Bret Iwan
Introduction '''Bret William Iwan''' (born September 10, 1982) is an American voice actor and illustrator. He has been the fourth and current voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in May 2009.
Early life Bret William Iwan was born on September 10, 1982, and raised in Pasadena, California, he is the son of Bill and Fiona Iwan.He attended LeRoy High School in Le Roy, Illinois, from 1996 to 2000.He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Iwan eventually got a job as an illustrator at Hallmark.
Career Iwan was hired to voice Mickey Mouse and replace Wayne Allwine after the latter died on May 18, 2009.Iwan had previously understudied for the role when Allwine was facing health difficulties and Iwan credits Allwine's archival work as providing excellent mentorship.Iwan first recorded Mickey Mouse dialogue for the Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park as well as the 2009 shows ''Disney On Ice: Celebrations'' and ''Disney Live: Rockin' Road Show''. He voiced Mickey Mouse in ''Have a Laugh!''. He gave his first full performance as Mickey Mouse for the English version of the PlayStation Portable game ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. He also gave his voice performance as Mickey Mouse in the ''Epic Mickey'' games.His first voice-over work in a Disney Park could be heard in the Animal Kingdom closing show "Adventurers' Celebration Gathering" as well as on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover attraction at the Magic Kingdom in which, upon passing through Mickey's Star Traders, Mickey responds with his signature laugh and says: "That's right, it's outta this world! ".
Personal life Iwan is openly gay, making him the first openly LGBTQ+ actor to voice Mickey Mouse. He married his longtime partner, art director Douglas Hoffman, in July 2021.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 2022  ''Mickey: The Story of a Mouse''  Himself, Mickey Mouse  Voices Mickey in the film's ''Mickey in a Minute'' animated short=== Television === Year  Title  Role  Notes 2009–2012  ''Have a Laugh!'' Mickey Mouse  60 episodes 2012–2016  ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''  26 episodes 2011–2014  ''Mickey's World Record Animals''  10 episodes 2012–present  ''Minnie's Bow-Toons''  2013  ''Wheel of Fortune''  Episode: "Making Disney Memories Week" 2017–2021  ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers''/''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures''  87 episodes 2017  ''Chip 'n Dale's Nutty Tales''  6 episodes 2018  ''Mickey's 90th Spectacular''  Television special 2020  ''Mickey Mornings''  ''CAVE iN''  Himself  Episode: "Weldon's Troll Mob" 2021–present  ''Mickey Mouse Funhouse''  Mickey MouseMartian Mickey  Main cast2022  ''Mickey Saves Christmas''  Mickey Mouse  Stop-motion television special=== Video games === Year  Title  Role  Notes 2010  ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Mickey Mouse ''Epic Mickey''  2011  ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded''  ''Kinect Disneyland Adventures''  2012  ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''  ''Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two''  ''Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion''  2013  ''Disney Infinity''  ''Where's My Mickey''  ''Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse''  ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix''  (''358/2 Days'' HD cutscenes) 2014  ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix''  (''Birth by Sleep'' game and ''Re:coded'' HD cutscenes) 2015  ''Disney Infinity 3.0''  2016  ''Disney Magic Kingdoms'' Initial release; voice lines were removed in a later update 2017  ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue''  ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX''  (''358/2 Days'' HD cutscenes, ''Birth by Sleep'' game and ''Re:coded'' HD cutscenes) 2019  ''Kingdom Hearts III''  2020  ''Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind''  ''Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory''  2022  ''Disney Dreamlight Valley''  2023  ''Disney Illusion Island''  ''Disney Speedstorm'' Mickey MouseSteamboat Mickey=== Theme park attractions ===+YearTitleRoleNote2013''Mickey and the Magical Map'' Mickey Mouse2015''World of Color: Celebrate! ''Animated sequences2017''Fantasmic! ''Disneyland version2019''Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular''Animated sequences2022''Disney Enchantment''Animated segment2022''Fantasmic! ''Disney's Hollywood Studios version
References
External links * *  Bret Iwan at Voice Chasers *  Bret Iwan Interview