<Li> Jim Cummings as Ray , a Cajun firefly . He and his vast family are close friends with Mama Odie , so he offers to help the frogs get to her . Ray has an unrequited love for the Evening Star , which he believes is another firefly named `` Evangeline '' ( a reference to the 19th - century Longfellow poem ) . Mike Surrey was the supervising animator for Ray . Ray 's name comes from the blind pianist Ray Charles . </Li>
<Li> Jim Cummings as Ray , a Cajun firefly . He and his vast family are close friends with Mama Odie , so he offers to help the frogs get to her . Ray has an unrequited love for the Evening Star , which he believes is another firefly named `` Evangeline '' ( a reference to the 19th - century Longfellow poem ) . Mike Surrey was the supervising animator for Ray . Ray 's name comes from the blind pianist Ray Charles . </Li>
who plays the lightning bug in princess and the frog
who plays the lightning bug in princess and the frog
Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings