Bret William Iwan (born September 10, 1982 in Pasadena, California, USA) is an American voice actor and illustrator. He has been the official voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in 2009.
Career[]
Iwan was first called in to voice Mickey and understudy with Wayne Allwine, but Allwine died on May 18, 2009 and they never had the chance to meet each other. After that, the role of Mickey was given to Iwan.
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!".
Iwan has stated that in the third season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the voice of Mickey Mouse was still indeed Wayne Allwine, due to Mickey's voice sounding a bit lower in the later episodes (Allwine had already recorded Mickey's voice for many of those episodes before his death). Allwine would change his Mickey voice to a mid-low pitch to make Mickey sound more calm as he spoke.
Filmography[]
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Shorts[]
- Have a Laugh! (2009-2012) - Mickey Mouse
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) - King Mickey
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019) - King Mickey
- CookieRun: Kingdom (2021-present) - Mickey Mouse Cookie
External Links[]
- Bret Iwan at the Internet Movie Database