![]() Had Williams declined, Genie could have been voiced by John Candy, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, John Goodman, or Albert Brooks. He insisted the team come up with alternative choices. Though the role of Genie was written specifically for Williams, then-studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg had many reasons to doubt that they’d be able to sign him: Money, timing, contracts, and, of course, landing an A-lister for a voiceover role. The movie’s producers had back-up choices if Robin Williams declined the role. I’m sure it wasn’t the only factor, but then he signed the dotted line." 2. He could see the potential of what the character could be. Williams came in to see the test, and, Goldberg says, "I think what probably sold him was the one where he says, 'Tonight, let’s talk about the serious subject of schizophrenia-No, it doesn’t!-Shut up, let him talk!' What I did is animate the Genie growing another head to argue with himself, and Robin just laughed. “John and Ron said, 'Pick a couple of sections from his comedy albums and animate a genie to them,'" Goldberg told Entertainment Weekly. When he was first handed the script by co-directors Ron Clements and John Musker, Goldberg was also told to dig up some old Robin Williams comedy albums. To land Robin Williams, the animators created test sequences of the Genie performing the comedian's stand-up routines.Įric Goldberg led the team of animators who were in charge of creating Genie. Read on to discover a whole new world of dazzling things you might not have known about Disney's original animated classic. Gottfried is survived by his wife, Dara Kravitz, and two children.Nearly 30 years after its original release, Aladdin-Disney's Oscar-winning animated film from 1992-is getting a 21st-century upgrade with Guy Ritchie's much anticipated live-action edition. Jon Stewart also tweeted: “He could leave you gasping for breath … just indescribably unusually hilarious.” Keep ‘em shaking their heads and smiling, Gilbert.” “The heavens are a great deal louder with you out there now, I’m sure. “I shall miss you, my friend, my sometimes foil, my always pain in my side, usually from the belly laughs,” actor George Takei tweeted. “He was a lovely guy, always friendly & made many people happy.” “Gilbert Gottfried was never not funny,” comedian Dane Cook tweeted. My best wishes and sympathy to his family.” I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me. Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has paid tribute on Twitter writing: “Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. ![]() “I can say any bad thing about another person, but if they start making fun of the shirt I’m wearing, I go, ‘Oh come on, that’s just – it’s one thing to joke, but now you’re taking it to a really cruel area,’ he said, laughing, in a 2017 interview. ![]() He also recently weighed in on the Chris Rock/Will Smith Oscars story, tweeting a picture of himself with Rock, writing: “Which is the worst crime? Chris Rock being physically assaulted or Chris Rock telling a joke?” ![]() In a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, he said: “The other thing that always got me is when they say, ‘Tragedy plus time equals comedy,’ or when they’ll yell, ‘Too soon!’ I always felt like, ‘OK, please show me where the office is where there’s a guy behind a desk who has it marked off in a calendar when something goes from bad taste to OK.’” He was known for pushing boundaries, making risky jokes, including a controversial 9/11 joke at the roast of Hugh Hefner. His screen roles also included Ren and Stimpy, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Dr Dolittle, A Million Ways to Die in the West and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. He was also known for the kids’ show Cyberchase and for voicing the duck in the Aflac commercials. His unmistakeable voice led to a great deal of voice work, most notably playing the parrot Iago in Aladdin, which he later referred to as his “all-time favourite job”. This led to film roles, including Beverly Hills Cop II and the Problem Child series. Gottfried was discovered as a young standup and starred in one season of Saturday Night Live in 1980. “Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honour.”Ī representative for the late star told TMZ that he died of a heart abnormality called ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type 2. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children,” the statement read. ![]()
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