I just came across the new that Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, has passed away at the age of 62 due to complications with diabetes.
Allwine picked up the job of voicing the iconic mouse for the New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977. The torch was officially passed from James MacDonald, who voiced Mickey Mouse from 1947-1977, to Wayne Allwine for 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol.
Nearly every time you have heard Mickey in the last 32 years has been Allwine, including movies, TV shows, video games and the Disney parks! Allwine married Russi Taylor, the current voice of Minnie Mouse in 1991.
I am sharing this special cover of the Mickey Mouse Club end theme (called the Alma Mater) by AARON NEVILLE off the album STAY AWAKE
, which serves as a fitting goodbye to Wayne Allwine.
1 comments:
You couldn't have chosen a more appropriate song for this sudden event. I have just read the AWN article on him, and noticed that he was also good with sound effects and design, with his work ranging from Star Trek 5 to Frankenweenie.
I remember growing up watching Mickey' Christmas Carol and A Goofy Movie, so knowing that he voice that iconic character in those projects come as a surprise to me.
Mickey may have been around for over eight decades, but just to know that Allwine voiced that character for just over three decades deserves some recognition in his own right. Rest in peace.
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