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He worked in sound effects on a number of Disney films and TV shows and even won an Emmy and the Golden Reel award for his work on Amazing Stories. It was in this position that he started as Jimmy MacDonald’s protégé, as Jimmy was then the studio’s resident wizard of sound effects. He was promoted to Wardrobe, and then to Audio Post-Production. He even formed his own band in high school called The International Singers it was an acoustic music group that played all over California, and even recorded with some famous singers of the time.Īfter working in show business since he was seven (the age he was when he made his first TV appearance), Wayne decided he wanted a normal life when he turned 18 and got a job in the mailroom at the Walt Disney Studios. Wayne was born in 1947 in Glendale, California, and began acting in movies and TV as a child. Muppet Babies TV show), Pebbles Flintstone, and twins Sherri and Terri on moreĪs for her husband, Wayne Allwine began voicing Mickey Mouse in 1977, taking over from his mentor at the Disney Company, Jimmy MacDonald. Of Star Command, Kim Possible, Sofia the First, The Lion Guard, and Tangled: The Series.įamous non-Disney characters, such as Strawberry Shortcake, Baby Gonzo (on the

In addition, she voiced characters in TaleSpin, The Little Mermaid, Buzz Lightyear She also voiced Nurse Mouse on The Rescuers Down Under, and Donaldĭuck’s nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie in the original DuckTales series. After losing Wayne, Russi knew her own time as Minnie Mouse may not go much longer, and she expressed hope that whoever took over as the voices of these two iconic characters for her and Wayne would love Mickey and Minnie just as much as they did, as well as to be aware of the history and tradition behind the characters, and to honor that.Ĭharacters during her time with the company, though it is as the voice of Russi and Wayne got married in 1991 and became inseparable until Wayne’s death in 2009. In the mid-1980s, she met and fell in love with Wayne Allwine, who had been voicing Mickey Mouse since 1977. Russi even found love because of her work with the Disney Company. In a sense, Minnie makes me better than I was before ’cause there’s a lot to live up to.” But because of this particular character, she actually enhances who I am, she really does. “You have to bring yourself to a character. During the time she spent in the character’s

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She was a wonderful person and a friend to everyone at Disney Television Animation, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and loved ones.” Arriving in the glamorous LiMousine, Mickey and Minnie Join their Disney friends to celebrate a gala premiere of “The Great Movie Ride.”Ībout playing Minnie Mouse. Throughout her illustrious career, and certainly, for the dozens of characters she played for us on Disney Junior and Disney Channel, she approached her work with meticulous and loving care, ensuring that every character she created was embraced and adored by generations of viewers. “Russi was every bit as sweet, effusive, stylish, and fun-loving as the Minnie Mouse character she voiced. Gary Marsh, the President and Chief Creative Officer for Disney Channels Worldwide said of Russi after her death: When Russi died in the summer of 2019, it was said by the Disney Company that Minnie had lost her voice.

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For television, she voiced Minnie for Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, and a series of award-winning Mickey Mouse short cartoons made for the Disney Channel in 2013. After winning the coveted role, she went on to voice Minnie in numerous projects, including the animated films Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Runaway Brain, Get a Horse, and Mickey, Donald, Goofy - The Three Musketeers. She beat out two hundred other candidates to be the new voice of the character in 1986. Of course, Russi was not the original voice of Minnie Mouse, but she came to be the most iconic.

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