who does the voice of mickey mouse on mickey mouse clubhouse
Bret Iwan Wayne Allwine
title: Mickey Mouse text: replaced Allwine as Mickey for the "Kingdom Hearts" video game series and the TV series "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse". His first video game voice-over of Mickey Mouse can be heard in "". Iwan also became the first voice actor to portray Mickey during Disney’s rebranding of the character, providing the vocal effects of Mickey in "Epic Mickey" as well as his voice in "" and the remake of "Castle of Illusion". Despite Iwan being Mickey's primary voice actor, the character's voice is provided by Chris Diamantopoulos in the 2013 animated series, as the producers were looking for a voice closer to title: Bret Iwan text: that Iwan had already taken over the role when the new episodes came out after Allwine's death. Unlike Allwine, Iwan is keeping Mickey's voice in a higher lighter range similar to what Allwine would normally do when he used to voice Mickey before "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse". Bret Iwan Bret Iwan (born September 10, 1982) is an American voice actor and illustrator. He is currently the official voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in 2009. He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, USA in 2004. Iwan was previously an illustrator at title: The Mickey Mouse Club text: Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey for theatrical cartoons. Walt Disney had been the original voice of Mickey and for the original 1954—1959 run provided the voice for animated introductions to the original TV show but had died in 1966. Allwine would keep providing the voice for the character up to his death in 2009. Future rock musician Courtney Love claims to have auditioned for a part on the show, reading a poem by Sylvia Plath; she was not selected. Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello and Mouseketeer serial star Tim Considine guest starred in one episode; Former Mouseketeers Darlene Gillespie title: Wayne Allwine text: studios. He played rhythm guitar for the band Davie Allan & the Arrows, including on the 1967 single "Cycle-Delic". Allwine has four children from previous marriages, all three of which ended in divorce. In 1991, Allwine married Russi Taylor, who has voiced Minnie Mouse since 1986, and they were named Disney Legends in 2008; they remained married until his death in 2009. His final performance was in the "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" episode "Goofy Baby Sitter" and the English-language version of "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days", which are dedicated to his memory. Allwine died of acute diabetes at age 62 on May title: Wayne Allwine text: effects department under Jimmy MacDonald. After auditioning for the role, Allwine became the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death in 2009. He succeeded MacDonald, who in 1947 had taken over from Walt Disney himself, who 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, 1955–59). Allwine's 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". In