Wayne Allwine

Wayne Anthony Allwine (February 7, 1947 – May 18, 2009) was an American voice actor, sound effects editor, and foley artist. He was best known as the third official voice of Mickey Mouse in English (following Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald) and the first official casting following the establishment of Disney Character Voices International in 1988. He later became an accomplished Dixieland jazz drummer, occasionally sitting in with Firehouse Five Plus Two alumni George Probert's Monrovia Old Style Jazz Band.

Career

In 1966, Allwine started work in the mailing room at the Disney studios, before working in the sound effects department with Jimmy MacDonald.

After working in the sound effects department for seven years, Allwine got a call from Disney for an open audition for the role of Mickey Mouse in late 1976, after a previous actor failed to show up. They married in 1991 and remained married up until his death in 2009. They were both named Disney Legends in 2008.

Death Allwine died of complications from diabetes at the age of 62 on Monday, May 18, 2009, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. His understudy, Bret Iwan, assumed the role of voicing Mickey Mouse. Allwine was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Television

Video games + Year Title Role Notes 1998 My Disney Kitchen Mickey Mouse 2000 Mickey's Speedway USA Mickey Mouse Preschool Mickey Mouse Kindergarten Mickey Mouse Toddler 2001 Disney Learning: Phonics Quest 2002 Disney Learning Adventure: Search for the Secret Keys Kingdom Hearts Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse Disney Golf Disney Sports Soccer Disney Sports Skateboarding Disney Sports Football Disney Sports Basketball 2003 Disney's Party Disney's Hide and Sneak Toontown Online 2006 Kingdom Hearts II 2008 Disney Think Fast Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories 2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysPosthumous release; dedicated to his memory 2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and RE:CoM) 2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix) 2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, RE:CoM and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix)

Theme parks + Year Title Role 1991 Muppet*Vision 3D Waldo C. Graphic posing as Mickey Mouse 1992 Fantasmic! Mickey Mouse 2003 Mickey's PhilharMagic

Crew work

Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 1985 Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors) Best Sound Editing – Television Pilots and Specials Amazing Stories: "The Mission" 1986 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Amazing Stories: "The Mission" 1987 Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors) Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature The Great Mouse Detective 2008 Disney Legend Award Animation – Voice