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Will Smith: Genie in ‘Aladdin’ Helped Him Break ‘Free of Will Smith’

Smith spoke about the role at the Aladdin press conference in 2019. It turned out the Genie had more in common with his own celebrity than it may have appeared. Smith identified with the Genie from ...
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Will Smith: Genie in ‘Aladdin’ Was Not Actually Will Smith

The animated Genie from 1992’s Aladdin took on some of Robin Williams’ features and adapted as he did impressions. The live-action Genie from the 2019 film looks like Smith in blue, and he also ...
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Go behind the scenes at Disney's Aladdin on Broadway

New York -- Come along for the ride as Michael James Scott prepares for his role as the Genie in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway. Behind the scenes, Scott checks in with his cast-mates, gets his makeup ...
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How Robin Williams Made Aladdin's Genie Human

Kevin Tash is a TV and Film Features writer for Collider, a screenwriter, and an arm-chair film critic. When you think of "Disney" who are the first characters to come to mind? It's going to be ...