![]() ![]() But the other material is gone with the wind and floating around somewhere in the Disney abyss. ![]() Gottfried was able to improvise some of his lines during recordings, and many actually made it into the finished film. “Kids see the movie now and most of them don’t know who Gilbert Gottfried is,” Musker added. I think ‘Aladdin’ is really more of a comedy than most Disney movies … We thought Gilbert could bring some of that kind of humor earlier in the movie.” “It seemed like having another comedian really early on would help sort of set the tone. “It’s almost 40 minutes into the movie when the Genie makes his first appearance,” Clements previously said. The pair played the chairman a clip from Gottfried’s film “Beverly Hills Cop II” in order to convince him of the late actor’s comedic chops. The 1992 animated flick’s co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements believed that Robin Williams’ witty blue Genie needed a perfect foil to complement his character.Īnd Gottfried was that person to bring the villainous bird to life.Īccording to The Ringer, the filmmakers needed to sell their idea to then-Walt Disney Studios head Jeffrey Katzenberg. There is apparently unseen footage featuring the comedian, who died on April 12 at the age of 67, in his role of the clever parrot Iago in Disney’s “Aladdin” as well as 200 hours of content left on his Cameo page. We haven’t seen the last of Gilbert Gottfried. Gilbert Gottfried honored at ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway: ‘Thank you for your voice’ How Gilbert Gottfried kept working, being a ‘know-it-all’ up until his death Gilbert Gottfried’s pals reveal shocking jokes he made about his own death ![]()
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