List of Who Framed Roger Rabbit Characters - Roger Rabbit

"Roger Rabbit" redirects here. For other uses, see Roger Rabbit (disambiguation).

Roger Rabbit
First appearance	Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Voiced by	Charles Fleischer
Information
Species	Toon (Anthropomorphic Rabbit)
Gender	Male
Spouse(s)	Jessica Rabbit

Roger Rabbit is an anthropomorphic toon rabbit. He was described as a frantic over-anxious type who often stutters (even while he's screaming). The character first appeared in the book, Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. Mixing both live action and animation to create a "toon" universe, the Walt Disney Animation Studios set up an animation studio in Camden Town, London, while the live action was shot at Elstree film studios. Both the animation and live action were then composited by ILM fx studios in LA. In the book, Roger is a sidekick in a popular comic strip called "Baby Herman", his murder is being investigated by a detective named Eddie Valiant and a slowly evaporating stunt doppelganger of himself that he created hours before being shot. In the film version, he is re-envisioned as a 1940's character in animated cartoons and a resident of the fictional Los Angeles enclave, Toontown. He is framed for a murder and seeks out Valiant to help clear his name. In the film, the voice of Roger is performed by comedian Charles Fleischer, who was known for electing to wear an actual rabbit costume on the set to get into the role.

Roger has been known to become very loud when he drinks alcoholic beverages, as he usually has a bad reaction to consuming them - steadily building up in increasingly intensifying paroxysms, and culminating in making a piercing steam-whistle noise that is loud enough to shatter any glass objects nearby. He also jumps uncontrollably. Afterward, his mood swings violently.

Roger also starred in a comic book series from April 1990 to September 1991 and a spin-off series called Roger Rabbit's Toontown, published from June to October 1991, which featured Roger in the first story and supporting characters like Jessica Rabbit (Roger's voluptuous humanoid wife), Baby Herman (his co-star in Maroon Cartoons), Benny the Cab (Roger's taxicab friend), and The Weasels (Roger's enemies).

Disney and Amblin Entertainment attempted to resurrect Roger for a sequel. However, a preliminary budget was deemed too large and the film never got past the script stage. Several 3D CGI tests and a 3D CGI rendering of Roger were completed, however, despite the fact that no actual footage was actually shot or completed. However, Frank Marshall, the producer of the first film, told MTV in late 2007 that he would be open to any plans to bring the Roger sequel back in the works.