Williams’ rise to fame started in the late 1970s with TV’s Mork & Mindy. And his manic comic persona made the sitcom a breakout hit, ultimately leading Williams to the big screen. So when Disney ...

Improv in voice acting has been a part of Disney films going all the way back to “Snow White.” But Robin Williams’ Genie [in “Aladdin”] was something extraordinary. [Co-writer and co-director] John ...

Before Disney’s animated blockbuster “Aladdin” had its premiere in Japan, directors Ron Clements and John Musker were told not to worry if the audience didn’t laugh. And it wasn’t because the Japanese ...

Robin Williams lent his voice to the Genie in Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ but earned a pitiful amount for his work. by Robert Yaniz Jr. “We had a deal. The one thing I said was I will do the voice. I’m doing ...

Aladdin is one of the most cherished films in the Disney animated cannon, with audiences still loving Aladdin and Genie as much now as they did when the movie was first released in 1992. Now, fans are ...

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Twenty-five years ago -- November 25, 1992, to be exact -- in the city of Agrabah, a street rat, an outspoken princess and an eager-to-please genie were at the center of another groundbreaking ...

Recently, a Disney executive shared with fans that “there was enough excess material” from the original “Aladdin” movie to make a new film, according to a Cinemablend article. Thanks to this, fans’ ...

Longtime Disney animator Ron Clements co-directed Disney’s 1992 “Aladdin” alongside John Musker. He shares his memories of working with Robin Williams on the animated blockbuster. Improv in voice ...