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In 1991 Allwine married [[Russi Taylor]], who began performing the voice of [[Minnie Mouse]] in 1986. They were both named [[Disney Legends]] in 2008. |
In 1991 Allwine married [[Russi Taylor]], who began performing the voice of [[Minnie Mouse]] in 1986. They were both named [[Disney Legends]] in 2008. |
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Allwine died of diabetes on May 18, 2009. Allwine was survived by his children from previous marriages: Erin |
Allwine died of diabetes on May 18, 2009. Allwine was survived by his children from previous marriages: Erin, Peter, Christopher and Joshua; and a grandson, Isaac. His final performance was ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and the English version of the game is dedicated to his memory. |
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== References == |
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Wayne Allwine | |
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| Born | February 7, 1947 |
| Died | May 18, 2009 (aged 62) |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, sound effects editor, foley artist |
| Years active | 1977-2009 |
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Wayne Anthony Allwine (February 7, 1947–May 18, 2009)[1] was an American voice actor, a sound effects editor and foley artist for Walt Disney Studios. He was born in Glendale, California. He was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, narrowly the longest to date.
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 1929 as well as supplying Mickey's voice for animated portions of the original Mickey Mouse Club television show (ABC-TV, 1955-59).
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 the old man on the street at the start of the movie and the two weasels in the Christmas future scene.
He also starred in films such as The Prince and the Pauper (1990), and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004), and the TV series Mickey Mouse Works (1999-2000), Disney's House of Mouse (2001-2003), and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006-present). He has provided Mickey's voice for nearly every entry in the popular Kingdom Hearts series of video games, which was done in collaboration with Japanese video game company Square Enix.
In addition to his voice work, Allwine had also been a sound effects editor on Disney films and TV shows including Splash (1984) and Three Men and a Baby (1987); as well as Innerspace (1987), Alien Nation (1988) and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier for other studios.
Allwine provided the voice of Felix the Cat in Felix the Cat Saves Christmas, his only non-Disney character.
Personal life
In 1991 Allwine married Russi Taylor, who began performing the voice of Minnie Mouse in 1986. They were both named Disney Legends in 2008.
Allwine died of diabetes on May 18, 2009. Allwine was survived by his children from previous marriages: Erin, Peter, Christopher and Joshua; and a grandson, Isaac. His final performance was Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and the English version of the game is dedicated to his memory.
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