"by the RIAA, and was later nominated for an Grammy Award for Best Album for Children. Another version, simply titled ""The Jungle Book"", was issued on the Buena Vista Records label, featuring less narration and dialogue to be marketed for adults. It was first reissued on CD in 1990, as Disneyland Records was reworked into Walt Disney Records. Disneyland Records issued another soundtrack album in 1967, ""Songs from Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book and other Jungle Favorites"", which featured reworked jazz versions of the film's songs plus two covers, performed by Louis Prima and his band under the title ""The"
"King Louie 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. King Louie was voiced by Louis Prima in the original 1967 film. Initially, the filmmakers considered Louis Armstrong for the role, but to avoid the likely controversy that would result"
"from casting a black person to voice an ape, they instead chose Prima, a white singer. Christopher Walken voiced King Louie in the 2016 live-action/CGI ""The Jungle Book"" film. Although the Disney adaptation is based on the Kipling stories, the character King Louie does not appear in Rudyard Kipling's original book, as orangutans, the species as which he is portrayed, are not native to India in real life. It is also stated by Kipling in the original that the Bandar-log, or monkeys over which King Louie rules, have no effective leadership, let alone a king. In the book, Mowgli is"
"stars began voice acting in movies, with some of the earliest examples being ""Gay Purr-ee"", starring the voices of Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Hermione Gingold, and Morey Amsterdam, and ""The Jungle Book"", which counted among its cast contemporary stars such as Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders and Sterling Holloway. On TV, the Rankin-Bass studio employed the voices of such notable performers as Burl Ives, James Cagney, Jimmy Durante, Danny Kaye, Mickey Rooney, and Buddy Hackett in their animated specials; Filmation used the talents of Ed Asner and Alan Oppenheimer; and popular comic actor Paul Lynde"
"Phil Harris Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with Jack Benny, then in a series in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. He played Baloo the bear in ""The Jungle Book"" (1967), Thomas O'Malley in ""The Aristocats"" (1970), and Little John in ""Robin Hood"" (1973). In 1981, he sang ""Back Home Again in Indiana"" before the Indianapolis"
"Unit where he made training films. In feature films, among the characters and scenes Thomas animated were the dwarfs crying over Snow White's ""dead"" body, Pinocchio singing at the marionette theatre, Bambi and Thumper on the ice, ""Lady and the Tramp"" eating spaghetti, the three fairies in ""Sleeping Beauty"", Merlin and Arthur as squirrels and the ""wizard's duel"" between Merlin and Madam Mim in ""The Sword in the Stone"" (in which he was paired with animator Milt Kahl to great effect), King Louie in ""The Jungle Book"" (the song number ""I Wan'na Be Like You"" featuring King Louie and Baloo"
"released a 1999 animated film adaptation of the musical. Except for using some of the songs and characters, the story is unrelated to the Rodgers and Hammerstein version. Geared towards children, the adaptation includes cuddly animals, including a dragon. Voices were provided by Miranda Richardson as Anna (speaking), Christiane Noll as Anna (singing), Martin Vidnovic as the King, Ian Richardson as the Kralahome and Adam Wylie as Louis. Hischak dislikes the film but praises the vocals, adding that one compensation of the film is hearing Barbra Streisand sing a medley of ""I Have Dreamed"", ""We Kiss in a Shadow"" and"
"to that film's limited budget, such as Baloo being inspiration for Little John (who not only was a bear, but also voiced by Phil Harris). In particular, the dance sequence between Baloo and King Louie was simply rotoscoped for Little John and Lady Cluck's dance. It has been widely acclaimed by animators, with Eric Goldberg declaring ""The Jungle Book"" ""boasts possibly the best character animation a studio has ever done"". The animators of ""Aladdin"", ""The Lion King"" and ""Lilo & Stitch"" took inspiration from the design and animation of the film, and four people involved with Disney's animations, director Brad"
"the ""Iskelmäprinssi"" from 1991, Mantere dropped the Kaborrek act and played an Italian fashion guru. In addition to his acting skills, Mantere also worked as a guitarist, composer, lyricist. Under his artistic name, he released the album ""Synnyin kiertämään"" in 1987. Mantere also hosted several TV shows and did ads. One of Mantere's recurring characters in the ads was Kari Grandi, a Kalborrek-type figure. Mantere also provided voiceovers, such as his role of King Louie in the 90s remake of the Finnish sound track for the 1967 Disney movie ""The Jungle Book"". Mantere's last acting job was in his role"
"Kim Strauss Kim Strauss (born August 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and Amazon.com bestselling author with his children's book ""Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest"". He is also known for doing many voice roles throughout the history of the ""Power Rangers"" franchise; the more notable roles include Ninjor in Season 3 of ""Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"", Scorpius in """", and Jinxer in """". He has also enjoyed recurring acting roles on popular television series such as ""The Young and the Restless"" and ""Babylon 5""."
"Kim Strauss Kim Strauss (born August 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and Amazon.com bestselling author with his children's book ""Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest"". He is also known for doing many voice roles throughout the history of the ""Power Rangers"" franchise; the more notable roles include Ninjor in Season 3 of ""Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"", Scorpius in """", and Jinxer in """". He has also enjoyed recurring acting roles on popular television series such as ""The Young and the Restless"" and ""Babylon 5""."
"That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song) ""That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song)"" is a song in the Walt Disney film ""The Jungle Book"" from 1967. It was sung by a quartet of ""mop top"" vultures who are making friends with Mowgli, the main character of the film. The song was written by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman, and sung primarily by J. Pat O'Malley, Lord Tim Hudson, Digby Wolfe, and Chad Stuart. Bruce Reitherman and George Sanders both made cameo appearances in the song singing as Mowgli and Shere Khan the tiger, respectively, in"
"Bruce Reitherman Bruce Reitherman (born September 15, 1955) is an American filmmaker and former child actor. Born in Burbank, California, Reitherman is the son of German-born Disney animator Wolfgang Reitherman and Janie Marie McMillan, and provided the voices of Mowgli in ""The Jungle Book"" and Christopher Robin in ""Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree"". After graduating from U.C. Berkeley in 1977 with an independent major in Natural Resources and a minor in Spanish, subsequent work experience included stints as a river guide, field biologist, naturalist, expedition leader and biological consultant. He has worked on natural history productions in exotic"
"The Jungle Book (2016 film) The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Justin Marks. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, ""The Jungle Book"" is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and also features the voices of Bill"
"The Jungle Book 2 The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film ""The Jungle Book"", and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first,"
"Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken. Favreau, Marks, and producer Brigham Taylor developed the film's story as a balance between Disney's animated adaptation and Kipling's original works, borrowing elements from both into the film. Principal photography commenced in 2014, with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles. The film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings. ""The Jungle Book"" was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box, and premium large formats, on April 15, 2016. It became a critical and commercial"
"The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early"
"Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor, comedian, singer, and radio personality. After beginning his over 60-year career performing in radio, he became known for his work in animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" theatrical cartoons during the golden age of American animation. He voiced all of"
"June Foray June Lucille Foray (née Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress who was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Lucifer from Disney's ""Cinderella"", Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from ""Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears"" series, and Magica De Spell, among many others. Her career encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, record albums (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys, and other media. Foray was also one of the early"
"The Jungle Book (soundtrack) The Jungle Book, the soundtrack to the eponymous Disney film, has been released in three different versions since the film's release in 1967. The film score was composed by George Bruns, with songs written by Terry Gilkyson and the Sherman Brothers. The instrumental music was written by George Bruns and orchestrated by Walter Sheets. Two of the cues were reused from previous Disney films, with the scene where Mowgli wakes up after escaping King Louie using one of Bruns' themes for ""Sleeping Beauty"", and Bagheera giving a eulogy to Baloo when he mistakenly thinks the bear"
"The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. Also inspired by Rudyard Kipling's classic children's books, the film is a sequel to the 1967 animated musical film ""The Jungle Book"", and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. Wild child Mowgli has grown fidgety with his life in the ""man village"", so he sneaks back to the jungle to be with his animal friends, like the beloved bear Baloo. Mowgli's disappearance, however, worries his"
"… Gia."" It was funded entirely by him, and it was unsuccessful. With Gia, his fifth wife, Prima had a daughter and his only son Louis Prima Jr., the last of his six children. He was also in the middle of making appearances in Las Vegas and promoting the film ""Twist All Night"". In 1967, Prima landed a role in Walt Disney's animated feature ""The Jungle Book"", as the raucous orangutan King Louie. He performed the hit song ""I Wan'na Be like You"" on the soundtrack, leading to the recording of two albums with Phil Harris: ""The Jungle Book"" and"
"the King of Thieves"". In December 2010, a piece of artwork by British artist Banksy featuring ""The Jungle Book"" characters which had been commissioned by Greenpeace to help raise awareness of deforestation went on sale for the sum of £80,000. The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The"
"quartet that appears in the film. One of The Mellomen's members, Bill Lee, sang as Shere Khan during the final recording of the song because George Sanders was unavailable, and can be heard on the soundtrack.. The first version was ""Walt Disney Presents the Story and Songs of The Jungle Book"", also known as the ""Storyteller"" version, issued on the Disneyland Records label. It featured a retelling of the story with narration by voice actor Dal McKennon as Bagheera, and dialogue and sound effects from the film itself along with the songs. It was a commercial success, being certified Gold"
"the scene the vultures had a near-sighted rhinoceros friend named Rocky, who was to be voiced by Frank Fontaine. However, Walt decided to cut the character for feeling that the film had already much action with the monkeys and vultures. While many of the later Disney feature films had animators being responsible for single characters, in ""The Jungle Book"" the animators were in charge of whole sequences, since many have characters interacting with one another. The animation was done by xerography, with character design, led by Ken Anderson, employing rough, artistic edges in contrast to the round animals seen in"
"declining health since an automobile accident in 2015. June Foray with Mark Evanier and Earl Kress. ""Did You Grow Up with Me, Too?: The Autobiography of June Foray"". BearManor Media, 2009. June Foray June Lucille Foray (née Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress who was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Lucifer from Disney's ""Cinderella"", Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from ""Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears"" series, and Magica De Spell, among"
"Kain"" for his voicing of the original Mortanius and of the Elder God, alongside several other minor characters. In various animated projects Jay took over the voice of Shere Khan, which actor George Sanders had originated for the 1967 Disney animated film ""The Jungle Book"". In 11 episodes spanning 1990–91, Jay voiced Shere Khan for Disney's animated TV series ""TaleSpin"", ""The Jungle Book: Rhythm and Groove"" videogame (2000), and the ""House of Mouse"" (2001–02). His final appearance as Khan came in the 2003 film ""The Jungle Book 2"". His final role was voicing Spiderus in the ""Miss Spider"" series. Jay"
"voice actors, such as ""Beavis and Butthead"" and ""King of the Hill"" creator and lead voice artist Mike Judge, who got his start as an engineer for a weapons contractor); Bart Simpson's voice actress Nancy Cartwright, an Ohio native who became the star protégé of Daws Butler (voice artist for Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw); and Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the real-life husband-and-wife duo who, at the time of this book's publication, were the current voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse, respectively. In the earliest days of cartoons, voice actors were seldom credited for their"
"his voice work in New Orleans while Haley Joel Osment recorded his in California. Due to a legal dispute, the character of King Louie from the original ""Jungle Book"" could not be included in this film. However, he makes a non-physical appearance as a shadow puppet in the beginning of the film and is briefly mentioned in the middle of the film. The decision was made to keep Shere Khan in shadow during the beginning of the film to ""reflect his 'wounded pride'"". ""The Jungle Book 2"" received generally negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the"
"The Jungle King The Jungle King (also known as: Enchanted Tales: The Jungle King) is a 1994 American animated musical film that was made by Golden Books' film studio, Golden Films and distributed by Sony Wonder. Diane Eskenazi, who is the founder of Golden Films, was the producer, director and storywriter for the film as she did the same for other animated films made by this studio. It was originally released on VHS in 1994, but it later did see a DVD release in 2003. This animated feature was released in Golden Films' Enchanted Tales collection of films. Taking place"
"is one of his favorite foods. He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, stewardess, and has 4 children. Pálmi Gestsson Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group ""Spaugstofan"" which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Kaa in ""The Jungle Book"". Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland. Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983. Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52"
"Jason Weaver Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979), also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom ""Smart Guy,"" Jerome Turrell on the short-lived ABC sitcom ""Thea"" from 1993–1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 ABC miniseries "". Jason was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film The Lion King.[1] One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series ""Brewster Place"". He went on to portray a young Michael"
"Jason Scott Lee Jason Scott Lee (, born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and martial artist. Lee is perhaps best known for his roles as Bruce Lee (no relation) in the 1993 martial arts film """", and Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of ""The Jungle Book"". Lee was born in Los Angeles. He was raised in Hawaii and is of Chinese descent. He attended school at Pearl City High School. He has been married to Diana Lee since 2008. Lee started his acting career with small roles in ""Born in East L.A."" (1987) and ""Back to the"