LOS ANGELES − Director Tyree Dillihay pushed Stephen Curry hard making the animated movie "GOAT" (in theaters Feb. 13) − so hard that the two-time NBA All-Star MVP cracked, at least vocally.

Curry was so "fully committed" to the vocal performance of rebounding and rapping giraffe Lenny Williamson that the Golden State Warrior's voice squeaked in the recording studio, says Dillihay. And it was awesome.

"There’s a line about Lenny and his sick rhymes, and I took my voice up, and it cracked," Curry told USA TODAY at the "GOAT" world premiere on Feb. 6. "And (Dillihay) loved it. He started laughing."

After some discussion, the goof seemed so good that Dillihay and Curry, a producer on the movie, opted to keep it in. The decision came after consultation with Stephen's wife of 14 years, Ayesha Curry, who voices a goat named Carol.

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"Ayesha was like, 'Keep the audience guessing if that was me,' " says Curry.

Oh, it's him. And we have proof with the clip. Curry says voice work is all part of learning the business as Unanimous Media, his production company with Erick Peyton, takes flight.

"It was cool to collaborate with (Dillihay) in the studio, and see what kind of range I had as a voice actor," says Curry. "It was challenging but it was fun."

Stephen also "1,000 percent" sought advice from Ayesha during the process, running lines with the more experienced actress.

"I actually got to watch one of her (vocal) sessions before I went," says Curry. "She has been acting her whole life and is the talented one in this space So she kind of broke the ice for me, which was cool."

The voice cast of the family-friendly sports comedy includes Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, David Harbour and Andrew Santino. The animated underdog film follows a determined young goat, Will Harris (Caleb McLaughlin), who dreams of making it big in an ultra-competitive animal sports league, pushing past doubters to play pro roarball.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Steph Curry's voice cracked making 'GOAT' and wife Ayesha loved it

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