50+ Disney Characters that Are Based on Real People

Here is a fun fact about the animated Disney movie Aladdin, the main character was initially based on well-known actor Michael J. Fox. But during late production, the creators decided that he would look better older. So, the young-looking Michael J. Fox was now out of the running.

They replaced Fox with none other than Tom Cruise. But not just any Tom Cruise, Top Gun Tom Cruise. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the then-chairman of Walt Disney Studios believed that Tom would give the character the more mature look that they were after. Let us know if you agree with him.