Aladdin is probably one of the most handsome Disney princes ever created, and now that there will be an upcoming Aladdin live action movie that will see the origin story of Genie, the hunt for the actor to play the pauper-turned-prince is on.
A social media user might have just hit the bullseye.
User Cassen posted on website Daily Derpz a suggestion of the possible actor to play Aladdin in the upcoming live action movie - and the actor largely resembles the Disney prince.
"With the new live action, I propose Avan Jogia as Aladdin," Cassen wrote, attaching a collage of the actor's photos side by side the animated Aladdin. The post has gathered some 83 likes as of press time.
Twenty-three-year-old Avan Jogia is widely known for portraying the role of a famed Egyptian pharaoh in a miniseries titled "Tut." As seen in the photos, he's got thick eyebrows and the eerily black hair like Aladdin, so fans should not be surprised if Disney will have him as Aladdin in the live action movie.
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Posted by Avan Jogia on Wednesday, February 11, 2015
His IMDb.com profile says he is a Vancouver native who has played various roles in TV movies, TV series and short videos.
His acting filmography includes "Border Crossing," "Shangri-La Suite," "I Am Michael," "Twisted," "Victorious," and "iCarly," among many others.
"I think that one of the things that I was really grateful for was that I was able to take little bites of big things in my career," Avan Jogia said in the report on the International Business Times. "It's like, there was this job and then hopefully it was onto the next one."
Posted by Avan Jogia on Saturday, January 2, 2010
Much like Aladdin, Avan Jogia is concerned with equality by doing charity for people. His IMDb.com profile further noted that he has a special interest in equality and youth human rights. He reportedly supports charitable organizations such as becoming a Peace First Ambassador for Peacefirst.org and becoming the founder of "Straight But Not Narrow," a non-profit group that promotes positive perception towards the LGBT community.
"As an actor, it was an amazing experience for me to be given the ball and be told to go for it," he said.
Reportedly titled as "Genies," the Aladdin live action movie is said to be a prequel to the well-loved 1992 animated movie. It is set to tell the story of how Genie got inside the lamp, including his own romantic story
1 hour till the special encore presentation of #TUT on Spike. All six hours (three-parts back-to-back) are on tonight starting at 6/5c
Posted by Avan Jogia on Saturday, July 25, 2015
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