Wayne Allwine
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| Born | February 7, 1947 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Voice actor, sound effects editor, foley artist |
| Spouse(s) | Russi Taylor |
Wayne Anthony Allwine (born February 7, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, though some sources say 1943) is an American voice actor, a sound effects editor and foley artist for Walt Disney Studios and the current voice of Mickey Mouse, a role he assumed from Jimmy MacDonald. His 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 and he has provided the voice for Mickey Mouse ever since. In this featurette he also voiced 2 weasels in the Christmas future scene. Appropriately, he is married to Russi Taylor, the current voice of Minnie Mouse. They wed in Hawaii in 1997.
He has done the voice of Mickey Mouse longer than anyone else as of 2008. Walt Disney did it from 1928 to 1947 while Jimmy MacDonald did it on a regular basis from 1947 to 1953. In addition to his voice work, Allwine has also been a sound effects editor on numerous films including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Innerspace.
