James Monroe Iglehart

James Monroe Iglehart is an American theater actor, voice actor, and singer, who originated the role of the Genie in Aladdin the Musical. He won the Best Featured Actor role for the 2014 Tony Awards for his role as the Genie. Before Aladdin, he stared as Bobbie in Memphis the Musical. He is a true Disney fan, and a kid at heart, who spends a lot of time in Disneyland. He also voiced Lance Strongbow in Tangled: The Series, Bronzino in Elena of Avalor, and Taurus Bulba in the DuckTales episode, "Let's Get Dangerous!". He plays Weary Businessman/Baker in Disenchanted and also portrayed Phil in the stage adaptation of Disney's Hercules. In 2020, he also played Oogie Boogie for a virtual concert of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Outside of Disney, Iglehart has lent his voice to shows, like Nature Cat, Helluva Boss, Bubble Guppies, Blue's Clues & You!, and Hazbin Hotel. Apart from stage productions like Chicago, Hamilton, Memphis, The Wiz, and Spamalot; he has also made live-action appearances in television shows such as Smash, Gotham, The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Role
2017–2020	Tangled: The Series 	Lance Strongbow
2020 	Elena of Avalor 	Bronzino
2020 	The Disney Family Singalong	Himself
2020 	Vampirina 	Oscar
2020 	Ducktales 	Taurus Bulba
2022 	Alice's Wonderland Bakery 	Oliver the Onion
2022 	Disenchanted 	Weary Businessman
2023 	SuperKitties 	Mr. Puppypaws
2023 	Kiff 	Martin Chatterley
2023 	Wish 	John the bear
==Roles==
Genie Aladdin the Musical.jpg|Genie(Aladdin: The Musical; Regional: 2011, 2013-2014; Broadway: 2014-2017)
Lance Strongbow Tangled.jpeg|Lance Strongbow(Tangled: The Series)
Bronzino.jpg|Bronzino(Elena of Avalor)
Taurus bulba ducktales.jpg|Taurus Bulba(DuckTales reboot)
File:Profile-Martin Chatterley.jpeg|Martin Chatterley(Kiff)
==Gallery==
James Monroe Iglehart Aladdin Opening Night DcouaMN4uxCl.jpg|James Monroe Iglehart at the premiere of Aladdin on Broadway in June 2014.
Hercules musical James Monroe Iglehart and Jelani Alladin.jpg|Iglehart as Phil in an Off-Broadway production of Hercules with Jelani Alladin as Hercules.
==External links==
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*James Monroe Iglehart joins the hosts of Broadwaysted in episode #212 James Monroe Iglehart Gets Broadwaysted, Part 2!
*James appeared in an episode of the podcast "And the Award Goes To" on July 28, 2020.
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