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





























section::::other appearances.:other disney media.





























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).
king louie
mowgli is kidnapped by a gang of monkeys known as the "bandar-log", who present him to their leader, a deranged gigantopithecus named king louie. assuming that all humans can make "the red flower" (fire), king louie offers mowgli protection from shere khan in exchange for it. baloo distracts king louie while bagheera tries to sneak mowgli out, but their ruse is uncovered. as king louie chases mowgli through his temple, he informs mowgli of akela's death. king louie's rampage eventually causes his temple to collapse on top of him.
the jungle book (2016 film)