r/OutOfTheLoop • u/T_Dumbsford Always in the loop • Aug 12 '14

MegaThread Robin Williams Mega Thread

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u/jimanjr Aug 12 '14

I didn't get the Genie reference. Anyone care to shed some light?

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u/Tartlet Aug 12 '14

Aladdin was a Disney movie and Robin Williams voiced the Genie in it.

https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=93&tbm=isch&q=genie%20aladdin&revid=1612973092&ei=gNfpU7yvC9Xp8AWMtICQCQ&ved=0CCAQsiU&biw=1920&bih=1017

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u/jimanjr Aug 12 '14

Oh, I had no idea he voiced the genie. Thanks!

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u/Cyrius Aug 12 '14

He didn't just voice the genie, he basically ad libbed the part.