True story…Louis Armstrong was actually Disney’s first choice to voice King Louie, but they decided against it due to the racist implications of having a black man voice an ape character. I think Louis Prima was a better fit anyway, he had a manic energy and is a little bit sarcastic and mean, where Louis Armstrong was just a very nice man
French king who won an arm wrestling tourney
You guys are both wrong… He was an Italian musician and played King Louie in The Jungle Book
True story…Louis Armstrong was actually Disney’s first choice to voice King Louie, but they decided against it due to the racist implications of having a black man voice an ape character. I think Louis Prima was a better fit anyway, he had a manic energy and is a little bit sarcastic and mean, where Louis Armstrong was just a very nice man
Prima is a better actor too especially when it comes to talking bears