Louis
Movies
The Princess and the Frog
Video Games
The Princess and the Frog
Park Attractions
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
Voice
Michael-Leon Wooley
Animators
Eric Goldberg
Inspiration
Louis Armstrong
Accolades
Annie Award for Best Character Animation in a Feature Production (Eric Goldberg)
Other names
Ol' Louis
Personality
Cowardly, fun-loving, caring, talented, loyal, friendly, comical, hyperactive, oafish, witty, clumsy, childlike, tough, cheerful, energetic, kind, gentle, excitable
Appearance
Over 6 foot, obese brown-green American alligator, chartreuse muzzle, belly, palms, and soles, brown olive backline between darker brown scales, black eyebrows, sharp white teeth, yellow and sometimes green eyes, olive claws
Occupation
Trumpeter and Leader of the Firefly Five Plus Lou
Affiliations
Tiana's Palace
Goal
To play jazz music for a human audience (succeeded)
Likes
Jazz music, food, playing his trumpet, his friends
Dislikes
Scaring people by mistake, "pricker bushes", trappers, hunters with guns, pain
Fate
Becomes a popular jazz player in Tiana's Palace
Quote
"I wanna be human, too, so I could play jazz with the big boys!"
Source
“Oh, Louis would give anything to be up there jammin' with the big boys... ” ―Louis expresses his dream to be a musician
Louis is a major character in Disney's 2009 animated feature film The Princess and the Frog . He is a trumpet-playing alligator with dreams of becoming a human jazz musician.