<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1972--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable work </Th> <Td> Puppeteer for Tito Swing on Shining Time Station Voice of Jafar in Disney's Aladdin and its first direct - to - video sequel </Td> </Tr> <P> Jonathan Freeman (born February 5, 1950) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, puppeteer and comedian, known for puppetering and voicing Tito Swing in Shining Time Station and for voicing Jafar in Disney's Aladdin franchise, as well as the Kingdom Hearts franchise and the 2011 Aladdin Broadway musical . </P> <P> Freeman was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 5, 1950 . He graduated from Ohio University . </P>

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