May 21 2009The Angels' Song Just Got More Falsetto
Sad news today as Wayne Allwine, the high-pitched voice of Mickey Mouse for the last 30 years, has reportedly died from diabetes complications. Appropriately, he is survived by Minnie Mouse. Seriously:
Vocal artist Wayne Allwine, 62, passed away of complications from diabetes on Monday, with his wife Russi Taylor - the voice of Minnie Mouse - at his bedside.Allwine joined Disney in 1966 as a mail room attendant and went on to work in the sound effects department.
In 1977, he became the third man to provide a voice for the company's iconic cartoon character, after Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald.
His falsetto will live on at Disney theme parks around the world, as well as in films such as 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol and 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Roy E. Disney, the director emeritus for The Walt Disney Co., has paid tribute to Allwine, insisting he not only gave Mickey Mouse a voice but "a heart and soul as well."
Now who's going to do the voice in all the modern, nonexistent Mickey Mouse cartoons?
(Thanks, Jen.)
Voice Of Mickey Mouse Dies [WENN]
Reader Comments
1. Daffy Duck - May 21, 2009 3:09 PM
Cocksucker
2. dubba - May 21, 2009 3:18 PM
he can now finally be reunited with his nads which i imagine he missed so very very much
3. bribios - May 21, 2009 3:24 PM
There actually is a Mickey Mouse show on the air right now. It's meant for toddlers and preschoolers but I watch it sometimes anyway. I like to answer the incredibly simple questions the characters ask on the show wrong on purpose, and then laugh when they say I'm right. Incidentally I haven't had sex in a year.
4. Anonymous - May 21, 2009 5:21 PM
Very sad news...
Random trivia - Russi Taylor also does the voice of Martin Prince on "The Simpsons."
5. cadin - May 21, 2009 11:40 PM
bad news.
6. first haha - May 22, 2009 1:58 AM
COME ON IWS WRITER. THE SHOW ON AIR NOW CALLED MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE. ITS ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL, VERY POPULAR. THEY DO THE HOT DOG DANCE. NO IM NOT JOKING. ALL THE KIDS LOVE THAT DANCE.
7. martygras9 - May 22, 2009 9:26 AM
Wow. Dickhead blog, man.
8. Martygras9SUX - May 22, 2009 9:44 AM
Martygras9 - I am going to jerk off on your face, asshole.
9. Judy - May 22, 2009 10:53 AM
My daughter is a big fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I get the Hot Dog Dance stuck in my heads for days at a time.
10. Darth - May 25, 2009 1:52 PM
He didn't get old but at least he got a notice on I Watch Stuff! Condolences!
11. sp - May 26, 2009 2:45 AM
when he took over the voice, he was reminded that he was just filling in for Walt, who did the original voice of mickey. they are probably going to just alter someone's voice with a computer for a while
12. frank - May 29, 2009 1:27 AM
Aw, that's sweetly tragic.