Bret Iwan

Bret Iwan
Iwan at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2021
Born	Bret William Iwan (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 39) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Ringling College of Art and Design
Occupation	Voice actor, illustrator
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Voice of Mickey Mouse
Spouse(s)	Douglas Beau Hoffman ​ ​ (m. 2021)​
Parent(s)	Bill Iwan Fiona Iwan

Bret William Iwan (born September 10, 1982)^[1] is an American voice actor and illustrator. He has been the fourth official voice of Mickey Mouse following the death of Wayne Allwine in May 2009.

Early life[]

Iwan was raised in Pasadena, California and was born to Bill and Fiona Iwan.

He attended LeRoy High School in LeRoy, Illinois from 1996-2000. He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, USA in 2004. Iwan was previously an illustrator at Hallmark.^[2]

Career[]

Iwan was first called in to voice Mickey and succeed to Wayne Allwine, after the latter died on May 18, 2009. Iwan was supposed to understudy with Allwine, but they never had the chance to meet each other.

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.^[3] 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.

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.

Personal life[]

In 2021, Iwan married Douglas Beau Hoffman.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Video games[]

References[]

External links[]

• Bret Iwan at IMDb
• Bret Iwan at Voice Chasers Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Bret Iwan Interview

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