(CBS) Sightings of talking bears would be unusual, and finding singing bears is unheard of.

But Disney has dispensed with logic and is just having fun with its new musical-comedy movie, “The Country Bears.”

Academy award nominee Haley Joel Osment lent his voice to the live-action movie based on Disney’s popular theme-park ride, and tells The Early Show about the experience.

Osment has worked in cartoons in the past, which was helpful when making "Country Bears." He worked on the "Kingdom Hearts" video game, and sequels to Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Jungle Book."

The 14-year-old actor's next movie will be with Willem Dafoe, in the World War II drama "Edges of the Lord."

FAST FACTS ABOUT HALEY JOEL OSMENT

• Osment was born in Los Angeles, Calf. on April 10, 1988.
  
  He made his feature film debut in 1994 as Forrest Gump, Jr. in "Forrest Gump."
  
  
• Played Edward Asner's grandson on the ABC sitcom "Thunder Alley" during the 1994-1995 season.
  
  
• In 1995, he was cast as Jeff Foxworthy's son in the ABC sitcom "The Jeff Foxworthy Show."
  
  
• Co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg and Gerard Depardieu in "Bogus" in 1996.
  
  
• Was nominated for an Academy Award, best supporting actor, for his role in 1999's "The Sixth Sense."
  

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