How I Became the Voice of Mickey Mouse
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2022
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In front of Disneyland's castle, Bret Iwan tells the incredible story of how he landed the role of Disney's most iconic character… Mickey Mouse!
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Is he doing voice work for Mickey in Kingdom Hearts 4?. Serious question. Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed with the Japanese voices but not the English voices.
Hey there guys! meet bret iwan! The NEW voice of Mickey Mouse!
(Since 2009)
Hi
I'm a big disney fan and Mickey mouse fan Bret iwan inspires me to follow my dreams i want to work for disney like him I'll love to show him my art i draw disney characters a lot ❤
His Mickey voice is perfect but he also seems like a really friendly and passionate guy who would fit into the Disney family so no wonder he got the gig!
I met him a few months ago and you’re right- he is very friendly and down to earth. He takes his role very seriously and is very good at it.
@@Larryandhisbelts righteousness has nothing to do with it, if you don’t believe there’s a rise in satanism then you’re under a rock. he specifically might have not sold his soul but it does happen, worse things too that you’d be disgusted by. most things in the world aren’t just rainbows and sunshines
What about the bearded guy
So basically they deep searched him And see if he's very kid friendly
Looks can be deceiving
6:19 kid on bridge is hitting the griddy
Thank you Yoshi
No way💀
*onj*
He do be hitting it tho
@@hhhhj5831 food
I have an autistic daughter who struggled alot in her first couple years as she grew and could talk. She had a very hard time communicating. I started doing Mickey's voice with her tiny plush mickey. It was the biggest turn around for her. She learned to communicate through playing that way and me doing the voice. I do it constantly when at home. Thank you mickey!
Like how Mr Rogers would talk to kids through Daniel
My oldest who also has ASD was obsessed with Mickey Mouse. She couldn’t say Mickey Mouse though. She called him Saohw suwce pronounced S-owe Sou-ce.
@@wunderin2844 that's cute!
@@chouji08 yeahh!
That’s a beautiful story 😊
This guy has been the voice of Mickey for over a decade. He's living the dream. He's going to ride that into retirement. And I bet he's making bank with that one voice.
i hope my job was this easy 😌
It's a known fact that when you have the voice role of a Disney character, you have that role for life.
Once he does, it’ll be Chris Diamantopoulos who will take over as Mickey
"Untill Death Do Us Part" @@TuckeratDisneyThemeParks-qj4rd
@@juicewadaily2352idk if its just the job. I love mickey mouse. I grew up with him and I always dreamed of being a mascot for disney world. I would never want anyone that impersonates them to think its too easy and that no passion is required. I hope they hire everyone that loved the character and not just fits the voice !
Wayne Allwine and Bret Iwan are both amazing as Mickey. Got rest Wayne's soul and thank you Bret for continuing the legacy of Mickey.
Honestly, all four of the official Mickey Mouse voices were amazing. Walt Disney was the originator and creator, but Jimmy MacDonald, Wayne Allwine, and Bret Iwan all managed to sound so similar to Walt that there's hardly any difference. Mickey's essence is always there.
It’s crazy that we still refer to Bret as the new Mickey Mouse when in reality he’s been voicing Mickey for 10 years already
wow after watching this I was under the impression that this literally just happened 😭
@@nellystunner6806 fr
Disney had to make sure he was chill before letting people know he's the guy lol
10 years is short in Disney History time
His Instagram says he’s been the voice since 2009. So 13! 😮
I love Bret! RIP Wayne, you'll forever be missed.
Russi Taylor is reunited with him now. They were married
@@morganspider-manmarvelfan6110 I know & it's the sweetest thing 🥺
@@mollycblaeser Yep
@M Y T H I C A L N O V A Russi Taylor and Wayne Allywine were married in real life
@M Y T H I C A L N O V A The former voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
I have to appreciate that they kept the voice consistent like Mario. I hate when companies change voice actors and they have a completely different take on the character.
This comment is ironic considering Chris pratt will be Mario’s voice in the 2023 film
@@FreeSpiritPaulette That’s a movie. He’s not being replaced in the games. Nintendo has been consistent with the voices.
They should have just hired the real mario voice actor to do the movie instead of Chris Pratt.
@@josephjoe4180 Yet the real Mario voice is in the movie. Just not as Mario lol.
This Mickey is consistent between all output, he works quite hard
I actually got to meet Bret at Fan Expo Dallas back in mid-late June. It was so weird, because I was expecting there to be this huge line at his booth (Y’know, because he’s the voice of MICKY *FREAKING* MOUSE), but no. There wasn’t anyone else in line but me. So I was able to just walk up and have a really nice, quick conversation with him.
He was one of the NICEST guys I met that day.
I was there for like Gina Carano, LOTR, Zabka etc…was with my kids. When I saw him on the docket I knew I had to take them. It was so amazing. My son and daughters got a custom shout out and he was very kid friendly (unlike voice of Jack Skellington who was very nice, just more businesslike.). So if he didn’t have a great line fine. He have every single kid some time, which was priceless!
I watched this twice. 1st to watch the interview and 2nd to watch the people at Disneyland in the background 😂
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@@alonelyz1981 A lonely Z
Saw myself in the beginning lmfao
@@eltongreenfield lol
@@alonelyz1981 Roblox robot
OH BOY!
Good job! 👍
A Vailskibum in the wild!?
HOT DOG!
@@JaceDiehl*the song stars*
YO
“This is Mickey”
“This is Mickey too”
“I thought I was Mickey?”
“You are now”
“ok”
That gave me have a huge smile on my face
That part warmed my heart 🥹🧡
Lol
Timestamp: 3:08
EXCELLENT interview, Jace. This must've been an absolute TRIP - what an experience!
Also have to say, your editing is absolutely first class - in awe every time I watch one of your videos.
DAVE! That means so much coming from you! Thanks man 👊🏻
Mickey and Dave in the same comment section together?!
@@JaceDiehl A pleasure man, keep it up!
Bret is amazing as Mickey!
I wish Steve Whitmire had been treated so well.
well he is nowadays
@@Vitallor how?
@@Jaheartsjonas well ever since Mat Vogel became the new voice people have been saying how Steve sounds so much more like Kermit
@@Vitallor I think he was talking about how Disney fired Steve, if there was any controversy surrounding Whitmire's performance it quieted down ages ago. Whitmire has been voicing Kermit for nearly 30 years, he did Kermit's most iconic roles, his is the version that most people are familiar with. When people do an impression of Kermit it is usually based on Whitmire's higher pitch.
@@Vitallor that doesn't really change the fact that he was screwed over by Disney, that's what the op comment is about. I don't think popular opinion of the public helps with him not having a job anymore
That's the coolest Cinderella story I've ever heard! He seems like such an amazing person. Congratulations!
The Disney clips you used as background to accompany the story points were genius. Very well done. Very well produced. The music, everything. Great video.
This man is literally Mickey Mouse, like his personality matches what Mickey is so well and it's crazy. I'm glad to see that Mickey Mouse is a good person even out of character.
It’s amazing how someone can make a voice of a beloved character and wind up doing his voice professionally. I’m not professional in anyway, I’m sure there’s a few tweaks that can be made but I can make a pretty great Mickey impression and goofy as well. I’ve done it to my sister over the phone and she said that I sounded just like the actual character voice.
I mean you never know. You could be the voice too.
Yea and most people don’t know but Cleveland brown from family guy is voiced by the RUclipsr Azzerz who’s famous for doing impressions since their was a controversy about Cleveland’s voice actor being previously white
@@adamevangelista191 oh shit Azzerz actually does Cleveland Browns voice now?! That's nuts!
I can do the voice of mickey too lol mine sounds more like wayne allwines I created a voicemail message I can also do minnie she is just much higher and can do the voice of winnie the pooh too
I love his Mickey Voice it's so smooth and perfect. Almost natural sounding.
💯
@@JaceDiehl I’m your biggest fan!!!!
I was amazed when I heard Mickey Mouse in Japanese…. He sounds just like he does in English. Just goes to show how iconic the voice is.
disney puts a lot of effort into their dubs and thats pretty admirable :]
After Wayne Allwine past away, I then heard Bret Iwan's Mickey Mouse voice for the first time in "Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep". At first, it was a bit difficult to get used to since Allwine's Mickey Mouse voice was the one that I grew up with. A decade later, I believe Bret Iwan does an amazing job as Mickey! He's great!
If im being honest I couldn’t tell the difference
Jace Diehl giving us fully legit Disney documentaries for free like a champion
Happy 40th Birthday this year to Bret Iwan. Amazing he's the 4th Main Voice of Mickey Mouse since 2009 and still young to continue. Wayne Allwine (1947-2009) is the one I grew up with during my childhood in the 1990's. Walt Disney (1901-1966) the Original Voice is also the Creator of Mickey Mouse. I almost didn't knew about Jimmy MacDonald (1906-1991) the second one he lived longer.
His Mickey voice has come such a long way since I first heard him in Birth by Sleep! He sounds so much closer to Wayne than when he first started.
9:22 is so cool. RIP Wayne. I am glad this man is taking the torch,
This guy nails the voice…in so many ways… congrats
Bret!! 🥰
Fun fact, I didn't know he was the voice of Mickey until I met him on the railroad and someone told me. He still probably works on the railroad in his spare time
I love how honest he is abt the experience, especially making sacrifices to be in Los Angeles. He obviously loves to do it, just that you have to consider saying goodbye to friends family along with the compensation, since you don't live in LA cause its cost effective.
The most amazing thing was the Mickey speaking to everyone at the meet and greets. I have no idea how they did that, whether it was someone watching from behind and speaking for the person inside the character or if it was the person in the costume. It’s sad they don’t do it anymore but it was probably too hard to have that many Mickey speakers trained
one commenter from another you tuber video suggested that there could be buttons on the inside of the glove with prerecording voices. I just thought of something myself. Could be touch pad sensors on the side of where the fingers go. So there would be no accidentally touching like if they were put on the bottom of the fingers.
@@scotthouston4714 well that's what they do with the stormtrooper costumes
its not hard to have people really talking, you know how many people can sound real close or just like mickey, the whole training part is just like any job, why would it be so hard?
I think it was done with two people. One in the suit and another in a control room who had access to different recordings.
Omg! That's the guy's who's been voicing Mickey since the early 2000s? Wow!
2010s
2010s, Wayne was 2000s, and even then, Wayne voiced Mickey since the 1980s
2010’s! I grew up with Wayne Allwine as the voice of Mickey (Fun fact: Russi Taylor his wife was the voice of Minnie)
@@kiaraeijoTrue and I grew up with Wayne’s Mickey and Russi Taylor’s Minnie!
I was born in 1991. House of Mouse, Three Musketeers and Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 is part of my childhood and they had Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor in them.
Also grew up with Gilbert Gottfried, Miguel Ferrer and Pat Carroll. R.I.P. to them too.
I keep seeing people say it's messed up that Disney didn't pay for his flight. However, I think it was more so because he wasn't supposed to be in the audition. The email was sent out to their internal studio/employees, and they were surprised when a non-Disney employee popped up out of the blue. So I think it was more like - okay, we'll let you continue the audition, but you need to fly yourself out.
I know it seems ridiculous, but the entire audition was set in California. Meaning, that all the people trying out were LA-based. If any of us applied for a job in another state, they would require us to fly out. Also, the Disney Voice Actors group is not the same as Disney the multi-billion dollar company. They are a small division, with a limited budget. They are employees under the Disney Corporation.
So they would have had to tell the parent company they need money to fly this random non-employee guy out, and Disney might have said no or been angry an outsider was even in the audition, to begin with. If you look at it from that POV, they actually did the guy a favor. Other companies would have just cut him from the audition there and then. But they liked his talent so much, that they wanted to give him a chance despite him not being eligible for the audition.
Ok
if landing roles depended solely on the fact that if you were with a specific company or not, we wouldn’t have movies or tv shows. that’s a ridiculous notion lol. look at Euphoria, they literally plucked Fez off the streets and he landed the role instantly. 🤷♂️
Sadly mewgiah's right. A lot of companies are like that.@@cosmicintervention9869
I bet Wayne Allwine is still remembered, especially Russi Taylor. R.I.P. 🥺
We got to meet him this spring in Philly at Fan Expo. He is so kind, humble and most of all he was amazing to my kids who love Mickey. They are growing up with his voice and they where in awe of meeting him. It was fun watching them geek out!
Okay I can’t really do the Mickey voice but here is what made me most successful
1.allow your voice to be high pitched slowly don’t strain yourself to be as high up as Mickey right away
2. Keep a steady voice. Not quite sure how to explain it but don’t freely speak high pitched. Control your voice.
3. Most people who are reading this are not looking to voice Mickey big time probably not even anybody so my suggestion is to try to say “Oh boy!” Or things in his regular voice because when it comes to emotions it will be hard to rework your voice to the emotions and might even lose track for how to do a simple “Oh boy!” Learned from experience
Hope this helped!
I'm able to do Donald Duck
@@P-Star7511that’s awsome!
Smile the whole time helps as well. First thing they teach when working in call centers is to smile the whole time to make your voice seem happier and it turn it will be higher pitched.
Even tho I’m still rather young, I can feasibly do Mickey’s voice. But because my voice is still deepening, it can sound a bit croaky and inconsistent.
I can do Minnie but Mickey is pretty hard ngl
This is one of the most interesting and sweet videos I’ve watched. It seems as though he was always destined to play Mickey.
Wayne will always be my Mickey. The voice that I grew up with and that will always be in my childhood. However I respect Bret so much for carrying this beloved character forward and being the Mickey for a new generation.
I got goosebumps with his farewell message!
Jace, you’re awesome. Bret, you’re wonderful.
So much love and respect to Bret!! He deserved the role!! You can see how much he cares and respects Mickey’s character and everyone before him!! ❤
I was fortunate enough to have met Bret Iwan twice before. Once last year virtually and another this year in-person.
Such a very kind man and clearly so passionate about Mickey, as well as anything Disney-related. Not to mention he’s done such a great job carrying on Mickey Mouse for the past 13 years. I’ve heard his Mickey voice go from being a soundalike to Wayne Allwine to his own unique take in recent years. Needless to say, Wayne and Walt would both be proud.
And Jimmy MacDonald as well
Imagine you’re a manager somewhere and your employee tells you he’s quitting to voice Mickey mouse
I agree with The Sparkle Lady. You’re interviewing skills are very delightful. Awesome video!! All the editing is worth it!
How has no one ever thought of putting this guy in a Mickey costume and walk round surprising little kids with his Mickey voice. That would be so cool
gonna be a party pooper here but ! You have to be a certain height in order to play mickey and it sounds really muffled when you try and speak through those big heads! it would be really cool though!
Love the video Jace! I think it’s so cool you’re getting to talk to these great Disney legends.
It’s so funny doing Mickey impressions around Disney World. My husband sounds just like Mickey and when we were buying gifts at the end of the day in magic kingdom, my husband said in his Mickey voice, “Thank you for spending all your money pal! Ha ha!” And this guy next to him busted out laughing. One of my favorite Disney memories.
2:12 Donald and Daisy going for a walk
That soft jazz playing on the background... so good! Thanks Jace!
I'm not a Disney fan but he might turn me into one. what a lovely person, what a nice interview.
Don't fall for it. This is the worst time ever to become a Disney fan
I honestly didn't know Walt Disney voiced the first mickey mouse I just thought he was like the mastermind behind it all like a Stan Lee type.
would love to have heard the Mickey voice the entire interview.
I love how those two ducks were just casually walking by. 😂😂😂😂Donald and Daisy maybe? Hmmm...
The first I heard of him as the voice of Mickey was in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
What a delightful interviewer you are Jace Diehl. I look forward to all your interviews and especially enjoyed this Voice of Mickey Mouse interview,
Follow Bret Iwan on Instagram and tell him I sent ya! instagram.com/bret_iwan
How does it feel to have sold your soul to the devil for a few dollars on Earth? You are an eternal being a soul a spirit and a body. Your eternal spirit is connected to God unless you sin and continue to sin unrepentant. Disney promotes sex with children. Disney promote satanic worship. You can't unread this so now you know
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amazing story. glad everything worked out for him. congratulations, Bret Iwan!
I'd love to be the next! Bret and Wayne are my inspirations.
hey, cool seeing you here ! love your songs !
hi kyle!
Like Wayne said in the video, "Start practicing, you never know"
He was pretty rough in his first voice recordings (see his performance in Kingdom Hearts RE:Coded for example). His performance is phenomenal now and he has definitely nailed it down.
Yeah I was harsh on Wayne too. I thought Mickey sounded off in Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories. Then I found out he was dying of cancer at that time and immediately changed my perspective.
I remember the Disney character of Mickey Mouse and he and Minnie are 94 years old this year.
He’s definitely the best Mickey Mouse voice. I can do a very well Mickey Mouse impression, as my sister has down syndrome and absolutely loves the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Now my son is addicted to it, so sometimes I’ll just speak like Mickey and he turns to look at me then the tv and then me again with confusion. 😁
This was so cool to watch! Thanks for this awesome interview
This was sensational!!!!! Wow!!!!! Loved every minute!!! Incredible interview
That is so cool! I love watching behind the scenes videos and stories.
That's incredible! Slightly sad Wayne died before Bret got the chance to "officially" train side by side.
One of the most interesting interviews I’ve seen in a long time.
Incredible interview! This was so cool. Love seeing dreams come true! I guess that really is Disney. Haha.
He's great in the role and I felt that way since I first heard it.
Loved this whole behind the scenes so inspirational
Aww, that's an amazing story!
What a great interview! 🧡
Loved this interview!!!!
He’s amazing, congratulations ❤
Oh my goodness. He seems to be a perfect fit. Mickey has always been my favorites since I was 3 years old.
Following from DSNY. So glad to have found your channel. GREAT video here!
I got to met Bret at a convention where he was doing meet and greets and panels, super down to earth and chill guy
Awesome job, I love Mickey. Thanks for sharing
Jace, this was such an enjoyable watch! How did you pull this off - getting the interview and getting permission to bring your cameras into the park, etc.?!
Anybody else just watching the ducks walking around back their?
what an incredibly entertaining video! loved it
I'm mostly impressed by the amount of mickey/disney clips you found that relates spot on during the whole video. 🤣 Jk. Great interview! I learned a lot!
I love the quality of your content! Keep it up! you are an inspiration to many!
What a lovely humble man...sort of like Mickey
From a renovation to doing the voice of Mickey Mouse. lols
Absolute legend.
Chills… What an incredible story and a genuinely great guy. I love this so much!
Wow, his voice as Mickey is amazing
This is very good looking and well made interview but mostly I'm impressed by the amount of mickey mouse on the phone footage you found
Great story! He has a great personality for it.
I grew up with Bret Iwan as Mickey :)
This is the voice my children are growing up with. Watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse since 2012. Hot dog!
I was so used to Wayne Allwine growing up, so starting Kingdom Hearts: BBS for the first time, and hearing this unfamiliar Mickey voice, it threw me off. Same goes for even just the yelps and sounds he made in Epic Mickey soon after. But over the years, he has really grown on me, and come into his own as one of the greats. Thanks for all the years of hard work Bret, carrying on the legacy of the mouse, you've done a truly fine job.
i came in 4 minutes after it was posted. just finished the video, I loved it. what a beautiful story, it's funny, sad and also incredible! i loved it. we love all the mickeys!!
I came in under a minute but you don’t see me bragging
I love this video too!! And I agree!! And I love all the Mickeys too!!
Loved this! Just subscribed yay!
You must feel like an absolute boss, walking in to Disneyland as the official voice of Mickey Mouse 😎
Thank you for breaking my arm it really made my day, since you picked my idea this video
Oh my goodness, he is adorable and I love his Mickey voice!!
Bret seems so nice too! 👏🏻 SOOOOO can feel his stress at @6:30! OOF! Haha...we went to the Glendale lot for a voice test, not Burbank.
Bret was in epic Mickey too.
4:24 The Three Musketeers was one of my favorite movies when I was younger (6-8 or sometime around there), I remember watching it many times and I was completely in love with "All for One and One for All."
Wayne’s young form kinda looks like Jack Black. I love Bret so much! 👍👏🤩😎
HES MY HERO!!!! Wow I love this