Friend Like Me is a 1992 Academy Award-nominated song from the 1992 film Aladdin. The song was written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and was sung by Robin Williams, who also did the voice as Genie in the film. This article is about the Disney film. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... Genie is a fictional character from the Disney animated features canon movie Aladdin, as well as related series and sequels. ...