Robin Williams Had Another Role in Aladdin That Most Fans Don’t Know About
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Aladdinis one of the most popular and beloved Disney animated films, and Robin Williams' portrayal of the Genie is one of the reasons why. However, not many fans know that Robin Williams also voiced another character in the movie and that this character had a bigger connection to the story. Aladdin is an adaptation of the classic folktale from One Thousand and One Nights and follows the titular Aladdin, a "diamond in the rough." Aladdin is a poor young man who has to steal to find food for himself and for his pet monkey, Abu. But Aladdin's fate changes once he meets Jafar, who gives Aladdin a mission: to steal a lamp from a cave.
Aladdin has no idea...
Aladdinis one of the most popular and beloved Disney animated films, and Robin Williams' portrayal of the Genie is one of the reasons why. However, not many fans know that Robin Williams also voiced another character in the movie and that this character had a bigger connection to the story. Aladdin is an adaptation of the classic folktale from One Thousand and One Nights and follows the titular Aladdin, a "diamond in the rough." Aladdin is a poor young man who has to steal to find food for himself and for his pet monkey, Abu. But Aladdin's fate changes once he meets Jafar, who gives Aladdin a mission: to steal a lamp from a cave.
Aladdin has no idea...
- 3/23/2025
- by Florencia Aberastury
- CBR
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