Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, dies.

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Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios Dick Cook, Disney Legend Honoree Russi Taylor and her husband Disney Legend Honoree Wayne Allwine attend the 2008 Disney Legends Ceremony at the Walt Disney Studios on October 13, 2008 in Burbank, California.

Wayne Allwine, February 7, 1947 - May 20, 2009, has died today of complications from diabetes. He did voice acting of Mickey Mouse for 32 years. In addition to his voice work, Allwine had also been a sound effects editor on Disney films and TV shows including Splash (1984) and Three Men and a Baby (1987); as well as Alien Nation (1988 ), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Innerspace for other studios. He had done the voice of Mickey Mouse longer than anyone else as of 2009. Walt Disney did it from 1928 to 1947 while Jimmy MacDonald did it on a regular basis from 1947 to 1953.He also starred in films such as The Prince and the Pauper (1990), and Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004), and the TV series Mickey's Mouse Works (1999-2000), House of Mouse (2001-2002), and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006-2009). He provided Mickey's voice too for nearly every entry in the popular Kingdom Hearts series of video games.

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Disney charactor Minnie Mouse, the voice of Mickey Mouse & Disney Legend Honoree Wayne Allwine, the voice of Minnie Mouse & Disney Legend Honoree (also Mr. Allwine's wife) Russi Taylor and Disney charactor Mickey Mouse attend the 2008 Disney Legends Ceremony at the Walt Disney Studios on October 13, 2008 in Burbank, California.

"Wayne dedicated his entire professional life to Disney," chief executive Robert Iger said in a statement Wednesday. Allwine was the third man behind Mickey's voice. The first was Disney himself, then Jimmy MacDonald, who became Allwine's mentor and passed him the reins after voicing the mouse for 30 years. "He did an incredible job of bringing emotion, humor and appeal to the character, and superbly carried on the tradition originated by my Uncle Walt, and later by sound-effects wizard Jimmy Macdonald."

Allwine was married to Russi Taylor, the current voice of Minnie Mouse. They wed in Hawaii in 1991. They were both named Disney Legends in 2008. R.I.P Wayne Allwine, one of my favorite voice actors. We will miss you greatly.