This particular feud began in “Aladdin,” when the young “street rat” saved the kingdom of Agrabah from the sorcerer Jafar’s tyranny and rescued princess Jasmine all in one day.

Nagraj, who grew up in Yorktown, Virginia, and attended the University of Richmond, plays the evil sorcerer Jafar. The character was voiced in the Disney flick by Jonathan Freeman, who returned in ...

Jonathan Freeman has been associated with the role of Jafar in “Aladdin” for 30 years, including a nearly eight-year run on Broadway. On Sunday, he passed the character’s staff to his ...

Jafar was the wicked sorcerer in “Aladdin” who was obsessed with becoming all-powerful at any cost. Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the other hand, is Jafar.

Freeman voiced the sorcerer Jafar and Gottfried voiced his parrot sidekick, Iago, in the 1992 film. Gottfried’s family announced this week that the comedian died at age 67 after “a long ...

The success of the billion-dollar worldwide hit live-action remake of Disney's Aladdin has the company considering a possible follow-up.

Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari, as wicked and powerful sorcerer Jafar, has been an early "Aladdin" standout, dubbed "Hot Jafar" for his good looks. An impressive shirtless cover shoot for Dutch Men's ...

Being evil has never looked so good. According to The Wrap, Marwan Kenzari is in talks to play Jafar in the live action Aladdin, and the internet is pretty sure he's too hot to be a villain.Not ...

Anastasia had quite the busy night. At the episode's open she was resurrected by Jafar, consumed by a love spell for the evil sorcerer, died again once more after Jafar became a genie, and then ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is currently in talks with Dutch-Tunisian actor Marwan Kenzari to play the nefarious sorcerer. At 34, Kenzari, who appeared in The Mummy (2017) and Ben ...

The iconic evil sorcerer Jafar is being played by Anand Nagraj, a Yorktown native who studied at the University of Richmond. Nagraj is excited to come back to Virginia for this production.