first=Eric  
}}</ref> [[Brent Musburger]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_5357606|title=Lavin enjoying work with legendary broadcaster|date=March 4, 2007|publisher=www.marinij.com|access-date=May 23, 2009|last=Albee|first=Dave|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714034824/http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_5357606|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jay Leno]],<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5018386/Jay-Leno-profile-When-Big-Ears-met-Big-Chin.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321184629/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5018386/Jay-Leno-profile-When-Big-Ears-met-Big-Chin.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2009|title=Jay Leno profile: When Big Ears met Big Chin
|date=March 20, 2009|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=May 23, 2009|last=Leonard|first=Tom|location=London}}</ref> [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]],<ref name="nydaily" /> and the bands [[Radiohead]] and [[Korn]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1423639.stm|title=Radiohead drawn into South Park|date=July 5, 2001|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=May 23, 2009|archive-date=February 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217173041/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1423639.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mtvkorn">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430968/korn-to-premiere-new-track-during-south-park-special/|title=Korn To Premiere New Track During "South Park" Special|date=October 11, 1999|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Basham|first=David|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221174239/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430968/korn-to-premiere-new-track-during-south-park-special/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Comedy team [[Cheech & Chong]] voiced characters representing their likenesses for the [[South Park (season 4)|season four]] (2000) episode "[[Cherokee Hair Tampons]]", which was the duo's first collaborative effort in 20 years.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=7767 
 |title=Cheech and Chong Will Make Another Movie 
 |date=March 5, 2009 |publisher=www.undercover.com.au 
 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |last=Cashmere 
 |first=Paul 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019064648/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=7767 
 |archive-date=October 19, 2009 }}</ref> [[Malcolm McDowell]] appears in live-action sequences as the narrator of the season four episode "[[Pip (South Park)|Pip]]".<ref name="faq-12nov2008">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=11&year=2008 |title=FAQ: November 2008 |access-date=December 19, 2008 |date=November 12, 2008 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073313/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=11&year=2008 |archive-date=December 19, 2008 }}</ref>

[[Jennifer Aniston]],<ref name="faq-20apr2001">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=4&year=2001 |title=FAQ: April 2001 |access-date=October 19, 2008 |date=April 20, 2001|publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328120915/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=4&year=2001 |archive-date=March 28, 2009 }}</ref> [[Richard Belzer]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/south-park-rules-schedule-bites-article-1.858637|title=South Park rules but schedule bites|date=April 5, 2000|work=New York Daily News|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Mink|first=Eric|archive-date=March 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319204543/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/south-park-rules-schedule-bites-article-1.858637|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Natasha Henstridge]],<ref name="nydaily">{{cite news
 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/park-won-mess-excess-article-1.802029 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629092259/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/01/20/1998-01-20__park__won_t_mess_with_excess.html 
 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Park won't mess with excess 
 |date=January 20, 1998 |work=New York Daily News
 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |last=Williams 
 |first=Scott 
 |location=New York 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> [[Norman Lear]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/arts/television/14lear.html?ref=us|title=Getting Out the Vote, Keeping Up With Youth|date=August 13, 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 24, 2009|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|last2=Cathcart|first2=Rebecca|archive-date=May 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513030715/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/arts/television/14lear.html?ref=us|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Peter Serafinowicz]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-peter-serafinowicz-actor-and-comedian-age-36-912006.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-peter-serafinowicz-actor-and-comedian-age-36-912006.html |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=My Secret Life: Peter Serafinowicz, Actor and comedian, age 36
|date=August 30, 2008|work=The Independent|access-date=May 23, 2009|last=Philby|first=Charlotte|location=London
}}</ref> have guest starred as other speaking characters. During ''South Park''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> earliest seasons, several high-profile celebrities inquired about guest-starring on the show. As a joke, Parker and Stone responded by offering low-profile, non-speaking roles, most of which were accepted; [[George Clooney]] provided the barks for Stan's dog Sparky in the [[South Park (season 1)|season one]] (1997) episode "[[Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride]]",<ref name="faq-27oct2001">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=10&year=2001 |title=FAQ: October 2001 |access-date=October 19, 2008 |date=October 27, 2001 |publisher=Comedy Central |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410145428/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/archives.php?month=10&year=2001 |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> Leno provided the meows for Cartman's cat in the season one finale "[[Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut]]",<ref name="faq-27oct2001" /> and [[Henry Winkler]] voiced the various growls and grunts of a kid-eating monster in the [[South Park (season 2)|season two]] (1998) episode "[[City on the Edge of Forever (South Park)|City on the Edge of Forever]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9877|title=Exclusive: Henry Winkler Talks Sit Down, Shut Up|date=April 13, 2009|publisher=Animation Magazine|access-date=May 23, 2009|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|archive-date=April 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416030844/http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9877|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jerry Seinfeld]] offered to lend his voice for the [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] episode "[[Starvin' Marvin (South Park)|Starvin' Marvin]]", but declined to appear when he was only offered a role as "Turkey #2".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/where-seinfelds-a-turkey-1165153.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/where-seinfelds-a-turkey-1165153.html |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Where Seinfeld's a turkey|date=June 15, 1998|work=The Independent|access-date=May 23, 2009|last=Reed|first=Jasper|location=London}}</ref>