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Voice of Mickey Mouse dies... with his wife, who played Minnie Mouse, at his side. Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years, has died of complications from diabetes. Mr Allwine's wife of 20 years Russi Taylor - who is also the voice of Minnie Mouse - was at his side when he passed on Monday, the Walt Disney Co. said.
Joe Alaskey, the voice behind notable cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died of cancer on Wednesday. He was 63. The voice actor, who was born in upstate New York, started out as a standup impressionist. He worked with voice actor June Foray on a Boston radio morning show called Effective Radio with Bill.