Wayne Allwine

Birth Name:

Wayne Anthony Allwine

Birth Place:

Glendale, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Sound department, Soundtrack

He, along with his wife Russi, were named Disney Legends in 2008
Began his career with Disney Studios as a mailroom clerk and later an assistant for Jimmy MacDonald, the second man to voice Mickey Mouse after Walt Disney
Initially a musician, he formed a traveling music group as a teenager and eventually performed as a guitarist with Davie Allan & the Arrows
Quote: "My life has been spent working in one capacity or another for the Disney family․ I consider it to be a very high calling․"
Began voicing Mickey Mouse in 1977 for "The New Mickey Mouse Club" and remained the voice of the character until his death in 2009
Met his wife on the set of "Totally Minnie," where she was voicing the character Minnie Mouse
Was only one of three people to ever voice Mickey Mouse before his death, with the other two being Walt Disney and James MacDonald

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