Josh Gad reveals the “big mistake” he made when it came to voicing Olaf in Frozen.
“If I could do it all over again, I would not have lent that snowman my voice. I would’ve created a different voice,” the actor shared during a recent interview at Fan Expo Canada. “It’s very weird being in a supermarket and having a little child go like this…” slowly turning his head to the side.
“That was my first big mistake,” Gad added. “But, you know, people tell me I have a very unique voice. People seem to like my voice, so I try to give it to them when I can.”
The Beauty and the Beast actor lent his voice to Olaf, the wildly popular snowman, in 2013’s Frozen as well as its 2019 sequel. He has also voiced the character in several Disney shorts. Glad is expected to join Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel in Frozen 3, which hits theaters on Nov. 24, 2027, and a fourth installment that’s in development.
Gad also revealed on Tuesday, during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, that he learned about the third and fourth Frozen films while on vacation in Greece, after they were announced at D23.
“All of a sudden, my phone’s blowing up. And people are like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so excited about Frozen 3 and Frozen 4.’ And I responded, ‘So am I?’ I had no idea,” the Wolf Like Me actor said. “Nobody thought to call us up and be like, ‘Oh, by the way, we’re doing two sequels to your movie(s).’”
He continued to tease, “But I have since heard some things about it, and it is going to be unbelievable. I’m so excited about what they’re dreaming up right now. It’s pretty incredible.”
