Wayne Anthony Allwine was an American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist for The Walt Disney Company. He was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, narrowly the longest to date, and was married to voice actress Russi Taylor, who voices Minnie Mouse. Allwine was the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death in 2009. He succeeded 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 . 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 and the two weasel undertakers in the Christmas future scene.
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| Birthdate: | February 7, 1947 |
| Birthplace: | Glendale, California |
| Date of death: | May 18, 2009 |
| Also known as: | Wayne Anthony Allwine, Wayne A. Allwine |