query: who played the voice of jafar in aladdin

pos: Jonathan Freeman (actor) Jonathan Freeman (actor) Jonathan Freeman (born February 5, 1950) is an American actor, voice actor, singer and puppeteer, known for puppetering and voicing Tito Swing in "Shining Time Station" and for voicing Jafar in Disney's "Aladdin" franchise, as well as the "Kingdom Hearts" franchise and the 2011 "Aladdin" Broadway musical. Freeman was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 5, 1950. He graduated from Ohio University. As well as being the voice of Jafar in "Aladdin", Freeman is also known for being the puppeteer for Tito Swing of the Jukebox Band (Flexitoon Puppets) on the PBS series "Shining Time Station". In

pos: Jafar (Disney) Jafar (Disney) Jafar is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film "Aladdin" (1992). He is voiced by American actor Jonathan Freeman in most media, including the live-action Broadway musical adaptation. An inspiration to the character is the villain "Jafar", played by Conrad Veidt in "The Thief of Bagdad", from which "Aladdin" borrows several character ideas and plot elements. The Jafar of Disney's "Aladdin" plays essentially the same part as the character from the 1940 movie, and is drawn with notable similarity to Conrad Veidt's looks. Animator Andreas Deja decided to design Jafar in a

pos: Aladdin (franchise) from July 7–31, 2011. Jonathan Freeman, who voiced Jafar in the film, played the role in the stage adaptation. Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed played Aladdin and Jasmine. Additional actors included Seán G. Griffin as the Sultan; Don Darryl Rivera as Iago; and, playing Omar, Babkak, and Kassim – a trio of characters originally conceived by the film's creators but not used – Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Brian Gonzales, and Brandon O'Neill. The show was also directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. Another production of the musical played at the Muny Theatre in St. Louis from July 5–13, 2012. The musical premiered

pos: Aladdin (2011 musical) Theatre from July 7 to 31, 2011. Jonathan Freeman, who voiced Jafar in the film, played the role in the stage adaptation. Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed played Aladdin and Jasmine, despite the characters being Middle Eastern. Additional cast included James Monroe Iglehart as Genie; Clifton Davis as the Sultan; Don Darryl Rivera as Iago; and, playing Omar, Kassim and Babkak, a trio of characters originally conceived by the film's creators but ultimately replaced by Abu, were Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Brian Gonzales and Brandon O'Neill, respectively. Disney’s colourblind casting policy meant ethnicity was not considered in the casting process which sparked

pos: Aladdin (franchise) "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge" is the "Aladdin" franchise video game which was developed for the PlayStation and PC by Argonaut Games and distributed by Disney Interactive in 2001. The game is set after the events of "The Return of Jafar", during the television series, and before "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". The legendary city of Agrabah is in trouble again: the evil sorceress Nasira (Jodi Benson) is out to avenge the death of her brother, the nefarious sorcerer Jafar (Jonathan Freeman). She begins her vengeful plot by taking over the palace with a spell and kidnapping Princess Jasmine

pos: The Producers (2005 film) Leo go on to become successful Broadway producers. In a post-credits scene, the cast sings "Goodbye!", telling the audience to leave the theater. Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's co-star from "The Lion King", makes a brief appearance in the deleted song "You'll Find Your Happiness in Rio" as a drunk bar patron. Also, Jonathan Freeman who provided the voice for Jafar in "Aladdin", makes a small appearance as a ticket taker. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 153 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despite

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) "Cave of Wonders", a mysterious cavern in the desert said to hold untold power. The voice of the cave reveals that only one who is worthy, a "diamond in the rough", may enter. When Jafar asks the identity of this "diamond in the rough", it is revealed to be Aladdin. Jafar and Iago set out to find him. While entertaining the locals ("Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim"), Aladdin bumps into Jasmine, who has disguised herself as a commoner to get a sense of life outside the palace. Aladdin has no idea who she is, but he is immediately smitten. After a

neg: Aladdin Jr. Your Boy"). In the palace, Jafar plots with Iago to become Sultan as Jasmine rejects Prince Abdullah and the Sultan declares that she must marry by the next moon. Frustrated, Jasmine confides in her attendants - Isir, Manal, and Rajah - who encourage her to open up to experiences beyond the palace ("These Palace Walls"). As Jasmine disguises herself and takes off to heed their advice, Jafar and Iago invoke an incantation, and a Spooky Voice reveals that Aladdin is the key to finding a magic lamp that will grant Jafar the power to become Sultan. In the marketplace, Aladdin

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) in his street rat clothes. Aladdin, Jasmine, Carpet, Abu and Genie make cameo appearances in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World. In the Broadway musical adaptation, Aladdin is played by actor Adam Jacobs. Aladdin (Disney character) Aladdin is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of Walt Disney Pictures's 31st animated feature film "Aladdin" (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by American actor Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. He also stars in the two direct-to-video sequels "The Return of Jafar" (1994) and

neg: Jafar (Disney) then exposes Jafar's plot, but Jafar learns that Aladdin possesses the lamp. Iago steals the lamp from Aladdin and Jafar becomes the Genie's master. Jafar uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and the world's most powerful sorcerer. Jafar assumes control of the palace (which is lifted off the ground and put on the main top of a mountain by Genie) and banishes Aladdin to a frozen wasteland. Aladdin returns and battles Jafar and reminds him that he is only the second-most powerful being on Earth after Genie, who was the one who gave him his power in the

neg: Rama Messinger the series "North Star" on YES Disney Channel. Messinger provided voice acting for animated films dubbed into Hebrew. Starting in 1993, she performed the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin" film series ("Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves"). In 1997, she performed the same role in Disney's television series "Aladdin", and the role of Kayley from the movie "Quest for Camelot". In 1996, she performed the role of Andy's mother from the "Toy Story" films, and played Calimero's mother in the television series "Calimero", Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" (replacing Shlomit Aharon), Rosie from

neg: The Return of Jafar fall-out over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign for "Aladdin", Robin Williams refused to reprise the role of the Genie, and was instead replaced by Dan Castellaneta (best known for voicing Homer Simpson). Stones also claimed that Williams participated in selecting Castellaneta to voice the Genie. It was also the first "Aladdin" full-length production without the original voice of Sultan, Douglas Seale. He was replaced by Val Bettin, who reprised his role in the franchise's animated series and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". Instead of the film receiving a theatrical release, Steve Feldstein, director of public

neg: Scott Weinger played Officer Rubin on "What I Like About You". In 2016, Weinger reprised his role of Steve Hale on the "Full House" spin-off series, "Fuller House". Weinger was cast as Aladdin, the street urchin in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film "Aladdin." He reprised his role multiple times off the big screen including the CBS "Aladdin" series and direct-to-video sequels, the most notable being "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". His voice would also be used for several video games including the "Kingdom Hearts" series, "Kinect Disneyland Adventures", and Disney Infinity series. Weinger has written

neg: Jafar (Disney) film, Aladdin is imprisoned in the palace dungeons, as arranged by Jafar using his influence over the guards and lies to Princess Jasmine that Aladdin has already been executed while pretending to be shocked that he had mistakenly believed that Aladdin abducted her. Jafar (disguised as a fellow prisoner) approaches him, striking a deal with Aladdin. In exchange for Aladdin's help in retrieving the lamp from the Cave of Wonders, Jafar reveals an escape route from the prison and promises him a reward if he succeeds, who soon reveals that the reward is death. When the plan fails, Aladdin and

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) demand Aladdin's release, only for Jafar to lie to her that Aladdin has been beheaded. Disguised as an old man, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu from prison, and sends them to the cave, ordering them to retrieve the lamp. There, Aladdin finds a magic carpet and obtains the lamp. Unaware to touch nothing but the lamp, Abu grabs a red jewel, and the cave collapses. Aladdin hands over the lamp to Jafar, who throws both Aladdin and Abu back down into the cave, though not before Abu manages to steal the lamp back. Trapped, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) released on May 24, 2019. In the fictional city of Agrabah (which Disney places near the Jordan river), Jafar, the Grand vizier of the Sultan, and his parrot Iago, seek the lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders, but are told that only a "diamond in the rough" may enter. Jafar identifies a street urchin named Aladdin. Princess Jasmine, who refuses to marry a suitor, temporarily leaves the palace and meets Aladdin and his pet monkey, Abu. Aladdin and Jasmine become friends and eventually fall in love. When the palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's orders, Jasmine confronts Jafar to

neg: Princess Jasmine the lamp. Jasmine and the Sultan are finally freed, and she and Aladdin become engaged after the Sultan abolishes the law so that Jasmine can legally marry whomever she chooses. Following the success of "Aladdin", Jasmine appears in the film's two direct-to-video sequels, in both of which Larkin reprises her role as the character, with Liz Callaway replacing Salonga as her singing voice. The first, "The Return of Jafar" (1994), features Jasmine as she begins to question her trust in Aladdin after he defends Jafar's former pet parrot, Iago, who escapes Jafar's lamp and rescues Aladdin from bandits, hoping to

neg: Princess Jasmine her orders overruled by Jafar, the Sultan's scheming grand vizier. When the princess confronts Jafar, he lies and tells her that Aladdin has already been executed, leaving Jasmine distraught and blaming herself for his death; in reality, Jafar is using Aladdin to retrieve a magical lamp containing a genie. When the Genie, who saves and befriends Aladdin, grants his wish to be transformed into a prince to better his chances of wooing Jasmine, Aladdin introduces himself to her as "Prince Ali". Although initially unimpressed, Jasmine is charmed after joining him on a magic carpet ride, at the end of which

neg: Princess Jasmine she discovers that the prince is, in fact, the same peasant she met in the marketplace. However, Aladdin convinces Jasmine that he truly is a prince who, much like her, only occasionally disguises himself as a commoner. When Jafar learns the truth about Aladdin, he steals the lamp and becomes the Genie's master, banishing Aladdin and forcing the Genie to make him Sultan, while enslaving both Jasmine and her father. After refusing to marry him, Jasmine kisses Jafar to distract him while Aladdin returns in time to trick Jafar into wishing himself into a genie and thus trapping himself within

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) but he gets into trouble when their meeting is interrupted by guards who arrest him. She reveals that she is actually Princess Jasmine. Despite Jasmine's efforts to demand the guards to release Aladdin immediately, they tell her that she must first deal with Jafar in order to free him. In prison, Aladdin meets an old man (who is actually Jafar in disguise) who mentions a cave filled with treasure and that he needs Aladdin to enter it. The old man reveals a secret exit, and Aladdin escapes with him and follows him into the desert. He enters the Cave of

neg: Jafar (Disney) from the lamp. Jafar plots to seeks revenge on Aladdin. He nearly succeeds at killing Aladdin and taking control of the palace, but Iago, who has changed sides, thwarts his plans and destroys his lamp, killing him. Jafar did not appear in "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" or in the television series, but was often referred to by name by characters. In an episode of "Hercules: The Animated Series" called "Hercules and the Arabian Night", Jafar makes another attempt at revenge and is temporarily resurrected by Hercules's arch-enemy, Hades. He has lost his status as an all-powerful immortal genie

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) distract Jafar, and Aladdin attempts to retrieve the lamp. Jafar notices Aladdin, traps Jasmine inside an hourglass, and overpowers Aladdin and his friends with his magic. After Aladdin rescues Jasmine out of the hourglass, he tricks Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie; now bound to his new lamp, Jafar ends up trapped inside it, taking Iago with him. With the palace and kingdom returned to normal, the Genie transports Jafar's lamp to the Cave of Wonders, and advises Aladdin use his third wish to regain his royal title so the law will allow him to

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) Aladdin (Disney character) Aladdin is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of Walt Disney Pictures's 31st animated feature film "Aladdin" (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by American actor Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. He also stars in the two direct-to-video sequels "The Return of Jafar" (1994) and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (1996), as well as the animated television series based on the film. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adaptation of the

neg: The Return of Jafar film, Iago escapes from Jafar and does his best to respect Aladdin, Jasmine, Sora, Donald and Goofy, although Jafar coerces him into aiding him in his revenge, almost damaging Iago's friendship with Aladdin and Sora, but he redeems himself after taking a blow for Aladdin which almost claims his life. The Peddler, at the beginning, comes across Jafar's lamp, but sells it to Aladdin, Sora, Donald and Goofy for a rare artifact in the Cave of Wonders. Despite Aladdin sealing the lamp in the palace dungeon, the greedy Peddler breaks into the dungeon and frees Jafar, unleashing his fury on

neg: Jafar (Disney) first place and can very easily take it away. Realizing that what Aladdin says is true, Jafar, consumed by his hunger for power, uses his final wish to become an all-powerful genie, in an attempt to rule the whole universe. However, Jafar is angered to realize that Aladdin has tricked him into wasting his wish into becoming a genie, since genies are not free beings, and becomes trapped in an oil lamp of his own, and the lamp is sent into the Cave of Wonders. In "The Return of Jafar", Jafar's lamp is found by Abis Mal, who releases Jafar

neg: Jafar (Disney) the lamp are lost. The Sultan later scolds Jafar for supposedly executing an innocent life behind his back, in which Jafar pretends to regret his actions and promises not to do it again. When Iago suggests an alternative plan, Jafar next decides to, using the hypnotic powers of his snake-headed staff, manipulate the Sultan into mandating a marriage between himself and Jasmine, but he is impeded by Aladdin, who had discovered the Genie and used his first wish to become a prince. After a second attempt by Jafar on his life, Aladdin (with the help of the Genie) survives and

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) brief scuffle with the authorities, he takes Jasmine to his hideout, where they each reveal their unhappiness in their own lives ("A Million Miles Away"). Jasmine is discovered by the authorities and taken back to the palace. Aladdin is ordered to be killed, but he is saved by Jafar and Iago, who lead Aladdin to the Cave of Wonders ("Diamond in the Rough"). Grateful for saving his life, Aladdin honors Jafar's request to enter the cave. Once inside, Aladdin is instructed to bring the magic lamp to Jafar and touch nothing else. Astonished by all the treasure buried within the

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) her love for Aladdin, wondering if he is a duplicitous liar after he saves Iago, Jafar's former pet parrot who had tortured her father. Meanwhile, Jafar is freed from his lamp by a socially awkward bandit named Abis Mal, and immediately plots his retribution against Aladdin. An animated series was created for Disney Channel and Toon Disney which aired from 1994 to 1996, based on the original 1992 feature. The series picked up where "The Return of Jafar" left off, with Aladdin still living on the streets of Agrabah, engaged to Jasmine. In the "Aladdin" television episode "The Lost Ones"

neg: The Return of Jafar Aladdin and the group confront Jafar in the treasure room just before Abis Mal can wish him free. In an ensuing fight, Jafar transforms into his Genie form, incapacitates the Genie, shatters Carpet and traps Aladdin in a sea of lava. Iago intervenes and grabs the lamp. Although he is severely injured by Jafar, he stays conscious long enough to kick the lamp into the lava, destroying it and Jafar once and for all. Aladdin rescues Iago and they all get to safety as Jafar's magic is undone, restoring Carpet. With Jafar gone, Iago is accepted into the palace, but

neg: Linda Larkin 19, 2011. A native of Los Angeles, she has been married to actor and musician Yul Vazquez since 2002. Linda Larkin Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress and voice actress. She is best known for voicing Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film, "Aladdin". She later reprised her role in the sequels, "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", as well as in the "Kingdom Hearts" and "Disney Infinity" video game series. In order for her to voice Princess Jasmine, Disney required her to lower her voice as it was otherwise

neg: Linda Larkin Linda Larkin Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress and voice actress. She is best known for voicing Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film, "Aladdin". She later reprised her role in the sequels, "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", as well as in the "Kingdom Hearts" and "Disney Infinity" video game series. In order for her to voice Princess Jasmine, Disney required her to lower her voice as it was otherwise too high for the role. For her work at Disney, Larkin was honored as a Disney Legend on August

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night identities, fooling Jafar into engaging them with the wrong countermeasures. Jafar is unable to stop Aladdin from nabbing the snake staff and tossing it to Hercules, who snaps it in half. This effect turns Jafar back into a soul and pull him down into the River Styx for good. Icarus and Abu have in the meantime escaped and begin punching Hades, until he threatens to make them "permanent residents". Hercules and Aladdin congratulate each other before Aladdin takes Jasmine, Abu and Carpet back to Agrabah, telling Hercules that he'll make a great hero someday. Icarus, having bonded with Abu, asks

neg: Christos Stassinopoulos by the Walt Disney Company to perform the title-part in "Aladdin", in the dubbed Greek version of the very successful animated film, as well as in its two sequels "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". He's been also the Greek voice of "Aladdin" in the long running TV series. Besides "Aladdin", he has dubbed the parts of "Tweedle Dee" and "Tweedle Dum" in Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland". Warner Bros. chose him to perform the part of "Cornelius" in the Greek version of Don Bluth's animated film "Thumbelina" and the part of "Hubbie" in "The

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) the Genie, who lives inside of it. The Genie tells Aladdin that he will grant him three wishes. Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing themselves from the cave without using a wish, and he uses his first to become "Prince Ali Ababwa" in order to woo Jasmine. At Iago's suggestion, Jafar plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine. When Aladdin greets Jafar and the Sultan at the palace, Jasmine becomes angry at them. Refusing to tell Jasmine the truth, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a flight on the magic carpet. When she deduces his identity, he convinces her that he dresses

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night Jafar initially gains the upper hand until Hercules picks up Phil's "statue head" house, bashes the beasts and proceeds to smash it on Jafar, who gets knocked back to the Underworld. Hades then decides to send Pain and Panic to Agrabah to take Aladdin out. When the minions arrive in the Arabian city, they first mistake Abu for Aladdin, but the real Aladdin, along with his wife Jasmine, arrives on Carpet. After a scuffle, Pain and Panic are about to finish Aladdin off, but Aladdin convinces them to look into his lamp (by telling them not to look into it),

neg: The Return of Jafar The Return of Jafar The Return of Jafar (also known as Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the first sequel to the 1992 film "Aladdin", and serves as the pilot to the "Aladdin" animated series. Released on May 20, 1994, it was the first Disney direct-to-video animated film, and marked the first American direct-to-video animated film. It sold 15million VHS tapes and grossed , becoming one of the best-selling films on home video. Another direct-to-video sequel, "Aladdin and the King of Thieves",

neg: Genie (Disney) saves Aladdin from being executed by the palace guards, which Jafar had orchestrated by falsely framing Aladdin for murdering the Sultan. After the heroes regroup, the Genie reveals destroying Jafar's lamp is the only way they can destroy him. Their plan to discreetly take the lamp does not go unnoticed and they are drawn into combat. Genie assists the heroes several times during this battle, by catching a falling Aladdin and by shape-shifting into him in an attempt to distract Jafar while Aladdin grabs his lamp. However, this too fails as Jafar is able to prevent Aladdin from seizing the

neg: Disney Princess independence, tired of the restrictions laid before her by her father. She falls in love with Aladdin while he is disguised as a prince after he takes her on a romantic ride on a magic carpet. Aladdin's genie companion is summoned by Jafar, who uses the genie's magic to tyrannically overthrow Jasmine's father, the Sultan. Luckily, after Jafar's defeat, the Sultan permits Jasmine to wed Aladdin despite his lack of royal heritage. Princess Jasmine is voiced by Linda Larkin, animated by Mark Henn, and her singing voice is provided by Lea Salonga (in the feature film) and Liz Callaway (in

neg: The Return of Jafar to help him take revenge on Aladdin. Iago reluctantly agrees and arranges a trip for Aladdin and the Sultan to a waterfall. Jafar captures Genie and Abu and then goes for the Sultan, locking them all in the dungeon and framing Aladdin for the Sultan's alleged murder by posing as Jasmine, sentencing him to execution. Iago has a change of heart and frees the Genie, enabling him to save Aladdin in time. Though Agrabah is now under Jafar's control, Aladdin vows to stop him by destroying his lamp, the only way to kill Jafar, while Iago decides to leave altogether.

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) as a peasant to escape the stresses of royal life. After sending Jasmine home, Aladdin is tied up, gagged and thrown into the sea by Jafar, but he is rescued from drowning by the Genie with his second wish. Jafar tries to hypnotize the Sultan into agreeing to his marriage to Jasmine, but Aladdin intervenes, exposing his evil plot in the process; however, Jafar spots the lamp and thus discovers Aladdin's true identity. He flees to his lair, and orders Iago to retrieve the lamp from Aladdin. Fearing that he will lose Jasmine if the truth is revealed, Aladdin refuses

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) and Iago manage to steal the lamp that Aladdin carelessly discarded. As the Sultan announces to the public that Jasmine is to wed Prince Ali ("Prince Ali" (Sultan Reprise)), Jafar appears and reveals Ali to be merely a common street rat named Aladdin whom the former then threatens to send to "the end of the road" if no one changes the latter's personality to meet his standards ("Prince Ali" (Jafar Reprise)). Genie then enters with Jasmine in chains, saying that Jafar is now his master and that his first wish was to make Jasmine his prisoner. Jafar uses his second

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night have been destroyed, Hercules gets himself and Aladdin out of the rubble. They piece together that they were set up and that Hades and Jafar are holding Icarus and Abu in the Underworld. Aladdin wants to charge in to rescue them, but Hercules thinks of another way. As Hades tells Jafar of his plans for Olympian domination (and offers Jafar the 'Lord of the Dead' title in his stead), Pain and Panic yell alert them to Hercules and Aladdin's impending arrival. Jafar is sent to stop them; but acting on an idea by Hercules, he and Aladdin have swapped their

neg: The Savior (Once Upon a Time) Evil Queen. In the Land of Untold Stories, Gold is given a chance to enter Belle's dreams as he encounters Morpheus, while in the past the origins of the Savior are detailed between the confrontation from Aladdin and Jafar, which could affect Emma's role in the present day. Jafar rides the magic carpet around the forest. "Many years ago," Jafar chases a man across a desert towards Aladdin's home, killing the man just after Aladdin refuses to aid him. Jafar taunts Aladdin for failing as a savior, and over the fact that saviors never "live happily ever after." Aladdin's hand

neg: Dan Castellaneta "Desperate Housewives". He appeared as the Genie in the "Aladdin" sequel "The Return of Jafar" and on the 1994 "Aladdin" television series. The Genie had been voiced by Robin Williams in "Aladdin", and Castellaneta described replacing him as "sort of like stepping into "Hamlet" after Laurence Olivier did it, how can you win?" He also provided Genie's voice in the "Kingdom Hearts" video game series for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II (with archived audio used for and its remake as well as for the later HD collections HD 1.5 Remix and HD 2.5 Remix). Castellaneta portrayed Aaron Spelling

neg: The Return of Jafar confrontation with Aladdin and Abu, the three are attacked by Abis Mal and his men, and Iago inadvertently saves Aladdin's life. In gratitude, Aladdin keeps Iago on the palace grounds, promising to speak with the Sultan on his behalf. Abis Mal accidentally finds and takes possession of Jafar after finding his lamp in the well. Hindered by his incompetent master, Jafar manipulates Abis Mal into wasting his first two wishes and enlists his help in taking revenge on Aladdin, in exchange for granting him a special third wish. Abis Mal agrees, still desiring revenge on Aladdin. At the palace, the

neg: Street Rats (Once Upon a Time) gives Aladdin a gift, which is a scarab that represents heroism, Jafar appears to show Aladdin his future by using the red bird, revealed to be the “Oracle” to show Aladdin that he will face an untimely death, and there is one way to alter his destiny, with a pair of golden shears that once belonged to the Fates and go back to living a normal life as a rich man. However, it turns out that Jafar has deceived Aladdin. When Jasmine returns to seek help from her father, he is already under Jafar's command, as Jafar arrives and places

neg: Genie (Disney) Aladdin have a fight over Aladdin keeping Iago's presence secret from her, the Genie convinces Iago to help him get the couple to reconcile. Later in the film, when Aladdin, Iago and the Sultan go on an outing without him, the Genie and Abu have a picnic for themselves but are confronted by Jafar. Despite a brave fight against him, the Genie is outmatched and both he and Abu are imprisoned. Eventually, they are joined by the Sultan, Princess Jasmine and the Carpet who were all captured by Jafar. After being freed from imprisonment by a morally confused Iago, Genie

neg: Aladdin (Indian TV series) Throughout the story an evil magician named Jafar tries to acquire a magic lamp which has been buried in an unknown cave of wonders. But he is unable to lay his hands on the lamp, because the only person that can possess the lamp is the son of the magicians Zoya and Zahir, whom Jafar has killed. Aladdin turns out to be the magicians' son. In addition, Aladdin falls in love with Jasmin, daughter of Sultan of Zarniabad, who also helps him along with her companion Noorie and Aladdin's friend Junaid to acquire the lamp, so they can defeat the

neg: Aladdin (franchise) won the four biggest awards of American show business: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. "Aladdin" was released in 1992. The 31st Disney animated feature film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, and is based on the Arabic folktale of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" from the "One Thousand and One Nights". The plot follows street urchin Aladdin as he attempts to gain the affection of Princess Jasmine after acquiring a magic lamp. "Aladdin" was followed by Disney's first direct-to-video sequel, "The Return of Jafar" in 1994. The plot mainly focused on Jafar seeking revenge on Aladdin.

neg: Jafar (Disney) Jafar eventually manages to steal Genie's lamp from Aladdin and kidnap Jasmine in the process. Sora, Aladdin, Donald Duck and Goofy track him to the Cave of Wonders, where Jafar used his first wish to reveal the world's keyhole. Upon arrival in the lamp chamber, they engage Jafar in battle after he used his second wish to enlist Genie's help in the fight. Upon his defeat, Jafar uses his final wish to become a Genie and battles the team again, only to be defeated and sealed away in the lamp. In "Kingdom Hearts II", Jafar's lamp is found by the

neg: Genie (Disney) it to Jafar, making Jafar Genie's new master. The Genie has no choice but to grant Jafar's first and second wish to become Sultan of Agrabah and the world's most powerful sorcerer. He is then made a slave with no purpose in life but to entertain the sadistic Jafar by tormenting the former Sultan. During the final fight between Aladdin and Jafar, the Genie is forced to grant Jafar's final wish to become an all-powerful Genie when Aladdin convinces him to do so. However, as they both know, the fulfillment of this wish causes Jafar to be imprisoned in a

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night Hercules and the Arabian Night "Hercules and the Arabian Night" is a crossover episode of Disney's "Hercules: The Animated Series" featuring characters from Disney's "Aladdin" franchise including, Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Jafar and Abu. It aired on February 10, 1999 and is a sequel to "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". As Hades goes through his usual job of bringing fresh souls in, Pain and Panic tell him that one of the souls is not cooperating. The soul in question, Jafar, approaches Hades and demands to be sent back. Hades is at first unconcerned, but they find a common ground: Jafar

neg: Aladdin Jr. his second wish, and Genie frees them all. Aladdin vows to tell Jasmine the truth, but changes his mind when she tells him he is to become Sultan after they wed. Unsure of his own moral character and ability, Aladdin fears he may need his third wish to succeed as a ruler. After a disappointed Genie turns his back on Aladdin and retreats into the lamp, Aladdin weighs his options, and ultimately runs off to tell Jasmine the truth. He leaves behind the lamp, which Jafar and Iago gleefully take. At the wedding, Jafar reveals Prince Ali's real identity ("Prince

neg: Aladdin Jr. with his Entourage ("Prince Ali"), but his demeanor offends Jasmine, who storms off. Frustrated, Aladdin lashes out at his friends, who in turn abandon him and leave the palace. Later, on the Princess's balcony, Prince Ali gains Jasmine's trust and invites her on a magic carpet ride ("A Whole New World"). After bidding her farewell, Aladdin is arrested by Jafar for trespassing in the Princess's private chambers. Omar, returning to help Aladdin, witnesses his arrest and runs to tell his pals, who pledge to help him ("High Adventure"), but they too are detained as they storm the palace. Aladdin uses

neg: Aladdin (franchise) However, this time, with Iago on Aladdin's side, Abis Mal becomes Jafar's new henchman. Now, Aladdin and co. must find a way to thwart Jafar, with his limitless genie power. In 1996, the second sequel to "Aladdin", "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" was released on video. The story concludes as Aladdin and Jasmine are about to have their wedding and Aladdin discovers that his father is still alive, but is the king of all thieves in Agrabah. In 2005, screenwriter Robert Reece, who co-wrote "" and "", pitched a fourth "Aladdin" feature to DisneyToon Studios execs, although it never

neg: MyPods and Boomsticks screen is a reference to the "1984" Apple commercial. The scene where Homer is on a flying carpet is a parody of the film "Aladdin"; the Genie also makes an appearance. "The Simpsons" regular Dan Castellaneta does the voice of the Genie in this episode. He had previously voiced the Genie in the "Aladdin" television series, "The Return of Jafar", and the "Kingdom Hearts" video game series. Steve Mobbs operating a series of holographic screens with his hands is a reference to the 2002 film "Minority Report". The episode features Minnie Riperton's song "Lovin' You" and Miles Davis' "Moon Dreams",

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) wish to crown himself Sultan, which Genie reluctantly grants. Remembering what Genie told him earlier about the limitations to his powers, Aladdin tricks Jafar into wishing for himself to become a genie so that his power will be unmatched. Genie grants Jafar's wish, and Jafar is sucked into the lamp, bound to it for eternity. Aladdin uses his third and final wish to set Genie free. He then admits to Jasmine that he loves her, but he cannot pretend to be someone he's not. Seeing the nobility in Aladdin, the Sultan decrees that henceforth the Princess can marry whomever she

neg: The Return of Jafar Daly graded the sequel a C- criticizing it as a "knockoff" that "carries the Disney label and costs about as much as a tape of "Aladdin", but it's clear from the first jerky frame that the same time, care, and creativity didn't go into it." When Disney was publishing their own comics in the mid-90s, they produced a two issue Aladdin comic presenting an alternate version of "The Return of Jafar". It was titled "The Return of Aladdin". The comic is introduced by the Merchant from the first film. The story starts off showing that Aladdin has been particularly bored

neg: The Return of Jafar Genie returns after seeing the world, having missed his friends greatly. At the evening banquet, the Sultan announces his intention to make Aladdin his new grand vizier. Iago is revealed, however, when Abu and Rajah chase him into the banquet. Aladdin desperately speaks up for Iago and convinces the Sultan to spare him, but Jasmine is left heartbroken that Aladdin didn't confide in her. Genie and Iago help them reconcile, and Jasmine agrees to give Iago a chance. As Iago begins to grow fond of Aladdin, Jafar sneaks into the palace with Abis Mal's help and confronts him, forcing him

neg: Val Bettin Val Bettin Valentine John "Val" Bettin (born August 1, 1923) is a retired American actor and voice actor, known for using an English accent in all of his roles. He is perhaps best known for voicing Dr. David Q. Dawson in the 1986 Disney animated film "The Great Mouse Detective" and the Sultan in "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", the two direct-to-video sequels to Disney's "Aladdin" as well as the TV show, taking over for Douglas Seale. Bettin also hosted "The Storyteller", a children's show on Chicago television in the late 1950s. He was

neg: Val Bettin wife died in 2007 at age 82. Val Bettin Valentine John "Val" Bettin (born August 1, 1923) is a retired American actor and voice actor, known for using an English accent in all of his roles. He is perhaps best known for voicing Dr. David Q. Dawson in the 1986 Disney animated film "The Great Mouse Detective" and the Sultan in "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", the two direct-to-video sequels to Disney's "Aladdin" as well as the TV show, taking over for Douglas Seale. Bettin also hosted "The Storyteller", a children's show on Chicago

neg: Aladdin (Indian TV series) evil Jafar. Aladdin (Indian TV series) Aladdin – Jaanbaaz Ek Jalwe Anek is an Indian Hindi-language television series that was aired on Zee TV from 16 November 2007 to 21 March 2009, based on the story of Aladdin, a character from The Arabian Nights. The series was produced by "Applause Entertainment", a television production company owned by the Aditya Birla Group Corporation. Re-runs of the show aired on BIG Magic. The plot revolves around 15-year-old Aladdin who faces many obstacles because he is an orphan. Above all, he is tortured by his own aunt and uncle, who treat him like

neg: A Wondrous Place location, Hangman Island. After they part ways with Nemo and Liam, Hook, Aladdin, and Jasmine encounters Ariel, who had a vase-like lamp that contains Jafar, who is now a genie. When Jasmine summons Jafar, it only ends up freeing him, since he found a way to break his genie curse while imprisoned, before going on to knock out the others with magic. Jafar tells Jasmine that he no longer wants anything from her, only vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment (Cyrus and Alice, from "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland"). Jafar goes on to mock each of them, calling

neg: Abanazar (pantomime) Wonderful Scamp" in 1861 that the modern pantomime took form and the character was essentially established. Byron added burlesque (as can be seen by the name parodying the earlier opera) so the character is evil but played for laughs. Abanazar (pantomime) Abanazar is a magician and the primary antagonist in the Aladdin pantomime. He was also the basis for Jafar in the Disney version of Aladdin. The character first appeared in the harlequinade "Aladin" in 1788 as 'The African Magician', but was given the name Abanazer in 1813 in "Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp" at Covent Garden Opera House in

neg: Aladdin Jr. Wonders, where he is instructed to fetch only the lamp. Distracted by the treasures, Aladdin becomes trapped within the cave until he rubs the lamp and releases the all-powerful Genie ("Friend Like Me"), who helps him escape. Granting the first of Aladdin's three wishes, Genie transforms him into Prince Ali Ababwa, which Aladdin hopes will help him to woo Jasmine. Back at the palace, Jafar, thinking that Aladdin is still trapped in the cave, informs a despondent Jasmine that the boy's sentence has already been carried out. Just then, Aladdin and his friends make a grand entrance as Prince Ali

neg: Quibble (plot device) sequel to Disney's film "Aladdin", the main villain Jafar, after becoming a genie, is unable to use his powers to directly kill living beings. However, he is able to use his powers to create situations that "could" kill or harm his enemies, including possibly torture as Jafar darkly suggests, "you would be surprised what you can live through." Jafar also frames Aladdin for the death of the Sultan and even impersonates Princess Jasmine ordering his execution by proxy. Jack Sparrow (from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies) promised to be Davy Jones' slave for 100 years in exchange for receiving

neg: Aladdin (franchise) the television series "House of Mouse" and related works to those series—Jafar was the leader of the villains in "Mickey's House of Villains". On the TV series "Once Upon a Time" and its spin-off "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland", Jafar appears as one of the main villains. In addition, Aladdin and Jasmine also appear in recurring roles in "Once Upon a Time's" sixth season. "Descendants" is a live-action Disney Channel Original Movie based on the lives of the children of various Disney heroes and villains when they attend the same prep school. Jafar appears in the film as does

neg: The Return of Jafar of palace life. Meanwhile, Jafar has escaped the Cave of Wonders. Iago is given the task of finding the right master for Jafar to manipulate. Their search seems hopeless as some people are able to enjoy all three wishes or messing up. They find someone to use the lamp, who is known as Isabella, a master magician. Isabella is similar in appearance to Jafar (except his clothing is green). His first wish is to return to Agrabah Palace (as he performed entertainment to the sultan in #1). His second wish is for an army of soldiers to pursue Aladdin and

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night and Genie's hand punches them all the way back into the Underworld. With this humiliating double defeat, Jafar offers the idea of getting Hercules and Aladdin into fighting and killing each other. Hades likes the idea and puts the plan into motion by kidnapping Abu from Agrabah and Icarus from Prometheus Academy. When Hercules can't find Icarus, an old man (Jafar in disguise) fools him by telling him that a "young rogue named Aladdin" kidnapped him. Later, in Agrabah, Aladdin and Jasmine are led to believe by Pain and Panic (disguised as Hercules) that Hercules kidnapped Abu. When Hercules, Phil

neg: Princess Jasmine make amends with the royal family. However, Iago manages to convince the princess that she still very much trusts Aladdin. Jasmine eventually befriends Iago after he helps mend her and Aladdin's relationship, frees the Genie, and ultimately risks his life to destroy Jafar once and for all, who has returned seeking vengeance. In the second, "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (1996), Jasmine's long-awaited wedding to Aladdin is interrupted by the Forty Thieves. The Oracle, which the thieves are attempting to steal, reveals that Aladdin's father Cassim is still alive and is their leader. Encouraging Aladdin to pursue his father,

neg: Aladdin (animated TV series) Aladdin (animated TV series) Aladdin is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation which aired from September 5, 1994, to November 25, 1995, based on the original 1992 Disney film of the same name. The series is set after "The Return of Jafar" and picked up where the installment left off. The "Aladdin" TV series is considered one of Disney's finest television animation work. The series was produced by Alan Zaslove and Tad Stones, who were already renowned for their work on "" and "Darkwing Duck". Many of the films' stars provided the voices of their

neg: Aladdin and the King of Thieves the turtle begins to dive back under the sea. Sa'luk catches up with them and forces Cassim to choose between keeping the hand or saving Aladdin. Cassim tosses the hand to Sa'luk, who incautiously catches it by its golden palm, which transforms him into a golden statue. Now realizing that his son is the treasure of his life, Cassim discards the hand and reconciles with Aladdin. With their enemies gone, Aladdin and Jasmine get married, while Cassim and Iago, still outlawed, leave to travel the world together. Following the success of "The Return of Jafar" and the television series, Disney

neg: Féodor Atkine on "House M.D." Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine (born 27 February 1948) is a French actor. Born in Paris of Russian-Polish descent, he has had a career in European cinema and television since the early 1970s, and made occasional appearances in English-language films, notably as the Russian gangster "Mikhi" in "Ronin", as Woody Allen's character's brother in "Love and Death", and the recurring character of "Major Pierre Ducos" in the UK TV series "Sharpe". Atkine is also a well-regarded voice artist, providing the voice of "Jafar" in the French version of Disney's "Aladdin" (1992). He also provides the French dub for

neg: Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine (born 27 February 1948) is a French actor. Born in Paris of Russian-Polish descent, he has had a career in European cinema and television since the early 1970s, and made occasional appearances in English-language films, notably as the Russian gangster "Mikhi" in "Ronin", as Woody Allen's character's brother in "Love and Death", and the recurring character of "Major Pierre Ducos" in the UK TV series "Sharpe". Atkine is also a well-regarded voice artist, providing the voice of "Jafar" in the French version of Disney's "Aladdin" (1992). He also provides the French dub for Dr. Gregory House

neg: Princess Jasmine in order to distract him from Aladdin is oftentimes viewed as a point of contention among feminist writers and bloggers; Meredith Ancret of The Snark Who Hunts Back argued that both the Sultan and Genie are similarly enslaved by Jafar. Ancret continued to defend Jasmine for being of her own mind, bravely defying Jafar on numerous occasions, and praised her distraction of the villain for being instrumental to Aladdin's success. Also defending Jasmine's decision to kiss Jafar, feminist critic Mari Rogers explained to "The Daily Dot" that "Jasmine was a strong character and I think in many ways the story's

neg: Iago (Disney) He is last seen with Cassim waving farewell to the newly-wed Aladdin and Jasmine as they ride off to the night. Iago appears as a supporting character in the straight-to-DVD movie "" and he performs a musical number called "Peacock Princess" with Princess Jasmine. In the video game "Kingdom Hearts", he is initially Jafar's sidekick, but then later is used by the player to assist in defeating Jafar. His Japanese voice actor in "Kingdom Hearts" is Akira Kamiya, and his voice actor in "Kingdom Hearts II" is Tōru Ōkawa. Gilbert Gottfried reprises his role in the English versions of both

neg: Princess Jasmine and Anglicized in both appearance and demeanor. Jasmine has made subsequent appearances in "Aladdin"'s sequels "The Return of Jafar" (1994) and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (1996), as well as its television series and a Broadway musical adaption of the film. Both Larkin and Salonga have been awarded Disney Legends for their contributions to the role. Naomi Scott is set to play the character in a live action adaptation of the 1992 film. Jasmine is based on the princess who appears in the Middle Eastern folk tale collection "One Thousand and One Nights", specifically the story "Aladdin and the

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) Omar and Kassim. They announce the arrival of "Prince Ali of Ababwa" ("Prince Ali"). Once at the palace, Aladdin, disguised as Prince Ali, expresses to the Sultan his desire to marry Jasmine. Jasmine overhears the conversation and perceives Ali to be just another shallow prince. Jafar, who is suspicious of Ali, tells him the location of Jasmine's bedroom, not mentioning that it is against Agrabah law for the Princess to have a suitor in her quarters unsupervised. Aladdin courts Jasmine with a ride on his magic carpet provided to him by Genie ("A Whole New World"). Once they return, Jasmine

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) Aladdin are finally wed, and Aladdin reconciles with his father. "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" together serve as bookends to the Aladdin (TV series) as its prologue and epilogue, respectively. Aladdin was formerly a member of the Disney Adventurers franchise targeted at young boys sold by the Disney Store from 1999-2004, which sold various merchandise, mostly including toys. "Hercules and the Arabian Night" is set after the end of "King of Thieves" as Jasmine refers to herself as married. He is featured as a guest in Disney's House of Mouse, "" and Mickey's House

neg: Crossover (fiction) Timmy Power Hour" trilogy is another example, in which Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner switch universes. The Disney TV series "Hercules", based on the 1997 film of the same name, had an episode titled "Hercules and the Arabian Night" that had a crossover between the characters of the TV series and film and with the characters of the Disney film "Aladdin", in which Hades and Jafar each try to get rid of each other's enemies (Hades would try to defeat Aladdin while Jafar would try to defeat Hercules). Another crossover is "Rugrats Go Wild" in which the Rugrats are stranded

neg: Aladdin (2011 musical) a little help from Genie, Aladdin uses his second wish to free them ("Somebody's Got Your Back"). The Sultan greets Aladdin in the hall and gives him his blessing to marry Jasmine, meaning that Aladdin himself will inherit the throne as the new Sultan one day. Fearful of this great responsibility, he tells Genie he's going to save his third wish for a day he may need it rather than use it to free Genie like he promised. Distraught, Genie returns to his lamp and refuses to speak to Aladdin. Aladdin laments ("Proud of Your Boy" (Reprise II)). Meanwhile, Jafar

neg: Jafar (Disney) Peddler, making him a target for Pete as he reveals his intent to make Jafar into a Heartless under his control. Once Pete is driven off, the lamp is placed within the palace for safe keeping. However, Jafar is later released by the Peddler and he threatens Iago into helping him get Sora and his friends on a wild goose chase to their death while he captures Princess Jasmine. But after the heroes arrive, with Iago taking a hit meant for Aladdin, Sora defeats Jafar, causing him to implode with his lamp dissolving soon after. Facsimiles of Jafar appear in

neg: Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular often changed to reflect current events in the news and popular culture. The musical replaced the venue's previous show, "The Power of Blast", which played from 2001 to 2002. Alan Menken composed and wrote lyrics for a new song for this production, called "To Be Free". Buena Vista Records released an official soundtrack to the production in 2003. This is an original cast recording, and includes almost every piece of music used in the show. The main cast on the recording is Miles Wesley (Aladdin), Deedee Magno (Jasmine), Nick Santa Maria (Genie), Lance Roberts (Jafar) and Jamila Ajibade (Narrator). Orchestrations

neg: Iago (Disney) Heartless and retrieving Jafar's lamp, he manages to gain everyone's trust. But that trust is soon shattered when Iago is forced to help Jafar yet again in keeping Sora and the others occupied at the ruins. Despite losing faith, Iago redeems himself by intentionally getting shot by a spell that Jafar intended to shoot at Aladdin. After Jafar's defeat, Iago reveals he wants to help Aladdin out, but can't do as much as Genie and the others. However, Sora tells Iago that friendship is about enjoying each other's company and having fun. Like most characters from Disney's animated films, Iago

neg: Aladdin (franchise) storyline of the original film. In "Kingdom Hearts II", it is a mixture of "Aladdin" and "The Return of Jafar". Genie is also a recurring summon in the series. Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Genie appeared in the 2011 motion-controlled game, "", as meet-and-greet characters. "Aladdin" was also referenced throughout the "Disney Infinity" series via power discs and in-game toys, with Aladdin and Jasmine being added to the series as playable characters in the series' second game, "". "Disney's Aladdin" was developed for the Mega Drive by Virgin Interactive's studio of Virgin Games USA and published by Sega in 1993. This

neg: Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge game ends with Nasira resurrecting Jafar in her volcanic lair, but Aladdin manages to smash the artifacts and destroy him once again while Nasira herself flees and apparently survives. Reception of the game was mixed or average, as GameRankings gave the PlayStation version a score of 65% while Metacritic gave it a score of 61 out of 100. Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge is a platform game based on the "Aladdin" franchise which was developed for the PlayStation and PC by Argonaut Games and distributed by Disney Interactive in 2001. In the game, Aladdin, Abu

neg: Kilala Princess Sultan gives Kilala a huge diamond as a token for being Jasmine's first friend. Jafar turns into Sylphy after she left and attempts to steal the diamond, but Kilala and Rei figure him out. Kilala returns the diamond and Jasmine gives her a flower given to her by Aladdin as a token to their friendship. Angered, Jafar has Iago steal the flower and take it far off the desert. They find a nearly drowned Aladdin and Genie. Sylphy steals the lamp again and wishes to find the flower. It changes into the sixth gem: an amethyst. Kilala, now the Seventh

neg: Aladdin and the King of Thieves reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 27% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 4.8/10. Caryn James of "The New York Times" praised the sequel as "far better than "The Return of Jafar"", but acknowledged that "the video has some other weak spots, but these hardly matter when "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" is so brimming with comic invention and adventure." Aladdin and the King of Thieves Aladdin and the King of Thieves (also known as Aladdin 3: Aladdin and the King of Thieves) is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced

neg: Aladdin and the King of Thieves Aladdin and the King of Thieves Aladdin and the King of Thieves (also known as Aladdin 3: Aladdin and the King of Thieves) is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the second sequel to the 1992 film "Aladdin", and serves as the final chapter of the "Arabian Nights"-inspired Disney franchise beginning with the first film, and continuing with its first direct-to-video sequel "The Return of Jafar" and the animated series of the same name. The film is inspired by the tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" from the

neg: The Return of Jafar relations for Disney's home video division, stated the decision to release "The Return of Jafar" on home video was due to time constraints claiming that "to put the film in the theatrical pipeline would have taken up to five years", but releasing it on home video would take "less than two years." In addition to that, Feldstein confirmed that financing was also a consideration since producing a direct-to-video feature would be "less costly to make than "Aladdin"." Likewise, due to an expanding video market, Disney claimed demand from theatrical and video audiences for Aladdin and other characters was another reason

neg: Disneytoon Studios director of specials, Sharon Morrill, in 1993. Disney began producing direct-to-video sequels of Walt Disney Feature Animation films: the first of which was the "Aladdin" (1992) sequel "The Return of Jafar" (1994). When "Aladdin" was selected as a possible candidate as an animated TV series (before the film's release), as with many animated series, the first three episodes were a multi-part story which Disney used as a potential "family movie special" for the Friday night before the series' premiere. The opening story was instead greenlit for a direct-to-video release. Thus with "The Return of Jafar" and its success, the direct-to-video

neg: Aladdin (Disney character) of Villains". Aladdin appears in various video games, including the game versions of the film. Aladdin has also appeared in the acclaimed "Kingdom Hearts" series of games. In all his appearances in the series, he is a playable character or can be added to player's party. He wields a scimitar as his primary weapon and can utilize Abu to solve puzzles when he is an active party member. In the first game, Princess Jasmine is kidnapped by Jafar and Maleficent. Aladdin teams up with Sora to save her. In "Kingdom Hearts II", Aladdin is found experiencing deep depression due to

neg: Aladdin (1992 Disney film) to free the Genie in order to maintain his charade. Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie's new master. He uses his first two wishes to usurp the Sultan, and become the world's most powerful sorcerer, exposing Aladdin's identity and exiling him, Abu, and the carpet to a frozen wasteland. However, they escape, and return to the palace, where Jafar tries to use his final wish to make Jasmine fall in love with him, but the Genie cannot grant the wish as it is beyond his power. Upon noticing Aladdin, Jasmine pretends the wish has been granted to

neg: Aladdin (franchise) Disney's theme parks: "The Magic Carpets of Aladdin", a Dumbo the Flying Elephant-like ride at both Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort and Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Resort Paris; and the show "" at Disney California Adventure Park. In 2015 Disney Press launched a young adult novel series that retells Disney films but with certain elements changed. The first novel in the series is "A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale", written by Liz Braswell, which retells the film but with Jafar gaining control of the genie before Aladdin does. Aladdin (franchise) Aladdin is a Disney media

neg: A Wondrous Place Aladdin "battle-broken" and "weeping". At Jasmine's insistence, he tells her what happened to her kingdom, but only because the answer amused him - Agrabah was trapped inside the ring that she just wished up. Jafar then mocks Jasmine's past failure and inability to save her people, before demanding that Jasmine give him the ring. Jasmine, now emboldened, discovers a way to save her kingdom, as she turned Jafar into a walking staff using the magic powder, much to Jafar's shock. Then, she kisses Aladdin, thus freeing him from his genie curse, and causing the entire kingdom of Agrabah to re-materialize

neg: Iago (Disney) games. In "" he makes a brief cameo appearance during the Boss battle against Jafar's genie form. During the battle, attacking Jafar has no effect. Rather, the lamp must be hit which is held up high by Iago, à la "The Return Of Jafar". It can therefore be assumed that Iago is on the side of the good guys again. In "Kingdom Hearts II", like in "The Return of Jafar", Iago leaves Jafar and returns to Agrabah in a slump after failing to make amends to Aladdin and Jasmine. When he unintentionally assisted Sora in the task of beating the

neg: Liz Callaway company in residence at Pace University in Westchester County, New York. Callaway was honored at the 25th Annual Bistro Awards in New York City. She is married to Dan Foster. They have a son, Nicholas, who attended Kenyon College. Liz Callaway Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American singer and actress, who is best known for having provided the singing voices of many female characters in animated films, such as Anya/Anastasia in "Anastasia", Odette in "The Swan Princess", Jasmine in the "Aladdin" sequels "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", adult Kiara in "",

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night seen riding through what could be Greece. Another thing to note is that in "The Return of Jafar", Genie states that he raced with Hercules. Princess Jasmine mentions that she and Aladdin are married, indicating this episode takes place after the events of "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", which would explain Iago's absence in this episode and also explain why Aladdin has the same outfit on which he wore in Aladdin and the King of Thieves, this is additionally backed up by the fact that Aladdin appears physically older than his last appearance. This is a bit strange, though,

neg: Aladdin Jr. and his friends put on a show in hope of earning some money ("Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim"). When Aladdin notices the seemingly out-of-place Jasmine and offers to show her around the marketplace, Jasmine unthinkingly takes an apple from a vendor, catching the attention of the guards. The two escape together and share their mutual experience of feeling "trapped." When the guards discover and detain them, Jasmine reveals herself to be the Princess and is escorted back to the palace, vowing to get Aladdin released. In disguise, Jafar and Iago pay off the guards and lead Aladdin to the Cave of

neg: Hercules and the Arabian Night and Pegasus arrive in Agrabah, Aladdin, Jasmine and Carpet engage them. Aladdin gets Hercules to chase him through the alleyways of Agrabah to an old abandoned building and to punch enough holes in the walls to bring most of the house down on top of Hercules. While Hercules holds it up, Aladdin demands to know where he hid Abu; Hercules responds by wanting to know where Aladdin took Icarus. This leads Aladdin to realize they have been tricked, but before they can work it out, the building collapses on both of them. While Jafar and Hades believe that the heroes