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Broadway star Idina Menzel is considered to be musical theater royalty and Disney royalty all on her own — especially since she has just confirmed that she is definitely returning to play Arendelle royal Elsa inĀ Frozen 3Ā Ā — but the singer and Disenchanted actress also considers another member of Disney’s ‘family’ to be a VIP!
In a rapid-fire “Speed Dating” interview withĀ Billboard recently, Idina Menzel revealed (when asked about her “celebrity crush”) that it was initially Andy Garcia.
Disney Legend Idina Menzel is a Tony Award winner, Broadway icon, and renowned singer. Credit: D23
FromĀ NewsiesĀ toĀ Mighty Ducks
The Disney Legend went on to say, however, that she also had a crush on the man who would later become her husband in real life: an actor from not one, but four cult-favorite Disney films!
Actor Aaron Lohr played Mush in the hit musical Newsies (1992) opposite Christian Bale, as well as Dean Portman in the feel-good sports moviesĀ D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996).
If Only They Knew…
Aaron Lohr also provided the singing voice for Max inĀ A Goofy Movie (1995), and he had a role in the 2005 musical RentĀ alongside his future wife Menzel (although she was married to her other Rent co-star, Taye Diggs, before him)!
“I mean, he was 16 at the time,” Menzel confessed in theĀ BillboardĀ interview, referring to Lohr’s Disney roles, “but he was hot.”
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Newsies, A Goofy Movie, and theĀ Mighty DucksĀ films are considered to be Disney classics in the minds of many Disney Fanatics, so Aaron Lohr’s appeal won’t be a mystery to many fans of those Disney movies!
A ‘Cult-Favorite’ Connoisseur
Main characters often steal the limelight in movies — since they are, after all, main characters — but many Disney movie enthusiasts tend to develop soft spots for sidekicks or underdogs.
A character like Mush inĀ NewsiesĀ was not necessarily the main character (who was named Jack Kelly and portrayed by A-list actor Christian Bale), but he developed a small following of his own just like many other “newsies” from the movie did!
Do you recognize the actor Aaron Lohr in the movie clips shown above? Did you have a crush on him after seeing his movies, just like his future wife Idina Menzel did?
