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Mickey Mouse loses voice

Wilgrove
22-05-2009, 07:06
Voice of Mickey Mouse dies at 62

The American actor who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years has died at the age of 62.

Wayne Allwine had worked at The Walt Disney Co since 1966, starting in the mailroom before he became the voice of the famous cartoon mouse in 1977.

The Walt Disney Co said Allwine died of complications from diabetes, with his wife, an actress who was the voice of Minnie Mouse, by his side.

His voice can still be heard at Disney theme parks around the world.

Allwine also voiced Mickey in Mickey's Christmas Carol and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

He won an Emmy Award in 1986 for sound editing on the NBC series Amazing Stories.

He was the third person to voice Mickey - following Walt Disney himself and Jimmy MacDonald.

Allwine once said: "Mickey's the real star.

"You know you just have to love the little guy while you have him, because he won't be yours forever."

He was praised by Walt Disney bosses, with Roy Disney, director emeritus for The Walt Disney Co, saying he gave Mickey Mouse "a heart and soul".

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8060619.stm)

I'm sad to see the voice of Mickey Mouse die, but am I the only one who was creeped out by the voice?
The Black Forrest
22-05-2009, 07:11
:( I met Wayne once. May he rest in peace!
Gauthier
22-05-2009, 07:14
Isn't it creepy that one of the few dignified things associated with Disney has passed on? Kind of an omen there.
Kyronea
22-05-2009, 08:00
Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8060619.stm)

I'm sad to see the voice of Mickey Mouse die, but am I the only one who was creeped out by the voice?

:(

Now who'll play Mickey?
greed and death
22-05-2009, 08:47
:(

Now who'll play Mickey?

you
Kyronea
22-05-2009, 08:54
you

Yeahno. I can't approach his voice. Or Donald's. Closest I can do is a semi-Goofy, and I don't think Bill Farmer is going to buy the farm anytime soon.
Rambhutan
22-05-2009, 12:00
:(

Now who'll play Mickey?

Michael Jackson
greed and death
22-05-2009, 12:02
Yeahno. I can't approach his voice. Or Donald's. Closest I can do is a semi-Goofy, and I don't think Bill Farmer is going to buy the farm anytime soon.

*pulls out scalpel* I can help your voice get high enough.
Call to power
22-05-2009, 16:50
Yeahno. I can't approach his voice.

why should that stop us? Ron Paul 09
Ifreann
22-05-2009, 17:01
Ron Paul will now be the voice of Mickey.
The Black Forrest
22-05-2009, 17:39
Ron Paul will now be the voice of Mickey.

Ah no. Mickey is not supposed to make children cry.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
22-05-2009, 18:08
Nanatsu sad. :(
JuNii
22-05-2009, 18:13
Michael Jackson
now that's creepy
Ah no. Mickey is not supposed to make children cry.
but that would stop the Disney empire now... wouldn't it?
Skama
22-05-2009, 18:36
One guy died -- a tragedy.
Now he wouldn't have been able to continue much anyway -- voice changes with age you know and he was getting old.

No I don't watch Disney at all, so I don't know if Mickey Mouse aged as well to compensate.
Call to power
22-05-2009, 18:47
No I don't watch Disney at all, so I don't know if Mickey Mouse aged as well to compensate.

seems fine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePMYM4av6Q)

note: what mickey says at the end is now creepy as fuck O_O (1 min in)
The Black Forrest
22-05-2009, 18:55
One guy died -- a tragedy.
Now he wouldn't have been able to continue much anyway -- voice changes with age you know and he was getting old.

No I don't watch Disney at all, so I don't know if Mickey Mouse aged as well to compensate.

Not always. The same guy is still doing Big Bird and the guy who did winnie the pooh did it till he died.
Lacadaemon
22-05-2009, 19:27
I just remembered what a racist Walt Disney was and it made me laugh.
Kyronea
22-05-2009, 19:43
I just remembered what a racist Walt Disney was and it made me laugh.

How are Walt Disney and Wayne Allard the same person?