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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aladdin tells the story of a young good-hearted street thief named Aladdin, who finds a magic lamp containing a gregarious genie. The Genie, voiced by Williams, helps Aladdin to disguise himself as a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It was six years ago today that movie and comedy fans lost one of the all-time greats. The world ...

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 ...