What did Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years do in 1991?
Wayne Allwine (February 7, 1947 – May 18, 2009) was an American voice actor, sound effects editor and Foley artist. He is best remembered as the third official voice of Mickey Mouse (following Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald). He is the longest-tenured actor to voice the character, having held the role for 32 years. He was notably married to Russi Taylor, who voiced Minnie Mouse.
In 1966, Allwine started work in the mail 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. Upon auditioning for the role, Allwine became the third official voice of Mickey Mouse in 1977, succeeding Jimmy MacDonald, who in 1947 had taken over from Walt Disney himself. Disney 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 (ABC-TV, 1955–1959).
In 1991, he married Russi Taylor, who voiced Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019, and they were named Disney Legends in 2008, they remained married up until his death in 2009 of hypertension due to diabetes.
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