louis prima was the voice of king louie in the original jungle book.
who was the voice of king louie in the original jungle book?
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during the credits, louie is shown emerging from the rubble, and performs "i wan'na be like you" with slightly modified lyrics.





























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bullet::::- q.t., an orangutan who looks very similar to king louie, is one of the main characters in "dumbo's circus".





























bullet::::- king louie does not appear in "the jungle book 2" because of a legal dispute with louis prima's widow gia maione (though a shadow puppet of him can be seen at the very beginning of the movie, and baloo implies that he left the jungle).
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king louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disney's 1967 animated musical film, "the jungle book". unlike the majority of the adapted characters in the film, louie was not featured in rudyard kipling's original works. king louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more human.
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