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cowardly

[kou-erd-lee] / ˈkaʊ ərd li /


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Last year, he starred in the streamer’s comedy The Four Seasons, co-created by Tina Fey, and lent his rich baritone to characters including the Cowardly Lion in Wicked: For Good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

American actor and playwright Colman Domingo has been cast as the Cowardly Lion in the upcoming Wicked: For Good film, putting to rest a weekend of internet speculation on who would play the role.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

The muscle man is a precise physical comedian: With his fringed leather jacket and bleached mane, Momoa’s Garrett looks and acts like the hair-metal version of the Cowardly Lion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

"Cowardly accusations have been levelled against the Iranian police. We will wait until the day of judgment but we cannot stop doing security work," Greater Tehran Police Commander Hossein Rahimi added.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2022

A Dorothy and a Cowardly Lion played checkers on their blanket.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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