Genie
Movies
Aladdin (cameo)Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (silhouette cameo)Ralph Breaks the Internet (cameo)Aladdin (2019)
Shorts
Trail Mix-Up (cameo)
TV Series
Aladdin (cameo)Great Minds Think 4 Themselves (cameo)101 Dalmatians: The Series (silhouette cameo)House of Mouse
Video Games
Aladdin Kingdom Hearts seriesDisney TH!NK Fast Disney Infinity series (townsperson)Disney Magical World Disney Sorcerer's Arena Disney Getaway Blast
Park Attractions
Fantasmic!
Portrayed by
James Monroe Iglehart (musical; debut)
Voice
Robin WilliamsThe Return of Jafar , TV series, Nasira's Revenge , Kingdom Hearts series, DisneyQuest , Cinderella's Surprise Celebration , ReadingQuest With Aladdin )Jim Meskimen (2008-present)
Animators
Eric Goldberg
Performance model
Whoopi Goldberg (in Disney Dream Portrait Series )
Inspiration
The Genie of the Lamp in 1001 Arabian Nights
Other names
Slave (by Jafar)
Personality
Flamboyant, eccentric, fun-loving, powerful, comical, benevolent, compassionate, kind-hearted, cheerful, positive, adventurous, energetic, boisterous, larger-than-life, loyal, wise, thoughtful, loving, devoted, happy-go-lucky, helpful, enthusiastic, selfless, forgiving, talkative, caring, friendly, loud
Appearance
Slender, muscular blue genie varying in size, pointy ears with one gold earring on the right, hooked nose, curly black beard, thick black eyebrows, black ponytail tied back with a gold bead, gold cuffs on both wrists, dark blue puffy pants, red waistband, red Arab-style shoes, legs are usually a misty tail
Occupation
Genie of the Lamp
Goal
To be free of eternal imprisonment (succeeded)
Relatives
Ahlphredd (uncle)
Allies
Aladdin ,
Jasmine ,
Abu ,
Magic Carpet ,
Iago ,
the Sultan ,
Rajah ,
Eden ,
Sadira ,
Cassim ,
Dhandi ,
Sultan Pasta
Enemies
Jafar ,
Iago (formerly),
Nasira ,
Abis Mal ,
Haroud Hazi Bin ,
Amin Damoola ,
Mechanicles ,
Saleen ,
Ayam Aghoul ,
Amal (formerly),
Abnor Mal ,
Nefir Hasenuf ,
Nefir's Imps ,
Shakata, Razili, and Farida ,
Amuk Moonrah ,
Caliph Kapok ,
Queen Deluca (formerly),
Khartoum ,
Arbutus ,
Zorasto ,
Runta ,
Evil Genie ,
Al Muddy ,
Sand Shark ,
Sand Monster ,
the Great Rift ,
Dominus Tusk ,
Mirage ,
Mozenrath ,
Xerxes ,
Mamluks ,
Kileem ,
Magma ,
Shaman ,
Fashoom ,
Al Muddy Sultan ,
Armand ,
Zarasto the Marauder ,
Gregarius ,
Frigeed ,
Sootinai ,
Sirocco ,
Queen Deluca's Brothers ,
Marauders ,
Mothias ,
Malcho ,
Sa'Luk ,
Pain and Panic
Likes
Freedom, exploiting his powers, jokes, chess, pool, parades, doing impressions, pop-culture references, dancing, movies, traveling, singing
Dislikes
Slavery, itty-bitty living spaces, losing at games, bringing people back from the dead, guavas, catching pneumonia, getting snapped by crabs, his magic being used for evil, lies
Powers and abilities
Nearly unlimited cosmic power
Fate
Freed from the lamp as a result of Aladdin's final wish
Quote
"Phenomenal cosmic powers... itty bitty living space!"
"You ain't never had a friend like me!"
"Oh, Al, I'm gettin' kinda fond of you, kid. Not that I want to pick out curtains or anything."
"No matter what anybody says,
you'll always be a prince to me."
Source
“What would you wish of me: The ever-impressive, the long-contained, the often imitated, but never duplicated...Genie of the Lamp! ” ―Genie introducing himself to Aladdin
The Genie is the tritagonist of Disney's Aladdin franchise. He is a comedic, larger-than-life spirit (a "jinni") who acts as a servant to whomever holds ownership of the magic lamp in which he resides. Genie possesses phenomenal cosmic power that allows him to grant wishes, shape-shift, and transcend space and time; however, he is burdened to remain bound to his lamp for eternity unless granted freedom by a master.
The Genie is loosely based on the Genie of the Lamp featured in the One Thousand and One Nights folk tale, Aladdin . The figure in the tale, while important, was portrayed as a mere slave while the Disney interpretation was greatly expanded into an identifiable character personality, the most notable difference being the Disney genie's ultimate wish to be free.