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Walt Disney was the original voice of Mickey Mouse until smoking affected his voice. Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor later became the voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and were married until Allwine’s death in 2009. Mickey first spoke in 1929 and Minnie was introduced in 1928.
Mickey’s original voice actor was Walt Disney himself from 1928 to 1947, before the job was transferred to Disney sound effects employee Jimmy MacDonald because years of smoking had affected Walt Disney’s voice. In 1976, Wayne Allwine began voicing the character. The first voice of Minnie Mouse was Marcellite Garner, an employee of Disney Studio’s Inks and Varnishes Department, followed by various employees of the department over the years until 1986. That year, voice actress Russi Taylor began giving the voice to Minnie alongside Allwine’s Mickey. Mouse. In 1991, the voice actors were married until Allwine’s death in 2009.
More information about Mickey and Minnie Mouse:
Mickey Mouse made his first sound appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie,” but didn’t actually speak words until the 1929 short “Karnival Kid.”
Minnie made her first appearance as an Argentinian bartender and dancer in 1928 in “The Gallopin’ Gaucho,” in which she was first introduced to Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse as a replacement for one of his early cartoon characters, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
