Lumiere

Lumiere is one of the supporting characters in Disney's 30th full-length animated feature, Beauty and the Beast. He is the Beast's suave, yet cheeky, maître d' who became a candelabra during the Enchantress' curse. 
From 1991 to 2004, he was originally voiced by the late . Ever since 2005, he was voiced by , who also voiced Mozenrath in Aladdin TV Series and King Hubert in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. In the 2017 live action remake of the same name, he was voiced and portrayed by .
==What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?==
*He is arguably regarded to be one of the most popular characters of the movie and succeeded in being the comic relief that help made a good impression the audience and fans with his cheeky, smart and brave traits.
*Due to him being one of the popular characters in the franchise, his candelabra and human forms helped made him one of the subjects to fanarts by many Disney fans.
**It should be noted that there is a concept art and some book adaptations that have him wearing a rococo suit that didn't make it to the final cut. 
*His performance by the late Jerry Orbach was just so right for the character regarding this character’s French nationality and role he played in the film. Orbach would recall how he was surprised by the character he voiced stood out to be an entertaining character to fans and audience.
*He also played a role in helping the Beast fall in love with Belle, which freed the kingdom from the Enchantress' curse, due to his knowledge of romance and being the one that the Beast needs help with in order to save the kingdom from enchantment.
*His carefree, comedic, smart, and helpful traits made him very entertaining and also left a great impression to fans and audiences.
*Even though he was still one of the characters flanderized in Belle’s Magical World, many fans appreciate how he earned back his original personality in the 2017 live action remake, as he started to act a lot close to his personality like in the original animated film.
*He is also very famous for singing the iconic “Be Our Guest” song, as well as the deleted song, 'Human Again". It should also be noted that Lumiere also likes to entertain and host guests, considering his position as maître d' of the castle.
*Despite usually being at odds with Cogsworth, Lumiere is also shown to be best friends with Cogsworth, in which many fans consider them to be one of the funniest comic reliefs in the movie, due to their conflicting and eccentric personalities.
*He is well-liked in the castle, especially his fiancée, Plumette, whom he is devoted for. As a result, many fans often ship them as a couple and the 2017 live action remake actually made them as lovers instead of simply flirting with each other.
*He also made recurring appearances in other Disney projects, such as the House of Mouse and Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers the Movie, which cements how popular Lumiere is.
*He is also shown to be very intelligent, brave and protective to those around him in the castle, as demonstrated when he and Cogsworth both led the enchanted servants to send the villagers away from the castle in order to save it. This further shows that he is not afraid to confront any threats.
*Overall, he is one of the reasons why Beauty and the Beast is considered by many as one of Disney’s acclaimed classics in the Disney Renaissance.
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