Frozen’s Josh Gad jokes his daughters ‘wish Moana was their father’ as he reveals he shares his home office with huge Olaf statue
He provides the voice for the beloved Disney character Olaf from the Frozen animated movies.
But Josh Gad revealed to British TV host Graham Norton that his own family is ‘somewhat over’ his famous alter ego.
‘My girls really wish that Moana was their father,’ he joked in a recent video chat.
Candid confession: He provides the voice for beloved Disney character Olaf from the Frozen animated movies. But Josh Gad says his own family is ‘somewhat over’ his famous alter ego
‘I have to remind them that Olaf pays for their school, the roof over their head and those quesadillas they love eating,’ Gad, 39, said. ‘So Olaf isn’t going anywhere soon if they want to keep eating and drinking!’
It’s not only his daughters Ava, nine, and Isabella, six, who are done with the singing snowman.
His wife Ida also took a stand when a huge statue of Olaf dressed in a grass hula skirt and clutching a guitar arrived at their home.
‘It’s so unnecessarily big,’ Gad said.
‘It came in a crate that was right out of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and my wife was literally ready to divorce me,’ he added. ‘She was like, either it goes in your office or we throw it out… so here it sits. ‘
Famous dad: ‘My girls really wish that Moana was their father,’ Gad, 39, joked in a video chat with British host Graham Norton. The actor is pictured with Ava, nine, and Isabella, six, in 2018
Too funny: Gad’s wife Ida also took a stand when a huge statue of Olaf dressed in a hula skirt and clutching a guitar arrived at their home, the star told Norton
‘Unnecessarily big’: ‘My wife was literally ready to divorce me,’ he shared. ‘She was like, either it goes in your office or we throw it out… so here it sits’
Beloved character: Gad has provided the voice of singing snowman Olaf in two Frozen films for Disney
Gad will next be seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Artemis Fowl alongside Colin Farrell and Judi Dench.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the film is set to be released on the Disney+ streaming service on June 12.
He is also attached to two high-profile projects slated to go into production once COVID-19 restrictions permit.
Gad is set to star in Shrunk, a reboot of 1989’s Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, and Moonfall, a new space action adventure from director Roland Emmerich co-starring Halle Berry.
Coming soon: Gad will next be seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Artemis Fowl alongside Colin Farrell and Judi Dench set to be released on the Disney+ streaming service on June 12