Cinderella married a man without knowing his actual name, and apparently Pocahontas is the only princess with a thing for blonds. We know pretty much everything there is to know about the Disney princesses, but what about the leading men in their lives? We found some juicy facts about the princes — both the official and the unofficial (but still as beloved) Disney princes — that will change the way you see the knights in shining armor you know and love.
She even had a song called "Proud of Your Boy," which, despite being cut from the movie, was brought back for the Aladdin broadway musical.
Although he officially has no name other than Prince Charming in the original Cinderella movie, Disney France has since claimed that his name is Henri, and the new 2015 live action Cinderella dubbed him "Kit." Kit?
Some of the "unofficial" princes forego singing as well, but Eric's the only one in the official lineup who skips out on this traditional Disney duty.
Unless you count the Beast. But we're talking princes in human form here.
Ariel saves his life by rescuing him from drowning during a terrible storm.
Mulan basically saves an entire empire . . . but she also individually saves Li Shang's ass a few times, too.
He is from the fictional kingdom of Maldonia, and voice actor Bruno Campos ad-libbed the accent as a combination of Portuguese and French.
Glen Keane drew inspiration from his teenage son, Max, who "loved performing fearless skateboarding stunts and watching extreme sports, such as snowboarding. Thus, Tarzan seemed to 'surf' through the trees."
Weinger snagged the role of Aladdin the same year he started his stint on Full House. And he's not the only familar face to play a Disney prince!
Prince Phillip is said to have been named after Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The royals had been married for 12 years at the time of Sleeping Beauty's release.
Tom Cruise, and shirtless Calvin Klein models, apparently.
Prince Adam (the Beast), Li Shang in Mulan, and now Kristoff from Frozen, who definitely saw his fair share thanks to Elsa.
In many cases, Disney characters are voiced by two actors — one to do the speaking parts and one to do the singing. Mel Gibson did both the singing and voice acting for his role as John Smith in Pocahontas.
Mulan and Li Shang don't technically get together until the very end of Mulan, and since she was pretending to be his male soldier most of the movie, the two didn't get too much action in the first film.
While the real story differs greatly from Disney's version, the basis is still in fact.
It's a tell-tale sign that he's fudging the truth.
Check out the lower lefthand corner of the GIF.
An injured John Smith sails back home while Pocohontas remains with her people. Sorry, Smith.