<P> The Genie is a jinni appearing in the Aladdin franchise from Disney . He is never given a proper name . He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film . Following a contract dispute between Williams and the Walt Disney Company , Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct - to - video feature The Return of Jafar , as well as the television series , before Williams reprised the role for the final installment , Aladdin and the King of Thieves , as well as for the character 's own mini-series , Great Minds Think for Themselves . Castellaneta voiced the Genie in Aladdin in Nasira 's Revenge and later the Kingdom Hearts series of video games by Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II ( with archived audio used in other Kingdom Hearts games ) . Jim Meskimen took over the role in Disney Think Fast ( 2008 ) and Kinect Disneyland Adventures ( 2011 ) and currently voices him , after Williams ' death in 2014 . </P>
<P> The Genie is a jinni appearing in the Aladdin franchise from Disney . He is never given a proper name . He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film . Following a contract dispute between Williams and the Walt Disney Company , Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct - to - video feature The Return of Jafar , as well as the television series , before Williams reprised the role for the final installment , Aladdin and the King of Thieves , as well as for the character 's own mini-series , Great Minds Think for Themselves . Castellaneta voiced the Genie in Aladdin in Nasira 's Revenge and later the Kingdom Hearts series of video games by Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II ( with archived audio used in other Kingdom Hearts games ) . Jim Meskimen took over the role in Disney Think Fast ( 2008 ) and Kinect Disneyland Adventures ( 2011 ) and currently voices him , after Williams ' death in 2014 . </P>
who does the voice of the genie in aladdin
who does the voice of the genie in aladdin
Robin Williams
Robin Williams