The 54-year-old American comedian, Amy Sedaris, will be playing the role of Elephant Shrew.
Sedaris' character in Lion King is a new character addition that was not in the original animated film.
Sedaris reportedly joined the cast for Lion King after the first trailer of the Jon Favreau movie was released by Disney on YouTube.
The comedian will join other stars like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Beyonce on Lion King. Although it is still unknown how Sedaris' character plays into the entire film. Lion King is set to be released on the 19th of July, 2019.
Sedaris is popularly known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central TV series- "Strangers with Candy".
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