<P> In the Disney animated television series Jungle Cubs, Louie (voiced by Jason Marsden in Season 1, and Cree Summer in Season 2) is a juvenile orangutan and Baloo's best friend . He is very physically active, spending a great deal of his time in trees and eating bananas . Prince Louie (as he is referred to in the show) wants to become king of the jungle one day, and when any man - made objects turn up he immediately shows great interest . </P> <P> A slightly different version of the character appeared in Disney's 1994 live - action film . Once again he is an orangutan (portrayed by a trained Bornean orangutan), and is the' leader' of a group of monkeys that make their home in an abandoned human city . His name arises in this version from the vast wealth that humans left behind in the city, and in particular to his habit of wearing a crown similar in appearance to that worn by the King of France, Louis XIV . Kaa appeared to serve him, being summoned with a clap of his hands, Louie using Kaa to ward off or even kill intruders, the latter for his own amusement . At first, he acts a rival to Mowgli, but later warms up to him after seeing him defeat Kaa . Louie would later on appear during the battle between Mowgli and Captain William Boone (Cary Elwes), as he is seen cheering for Mowgli . After Mowgli defeats Boone, Louie happily applauds Mowgli for a job well done before summoning Kaa, who then kills Boone in the moat . </P> <P> Christopher Walken voiced King Louie in Disney's 2016 live - action film . He is portrayed as a Gigantopithecus, an extinct species of great ape, because orangutans themselves are not native to India . In an interview regarding the character, Christopher Walken described King Louie as standing around 12 feet tall, and "as charming as he is intimidating when he wants to be". In the film, Louie offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan in exchange for the secret of making fire, which he and his fellow Bandar Log plan to use to take over the jungle . While accommodating and friendly at first, Louie quickly becomes spiteful and impatient, refusing to believe Mowgli's protests that he does not know how to make fire . He is briefly distracted by the appearance of Baloo, allowing Mowgli to be rescued by Bagheera . However, they are spotted by one of Louie's pig - tailed macaque servants, and Louie orders the trio to be captured . Emerging from the temple, Louie finds his Bandar Log too preoccupied fighting Bagheera and Baloo to capture Mowgli, so he goes after the man cub himself . Blocking Mowgli's escape, he tries to coerce him into staying whilst antagonizing him with the revelation of Akela's death . Mowgli refuses to stay, infuriating Louie into chasing him through the temple . During his rampage, he destroys several of the pillars supporting the temple, causing it to collapse over him . During the credits, Louie is shown emerging from the rubble, and performs "I Wan'na Be like You". </P> <Ul> <Li> Q.T., an orangutan who looks very similar to King Louie, is one of the main characters in Dumbo's Circus . </Li> <Li> King Louie does not appear in The Jungle Book 2 because of a legal dispute with Louis Prima's widow Gia Maione (though a shadow puppet of him can be seen at the very beginning of the movie, and Baloo implies that he left the jungle). </Li> <Li> Louie's very identical twin brother Larry appeared in an episode of House of Mouse . Like in The Jungle Book 2, a dispute with Gia Maione at the last minute stopped the crew from using Louie as they thought to, leading to the last - minute creation of Larry instead . </Li> <Li> Louie appears as a meetable character at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts . </Li> </Ul>

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