![]() ![]() ![]() Composer Alan Menken and Lyricist Howard Ashman had conceived the Genie as "a hip Harlem jazz singer, like Fats Waller or Cab Calloway." Thus Menken was afraid Williams would not be able to display the required singing capabilities, only changing his mind after seeing Williams perform " Friend Like Me" and " Prince Ali" at his Los Angeles home. One of those was an imitation of Pinocchio's nose growing, which made the Genie's head turn into Pinocchio's. For instance, during production of Aladdin Williams would improvise various impersonations at will, and his animator Eric Goldberg would choose the ones that would be translated into the film. The Genie's supernatural abilities permit him to break the fourth wall, as well as parody real-life people and popular culture completely beyond the boundaries of his native universe. He is shown to have unlimited shapeshifting abilities, which allow for many and varied sight gags however, he is unable to kill anyone, make anyone fall in love, fully revive the dead, or provide additional wishes. Will Smith plays a live-action version of the character in the 2019 live-action adaptation of the original 1992 film.Īs well as largely driving the plot in the first film, the Genie serves as comic relief in each of his appearances. Jim Meskimen took over the role in Disney Think Fast (2008) and Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011). Following a contract dispute between Williams and Disney, Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct-to-video feature The Return of Jafar, as well as the television series, before Williams reprised the role for the final installment, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, as well as for the character's own mini-series, Great Minds Think for Themselves.ĭan Castellaneta voiced the Genie in Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge and later the Kingdom Hearts series of video games by Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II (with archived audio used in other Kingdom Hearts games). He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film. The Genie is a fictional jinnī appearing in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film Aladdin (1992). Jim Meskimen ( Disney Think Fast, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded ( HD 2.5 Remix) and Kinect: Disneyland Adventures) Robin Williams ( Aladdin (1992), Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Great Minds Think 4 Themselves shorts, Disney's MathQuest with Aladdin)ĭan Castellaneta ( The Return of Jafar, Aladdin (TV series), Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, Kingdom Hearts– Kingdom Hearts II) ![]()
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