matthew broderick played the voice of iago in aladdin.
matthew broderick played the voice of iago in aladdin.
who plays the voice of iago in aladdin?
matthew broderick
in the series he provides a sarcastic, realistic, or cowardly perspective on events and is only really willing to face danger if great reward is promised. however, he is sometimes forced to battle his conscience, and generally does the right thing even when he doesn't have to or could just as easily leave the city (alone) altogether; when sadira used a memory sand that somehow caused her and jasmine to switch lives, iago, abu and rajah were the only ones unaffected, with iago leading the other two animals in finding jasmine to restore the world to normal. iago's common schemes involve trying to sell anything with any value (real or not), trying to steal things, and trying to treasure-hunt; he can usually convince abu to be his partner in crime, but abu is more likely to leave at the first sign of danger and often lacks the finesse that iago requires. he and the rain-bird thundra had feelings for one another, although iago was hesitant at first, admitting his manipulative personality made appealing to others difficult; aladdin has occasionally exploited this fact, since antagonists are more willing to accept iago as being more ruthless and amoral than he actually is, though iago was initially a villain in the first place anyways. due to his time with jafar, iago possesses extensive knowledge of various forms of magic, not only proving useful as genie's otherwise superior knowledge is ten thousand years out of date (it's iago who recognized the kingdom of the black sand and its former ruler destane in "the citadel"), but also giving him genie's ability to commonly reference modern things for humor, albeit without a logical excuse (in one episode he mentions that he has a brother named othello, a reference to the play where his name may have come from). as a comic relief sidekick iago is always good for a laugh-an in-joke in one episode of the tv animated series has iago running in panic after his face is turned into that of gilbert gottfried. iago and genie have a close friendship: one episode had genie give iago his powers just for one day (though this backfired when iago tried to bring water to the desert), and iago is the only one who knows that genie once used his own magic to make himself an ice cream sundae as big as a pyramid (something that genie dares not let the genie guild know about).
iago (disney)
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 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, jasmine agrees to postpone the wedding but can't help but worry for him during his absence. when aladdin finally returns to agrabah with cassim and introduces him, jasmine and the sultan take an immediate liking to him. however, cassim is soon imprisoned by the sultan after he attempts to steal the oracle again. aladdin frees cassim and accepts punishment for his actions until jasmine convinces her father that he was only helping is father out of love. iago returns to inform them that cassim has been captured by sa'luk and the remaining thieves. jasmine goes with aladdin to rescue his father, and afterward they return for their wedding, which cassim attends from the shadows. they go for a ride on carpet, waving good-bye to the merchant from the first film and iago and cassim as they ride off. jasmine appears in the animated television series based on the film, which originally aired from 1994 to 1995.
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