Disney Voice Actors Discussions- Wayne Allwine

[UmbrellaFish]

<center>Wayne Allwine (February 7, 1947- May 18, 2009)

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Biography-
Wayne Allwine was born in California and starting in the late ‘70s worked as sound editor on many hit films including Splash and Three Men and a Baby. In 1977 Allwine would start on a journey that he would travel on for the rest of his life- performing as the official voice of Disney’s mascot, Mickey Mouse.

He took over from Jimmy MacDonald who had in turn received the role from Walt Disney himself. Wayne voiced Mickey in numerous television shows, movies, special events, and toys. He was also the performed the character longer than anyone else, lasting 32 years. In 1991 he fell in love with and married the voice of Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor whom he lived with until his death in 2009.

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Wayne voiced Mickey Mouse for a record-breaking 32 years. </center>

Filmography (selected)-
Mickey Mouse/Bob Cratchit in Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 1983
Henchman in The Black Cauldron, 1985
Thug Guard in The Great Mouse Detective, 1986
Mickey Mouse in Who Framed Roger Rabbit!, 1988
Mickey Mouse/Prince Mickey in The Prince and the Pauper, 1990
Mickey Mouse in The Walt Disney Story, 1994
Mickey Mouse in A Goofy Movie, 1995
Mickey Mouse in Runaway Brain, 1995
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 1999
Mickey Mouse in Fantasia 2000, 1999
Mickey Mouse in The Lion King 1 ½, 2004
Mickey Mouse in Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers, 2004
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, 2004
Himself in The Voice Behind Mickey Mouse, 2004
Mickey Mouse in Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales, 2006
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Great Clubhouse Hunt, 2007
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Treat, 2007
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Adventures in Wonderland, 2009

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Wayne also voiced the famous mouse in the new millennium’s House of Mouse. </center>

Television (selected)-
Mickey Mouse in The New Mickey Mouse Club, 1977
Mickey Mouse in Funny, You Don’t Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville, 1987
Mickey Mouse in Totally Minnie, 1988
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s 60th Birthday, 1988
Mickey Mouse in The Muppets at Walt Disney World, 1990
Mickey Mouse in “Bonkers”, I Oughta Be in Toons, 1993
Mickey Mouse in A Day at Disneyland, 1994
Mickey Mouse in Mickey: Reelin’ Through the Years, 1995
Mickey Mouse in The Spirit of Mickey, 1998
Mickey Mouse in Mickey Mouse Works, 1999-2001
Mickey Mouse in House of Mouse, 2000-2001
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, 2001
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s House of Villains, 2001
Mickey Mouse in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, 2006-2009

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Mickey Mouse as depicted in the Kingdom Hearts video game series. </center>

Video Games (selected)-
Mickey Mouse in Castle of Illusion, 1990
Mickey Mouse in World of Illusion, 1992
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Wild Adventure, 1994
Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Speedway USA, 2000
King Mickey Mouse in Kingdom Hearts, 2002
Mickey Mouse in Magical Mirror, 2002
Mickey Mouse in Disney Golf, 2002
Mickey Mouse in Toontown Online, 2005
King Mickey Mouse in Kingdom Hearts II, 2005
King Mickey Mouse in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, 2007
Mickey Mouse in Disney TH!NK Fast, 2008
King Mickey Mouse in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, 2009

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Wayne, with his wife, the voice of Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor. </center>

Sound Department-
Sound Effects Editor of The Black Hole, 1979
Sound Effects Editor of Splash, 1984
Sound Editor of Trenchcoat, 1983
Sound Editor of Something Wicked This Way Comes, 1983
Sound Editor of Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 1983
Sound Editor of Country, 1984
Foley Artist of Frankenweenie, 1984
Foley Artist of Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, 1985
Sound Effects for The Black Cauldron, 1985
Sound Editor of Psycho III, 1986
Sound Editor of Innerspace, 1987
Sound Editor of Three Men and a Baby, 1987
Sound Editor of Alien Nation, 1988
Sound Effects Editor of The Good Mother, 1988
Sound Effects Editor of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, 1989

Also Featured in (selected)-
Various toys as Mickey Mouse
Muppet*vision 3D as Mickey Mouse
Mickey’s Philarmagic as Mickey Mouse

Videos-
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSa1FlrT ... re=related">
The Voices Behind Mickey and Minnie, Part One</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfr3q3Z ... re=related">
The Voices Behind Mickey and Minnie, Part Two</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeMC1nb8 ... re=related">
The Voices Behind Mickey and Minnie, Part 3</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePMYM4av6Q">
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Hot Dog Song</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbktqi_1KM">
Wayne’s First Mickey Mouse Voice-Over</a>

Sources-
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Allwine">
Wayne Allwine- Wikipedia </a>
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021656/">
Wayne Allwine- IMDb</a>

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[UmbrellaFish]

This is part one of a series of discussions about Disney voice actors and their careers. I’ve been compiling these list for awhile now, and while it’s been fun, there are missing links and information that I couldn’t find out myself. If you know something else to add, or possibly see something that needs to be corrected, please tell me.

Also, part two should feature:
Barbara Luddy
Sterling Holloway
Verna Felton
Adriana Caselotti
Russi Taylor

So, with no further ado, let’s discuss Wayne Allwine!

[estefan]

Definitely the Mickey Mouse I'm most familiar with. Though I did see plenty of the shorts with Walt Disney and Jimmy McDonald behind the voices, I remember when Mickey Mouse Works was my favourite show on the One Saturday Morning block and waking up extra early to watch House of Mouse (during a time when waking up early for Saturday Morning cartoons was actually worth it).

Allwine really embodied Mickey and as great as Walt and Jimmy are, he will always be my favourite.

[Mickeyfan1990]

He was the best voice of Mickey, hands down. It's a shame he didn't live long. And I think it's sweet that he married the voice of Minnie, Russi Taylor, so I guess you can say Mickey did marry Minnie.

[jpanimation]

The Mickey I grew up with (sorry Walt)

[Big Disney Fan]

This is part one of a series of discussions about Disney voice actors and their careers. I’ve been compiling these list for awhile now, and while it’s been fun, there are missing links and information that I couldn’t find out myself. If you know something else to add, or possibly see something that needs to be corrected, please tell me.

Also, part two should feature:
Barbara Luddy
Sterling Holloway
Verna Felton
Adriana Caselotti
Russi Taylor

So, with no further ado, let’s discuss Wayne Allwine!

Wayne has been the voice of Mickey for my generation. What a shame he passed on too soon.

On an unrelated matter, I have at least two more ideas to feature in part two: Pinto Colvig and Paul Frees.

[Avaitor]

John Ratzenberger would be another good one, since, you know he's been in every Pixar movie to date.

[UmbrellaFish]

Who doesn't love Wayne? I haven't listened to any of Bret's, so I can't compare, but I think I'll miss Allwine's Mickey.

On an unrelated matter, I have at least two more ideas to feature in part two: Pinto Colvig and Paul Frees.

Pinto Colvig is a good suggestion, but I wasn't familiar with Paul Frees name until I looked him up, but he has quite an impressive repertorie. I've got at least four more phases (five actors each) planned out, but I can always make more. I can't promise how soon the next phase will be, though.

[Big Disney Fan]

Who doesn't love Wayne? I haven't listened to any of Bret's, so I can't compare, but I think I'll miss Allwine's Mickey.

I could be mistaken, but I think Bret Iwan voices Mickey in those little "Have a Laugh" quickies on TV.

[UmbrellaFish]

Who doesn't love Wayne? I haven't listened to any of Bret's, so I can't compare, but I think I'll miss Allwine's Mickey.

I could be mistaken, but I think Bret Iwan voices Mickey in those little "Have a Laugh" quickies on TV.

I think I saw one of those, but the whole soundtrack was set to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".

[Big Disney Fan]

I could be mistaken, but I think Bret Iwan voices Mickey in those little "Have a Laugh" quickies on TV.

I think I saw one of those, but the whole soundtrack was set to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".

Yeah, I saw that. It's like a new version of DTV.

Actually, I personally prefer Walt's Mickey to Wayne's, but that's just my opinion.

[jpanimation]

Well the VoiceActor4Disney guy on YouTube can do a REALLY good impersoantion of both the original and current voices of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. You know, just incase Bret Iwan doesn't work out.

Anyways, like I said in the Fantasia thread, Disney should comb YouTube in search of a Deems Taylor impersonator, to fill in the missing audio, instead of just re-dubbing the entire movie with their in-house voice actor (Corey Burton). That just seems lazy and disrespectful to throw out the surviving audio.