Wayne Anthony Allwine (February 7, 1947 â€" May 18, 2009) was an
American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist for The
Walt Disney Company. He is best remembered as the voice of Mickey
Mouse for 32 years, narrowly the longest to date, and was married to
voice actress Russi Taylor, who voiced Minnie Mouse from 1986 until
her death in 2019.Allwine was born in Glendale, California, on
February 7, 1947. In 1966, Allwine started work in the mailing room at
the Disney studios, before working in the sound effects department
under Jimmy MacDonald.After auditioning for the role, Allwine became
the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death in 2009. He
replaced Jimmy MacDonald, who in 1947 had taken over from Walt Disney
himself, who had performed the role since 1928 as well as supplying
Mickey's voice for animated portions of the original The Mickey Mouse
Club television show (ABC-TV, 1955â€"59).Allwine's first appearance as
Mickey was voicing the animated lead-ins for The New Mickey Mouse Club
in 1977. His first appearance as Mickey for a theatrical release was
in the 1983 featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol. In the same film, he
voiced a Santa Claus on the street appealing for charity donations at
the start of the movie, Moley (who appears with Ratty) "collecting for
the poor", and one of the two weasel undertakers in the Christmas
future scene.
American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist for The
Walt Disney Company. He is best remembered as the voice of Mickey
Mouse for 32 years, narrowly the longest to date, and was married to
voice actress Russi Taylor, who voiced Minnie Mouse from 1986 until
her death in 2019.Allwine was born in Glendale, California, on
February 7, 1947. In 1966, Allwine started work in the mailing room at
the Disney studios, before working in the sound effects department
under Jimmy MacDonald.After auditioning for the role, Allwine became
the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death in 2009. He
replaced Jimmy MacDonald, who in 1947 had taken over from Walt Disney
himself, who had performed the role since 1928 as well as supplying
Mickey's voice for animated portions of the original The Mickey Mouse
Club television show (ABC-TV, 1955â€"59).Allwine's first appearance as
Mickey was voicing the animated lead-ins for The New Mickey Mouse Club
in 1977. His first appearance as Mickey for a theatrical release was
in the 1983 featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol. In the same film, he
voiced a Santa Claus on the street appealing for charity donations at
the start of the movie, Moley (who appears with Ratty) "collecting for
the poor", and one of the two weasel undertakers in the Christmas
future scene.
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