The Voice of Mickey Mouse; How Bret Iwan became the Voice of Disney's most beloved character

0:01 who doesn't know and love Mickey Mouse

0:01 who doesn't know and love Mickey Mouse well the answer is pretty much nobody

0:03 well the answer is pretty much nobody

0:03 well the answer is pretty much nobody Mickey is consistently ranked in the top

0:05 Mickey is consistently ranked in the top

0:05 Mickey is consistently ranked in the top three most recognizable characters in

0:08 three most recognizable characters in

0:08 three most recognizable characters in the entire world that means on the

0:10 the entire world that means on the

0:10 the entire world that means on the entire planet but while all of us know

0:13 entire planet but while all of us know

0:13 entire planet but while all of us know who Mickey Mouse the character is how

0:15 who Mickey Mouse the character is how

0:15 who Mickey Mouse the character is how many of us really know the man behind

0:17 many of us really know the man behind

0:17 many of us really know the man behind the mouse or more specifically the voice

0:19 the mouse or more specifically the voice

0:19 the mouse or more specifically the voice behind the mouse today we're having an

0:22 behind the mouse today we're having an

0:22 behind the mouse today we're having an in-depth conversation with none other

0:23 in-depth conversation with none other

0:24 in-depth conversation with none other than Brett iWin the official voice of

0:27 than Brett iWin the official voice of

0:27 than Brett iWin the official voice of Mickey Mouse and one of my friends

0:28 Mickey Mouse and one of my friends

0:28 Mickey Mouse and one of my friends weirdly enough although oddly we've

0:30 weirdly enough although oddly we've

0:30 weirdly enough although oddly we've never talked about Mickey before we go

0:33 never talked about Mickey before we go

0:33 never talked about Mickey before we go into how he got the job what the job is

0:35 into how he got the job what the job is

0:35 into how he got the job what the job is like some of the weird behind the scenes

0:37 like some of the weird behind the scenes

0:37 like some of the weird behind the scenes stuff involved with portraying the

0:39 stuff involved with portraying the

0:39 stuff involved with portraying the character of Mickey Mouse and it should

0:41 character of Mickey Mouse and it should

0:41 character of Mickey Mouse and it should be a pretty fascinating random land

0:43 be a pretty fascinating random land

0:43 be a pretty fascinating random land conversation brat

0:46 conversation brat

0:46 conversation brat Justin

0:47 Justin

0:48 Justin come on you there

0:49 come on you there

0:49 come on you there do the thing

0:51 do the thing

0:51 do the thing the dance no the

0:53 the dance no the

0:53 the dance no the you know

0:54 you know

0:54 you know you know why we're here the pose

0:57 you know why we're here the pose

0:57 you know why we're here the pose the voice oh

0:59 the voice oh

0:59 the voice oh boy here we are hiya pal nice to see you

1:04 boy here we are hiya pal nice to see you

1:04 boy here we are hiya pal nice to see you can you say Hot Diggity Dog Diggity Dog

1:07 can you say Hot Diggity Dog Diggity Dog

1:07 can you say Hot Diggity Dog Diggity Dog I guess if I'm gonna do it I should do

1:09 I guess if I'm gonna do it I should do

1:09 I guess if I'm gonna do it I should do it well it's so weird it's so weird that

1:12 it well it's so weird it's so weird that

1:12 it well it's so weird it's so weird that you're the voice of Mickey Mouse and

1:15 you're the voice of Mickey Mouse and

1:15 you're the voice of Mickey Mouse and I've known you how long have I known you

1:16 I've known you how long have I known you

1:16 I've known you how long have I known you now a couple years I was thinking about

1:18 now a couple years I was thinking about

1:18 now a couple years I was thinking about that on the drive down actually I think

1:19 that on the drive down actually I think

1:19 that on the drive down actually I think it's like four or five years now which

1:20 it's like four or five years now which

1:21 it's like four or five years now which is weird because it doesn't feel that

1:22 is weird because it doesn't feel that

1:22 is weird because it doesn't feel that long and also feels longer I don't know

1:24 long and also feels longer I don't know

1:24 long and also feels longer I don't know well we had a little pandemic but in the

1:26 well we had a little pandemic but in the

1:26 well we had a little pandemic but in the time I've known you we've talked about

1:27 time I've known you we've talked about

1:27 time I've known you we've talked about design stuff and your projects and

1:30 design stuff and your projects and

1:30 design stuff and your projects and whatever weird thing I'm doing and we've

1:32 whatever weird thing I'm doing and we've

1:32 whatever weird thing I'm doing and we've driven trains together and we spent very

1:35 driven trains together and we spent very

1:35 driven trains together and we spent very little time talking about

1:36 little time talking about

1:36 little time talking about your job and Mickey Mouse and I realize

1:40 your job and Mickey Mouse and I realize

1:40 your job and Mickey Mouse and I realize I know very little about your job it

1:42 I know very little about your job it

1:42 I know very little about your job it really surprises me because it's the

1:44 really surprises me because it's the

1:44 really surprises me because it's the least interesting thing about you it's a

1:46 least interesting thing about you it's a

1:46 least interesting thing about you it's a very interesting thing but I appreciate

1:48 very interesting thing but I appreciate

1:48 very interesting thing but I appreciate that to me you have like I always tell

1:49 that to me you have like I always tell

1:49 that to me you have like I always tell you you're like my like project Crush

1:51 you you're like my like project Crush

1:51 you you're like my like project Crush because I go over to your house and

1:52 because I go over to your house and

1:52 because I go over to your house and you're working on all these projects and

1:54 you're working on all these projects and

1:54 you're working on all these projects and I'm interested in all this stuff that

1:55 I'm interested in all this stuff that

1:55 I'm interested in all this stuff that you're doing and then when Mickey comes

1:57 you're doing and then when Mickey comes

1:57 you're doing and then when Mickey comes up it's like the least interesting like

1:58 up it's like the least interesting like

1:58 up it's like the least interesting like that Mouse thing but

2:00 that Mouse thing but

2:00 that Mouse thing but but we're gonna sit down and talk I

2:02 but we're gonna sit down and talk I

2:02 but we're gonna sit down and talk I gotta ask you a lot about the mouse gosh

2:04 gotta ask you a lot about the mouse gosh

2:04 gotta ask you a lot about the mouse gosh where do I start

2:05 where do I start

2:05 where do I start I got an email my friend from school

2:07 I got an email my friend from school

2:07 I got an email my friend from school works at Pixar actually can I tell you

2:10 works at Pixar actually can I tell you

2:10 works at Pixar actually can I tell you first yeah the urban legend oh yeah I

2:13 first yeah the urban legend oh yeah I

2:13 first yeah the urban legend oh yeah I want to hear this because it's not an

2:14 want to hear this because it's not an

2:14 want to hear this because it's not an online Legend of how you got the job

2:16 online Legend of how you got the job

2:16 online Legend of how you got the job it's easy to Google that okay but you

2:18 it's easy to Google that okay but you

2:18 it's easy to Google that okay but you know how you go to the parks and you can

2:20 know how you go to the parks and you can

2:20 know how you go to the parks and you can have the most enthusiastic most

2:22 have the most enthusiastic most

2:22 have the most enthusiastic most wonderful person be like a even the

2:24 wonderful person be like a even the

2:24 wonderful person be like a even the guided tour people yeah yeah and they'll

2:26 guided tour people yeah yeah and they'll

2:26 guided tour people yeah yeah and they'll be like oh you know the Matterhorn is

2:28 be like oh you know the Matterhorn is

2:28 be like oh you know the Matterhorn is only able to be that tall because it's a

2:29 only able to be that tall because it's a

2:29 only able to be that tall because it's a full-sized they just there's some fact

2:31 full-sized they just there's some fact

2:31 full-sized they just there's some fact that everybody knows a little bit a

2:34 that everybody knows a little bit a

2:34 that everybody knows a little bit a little bit wrong it's like that new AI

2:36 little bit wrong it's like that new AI

2:36 little bit wrong it's like that new AI art that's like a little bit so the

2:39 art that's like a little bit so the

2:39 art that's like a little bit so the story that I always heard the way I

2:41 story that I always heard the way I

2:41 story that I always heard the way I heard the story the urban legend of how

2:43 heard the story the urban legend of how

2:43 heard the story the urban legend of how you got the job was well

2:46 you got the job was well

2:46 you got the job was well Wayne needed an understudy Wayne who did

2:48 Wayne needed an understudy Wayne who did

2:48 Wayne needed an understudy Wayne who did the voice Mickey Mouse and then they put

2:50 the voice Mickey Mouse and then they put

2:50 the voice Mickey Mouse and then they put it out as a contest Nationwide this is

2:53 it out as a contest Nationwide this is

2:53 it out as a contest Nationwide this is this I swear this is how I heard this

2:54 this I swear this is how I heard this

2:54 this I swear this is how I heard this story around the time when it happened

2:56 story around the time when it happened

2:56 story around the time when it happened okay all the time from people in the

2:58 okay all the time from people in the

2:58 okay all the time from people in the Parks yeah

2:59 Parks yeah

2:59 Parks yeah just a weird man on the street urban

3:01 just a weird man on the street urban

3:01 just a weird man on the street urban legend and I was like really and like

3:02 legend and I was like really and like

3:02 legend and I was like really and like yeah they did a contest like I never

3:04 yeah they did a contest like I never

3:04 yeah they did a contest like I never heard of that weird I would have tried

3:06 heard of that weird I would have tried

3:06 heard of that weird I would have tried out you know yeah yeah there was a

3:07 out you know yeah yeah there was a

3:07 out you know yeah yeah there was a contest Nationwide you submitted a

3:10 contest Nationwide you submitted a

3:10 contest Nationwide you submitted a recording and then they took the

3:11 recording and then they took the

3:12 recording and then they took the waveforms and they compared them between

3:13 waveforms and they compared them between

3:13 waveforms and they compared them between Walt and Wayne and whoever's was right

3:15 Walt and Wayne and whoever's was right

3:15 Walt and Wayne and whoever's was right in the middle that's who got the job and

3:18 in the middle that's who got the job and

3:18 in the middle that's who got the job and so you were randomly selected from

3:19 so you were randomly selected from

3:19 so you were randomly selected from thousands of people just some guy from

3:22 thousands of people just some guy from

3:22 thousands of people just some guy from from the Midwest to come and get the job

3:25 from the Midwest to come and get the job

3:25 from the Midwest to come and get the job of Mickey Mouse so that's the story that

3:27 of Mickey Mouse so that's the story that

3:27 of Mickey Mouse so that's the story that I had always heard I mean it's not too

3:30 I had always heard I mean it's not too

3:30 I had always heard I mean it's not too far off yeah but that's not right at all

3:32 far off yeah but that's not right at all

3:32 far off yeah but that's not right at all no there's a contest again Mickey that

3:35 no there's a contest again Mickey that

3:35 no there's a contest again Mickey that doesn't even make sense but it is weird

3:38 doesn't even make sense but it is weird

3:38 doesn't even make sense but it is weird that a Hallmark artists living in Kansas

3:40 that a Hallmark artists living in Kansas

3:40 that a Hallmark artists living in Kansas living in Kansas City becomes the next

3:42 living in Kansas City becomes the next

3:42 living in Kansas City becomes the next voice of Mickey Mouse you think well

3:44 voice of Mickey Mouse you think well

3:44 voice of Mickey Mouse you think well you're not you're like as far as from

3:46 you're not you're like as far as from

3:46 you're not you're like as far as from Hollywood no no exactly I was not I I

3:49 Hollywood no no exactly I was not I I

3:49 Hollywood no no exactly I was not I I mean I always joked I had no business

3:52 mean I always joked I had no business

3:52 mean I always joked I had no business um auditioning to be Mickey because I

3:54 um auditioning to be Mickey because I

3:54 um auditioning to be Mickey because I wasn't a voice actor I wasn't an actor I

3:56 wasn't a voice actor I wasn't an actor I

3:56 wasn't a voice actor I wasn't an actor I wasn't a union member I wasn't I wasn't

3:58 wasn't a union member I wasn't I wasn't

3:58 wasn't a union member I wasn't I wasn't I hadn't pursued that at all and I

4:00 I hadn't pursued that at all and I

4:00 I hadn't pursued that at all and I always feel a little guilty when someone

4:02 always feel a little guilty when someone

4:02 always feel a little guilty when someone comes and says like what advice do you

4:03 comes and says like what advice do you

4:03 comes and says like what advice do you have about like for me I want to become

4:05 have about like for me I want to become

4:05 have about like for me I want to become a voice actor came in from a different

4:07 a voice actor came in from a different

4:07 a voice actor came in from a different yeah and of course now I have you know

4:09 yeah and of course now I have you know

4:09 yeah and of course now I have you know I've experienced all every side of the

4:10 I've experienced all every side of the

4:10 I've experienced all every side of the day yeah you have great advice yeah

4:12 day yeah you have great advice yeah

4:12 day yeah you have great advice yeah probably but you know at first I was

4:13 probably but you know at first I was

4:13 probably but you know at first I was like well gosh I don't know I you know I

4:16 like well gosh I don't know I you know I

4:16 like well gosh I don't know I you know I I kind of had that Disney Experience of

4:21 I kind of had that Disney Experience of

4:21 I kind of had that Disney Experience of When You Wish Upon a Star your dreams

4:22 When You Wish Upon a Star your dreams

4:22 When You Wish Upon a Star your dreams come true I don't know why I asked about

4:24 come true I don't know why I asked about

4:24 come true I don't know why I asked about the art school thing because for an

4:25 the art school thing because for an

4:25 the art school thing because for an artist

4:26 artist

4:26 artist I feel like there is kind of a path to

4:28 I feel like there is kind of a path to

4:28 I feel like there is kind of a path to learning and learning your discipline

4:29 learning and learning your discipline

4:29 learning and learning your discipline but for the entertainment industry it is

4:32 but for the entertainment industry it is

4:32 but for the entertainment industry it is sometimes very weird you never hear it's

4:34 sometimes very weird you never hear it's

4:34 sometimes very weird you never hear it's like I went to film school and I wasted

4:36 like I went to film school and I wasted

4:36 like I went to film school and I wasted all my money because this guy just

4:37 all my money because this guy just

4:37 all my money because this guy just randomly got hired randomly yeah but so

4:39 randomly got hired randomly yeah but so

4:39 randomly got hired randomly yeah but so you have a great story so how to

4:41 you have a great story so how to

4:41 you have a great story so how to actually well it's it's it's funny that

4:44 actually well it's it's it's funny that

4:44 actually well it's it's it's funny that the urban legend has anything to do with

4:46 the urban legend has anything to do with

4:46 the urban legend has anything to do with the contest because ironically that's

4:48 the contest because ironically that's

4:48 the contest because ironically that's what they were afraid of the the people

4:50 what they were afraid of the the people

4:50 what they were afraid of the the people in character voices have told me that

4:52 in character voices have told me that

4:52 in character voices have told me that they handled it kind of very quietly

4:55 they handled it kind of very quietly

4:55 they handled it kind of very quietly internally because they were afraid that

4:58 internally because they were afraid that

4:58 internally because they were afraid that somebody would like it would just get

4:59 somebody would like it would just get

4:59 somebody would like it would just get out this is 2009 so you know think about

5:03 out this is 2009 so you know think about

5:03 out this is 2009 so you know think about all that like American Idol America's

5:05 all that like American Idol America's

5:05 all that like American Idol America's Got Talent all of those shows were big

5:07 Got Talent all of those shows were big

5:07 Got Talent all of those shows were big America's next America's Next Mickey

5:10 America's next America's Next Mickey

5:10 America's next America's Next Mickey Mouse so they were they were actually

5:11 Mouse so they were they were actually

5:11 Mouse so they were they were actually afraid there was a genuine fear that

5:13 afraid there was a genuine fear that

5:13 afraid there was a genuine fear that somebody would get the idea that this

5:15 somebody would get the idea that this

5:15 somebody would get the idea that this should be turned into a contest oh no so

5:17 should be turned into a contest oh no so

5:18 should be turned into a contest oh no so they actually went about it where they

5:20 they actually went about it where they

5:20 they actually went about it where they had and and this is all what has been

5:22 had and and this is all what has been

5:22 had and and this is all what has been recounted to me Disney character voices

5:24 recounted to me Disney character voices

5:24 recounted to me Disney character voices the division at Disney which is

5:26 the division at Disney which is

5:26 the division at Disney which is responsible for right there's a little

5:28 responsible for right there's a little

5:28 responsible for right there's a little Department there's a little department

5:29 Department there's a little department

5:30 Department there's a little department and they're they're the classic

5:31 and they're they're the classic

5:31 and they're they're the classic characters or how far does that go does

5:32 characters or how far does that go does

5:32 characters or how far does that go does it go first it's basically everyone I

5:35 it go first it's basically everyone I

5:35 it go first it's basically everyone I mean now they they work with Marvel and

5:37 mean now they they work with Marvel and

5:37 mean now they they work with Marvel and Muppets and Star Wars and everything

5:40 Muppets and Star Wars and everything

5:40 Muppets and Star Wars and everything um but yeah they really focus on a lot

5:42 um but yeah they really focus on a lot

5:42 um but yeah they really focus on a lot of their stuff is with the core

5:43 of their stuff is with the core

5:43 of their stuff is with the core characters but they're tasked with

5:46 characters but they're tasked with

5:46 characters but they're tasked with um ensuring character consistency right

5:48 um ensuring character consistency right

5:48 um ensuring character consistency right like the continuity yeah so when it

5:50 like the continuity yeah so when it

5:50 like the continuity yeah so when it comes to Mickey and Donald and Goofy and

5:52 comes to Mickey and Donald and Goofy and

5:52 comes to Mickey and Donald and Goofy and Minnie like if you're at the parks and

5:54 Minnie like if you're at the parks and

5:54 Minnie like if you're at the parks and you hear them in a parade and then

5:56 you hear them in a parade and then

5:56 you hear them in a parade and then you're at Target and you're pressing a

5:58 you're at Target and you're pressing a

5:58 you're at Target and you're pressing a talking toy Mickey sounds the same right

6:00 talking toy Mickey sounds the same right

6:00 talking toy Mickey sounds the same right and it was founded and started by Roy

6:03 and it was founded and started by Roy

6:03 and it was founded and started by Roy Disney actually because in the 80s when

6:06 Disney actually because in the 80s when

6:06 Disney actually because in the 80s when the Disney Channel was coming to

6:07 the Disney Channel was coming to

6:07 the Disney Channel was coming to fruition yeah

6:09 fruition yeah

6:09 fruition yeah um you know up to that point Disney

6:11 um you know up to that point Disney

6:11 um you know up to that point Disney content like there there was a limited a

6:14 content like there there was a limited a

6:14 content like there there was a limited a few limited places where you could

6:16 few limited places where you could

6:16 few limited places where you could actually get your hands on Disney

6:17 actually get your hands on Disney

6:17 actually get your hands on Disney content right right

6:19 content right right

6:19 content right right um Disney Channel broadened that uh

6:21 um Disney Channel broadened that uh

6:21 um Disney Channel broadened that uh profusely yeah now you turn on your TV

6:23 profusely yeah now you turn on your TV

6:23 profusely yeah now you turn on your TV and you got Mickey at home you're gonna

6:25 and you got Mickey at home you're gonna

6:25 and you got Mickey at home you're gonna have Mickey every day so Royce yeah

6:27 have Mickey every day so Royce yeah

6:27 have Mickey every day so Royce yeah [Laughter]

6:32 [Laughter]

6:32 [Laughter] um so Roy said you know if you're gonna

6:35 um so Roy said you know if you're gonna

6:35 um so Roy said you know if you're gonna if kids are gonna turn on the TV and

6:37 if kids are gonna turn on the TV and

6:37 if kids are gonna turn on the TV and hear Mickey at home I want Mickey to

6:39 hear Mickey at home I want Mickey to

6:39 hear Mickey at home I want Mickey to sound the same when they're at

6:40 sound the same when they're at

6:40 sound the same when they're at Disneyland too right so prior to this

6:43 Disneyland too right so prior to this

6:43 Disneyland too right so prior to this you know like uh Jack Wagner is doing

6:45 you know like uh Jack Wagner is doing

6:45 you know like uh Jack Wagner is doing Mickey's voice and in the parades right

6:47 Mickey's voice and in the parades right

6:47 Mickey's voice and in the parades right like he's doing the park announcements

6:48 like he's doing the park announcements

6:48 like he's doing the park announcements and then he's just

6:50 and then he's just

6:50 and then he's just a terrapin

6:52 a terrapin

6:52 a terrapin for official voice of Mickey Mouse yeah

6:55 for official voice of Mickey Mouse yeah

6:55 for official voice of Mickey Mouse yeah Walt uh Jimmy McDonald Wayne online and

6:59 Walt uh Jimmy McDonald Wayne online and

6:59 Walt uh Jimmy McDonald Wayne online and then you but in that time there have

7:01 then you but in that time there have

7:01 then you but in that time there have been maybe dozens of people who have

7:03 been maybe dozens of people who have

7:03 been maybe dozens of people who have been grabbed to go hey we need somebody

7:04 been grabbed to go hey we need somebody

7:04 been grabbed to go hey we need somebody for their doll come here exactly yeah

7:07 for their doll come here exactly yeah

7:07 for their doll come here exactly yeah you hear all kinds of you know occasions

7:11 you hear all kinds of you know occasions

7:11 you hear all kinds of you know occasions yeah have you ever seen just a total

7:13 yeah have you ever seen just a total

7:13 yeah have you ever seen just a total tangent but do you ever seen like the

7:15 tangent but do you ever seen like the

7:15 tangent but do you ever seen like the 1950s weird mid-century Mickey they did

7:18 1950s weird mid-century Mickey they did

7:18 1950s weird mid-century Mickey they did yeah yeah what was that for the what car

7:21 yeah yeah what was that for the what car

7:21 yeah yeah what was that for the what car company was that um it might have been

7:23 company was that um it might have been

7:23 company was that um it might have been General Motors

7:34 so they're been yeah who knows how many

7:34 so they're been yeah who knows how many ever seen the Star Wars or Star Tours

7:35 ever seen the Star Wars or Star Tours

7:35 ever seen the Star Wars or Star Tours opening and what yeah

7:37 opening and what yeah

7:37 opening and what yeah that Space Mountain one too yeah Space

7:40 that Space Mountain one too yeah Space

7:40 that Space Mountain one too yeah Space Mountain yeah exactly my friend Adam

7:43 Mountain yeah exactly my friend Adam

7:43 Mountain yeah exactly my friend Adam loves that oh we proudly present Space

7:45 loves that oh we proudly present Space

7:45 loves that oh we proudly present Space Mountain yeah it's pretty weird anyway

7:47 Mountain yeah it's pretty weird anyway

7:47 Mountain yeah it's pretty weird anyway so Roy Roy saw the need to for some

7:50 so Roy Roy saw the need to for some

7:50 so Roy Roy saw the need to for some consistency yeah I formed this smart man

7:52 consistency yeah I formed this smart man

7:52 consistency yeah I formed this smart man Roy Disney very smart man

7:54 Roy Disney very smart man

7:54 Roy Disney very smart man um really all about the Legacy yeah his

7:56 um really all about the Legacy yeah his

7:56 um really all about the Legacy yeah his family Legacy so he starts this division

7:59 family Legacy so he starts this division

7:59 family Legacy so he starts this division they're tasked with it that's when um

8:02 they're tasked with it that's when um

8:02 they're tasked with it that's when um they actually that's when Wayne all wine

8:03 they actually that's when Wayne all wine

8:03 they actually that's when Wayne all wine comes into the picture

8:05 comes into the picture

8:05 comes into the picture um or I guess Wayne had probably been

8:06 um or I guess Wayne had probably been

8:06 um or I guess Wayne had probably been cast before that but that's when Wayne

8:08 cast before that but that's when Wayne

8:08 cast before that but that's when Wayne but he's coming to take over as like a

8:10 but he's coming to take over as like a

8:10 but he's coming to take over as like a concern yeah he was like the official

8:12 concern yeah he was like the official

8:12 concern yeah he was like the official voice at that point yeah

8:14 voice at that point yeah

8:14 voice at that point yeah um anyway so that division that's that's

8:17 um anyway so that division that's that's

8:17 um anyway so that division that's that's what they're responsible for so they

8:18 what they're responsible for so they

8:18 what they're responsible for so they went the typical routes they kind of

8:20 went the typical routes they kind of

8:20 went the typical routes they kind of reached out to their agency partners and

8:22 reached out to their agency partners and

8:22 reached out to their agency partners and said this is what we're auditioning for

8:24 said this is what we're auditioning for

8:24 said this is what we're auditioning for because Wayne's getting older Wayne not

8:26 because Wayne's getting older Wayne not

8:26 because Wayne's getting older Wayne not in great health Wayne was having some

8:28 in great health Wayne was having some

8:28 in great health Wayne was having some health difficulties so unfortunately he

8:30 health difficulties so unfortunately he

8:30 health difficulties so unfortunately he was

8:31 was

8:31 was um experiencing complications due to

8:33 um experiencing complications due to

8:33 um experiencing complications due to diabetes and it was just he was going

8:35 diabetes and it was just he was going

8:35 diabetes and it was just he was going through a lot and it was taking its toll

8:36 through a lot and it was taking its toll

8:36 through a lot and it was taking its toll on immediately

8:38 on immediately

8:38 on immediately um they they were working very closely

8:40 um they they were working very closely

8:40 um they they were working very closely with them to record at home and and do

8:42 with them to record at home and and do

8:42 with them to record at home and and do everything they could to to help you

8:44 everything they could to to help you

8:44 everything they could to to help you it's like okay we might need the next

8:45 it's like okay we might need the next

8:45 it's like okay we might need the next yeah understood you know Mickey is a

8:48 yeah understood you know Mickey is a

8:48 yeah understood you know Mickey is a trick voice it's a falsetto voice it's

8:51 trick voice it's a falsetto voice it's

8:51 trick voice it's a falsetto voice it's it's not normal to speak in a falsetto

8:54 it's not normal to speak in a falsetto

8:54 it's not normal to speak in a falsetto voice it's not normal to sing and

8:56 voice it's not normal to sing and

8:56 voice it's not normal to sing and opposite like everyone thinks they can

8:57 opposite like everyone thinks they can

8:57 opposite like everyone thinks they can do Mickey yeah everyone thinks it's just

8:59 do Mickey yeah everyone thinks it's just

8:59 do Mickey yeah everyone thinks it's just and they always go too high it's there

9:01 and they always go too high it's there

9:01 and they always go too high it's there everyone's like

9:02 everyone's like

9:02 everyone's like give it off it's that's not even it but

9:05 give it off it's that's not even it but

9:05 give it off it's that's not even it but the hard part is okay even if you do a

9:07 the hard part is okay even if you do a

9:07 the hard part is okay even if you do a good Mickey for oh boy or whatever try

9:09 good Mickey for oh boy or whatever try

9:09 good Mickey for oh boy or whatever try doing it for five minutes most people

9:12 doing it for five minutes most people

9:12 doing it for five minutes most people will lose their voice sustaining it but

9:14 will lose their voice sustaining it but

9:14 will lose their voice sustaining it but then also acting and having the

9:17 then also acting and having the

9:17 then also acting and having the character and mannerisms all that stuff

9:20 character and mannerisms all that stuff

9:20 character and mannerisms all that stuff so

9:21 so

9:21 so um I forgot where I was with the story

9:23 um I forgot where I was with the story

9:23 um I forgot where I was with the story but uh why they were needing an

9:25 but uh why they were needing an

9:25 but uh why they were needing an understudy oh yeah so Wayne

9:27 understudy oh yeah so Wayne

9:27 understudy oh yeah so Wayne um yeah they they saw the the need and

9:30 um yeah they they saw the the need and

9:30 um yeah they they saw the the need and the timing was appropriate for them to

9:32 the timing was appropriate for them to

9:32 the timing was appropriate for them to start entertaining the idea of finding

9:34 start entertaining the idea of finding

9:34 start entertaining the idea of finding someone for Wayne to understudy so that

9:35 someone for Wayne to understudy so that

9:35 someone for Wayne to understudy so that he could kind of pass that tour she's

9:37 he could kind of pass that tour she's

9:37 he could kind of pass that tour she's been doing it 32 years at that point

9:38 been doing it 32 years at that point

9:39 been doing it 32 years at that point right like he first got cast in 77 that

9:42 right like he first got cast in 77 that

9:42 right like he first got cast in 77 that was 2009 so probably right after they

9:45 was 2009 so probably right after they

9:45 was 2009 so probably right after they heard that Space Mountain voice that's

9:47 heard that Space Mountain voice that's

9:47 heard that Space Mountain voice that's right away

9:49 right away

9:49 right away about that yeah

9:51 about that yeah

9:51 about that yeah um so they they start with the Agency

9:55 um so they they start with the Agency

9:55 um so they they start with the Agency Route what I've heard is that they

9:57 Route what I've heard is that they

9:57 Route what I've heard is that they didn't really get a lot of submissions

9:58 didn't really get a lot of submissions

9:58 didn't really get a lot of submissions and they kind of attributed that to the

10:00 and they kind of attributed that to the

10:00 and they kind of attributed that to the fact that the voiceover Community is

10:02 fact that the voiceover Community is

10:02 fact that the voiceover Community is fairly small all right so other voice

10:04 fairly small all right so other voice

10:04 fairly small all right so other voice actors knew Wayne and may have felt

10:06 actors knew Wayne and may have felt

10:06 actors knew Wayne and may have felt uncomfortable auditioning against him

10:08 uncomfortable auditioning against him

10:08 uncomfortable auditioning against him right like they didn't want to step on

10:10 right like they didn't want to step on

10:10 right like they didn't want to step on his toes right

10:11 his toes right

10:11 his toes right um at the same time Mickey is a voice

10:13 um at the same time Mickey is a voice

10:13 um at the same time Mickey is a voice that tons of people are jonesing to be

10:16 that tons of people are jonesing to be

10:16 that tons of people are jonesing to be responsible for providing I've heard so

10:18 responsible for providing I've heard so

10:18 responsible for providing I've heard so many stories that of of people within

10:21 many stories that of of people within

10:21 many stories that of of people within the studio even that tried to replace

10:23 the studio even that tried to replace

10:23 the studio even that tried to replace Wayne because well you know this

10:25 Wayne because well you know this

10:25 Wayne because well you know this director thinks he does a really good

10:26 director thinks he does a really good

10:26 director thinks he does a really good Mickey voice his brother does a really

10:29 Mickey voice his brother does a really

10:29 Mickey voice his brother does a really good Mickey voice and so that story of

10:32 good Mickey voice and so that story of

10:32 good Mickey voice and so that story of that's that's not an um I'm sure

10:35 that's that's not an um I'm sure

10:35 that's that's not an um I'm sure everyone out there everyone thinks

10:36 everyone out there everyone thinks

10:36 everyone out there everyone thinks they're like I do a great yeah I do a

10:38 they're like I do a great yeah I do a

10:38 they're like I do a great yeah I do a great one so so anyway Wayne had to deal

10:40 great one so so anyway Wayne had to deal

10:40 great one so so anyway Wayne had to deal with that but they decided to look for

10:42 with that but they decided to look for

10:42 with that but they decided to look for them to study Agency Route wasn't

10:44 them to study Agency Route wasn't

10:44 them to study Agency Route wasn't working so they decided to keep it

10:46 working so they decided to keep it

10:46 working so they decided to keep it internal they reached out to Pixar Walt

10:49 internal they reached out to Pixar Walt

10:49 internal they reached out to Pixar Walt Disney Animation Studios and this the

10:50 Disney Animation Studios and this the

10:50 Disney Animation Studios and this the general Studio a lot

10:52 general Studio a lot

10:52 general Studio a lot um and they sent this email out that

10:54 um and they sent this email out that

10:54 um and they sent this email out that said do you want to be the voice of

10:56 said do you want to be the voice of

10:56 said do you want to be the voice of Mickey Mouse and it outlined who Wayne

10:58 Mickey Mouse and it outlined who Wayne

10:58 Mickey Mouse and it outlined who Wayne was and why they were looking for an

11:00 was and why they were looking for an

11:00 was and why they were looking for an understudy and just just within the

11:02 understudy and just just within the

11:02 understudy and just just within the company just within the company

11:04 company just within the company

11:04 company just within the company um they provided an MP3 with samplings

11:08 um they provided an MP3 with samplings

11:09 um they provided an MP3 with samplings of Waltz and Wayne because they

11:11 of Waltz and Wayne because they

11:11 of Waltz and Wayne because they explained that this is a legacy voice

11:12 explained that this is a legacy voice

11:12 explained that this is a legacy voice this is the point of this is to be as

11:16 this is the point of this is to be as

11:16 this is the point of this is to be as consistent as possible they're looking

11:17 consistent as possible they're looking

11:17 consistent as possible they're looking for someone who could sound like Walt

11:18 for someone who could sound like Walt

11:18 for someone who could sound like Walt and Wayne

11:20 and Wayne

11:20 and Wayne um that's where that part of the urban

11:21 um that's where that part of the urban

11:21 um that's where that part of the urban legend comes that's where the urban

11:22 legend comes that's where the urban

11:22 legend comes that's where the urban legend comes from yeah so so the MP3

11:25 legend comes from yeah so so the MP3

11:25 legend comes from yeah so so the MP3 wasn't like and from what I've heard

11:27 wasn't like and from what I've heard

11:27 wasn't like and from what I've heard they did not compare wave files I hope

11:30 they did not compare wave files I hope

11:30 they did not compare wave files I hope not because my first audition was

11:31 not because my first audition was

11:31 not because my first audition was literally over a phone because what they

11:34 literally over a phone because what they

11:34 literally over a phone because what they did is they sent that MP3 and then they

11:35 did is they sent that MP3 and then they

11:35 did is they sent that MP3 and then they had a phone line set up they set up a

11:37 had a phone line set up they set up a

11:37 had a phone line set up they set up a voicemail so that people would call in

11:39 voicemail so that people would call in

11:39 voicemail so that people would call in and leave their submission because they

11:42 and leave their submission because they

11:42 and leave their submission because they anticipated getting a ton of response

11:44 anticipated getting a ton of response

11:44 anticipated getting a ton of response from this just internal thing right I'm

11:45 from this just internal thing right I'm

11:45 from this just internal thing right I'm thinking yeah it's 2009 so it's not like

11:47 thinking yeah it's 2009 so it's not like

11:47 thinking yeah it's 2009 so it's not like now where it's really easy to say oh

11:49 now where it's really easy to say oh

11:49 now where it's really easy to say oh yeah technology

11:51 yeah technology

11:51 yeah technology thing report yeah whatever it would be

11:54 thing report yeah whatever it would be

11:54 thing report yeah whatever it would be easier just call a voice yeah that is so

11:56 easier just call a voice yeah that is so

11:56 easier just call a voice yeah that is so weird so weird imagine being the person

11:58 weird so weird imagine being the person

11:58 weird so weird imagine being the person is to check that voice yeah here we go

11:59 is to check that voice yeah here we go

11:59 is to check that voice yeah here we go oh I know

12:14 that's mine yeah that's my other Mickey

12:14 that's mine yeah that's my other Mickey an impression yeah

12:16 an impression yeah

12:16 an impression yeah um uh so

12:19 um uh so

12:19 um uh so going back to how I get into that my

12:21 going back to how I get into that my

12:21 going back to how I get into that my friend who worked at Pixar still works

12:24 friend who worked at Pixar still works

12:24 friend who worked at Pixar still works at Pixar that's random Stimpy Mickey

12:25 at Pixar that's random Stimpy Mickey

12:25 at Pixar that's random Stimpy Mickey just screaming

12:32 um she got the email she knew I was a

12:32 um she got the email she knew I was a huge Disney fan right because we go to

12:34 huge Disney fan right because we go to

12:34 huge Disney fan right because we go to Disney Parks all the time and and I

12:35 Disney Parks all the time and and I

12:35 Disney Parks all the time and and I would I didn't really talk like Mickey a

12:38 would I didn't really talk like Mickey a

12:38 would I didn't really talk like Mickey a lot

12:39 lot

12:39 lot um you know other than saying oh boy I

12:42 um you know other than saying oh boy I

12:42 um you know other than saying oh boy I don't really remember being aware that I

12:44 don't really remember being aware that I

12:44 don't really remember being aware that I could say more than that okay so your

12:45 could say more than that okay so your

12:45 could say more than that okay so your friend at Pixar is the one that's like

12:47 friend at Pixar is the one that's like

12:47 friend at Pixar is the one that's like oh Brett's got to do this Brett's who's

12:49 oh Brett's got to do this Brett's who's

12:49 oh Brett's got to do this Brett's who's Disney fan and he does your thing you

12:50 Disney fan and he does your thing you

12:50 Disney fan and he does your thing you don't even know why no no no I mean

12:53 don't even know why no no no I mean

12:53 don't even know why no no no I mean I don't know that my Mickey

12:55 I don't know that my Mickey

12:55 I don't know that my Mickey impersonation went beyond was it really

12:58 impersonation went beyond was it really

12:58 impersonation went beyond was it really was it real different than than how you

13:01 was it real different than than how you

13:01 was it real different than than how you would do that now do you think yeah I

13:04 would do that now do you think yeah I

13:04 would do that now do you think yeah I mean it probably had similar tones

13:06 mean it probably had similar tones

13:06 mean it probably had similar tones because my voice is my voice right my

13:08 because my voice is my voice right my

13:08 because my voice is my voice right my falset is my falsetto

13:10 falset is my falsetto

13:10 falset is my falsetto um the nuances I'm sure were a little

13:12 um the nuances I'm sure were a little

13:12 um the nuances I'm sure were a little bit different but I will say

13:15 bit different but I will say

13:15 bit different but I will say being the Disney fan I was I loved

13:18 being the Disney fan I was I loved

13:18 being the Disney fan I was I loved listening to Disney soundtracks

13:20 listening to Disney soundtracks

13:20 listening to Disney soundtracks specifically again going back to the

13:22 specifically again going back to the

13:22 specifically again going back to the parks anything that had to do with the

13:23 parks anything that had to do with the

13:23 parks anything that had to do with the parks parades yeah and

13:25 parks parades yeah and

13:25 parks parades yeah and uh when was it 2001 the year of a

13:29 uh when was it 2001 the year of a

13:29 uh when was it 2001 the year of a Million Dreams that the year of a

13:30 Million Dreams that the year of a

13:30 Million Dreams that the year of a Million Dreams celebrating Walt's 100th

13:32 Million Dreams celebrating Walt's 100th

13:32 Million Dreams celebrating Walt's 100th yeah they came out with a one man's

13:35 yeah they came out with a one man's

13:35 yeah they came out with a one man's dream or something I forget what the

13:37 dream or something I forget what the

13:37 dream or something I forget what the campaign was called but there was this

13:38 campaign was called but there was this

13:38 campaign was called but there was this gray parade that came out one man's

13:40 gray parade that came out one man's

13:40 gray parade that came out one man's dream I know was at least the exhibit

13:41 dream I know was at least the exhibit

13:41 dream I know was at least the exhibit for him yeah maybe a year I forget

13:44 for him yeah maybe a year I forget

13:44 for him yeah maybe a year I forget anyway they have this parade of Magic

13:46 anyway they have this parade of Magic

13:46 anyway they have this parade of Magic Kingdom the big snow globes and yeah

13:48 Kingdom the big snow globes and yeah

13:48 Kingdom the big snow globes and yeah Mickey was in one of them and I used to

13:50 Mickey was in one of them and I used to

13:50 Mickey was in one of them and I used to be able to recite that parade it's cool

13:53 be able to recite that parade it's cool

13:53 be able to recite that parade it's cool verbatim because Mickey would come down

13:55 verbatim because Mickey would come down

13:55 verbatim because Mickey would come down and you know he'd say whatever it was I

13:57 and you know he'd say whatever it was I

13:57 and you know he'd say whatever it was I forget like Saya and those Mouse ears

14:00 forget like Saya and those Mouse ears

14:00 forget like Saya and those Mouse ears look sort of familiar

14:02 look sort of familiar

14:02 look sort of familiar see there's so many princesses around

14:04 see there's so many princesses around

14:04 see there's so many princesses around here ah and that's just my mini

14:06 here ah and that's just my mini

14:06 here ah and that's just my mini something like that

14:08 something like that

14:08 something like that um but uh anyway my ear was in tuned to

14:12 um but uh anyway my ear was in tuned to

14:12 um but uh anyway my ear was in tuned to specifically Wayne's Mickey right like I

14:15 specifically Wayne's Mickey right like I

14:15 specifically Wayne's Mickey right like I heard that a lot and Fantasmic yeah but

14:18 heard that a lot and Fantasmic yeah but

14:18 heard that a lot and Fantasmic yeah but that was yeah that was my favorite I

14:19 that was yeah that was my favorite I

14:19 that was yeah that was my favorite I listened to that and that's actually how

14:21 listened to that and that's actually how

14:21 listened to that and that's actually how I think you're so powerful yeah I mean

14:22 I think you're so powerful yeah I mean

14:22 I think you're so powerful yeah I mean those lines are iconic talking along

14:24 those lines are iconic talking along

14:24 those lines are iconic talking along with Fantasmic as a kid is where I first

14:26 with Fantasmic as a kid is where I first

14:27 with Fantasmic as a kid is where I first going let's remember thinking like oh I

14:28 going let's remember thinking like oh I

14:28 going let's remember thinking like oh I kind of sound like Mickey I can do that

14:30 kind of sound like Mickey I can do that

14:30 kind of sound like Mickey I can do that that's awesome

14:31 that's awesome

14:31 that's awesome um but again picking up on a lot of I I

14:34 um but again picking up on a lot of I I

14:34 um but again picking up on a lot of I I again this is not me bragging but I I

14:37 again this is not me bragging but I I

14:37 again this is not me bragging but I I have noticed that I have a ear that can

14:39 have noticed that I have a ear that can

14:39 have noticed that I have a ear that can like distinguish well you must you got

14:41 like distinguish well you must you got

14:41 like distinguish well you must you got the job well spoiler alert no but like I

14:44 the job well spoiler alert no but like I

14:44 the job well spoiler alert no but like I thought I had a really good I won't make

14:46 thought I had a really good I won't make

14:46 thought I had a really good I won't make you suffer oh yeah I was like

14:48 you suffer oh yeah I was like

14:48 you suffer oh yeah I was like um maybe one day I'll get to meet Steve

14:50 um maybe one day I'll get to meet Steve

14:50 um maybe one day I'll get to meet Steve and give him my career oh my God I think

14:52 and give him my career oh my God I think

14:52 and give him my career oh my God I think it's better than modern person I'm sure

14:54 it's better than modern person I'm sure

14:54 it's better than modern person I'm sure he'd love that everybody probably thinks

14:55 he'd love that everybody probably thinks

14:55 he'd love that everybody probably thinks they have a better day everybody thinks

14:57 they have a better day everybody thinks

14:57 they have a better day everybody thinks they have a better Steve appreciates The

14:59 they have a better Steve appreciates The

14:59 they have a better Steve appreciates The Impressions I'm sure just as much about

15:01 Impressions I'm sure just as much about

15:01 Impressions I'm sure just as much about you hi ho you know that right now hi ho

15:03 you hi ho you know that right now hi ho

15:03 you hi ho you know that right now hi ho but I've never done

15:05 but I've never done

15:05 but I've never done this is a good little tangent but people

15:09 this is a good little tangent but people

15:09 this is a good little tangent but people um I'm getting ahead of myself I never

15:11 um I'm getting ahead of myself I never

15:11 um I'm getting ahead of myself I never met Wayne yeah okay and I'll get to that

15:13 met Wayne yeah okay and I'll get to that

15:13 met Wayne yeah okay and I'll get to that point first but

15:15 point first but

15:15 point first but um I always say like if I had met Wayne

15:17 um I always say like if I had met Wayne

15:17 um I always say like if I had met Wayne it would have been terrified to do the

15:21 it would have been terrified to do the

15:21 it would have been terrified to do the voice in front of him I mean I would

15:23 voice in front of him I mean I would

15:23 voice in front of him I mean I would have I would I would have had to in a

15:24 have I would I would have had to in a

15:24 have I would I would have had to in a professional context if I was truly his

15:26 professional context if I was truly his

15:26 professional context if I was truly his undershirt I would have sure I would

15:28 undershirt I would have sure I would

15:28 undershirt I would have sure I would have been terrified I even like meeting

15:30 have been terrified I even like meeting

15:30 have been terrified I even like meeting him if you've got a convention or

15:32 him if you've got a convention or

15:32 him if you've got a convention or something yeah you wouldn't try to go up

15:33 something yeah you wouldn't try to go up

15:33 something yeah you wouldn't try to go up like I think I can do a decent Kermit

15:35 like I think I can do a decent Kermit

15:36 like I think I can do a decent Kermit the Frog I used to sing along with

15:37 the Frog I used to sing along with

15:37 the Frog I used to sing along with Mickey's Christmas or Muppet Christmas

15:39 Mickey's Christmas or Muppet Christmas

15:39 Mickey's Christmas or Muppet Christmas carol all the time yes I'm not going to

15:40 carol all the time yes I'm not going to

15:40 carol all the time yes I'm not going to do it now and I would never do that in

15:42 do it now and I would never do that in

15:42 do it now and I would never do that in front of students like never and I'm not

15:45 front of students like never and I'm not

15:45 front of students like never and I'm not you know and when I say I think I do a

15:48 you know and when I say I think I do a

15:48 you know and when I say I think I do a good voice

15:50 good voice

15:50 good voice to you yeah because I'd be like that'd

15:53 to you yeah because I'd be like that'd

15:53 to you yeah because I'd be like that'd be weird well you did kind of you're

15:54 be weird well you did kind of you're

15:54 be weird well you did kind of you're starting to Verge on like a decent

15:56 starting to Verge on like a decent

15:56 starting to Verge on like a decent Mickey

15:57 Mickey

15:57 Mickey not on purpose um anyway so my friend

16:01 not on purpose um anyway so my friend

16:01 not on purpose um anyway so my friend sends me this stuff I get this email

16:04 sends me this stuff I get this email

16:04 sends me this stuff I get this email um it was a very surreal moment I had

16:07 um it was a very surreal moment I had

16:07 um it was a very surreal moment I had literally been talking to my dog as

16:09 literally been talking to my dog as

16:09 literally been talking to my dog as Mickey you that day that you called so

16:12 Mickey you that day that you called so

16:12 Mickey you that day that you called so how long did you have to prepare

16:14 how long did you have to prepare

16:14 how long did you have to prepare um so the the phone line was the

16:16 um so the the phone line was the

16:16 um so the the phone line was the audition lines were open I think for

16:18 audition lines were open I think for

16:18 audition lines were open I think for like three months maybe and the email

16:19 like three months maybe and the email

16:19 like three months maybe and the email even said the lines are open for a while

16:21 even said the lines are open for a while

16:21 even said the lines are open for a while we encourage you to practice and submit

16:24 we encourage you to practice and submit

16:24 we encourage you to practice and submit don't call us we'll call you sure I was

16:27 don't call us we'll call you sure I was

16:27 don't call us we'll call you sure I was so excited I think I I maybe waited two

16:29 so excited I think I I maybe waited two

16:30 so excited I think I I maybe waited two days three days at Max and you call a

16:32 days three days at Max and you call a

16:32 days three days at Max and you call a random phone number call the random

16:34 random phone number call the random

16:34 random phone number call the random phone number and I was like hi my name

16:35 phone number and I was like hi my name

16:36 phone number and I was like hi my name is Bert Island and um this is this is my

16:38 is Bert Island and um this is this is my

16:38 is Bert Island and um this is this is my Mickey impression and I'm sure it was

16:40 Mickey impression and I'm sure it was

16:40 Mickey impression and I'm sure it was like a mile a minute sure you know

16:42 like a mile a minute sure you know

16:42 like a mile a minute sure you know because it was it was Waltz lines from

16:45 because it was it was Waltz lines from

16:45 because it was it was Waltz lines from um Society dog show and Brave Little

16:47 um Society dog show and Brave Little

16:47 um Society dog show and Brave Little Taylor and then Wayne's lines from The

16:50 Taylor and then Wayne's lines from The

16:50 Taylor and then Wayne's lines from The Three Musketeers and the Mickey Mouse

16:52 Three Musketeers and the Mickey Mouse

16:52 Three Musketeers and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse wow um Three Musketeers is a

16:55 Clubhouse wow um Three Musketeers is a

16:55 Clubhouse wow um Three Musketeers is a deep cut yeah I feel like no one no

16:57 deep cut yeah I feel like no one no

16:57 deep cut yeah I feel like no one no sounds underappreciated be now yeah so

17:01 sounds underappreciated be now yeah so

17:01 sounds underappreciated be now yeah so good so well done directed by Donovan

17:03 good so well done directed by Donovan

17:03 good so well done directed by Donovan cook I haven't thought about that in a

17:05 cook I haven't thought about that in a

17:05 cook I haven't thought about that in a long time oh it's so good and I and it

17:08 long time oh it's so good and I and it

17:08 long time oh it's so good and I and it it really warm performance from Wayne

17:09 it really warm performance from Wayne

17:09 it really warm performance from Wayne actually

17:11 actually

17:11 actually um which is yeah cool uh I'm trying to

17:14 um which is yeah cool uh I'm trying to

17:14 um which is yeah cool uh I'm trying to think of the line now it's like

17:16 think of the line now it's like

17:16 think of the line now it's like um

17:17 um

17:17 um ah just look at them fellas that's going

17:19 ah just look at them fellas that's going

17:19 ah just look at them fellas that's going to be us someday I just know it maybe

17:21 to be us someday I just know it maybe

17:21 to be us someday I just know it maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but one of

17:23 not today maybe not tomorrow but one of

17:23 not today maybe not tomorrow but one of these days Captain Pete's kind of March

17:25 these days Captain Pete's kind of March

17:25 these days Captain Pete's kind of March right in here and say it's freaky

17:27 right in here and say it's freaky

17:27 right in here and say it's freaky because I just closed my eyes halfway

17:28 because I just closed my eyes halfway

17:28 because I just closed my eyes halfway through that and then it gets really

17:30 through that and then it gets really

17:30 through that and then it gets really weird it is weird when you look at you

17:31 weird it is weird when you look at you

17:31 weird it is weird when you look at you you're like

17:32 you're like

17:32 you're like you close your eyes you're like holy cow

17:35 you close your eyes you're like holy cow

17:35 you close your eyes you're like holy cow Mickey's in the room I'm talking to you

17:37 Mickey's in the room I'm talking to you

17:37 Mickey's in the room I'm talking to you like yeah just start with the puppet

17:39 like yeah just start with the puppet

17:39 like yeah just start with the puppet anyway Mickey is there oh gosh your

17:41 anyway Mickey is there oh gosh your

17:42 anyway Mickey is there oh gosh your future we're gonna turn into Mr Rogers

17:47 um so you did it you called this I

17:47 um so you did it you called this I called in I left the I left the

17:48 called in I left the I left the

17:48 called in I left the I left the voicemail and then it was a waiting game

17:50 voicemail and then it was a waiting game

17:50 voicemail and then it was a waiting game how long until oh I mean it was it it

17:55 how long until oh I mean it was it it

17:55 how long until oh I mean it was it it was a while long enough to think like

17:57 was a while long enough to think like

17:57 was a while long enough to think like okay I guess well I mean remember the

17:59 okay I guess well I mean remember the

18:00 okay I guess well I mean remember the audition lines were over three months

18:01 audition lines were over three months

18:01 audition lines were over three months and I called in very early I mean it was

18:04 and I called in very early I mean it was

18:04 and I called in very early I mean it was like the day I got that email it was the

18:06 like the day I got that email it was the

18:06 like the day I got that email it was the start of it so

18:08 start of it so

18:08 start of it so um I think it's probably two or three

18:10 um I think it's probably two or three

18:10 um I think it's probably two or three months before I heard anything back I'm

18:12 months before I heard anything back I'm

18:12 months before I heard anything back I'm driving home from work and I'm obsessed

18:14 driving home from work and I'm obsessed

18:14 driving home from work and I'm obsessed at this point right every day I'm

18:16 at this point right every day I'm

18:16 at this point right every day I'm Googling I'm like I'm not working I'm

18:17 Googling I'm like I'm not working I'm

18:17 Googling I'm like I'm not working I'm Googling like voice of Mickey Mouse to

18:20 Googling like voice of Mickey Mouse to

18:20 Googling like voice of Mickey Mouse to see if our other people talking about

18:21 see if our other people talking about

18:21 see if our other people talking about time is this the national contest like

18:23 time is this the national contest like

18:23 time is this the national contest like what's happening nothing was popping up

18:26 what's happening nothing was popping up

18:26 what's happening nothing was popping up um and then one day I get a call and I

18:29 um and then one day I get a call and I

18:29 um and then one day I get a call and I recognize the 818 area code AS LA and I

18:33 recognize the 818 area code AS LA and I

18:33 recognize the 818 area code AS LA and I pick up and they're like hi um this is

18:35 pick up and they're like hi um this is

18:35 pick up and they're like hi um this is this is Brian from Disney character

18:37 this is Brian from Disney character

18:37 this is Brian from Disney character voices we got your audition

18:39 voices we got your audition

18:39 voices we got your audition um we liked what you you sent in um so

18:41 um we liked what you you sent in um so

18:41 um we liked what you you sent in um so we're doing callback auditions now uh we

18:43 we're doing callback auditions now uh we

18:43 we're doing callback auditions now uh we would love to get you in the studio so

18:44 would love to get you in the studio so

18:44 would love to get you in the studio so what what part of the state are you in

18:46 what what part of the state are you in

18:46 what what part of the state are you in are you up with Pixar are you down here

18:48 are you up with Pixar are you down here

18:48 are you up with Pixar are you down here with us and I remember being like I said

18:52 with us and I remember being like I said

18:52 with us and I remember being like I said oh I'm actually I'm I'm in Kansas City

18:54 oh I'm actually I'm I'm in Kansas City

18:54 oh I'm actually I'm I'm in Kansas City Missouri and they're like oh I was like

18:57 Missouri and they're like oh I was like

18:57 Missouri and they're like oh I was like you know like we're Walt's got to start

18:59 you know like we're Walt's got to start

18:59 you know like we're Walt's got to start I got a blocked away from the left Ram

19:00 I got a blocked away from the left Ram

19:00 I got a blocked away from the left Ram studio

19:01 studio

19:01 studio um once again I'm from California I'm

19:03 um once again I'm from California I'm

19:03 um once again I'm from California I'm from La so that's not a problem I can

19:05 from La so that's not a problem I can

19:05 from La so that's not a problem I can fly myself out there and they're like oh

19:06 fly myself out there and they're like oh

19:06 fly myself out there and they're like oh well um I mean we'd hate for you to like

19:08 well um I mean we'd hate for you to like

19:08 well um I mean we'd hate for you to like make a trip all the way out here when

19:10 make a trip all the way out here when

19:10 make a trip all the way out here when they found out that you didn't work for

19:11 they found out that you didn't work for

19:11 they found out that you didn't work for the company though and they thought that

19:13 the company though and they thought that

19:13 the company though and they thought that this was yeah were there other people do

19:15 this was yeah were there other people do

19:15 this was yeah were there other people do you know now were there other people

19:16 you know now were there other people

19:16 you know now were there other people that had tried to come from outside no

19:18 that had tried to come from outside no

19:18 that had tried to come from outside no it wasn't that non-disney people weren't

19:21 it wasn't that non-disney people weren't

19:21 it wasn't that non-disney people weren't allowed to audition because I think it

19:23 allowed to audition because I think it

19:23 allowed to audition because I think it even said like feel free to share this

19:24 even said like feel free to share this

19:24 even said like feel free to share this with your friends okay okay you know

19:26 with your friends okay okay you know

19:26 with your friends okay okay you know like I think I said like that part

19:27 like I think I said like that part

19:27 like I think I said like that part wasn't super weird yeah I was worried

19:29 wasn't super weird yeah I was worried

19:29 wasn't super weird yeah I was worried they were going to be like wait a minute

19:29 they were going to be like wait a minute

19:29 they were going to be like wait a minute you don't work for us but I'm sure they

19:31 you don't work for us but I'm sure they

19:31 you don't work for us but I'm sure they probably got a majority of yeah like

19:33 probably got a majority of yeah like

19:33 probably got a majority of yeah like Studio or Studio but we were like cast

19:36 Studio or Studio but we were like cast

19:36 Studio or Studio but we were like cast members so

19:38 members so

19:38 members so um yeah they were a little bit taken

19:41 um yeah they were a little bit taken

19:41 um yeah they were a little bit taken aback and I remember

19:42 aback and I remember

19:42 aback and I remember um he said he's like okay well we need

19:44 um he said he's like okay well we need

19:44 um he said he's like okay well we need uh and they have some conversations

19:46 uh and they have some conversations

19:46 uh and they have some conversations we'll we'll be in touch and I really

19:48 we'll we'll be in touch and I really

19:48 we'll we'll be in touch and I really thought I was like I blew it because I

19:50 thought I was like I blew it because I

19:50 thought I was like I blew it because I wasn't there I should have just told

19:51 wasn't there I should have just told

19:51 wasn't there I should have just told them I was in LA and I'm in L.A so I'll

19:53 them I was in LA and I'm in L.A so I'll

19:53 them I was in LA and I'm in L.A so I'll be over tomorrow

19:54 be over tomorrow

19:54 be over tomorrow um and then a couple days went by and I

19:56 um and then a couple days went by and I

19:56 um and then a couple days went by and I got a follow-up email and it said uh

19:59 got a follow-up email and it said uh

19:59 got a follow-up email and it said uh we'd still like to include you in this

20:00 we'd still like to include you in this

20:00 we'd still like to include you in this process although there are no guarantees

20:03 process although there are no guarantees

20:03 process although there are no guarantees this is right understudy position we're

20:05 this is right understudy position we're

20:05 this is right understudy position we're already asking for you will have to get

20:07 already asking for you will have to get

20:07 already asking for you will have to get yourself out here we're not flying you

20:09 yourself out here we're not flying you

20:09 yourself out here we're not flying you out yeah because then they're going to

20:10 out yeah because then they're going to

20:10 out yeah because then they're going to be worried yeah and I think I think they

20:12 be worried yeah and I think I think they

20:12 be worried yeah and I think I think they had told me that they were doing the top

20:14 had told me that they were doing the top

20:14 had told me that they were doing the top 10 at that point

20:15 10 at that point

20:15 10 at that point um to actually come in a studio because

20:17 um to actually come in a studio because

20:17 um to actually come in a studio because remember it was a phone line tradition

20:19 remember it was a phone line tradition

20:19 remember it was a phone line tradition it's a priority yeah

20:22 it's a priority yeah

20:22 it's a priority yeah um and they want to see if like Could

20:23 um and they want to see if like Could

20:23 um and they want to see if like Could you actually do it in person it was a

20:26 you actually do it in person it was a

20:26 you actually do it in person it was a cold read so they had anyway so I I did

20:28 cold read so they had anyway so I I did

20:28 cold read so they had anyway so I I did find myself out there

20:30 find myself out there

20:30 find myself out there um and uh it was a crazy experience

20:35 um and uh it was a crazy experience

20:35 um and uh it was a crazy experience um so they drag you into where to the do

20:37 um so they drag you into where to the do

20:37 um so they drag you into where to the do I go to the tower the tower

20:39 I go to the tower the tower

20:39 I go to the tower the tower um and go in the booth and like do you

20:41 um and go in the booth and like do you

20:42 um and go in the booth and like do you prefer the the cans or do you want the

20:44 prefer the the cans or do you want the

20:44 prefer the the cans or do you want the Monitor and I was like my first time in

20:46 Monitor and I was like my first time in

20:46 Monitor and I was like my first time in a sound booth the first time I ever went

20:47 a sound booth the first time I ever went

20:47 a sound booth the first time I ever went into recordings to you and they're like

20:49 into recordings to you and they're like

20:49 into recordings to you and they're like uh oh you pick up the cans yeah I'm like

20:52 uh oh you pick up the cans yeah I'm like

20:52 uh oh you pick up the cans yeah I'm like what what the what yeah yeah I had no

20:55 what what the what yeah yeah I had no

20:55 what what the what yeah yeah I had no clue so terrified did you have like the

20:58 clue so terrified did you have like the

20:58 clue so terrified did you have like the major imposter syndrome like what am I

21:00 major imposter syndrome like what am I

21:00 major imposter syndrome like what am I doing here yeah I mean it was well you

21:02 doing here yeah I mean it was well you

21:02 doing here yeah I mean it was well you were an imposter

21:03 were an imposter

21:03 were an imposter it was literally your syndrome is for

21:05 it was literally your syndrome is for

21:06 it was literally your syndrome is for now back then you were just seeing I was

21:08 now back then you were just seeing I was

21:08 now back then you were just seeing I was the Imposter it was fake it till you

21:09 the Imposter it was fake it till you

21:09 the Imposter it was fake it till you make it right it was it was portray

21:12 make it right it was it was portray

21:12 make it right it was it was portray yourself as someone who is capable of

21:14 yourself as someone who is capable of

21:14 yourself as someone who is capable of doing this WOW despite not having

21:17 doing this WOW despite not having

21:17 doing this WOW despite not having anything I like leap of faith stories

21:19 anything I like leap of faith stories

21:19 anything I like leap of faith stories and this is a huge League well I just I

21:21 and this is a huge League well I just I

21:21 and this is a huge League well I just I remember thinking

21:23 remember thinking

21:23 remember thinking first before I even auditioned I thought

21:25 first before I even auditioned I thought

21:25 first before I even auditioned I thought if I didn't at least audition like how

21:28 if I didn't at least audition like how

21:28 if I didn't at least audition like how foolish would that be to not even take a

21:30 foolish would that be to not even take a

21:30 foolish would that be to not even take a chance and then I thought man I really

21:33 chance and then I thought man I really

21:33 chance and then I thought man I really was going into it thinking it'll be

21:34 was going into it thinking it'll be

21:34 was going into it thinking it'll be really cool as as like the doors kept

21:37 really cool as as like the doors kept

21:37 really cool as as like the doors kept opening I thought this would be so cool

21:39 opening I thought this would be so cool

21:39 opening I thought this would be so cool I'll be retiring from Hallmark I'll be

21:41 I'll be retiring from Hallmark I'll be

21:41 I'll be retiring from Hallmark I'll be at a dinner party and I'll say uh you

21:43 at a dinner party and I'll say uh you

21:43 at a dinner party and I'll say uh you know actually did you ever hear the

21:45 know actually did you ever hear the

21:45 know actually did you ever hear the story about how I auditioned to be

21:46 story about how I auditioned to be

21:46 story about how I auditioned to be Mickey Mouse this is this is

21:49 Mickey Mouse this is this is

21:49 Mickey Mouse this is this is 14 years ago yeah I mean you're not even

21:52 14 years ago yeah I mean you're not even

21:52 14 years ago yeah I mean you're not even 30 years old yet no I was 26. at that

21:55 30 years old yet no I was 26. at that

21:55 30 years old yet no I was 26. at that age I feel like I would have been like

21:57 age I feel like I would have been like

21:57 age I feel like I would have been like oh why even try uh I I had the total

22:00 oh why even try uh I I had the total

22:00 oh why even try uh I I had the total wrong yeah it's interesting talking to

22:02 wrong yeah it's interesting talking to

22:02 wrong yeah it's interesting talking to Bob girl talking to you talking to

22:03 Bob girl talking to you talking to

22:03 Bob girl talking to you talking to different people who've been successful

22:05 different people who've been successful

22:05 different people who've been successful in different creative things there's

22:06 in different creative things there's

22:06 in different creative things there's always these weird leap of faith moments

22:08 always these weird leap of faith moments

22:08 always these weird leap of faith moments and I think at that age I wouldn't have

22:10 and I think at that age I wouldn't have

22:10 and I think at that age I wouldn't have done it I think I had to learn the hard

22:11 done it I think I had to learn the hard

22:11 done it I think I had to learn the hard way now to go why not try what do you

22:14 way now to go why not try what do you

22:14 way now to go why not try what do you got to lose you know and that's it's

22:15 got to lose you know and that's it's

22:15 got to lose you know and that's it's interesting to me that you've always had

22:17 interesting to me that you've always had

22:17 interesting to me that you've always had that kind of confidence like yeah no

22:18 that kind of confidence like yeah no

22:18 that kind of confidence like yeah no well it's it's funny hearing you

22:20 well it's it's funny hearing you

22:20 well it's it's funny hearing you describe it that way because I was not a

22:22 describe it that way because I was not a

22:22 describe it that way because I was not a confident person you probably didn't

22:23 confident person you probably didn't

22:23 confident person you probably didn't feel it I was not a risk taker like I I

22:26 feel it I was not a risk taker like I I

22:26 feel it I was not a risk taker like I I was a tear I look back now I was like I

22:28 was a tear I look back now I was like I

22:28 was a tear I look back now I was like I was a terrified kid I was creative and I

22:31 was a terrified kid I was creative and I

22:31 was a terrified kid I was creative and I had dreams but I was scared I liked

22:33 had dreams but I was scared I liked

22:33 had dreams but I was scared I liked Comfort I didn't want to go to college

22:34 Comfort I didn't want to go to college

22:34 Comfort I didn't want to go to college by you then it did it did but

22:40 by you then it did it did but

22:40 by you then it did it did but um you know

22:41 um you know

22:41 um you know the

22:43 the

22:43 the the emotional side of this story is that

22:47 the emotional side of this story is that

22:47 the emotional side of this story is that I when I got that email I I cast it off

22:50 I when I got that email I I cast it off

22:50 I when I got that email I I cast it off like it's a joke I was talking to my dog

22:51 like it's a joke I was talking to my dog

22:51 like it's a joke I was talking to my dog is Mickey I literally that day was at

22:55 is Mickey I literally that day was at

22:55 is Mickey I literally that day was at home working on a project I was talking

22:57 home working on a project I was talking

22:57 home working on a project I was talking to my dog Lily Bell named after I missed

23:00 to my dog Lily Bell named after I missed

23:00 to my dog Lily Bell named after I missed Lily but I miss Lily too don't get me

23:02 Lily but I miss Lily too don't get me

23:02 Lily but I miss Lily too don't get me cry

23:03 cry

23:03 cry um but uh I was talking to Lily just

23:06 um but uh I was talking to Lily just

23:06 um but uh I was talking to Lily just like oh Lily you're so cute oh Lily

23:08 like oh Lily you're so cute oh Lily

23:08 like oh Lily you're so cute oh Lily Belle and I remember thinking oh that

23:10 Belle and I remember thinking oh that

23:10 Belle and I remember thinking oh that kind of sounds like Mickey and I I

23:12 kind of sounds like Mickey and I I

23:12 kind of sounds like Mickey and I I promise you cross my heart I said I I

23:15 promise you cross my heart I said I I

23:15 promise you cross my heart I said I I maybe I don't think I said out loud but

23:17 maybe I don't think I said out loud but

23:17 maybe I don't think I said out loud but I said to myself like man Whoever has

23:18 I said to myself like man Whoever has

23:18 I said to myself like man Whoever has that job is so lucky can you imagine

23:20 that job is so lucky can you imagine

23:20 that job is so lucky can you imagine being the voice of Mickey Mouse that's

23:22 being the voice of Mickey Mouse that's

23:22 being the voice of Mickey Mouse that's so cool

23:23 so cool

23:23 so cool then I open my email and I get an email

23:26 then I open my email and I get an email

23:26 then I open my email and I get an email that says do you want to be the voice of

23:28 that says do you want to be the voice of

23:28 that says do you want to be the voice of Mickey Mouse my heart stopped like so

23:32 Mickey Mouse my heart stopped like so

23:32 Mickey Mouse my heart stopped like so you talk about a leader leap of faith

23:34 you talk about a leader leap of faith

23:34 you talk about a leader leap of faith moment that was uh like it had already

23:36 moment that was uh like it had already

23:36 moment that was uh like it had already happened God yeah like it had been lined

23:38 happened God yeah like it had been lined

23:38 happened God yeah like it had been lined up that was out of my that was whatever

23:40 up that was out of my that was whatever

23:40 up that was out of my that was whatever you want to call it the universe that

23:42 you want to call it the universe that

23:42 you want to call it the universe that was out of my control I opened this

23:44 was out of my control I opened this

23:44 was out of my control I opened this email and it was like it it felt like a

23:47 email and it was like it it felt like a

23:47 email and it was like it it felt like a movie like I was like this is not

23:49 movie like I was like this is not

23:49 movie like I was like this is not everything brought you to this weird

23:51 everything brought you to this weird

23:51 everything brought you to this weird room yeah I thought oh my friends are

23:53 room yeah I thought oh my friends are

23:53 room yeah I thought oh my friends are punking me or sure thing it was like

23:56 punking me or sure thing it was like

23:56 punking me or sure thing it was like what's going on it was it just you

23:59 what's going on it was it just you

23:59 what's going on it was it just you not everybody gets to experience that in

24:01 not everybody gets to experience that in

24:01 not everybody gets to experience that in life I feel very fortunate that I've had

24:03 life I feel very fortunate that I've had

24:03 life I feel very fortunate that I've had that and so many and countless other

24:06 that and so many and countless other

24:06 that and so many and countless other experiences where I'm like is this like

24:08 experiences where I'm like is this like

24:08 experiences where I'm like is this like real what's happening but

24:10 real what's happening but

24:10 real what's happening but I think because of how out of left field

24:13 I think because of how out of left field

24:13 I think because of how out of left field was like it literally fell in my lap I

24:16 was like it literally fell in my lap I

24:16 was like it literally fell in my lap I opened my laptop it's there I knew it

24:19 opened my laptop it's there I knew it

24:19 opened my laptop it's there I knew it wasn't really a choice and I have a

24:20 wasn't really a choice and I have a

24:20 wasn't really a choice and I have a choice of what it was I going to take

24:22 choice of what it was I going to take

24:22 choice of what it was I going to take the sleep of Faith like I had if you

24:24 the sleep of Faith like I had if you

24:24 the sleep of Faith like I had if you didn't try it that way yeah like me of

24:27 didn't try it that way yeah like me of

24:27 didn't try it that way yeah like me of all people Mr little Disney fan you know

24:30 all people Mr little Disney fan you know

24:30 all people Mr little Disney fan you know who had been doing this it wasn't cool

24:31 who had been doing this it wasn't cool

24:31 who had been doing this it wasn't cool no it was a huge fandom in general is

24:35 no it was a huge fandom in general is

24:35 no it was a huge fandom in general is cooler exactly but especially if you

24:37 cooler exactly but especially if you

24:37 cooler exactly but especially if you were into Disney stuff I feel I feel

24:39 were into Disney stuff I feel I feel

24:39 were into Disney stuff I feel I feel like the 90s especially into the 2000s

24:41 like the 90s especially into the 2000s

24:41 like the 90s especially into the 2000s had a much more like cynical like yeah

24:43 had a much more like cynical like yeah

24:43 had a much more like cynical like yeah you're a Disney nerd that's for kids

24:45 you're a Disney nerd that's for kids

24:45 you're a Disney nerd that's for kids Disney dork why would you and that was a

24:47 Disney dork why would you and that was a

24:47 Disney dork why would you and that was a big part of why I did why my friends

24:49 big part of why I did why my friends

24:49 big part of why I did why my friends knew I did a Mickey impression is

24:51 knew I did a Mickey impression is

24:51 knew I did a Mickey impression is because it served you well people would

24:52 because it served you well people would

24:52 because it served you well people would be like um Brett he's such a Mickey

24:54 be like um Brett he's such a Mickey

24:54 be like um Brett he's such a Mickey freak oh he's one of those yeah I am

24:56 freak oh he's one of those yeah I am

24:56 freak oh he's one of those yeah I am like oh I'm gonna join you in making fun

24:59 like oh I'm gonna join you in making fun

24:59 like oh I'm gonna join you in making fun especially because you're one of the

25:00 especially because you're one of the

25:00 especially because you're one of the ones like yeah I know about Walt yeah

25:02 ones like yeah I know about Walt yeah

25:02 ones like yeah I know about Walt yeah exactly

25:04 exactly

25:04 exactly newspaper you know like yeah yeah but

25:06 newspaper you know like yeah yeah but

25:06 newspaper you know like yeah yeah but that's so cool so you're in this booth

25:08 that's so cool so you're in this booth

25:08 that's so cool so you're in this booth what are they just yes I'm in the booth

25:10 what are they just yes I'm in the booth

25:10 what are they just yes I'm in the booth just go for that you know it was it was

25:12 just go for that you know it was it was

25:12 just go for that you know it was it was to see if you could take Direction and

25:14 to see if you could take Direction and

25:14 to see if you could take Direction and sure but and also you could do it it's

25:16 sure but and also you could do it it's

25:16 sure but and also you could do it it's such a blur to me because I had no clue

25:18 such a blur to me because I had no clue

25:18 such a blur to me because I had no clue what I was doing and I'd never

25:19 what I was doing and I'd never

25:19 what I was doing and I'd never experienced it before and I was nervous

25:21 experienced it before and I was nervous

25:21 experienced it before and I was nervous as I'll get out so it's probably a 45

25:23 as I'll get out so it's probably a 45

25:23 as I'll get out so it's probably a 45 minute audition I did that when I was

25:25 minute audition I did that when I was

25:25 minute audition I did that when I was done they thanked me

25:27 done they thanked me

25:27 done they thanked me um I remember Rick Dempsey the SVP of

25:29 um I remember Rick Dempsey the SVP of

25:29 um I remember Rick Dempsey the SVP of character boys at the time was like man

25:31 character boys at the time was like man

25:31 character boys at the time was like man if I were you I would have flown myself

25:32 if I were you I would have flown myself

25:32 if I were you I would have flown myself out here too so good good job with that

25:34 out here too so good good job with that

25:34 out here too so good good job with that that's good yeah he did I remember he

25:36 that's good yeah he did I remember he

25:36 that's good yeah he did I remember he reiterated he said this is an understudy

25:38 reiterated he said this is an understudy

25:38 reiterated he said this is an understudy position Wayne allwine is still the

25:40 position Wayne allwine is still the

25:40 position Wayne allwine is still the official voice

25:42 official voice

25:42 official voice um he said Wayne would have loved to be

25:43 um he said Wayne would have loved to be

25:43 um he said Wayne would have loved to be here but unfortunately he had to go to

25:45 here but unfortunately he had to go to

25:45 here but unfortunately he had to go to the hospital today so he's already yeah

25:48 the hospital today so he's already yeah

25:48 the hospital today so he's already yeah so and and now looking back I know that

25:51 so and and now looking back I know that

25:51 so and and now looking back I know that he went into the hospital and

25:52 he went into the hospital and

25:52 he went into the hospital and unfortunately he never came out right

25:55 unfortunately he never came out right

25:55 unfortunately he never came out right um but I flew myself back to Kansas City

25:57 um but I flew myself back to Kansas City

25:57 um but I flew myself back to Kansas City when I went back to my my life and my

25:59 when I went back to my my life and my

25:59 when I went back to my my life and my job

26:01 job

26:01 job um even more obsessed a couple months

26:02 um even more obsessed a couple months

26:03 um even more obsessed a couple months went by and in my routine Google search

26:05 went by and in my routine Google search

26:05 went by and in my routine Google search one morning and there was a response

26:08 one morning and there was a response

26:08 one morning and there was a response about the voice of Mickey Mouse but it

26:09 about the voice of Mickey Mouse but it

26:09 about the voice of Mickey Mouse but it was the headline that went and passed

26:10 was the headline that went and passed

26:10 was the headline that went and passed away and then I knew that the game was

26:14 away and then I knew that the game was

26:14 away and then I knew that the game was totally changed at this point

26:16 totally changed at this point

26:16 totally changed at this point um and it wasn't too long after that

26:19 um and it wasn't too long after that

26:19 um and it wasn't too long after that that I got a call and they said I'm sure

26:21 that I got a call and they said I'm sure

26:21 that I got a call and they said I'm sure you've heard the news

26:22 you've heard the news

26:22 you've heard the news um you know and uh unfortunately Mickey

26:25 um you know and uh unfortunately Mickey

26:25 um you know and uh unfortunately Mickey has to keep working and so we're

26:28 has to keep working and so we're

26:28 has to keep working and so we're revisiting this and and your audition

26:30 revisiting this and and your audition

26:30 revisiting this and and your audition was one of our top favorites and if

26:33 was one of our top favorites and if

26:33 was one of our top favorites and if you're interested we'd like to start

26:34 you're interested we'd like to start

26:34 you're interested we'd like to start using you on a trial basis well yeah

26:37 using you on a trial basis well yeah

26:37 using you on a trial basis well yeah because they gotta they have a gap to

26:38 because they gotta they have a gap to

26:39 because they gotta they have a gap to fill they have a gap to fill you know

26:40 fill they have a gap to fill you know

26:40 fill they have a gap to fill you know they'd put off a lot of projects because

26:42 they'd put off a lot of projects because

26:42 they'd put off a lot of projects because of Wayne's health and then because of

26:44 of Wayne's health and then because of

26:44 of Wayne's health and then because of this audition process how much do you

26:46 this audition process how much do you

26:46 this audition process how much do you think it helped to be an outsider at

26:48 think it helped to be an outsider at

26:48 think it helped to be an outsider at that moment that somebody beloved that

26:51 that moment that somebody beloved that

26:51 that moment that somebody beloved that had been there 30 years and

26:53 had been there 30 years and

26:54 had been there 30 years and because they must have other people in

26:55 because they must have other people in

26:55 because they must have other people in the running but how much so do you think

26:58 the running but how much so do you think

26:58 the running but how much so do you think it helped that it was like well we'll

26:59 it helped that it was like well we'll

26:59 it helped that it was like well we'll bring someone in this outside like I

27:00 bring someone in this outside like I

27:00 bring someone in this outside like I almost felt more respectful than brains

27:02 almost felt more respectful than brains

27:02 almost felt more respectful than brains I don't know I hadn't thought about that

27:04 I don't know I hadn't thought about that

27:04 I don't know I hadn't thought about that I mean it was really it was a very

27:06 I mean it was really it was a very

27:06 I mean it was really it was a very challenging time and I picked up on that

27:08 challenging time and I picked up on that

27:08 challenging time and I picked up on that instantly because when his wife was she

27:11 instantly because when his wife was she

27:11 instantly because when his wife was she were they married married or were they

27:13 were they married married or were they

27:13 were they married married or were they just sort of Partners no they were

27:14 just sort of Partners no they were

27:14 just sort of Partners no they were married Taylor and Wayne was Minnie

27:16 married Taylor and Wayne was Minnie

27:16 married Taylor and Wayne was Minnie Mouse and so how soon after you come in

27:19 Mouse and so how soon after you come in

27:19 Mouse and so how soon after you come in now do you have to meet her I didn't

27:22 now do you have to meet her I didn't

27:22 now do you have to meet her I didn't meet her for a while oh really okay so

27:24 meet her for a while oh really okay so

27:24 meet her for a while oh really okay so she wasn't really involved either no um

27:26 she wasn't really involved either no um

27:26 she wasn't really involved either no um that would have stressed me out yeah I

27:28 that would have stressed me out yeah I

27:28 that would have stressed me out yeah I don't know Mickey's gone but but

27:31 don't know Mickey's gone but but

27:31 don't know Mickey's gone but but on the same in the same way everyone

27:34 on the same in the same way everyone

27:34 on the same in the same way everyone it's a very small department and they're

27:35 it's a very small department and they're

27:35 it's a very small department and they're they're a family so they were more made

27:37 they're a family so they were more made

27:37 they're a family so they were more made your audition though to people then too

27:39 your audition though to people then too

27:39 your audition though to people then too right I'm not sure how I mean I know my

27:42 right I'm not sure how I mean I know my

27:42 right I'm not sure how I mean I know my audition I I know I'm sure eventually it

27:45 audition I I know I'm sure eventually it

27:45 audition I I know I'm sure eventually it went to like I know Roy Disney did here

27:47 went to like I know Roy Disney did here

27:47 went to like I know Roy Disney did here he was no longer involved I don't think

27:50 he was no longer involved I don't think

27:50 he was no longer involved I don't think Wayne heard it that's interesting um I I

27:53 Wayne heard it that's interesting um I I

27:53 Wayne heard it that's interesting um I I would I

27:54 would I

27:54 would I I would assume rusy probably didn't it

27:57 I would assume rusy probably didn't it

27:57 I would assume rusy probably didn't it probably just would have been really

27:57 probably just would have been really

27:57 probably just would have been really painful for her yeah yeah

28:00 painful for her yeah yeah

28:00 painful for her yeah yeah um I know of course a very small yeah

28:03 um I know of course a very small yeah

28:03 um I know of course a very small yeah but um so I came into that and and

28:07 but um so I came into that and and

28:07 but um so I came into that and and it was nervous or were they like oh no

28:11 it was nervous or were they like oh no

28:11 it was nervous or were they like oh no it's new guy and we're all sad about

28:13 it's new guy and we're all sad about

28:13 it's new guy and we're all sad about their our old guy and they were

28:15 their our old guy and they were

28:15 their our old guy and they were extremely supportive like that must have

28:17 extremely supportive like that must have

28:17 extremely supportive like that must have been even more scary because now you're

28:18 been even more scary because now you're

28:18 been even more scary because now you're not stepping into the shoes of cool I

28:19 not stepping into the shoes of cool I

28:19 not stepping into the shoes of cool I get to understudy and one day I'll get

28:21 get to understudy and one day I'll get

28:21 get to understudy and one day I'll get to be yeah it was like oh no we need you

28:23 to be yeah it was like oh no we need you

28:23 to be yeah it was like oh no we need you now you're not gonna get any training

28:26 now you're not gonna get any training

28:26 now you're not gonna get any training like step up to the plate like do or do

28:29 like step up to the plate like do or do

28:29 like step up to the plate like do or do not there is no try and I yeah it was

28:33 not there is no try and I yeah it was

28:33 not there is no try and I yeah it was extremely nerve-wracking they would fly

28:35 extremely nerve-wracking they would fly

28:35 extremely nerve-wracking they would fly me out uh they'd have like a stockpile

28:37 me out uh they'd have like a stockpile

28:37 me out uh they'd have like a stockpile of projects I'd do them and then I'd fly

28:39 of projects I'd do them and then I'd fly

28:39 of projects I'd do them and then I'd fly back to Kansas City do you know what the

28:41 back to Kansas City do you know what the

28:41 back to Kansas City do you know what the first one you ever did was

28:42 first one you ever did was

28:42 first one you ever did was the adventures celebration at Disney's

28:45 the adventures celebration at Disney's

28:45 the adventures celebration at Disney's Animal Kingdom have locade where Mickey

28:48 Animal Kingdom have locade where Mickey

28:48 Animal Kingdom have locade where Mickey came out at the end of the day and they

28:50 came out at the end of the day and they

28:50 came out at the end of the day and they like we still do to this day a show like

28:52 like we still do to this day a show like

28:52 like we still do to this day a show like that gets updated with just like one or

28:54 that gets updated with just like one or

28:54 that gets updated with just like one or two lines and yeah they they had me

28:56 two lines and yeah they they had me

28:56 two lines and yeah they they had me record the whole show because instead of

28:58 record the whole show because instead of

28:58 record the whole show because instead of having Wayne and then plopping in my two

29:00 having Wayne and then plopping in my two

29:00 having Wayne and then plopping in my two lines they had me record everything so

29:01 lines they had me record everything so

29:01 lines they had me record everything so the voice is consistent the whole so at

29:03 the voice is consistent the whole so at

29:03 the voice is consistent the whole so at least you had his version it's like

29:06 least you had his version it's like

29:06 least you had his version it's like scratch scratch and match right like I

29:08 scratch scratch and match right like I

29:08 scratch scratch and match right like I got to they'd play it and I for it which

29:10 got to they'd play it and I for it which

29:10 got to they'd play it and I for it which was saying repeat it was a really cool

29:12 was saying repeat it was a really cool

29:12 was saying repeat it was a really cool learning exercise it almost was like oh

29:15 learning exercise it almost was like oh

29:15 learning exercise it almost was like oh yeah yeah because I'd have to listen to

29:18 yeah yeah because I'd have to listen to

29:18 yeah yeah because I'd have to listen to Wayne and I was trying to do it was your

29:19 Wayne and I was trying to do it was your

29:19 Wayne and I was trying to do it was your first thing that was my first like

29:22 first thing that was my first like

29:22 first thing that was my first like parked thing yeah I mean you know the

29:24 parked thing yeah I mean you know the

29:24 parked thing yeah I mean you know the Disney World people yeah yeah past the

29:26 Disney World people yeah yeah past the

29:26 Disney World people yeah yeah past the character shop and then Mickey says that

29:28 character shop and then Mickey says that

29:28 character shop and then Mickey says that that was now I'm trying to remember

29:29 that was now I'm trying to remember

29:29 that was now I'm trying to remember because I think what it says I probably

29:31 because I think what it says I probably

29:31 because I think what it says I probably oh it's out of this world that's what it

29:34 oh it's out of this world that's what it

29:34 oh it's out of this world that's what it is he doesn't say it anymore I was just

29:35 is he doesn't say it anymore I was just

29:35 is he doesn't say it anymore I was just there what no he doesn't say it no

29:37 there what no he doesn't say it no

29:37 there what no he doesn't say it no they've changed the narration

29:39 they've changed the narration

29:39 they've changed the narration um

29:39 um yeah so but no they were very supportive

29:42 yeah so but no they were very supportive

29:42 yeah so but no they were very supportive for you by the way I love it okay I'm so

29:44 for you by the way I love it okay I'm so

29:44 for you by the way I love it okay I'm so jealous of it

29:46 jealous of it

29:46 jealous of it um

29:47 um yeah then what else like I what was the

29:50 yeah then what else like I what was the

29:50 yeah then what else like I what was the first like major thing that that they

29:52 first like major thing that that they

29:52 first like major thing that that they had you do that was like uh oh this is

29:54 had you do that was like uh oh this is

29:54 had you do that was like uh oh this is um well it might be hard I think the

29:55 um well it might be hard I think the

29:55 um well it might be hard I think the very first project I did was uh Disney

29:57 very first project I did was uh Disney

29:57 very first project I did was uh Disney on Ice which is not a small show like

30:01 on Ice which is not a small show like

30:01 on Ice which is not a small show like The Script is like that big were you

30:03 The Script is like that big were you

30:03 The Script is like that big were you scared like oh so by now okay you're

30:06 scared like oh so by now okay you're

30:06 scared like oh so by now okay you're doing the voice you probably are feeling

30:07 doing the voice you probably are feeling

30:07 doing the voice you probably are feeling more confident about the voice but what

30:09 more confident about the voice but what

30:09 more confident about the voice but what about the acting side of it were you I

30:11 about the acting side of it were you I

30:11 about the acting side of it were you I was I was not confident about the boys

30:12 was I was not confident about the boys

30:12 was I was not confident about the boys in the early days I would take a sip of

30:15 in the early days I would take a sip of

30:15 in the early days I would take a sip of water after every line read because I

30:18 water after every line read because I

30:18 water after every line read because I was it was a nervous habit but my my

30:21 was it was a nervous habit but my my

30:21 was it was a nervous habit but my my voice my throat would get so dry and

30:24 voice my throat would get so dry and

30:24 voice my throat would get so dry and Scratchy when I was when I was in the

30:26 Scratchy when I was when I was in the

30:26 Scratchy when I was when I was in the band I'd go to sing I wasn't saying I

30:28 band I'd go to sing I wasn't saying I

30:28 band I'd go to sing I wasn't saying I wanted to play guitar I didn't want to

30:29 wanted to play guitar I didn't want to

30:29 wanted to play guitar I didn't want to be a front man they put me in the

30:30 be a front man they put me in the

30:30 be a front man they put me in the position of being a front man and this

30:32 position of being a front man and this

30:32 position of being a front man and this first couple shows I would lose my voice

30:33 first couple shows I would lose my voice

30:33 first couple shows I would lose my voice after two or three songs because just

30:35 after two or three songs because just

30:35 after two or three songs because just being nervous makes you yeah I

30:37 being nervous makes you yeah I

30:37 being nervous makes you yeah I understand maybe draw adrenaline and

30:39 understand maybe draw adrenaline and

30:39 understand maybe draw adrenaline and everything yeah until I learned to just

30:40 everything yeah until I learned to just

30:40 everything yeah until I learned to just keep drinking water so there's a good

30:42 keep drinking water so there's a good

30:42 keep drinking water so there's a good reason for that I remember one of the

30:44 reason for that I remember one of the

30:44 reason for that I remember one of the directors one time I was like are you

30:45 directors one time I was like are you

30:45 directors one time I was like are you gonna feel it you're gonna drink every

30:46 gonna feel it you're gonna drink every

30:46 gonna feel it you're gonna drink every ever after every time time like is it

30:48 ever after every time time like is it

30:48 ever after every time time like is it hurting you and I was like no it's just

30:50 hurting you and I was like no it's just

30:50 hurting you and I was like no it's just habit yeah but that and the laughs were

30:53 habit yeah but that and the laughs were

30:53 habit yeah but that and the laughs were always terrifying it's a good habit

30:54 always terrifying it's a good habit

30:54 always terrifying it's a good habit though because if you're doing any kind

30:55 though because if you're doing any kind

30:55 though because if you're doing any kind of voice performance like that and

30:58 of voice performance like that and

30:58 of voice performance like that and you're nervous that's the first thing

30:59 you're nervous that's the first thing

30:59 you're nervous that's the first thing that'll happen dry up and you start

31:00 that'll happen dry up and you start

31:00 that'll happen dry up and you start cracking and you're done terrifying oh

31:03 cracking and you're done terrifying oh

31:03 cracking and you're done terrifying oh it was yeah I was not I was not

31:05 it was yeah I was not I was not

31:05 it was yeah I was not I was not comfortable with the voice the acting

31:07 comfortable with the voice the acting

31:07 comfortable with the voice the acting the acting I was running off of really

31:10 the acting I was running off of really

31:10 the acting I was running off of really and it was so stilted because I was

31:13 and it was so stilted because I was

31:13 and it was so stilted because I was going off of what I could remember Wayne

31:15 going off of what I could remember Wayne

31:15 going off of what I could remember Wayne in my mind what Wayne's line reads were

31:18 in my mind what Wayne's line reads were

31:18 in my mind what Wayne's line reads were the good thing is though is that like I

31:20 the good thing is though is that like I

31:20 the good thing is though is that like I was watching a lot of old Mickey shorts

31:22 was watching a lot of old Mickey shorts

31:22 was watching a lot of old Mickey shorts when Walt was still doing the voice like

31:23 when Walt was still doing the voice like

31:24 when Walt was still doing the voice like in the 30s and there's some that are

31:25 in the 30s and there's some that are

31:25 in the 30s and there's some that are like he's great in and there's other

31:26 like he's great in and there's other

31:26 like he's great in and there's other ones that you could tell it's like all

31:28 ones that you could tell it's like all

31:28 ones that you could tell it's like all right boys I have five extra minutes

31:30 right boys I have five extra minutes

31:30 right boys I have five extra minutes let's record this Mickey short and some

31:31 let's record this Mickey short and some

31:31 let's record this Mickey short and some of the dialogue is like oh really poorly

31:34 of the dialogue is like oh really poorly

31:34 of the dialogue is like oh really poorly active but it's a wall so you have to

31:36 active but it's a wall so you have to

31:36 active but it's a wall so you have to love it but yeah like really funny like

31:38 love it but yeah like really funny like

31:38 love it but yeah like really funny like we did a project go hunt we might get a

31:41 we did a project go hunt we might get a

31:41 we did a project go hunt we might get a bear rock or whatever it's like really

31:43 bear rock or whatever it's like really

31:43 bear rock or whatever it's like really like

31:44 like

31:44 like it's pretty good

31:53 we did a project called uh what's it

31:53 we did a project called uh what's it called have a laugh they condense what's

31:55 called have a laugh they condense what's

31:55 called have a laugh they condense what's the name of that one with it with the

31:57 the name of that one with it with the

31:57 the name of that one with it with the beans and the pointer okay so that one's

31:59 beans and the pointer okay so that one's

31:59 beans and the pointer okay so that one's funny too because I was gonna bring this

32:01 funny too because I was gonna bring this

32:01 funny too because I was gonna bring this up later but

32:02 up later but

32:02 up later but um Mickey in that he says a lot of stuff

32:05 um Mickey in that he says a lot of stuff

32:05 um Mickey in that he says a lot of stuff to put it like your bonehead

32:08 to put it like your bonehead

32:08 to put it like your bonehead stupid whatever like he he's basically

32:10 stupid whatever like he he's basically

32:10 stupid whatever like he he's basically cheering all the time like do you ever

32:12 cheering all the time like do you ever

32:12 cheering all the time like do you ever get to say lines like that no I don't

32:14 get to say lines like that no I don't

32:14 get to say lines like that no I don't know

32:16 know

32:16 know I mean Mickey and the seal

32:19 I mean Mickey and the seal

32:19 I mean Mickey and the seal and it was actually a Jimmy McDonald

32:21 and it was actually a Jimmy McDonald

32:21 and it was actually a Jimmy McDonald performance but he goes yeah big clown

32:25 performance but he goes yeah big clown

32:25 performance but he goes yeah big clown foreign

32:36 at one point he even says like when he's

32:36 at one point he even says like when he's hitting the bear he says something like

32:38 hitting the bear he says something like

32:38 hitting the bear he says something like stupid yeah

32:40 stupid yeah

32:40 stupid yeah stupid people I love that that's one of

32:43 stupid people I love that that's one of

32:43 stupid people I love that that's one of the best yeah Mickey cartoons I don't

32:45 the best yeah Mickey cartoons I don't

32:45 the best yeah Mickey cartoons I don't know where I was going with that that's

32:46 know where I was going with that that's

32:46 know where I was going with that that's funny but yeah that's how long does it

32:49 funny but yeah that's how long does it

32:49 funny but yeah that's how long does it take you to get comfortable and then

32:50 take you to get comfortable and then

32:50 take you to get comfortable and then like how long till you felt like okay

32:52 like how long till you felt like okay

32:52 like how long till you felt like okay I'm all right

33:01 you know it's like because the variety

33:01 you know it's like because the variety of projects I work on

33:02 of projects I work on

33:02 of projects I work on and the frequency with which I'm in the

33:05 and the frequency with which I'm in the

33:05 and the frequency with which I'm in the studio and being affected by allergies

33:09 studio and being affected by allergies

33:09 studio and being affected by allergies and weather and all that stuff like

33:11 and weather and all that stuff like

33:11 and weather and all that stuff like there's no day I go in that Mickey is

33:12 there's no day I go in that Mickey is

33:12 there's no day I go in that Mickey is fun or not easy to yeah we'll put it

33:17 fun or not easy to yeah we'll put it

33:17 fun or not easy to yeah we'll put it this way I was going to ask you how how

33:18 this way I was going to ask you how how

33:18 this way I was going to ask you how how much how often do you have to work

33:20 much how often do you have to work

33:20 much how often do you have to work because Mickey let's just go through the

33:22 because Mickey let's just go through the

33:22 because Mickey let's just go through the list of different stuff I can think of

33:24 list of different stuff I can think of

33:24 list of different stuff I can think of I'm sure you can add a lot more there's

33:25 I'm sure you can add a lot more there's

33:25 I'm sure you can add a lot more there's you have theme park

33:27 you have theme park

33:27 you have theme park um parades there's there's all kinds of

33:29 um parades there's there's all kinds of

33:29 um parades there's there's all kinds of announcements and stuff the theme park

33:31 announcements and stuff the theme park

33:31 announcements and stuff the theme park stuff there's all kinds of merchandising

33:33 stuff there's all kinds of merchandising

33:33 stuff there's all kinds of merchandising I mean everything you can think of in

33:34 I mean everything you can think of in

33:34 I mean everything you can think of in the world there's Disney what is it

33:36 the world there's Disney what is it

33:36 the world there's Disney what is it Mickey what's the name of that show the

33:38 Mickey what's the name of that show the

33:38 Mickey what's the name of that show the the Disney Junior Mickey Mouse fun house

33:40 the Disney Junior Mickey Mouse fun house

33:40 the Disney Junior Mickey Mouse fun house Mickey Mouse fun house Mickey Mouse

33:41 Mickey Mouse fun house Mickey Mouse

33:42 Mickey Mouse fun house Mickey Mouse Clubhouse there's all these different so

33:44 Clubhouse there's all these different so

33:44 Clubhouse there's all these different so there's the TV shows and then there must

33:46 there's the TV shows and then there must

33:46 there's the TV shows and then there must be all kinds of stuff I can't even think

33:48 be all kinds of stuff I can't even think

33:48 be all kinds of stuff I can't even think of the cruise ship stuff there's cruise

33:50 of the cruise ship stuff there's cruise

33:50 of the cruise ship stuff there's cruise line there's video games there's a lot

33:52 line there's video games there's a lot

33:52 line there's video games there's a lot of just like internal corporate dialogue

33:56 of just like internal corporate dialogue

33:56 of just like internal corporate dialogue um there's a whole division at Disney

33:58 um there's a whole division at Disney

33:58 um there's a whole division at Disney parks that does a very customized

34:01 parks that does a very customized

34:01 parks that does a very customized experiences like make a wish thing

34:03 experiences like make a wish thing

34:03 experiences like make a wish thing there's make a wish experiences

34:06 there's make a wish experiences

34:06 there's make a wish experiences um so it's a pretty

34:08 um so it's a pretty

34:08 um so it's a pretty demanding I mean I'm in the studio four

34:10 demanding I mean I'm in the studio four

34:10 demanding I mean I'm in the studio four days this week recording Mickey yeah so

34:12 days this week recording Mickey yeah so

34:12 days this week recording Mickey yeah so it's not even though it's a oh it's part

34:14 it's not even though it's a oh it's part

34:15 it's not even though it's a oh it's part time it's not really part time you're

34:17 time it's not really part time you're

34:17 time it's not really part time you're working all the time it's it's a it's a

34:19 working all the time it's it's a it's a

34:19 working all the time it's it's a it's a few hours they come in like phases like

34:21 few hours they come in like phases like

34:21 few hours they come in like phases like oh there's really many it Ebbs and flows

34:24 oh there's really many it Ebbs and flows

34:24 oh there's really many it Ebbs and flows and it Ebbs and flows throughout the

34:26 and it Ebbs and flows throughout the

34:26 and it Ebbs and flows throughout the year at Ebbs and flows over the years

34:29 year at Ebbs and flows over the years

34:29 year at Ebbs and flows over the years um but Mickey

34:31 um but Mickey

34:31 um but Mickey what I've experienced is compared to

34:33 what I've experienced is compared to

34:33 what I've experienced is compared to other characters Mickey is very

34:35 other characters Mickey is very

34:35 other characters Mickey is very consistent and works a lot there's a lot

34:37 consistent and works a lot there's a lot

34:37 consistent and works a lot there's a lot of Mickey jobs yeah versus not as many

34:40 of Mickey jobs yeah versus not as many

34:40 of Mickey jobs yeah versus not as many Pocahontas jobs or yeah or or even if

34:43 Pocahontas jobs or yeah or or even if

34:43 Pocahontas jobs or yeah or or even if like Chippendale or something like that

34:45 like Chippendale or something like that

34:45 like Chippendale or something like that sure but so do do they notice each

34:48 sure but so do do they notice each

34:48 sure but so do do they notice each division of the company everybody that

34:50 division of the company everybody that

34:50 division of the company everybody that needs Mickey do they do you have to deal

34:51 needs Mickey do they do you have to deal

34:51 needs Mickey do they do you have to deal with them all separately or the

34:53 with them all separately or the

34:53 with them all separately or the character voices Department do they kind

34:54 character voices Department do they kind

34:54 character voices Department do they kind of come to you and go we've got a whole

34:56 of come to you and go we've got a whole

34:56 of come to you and go we've got a whole slew of different stuff do they send

34:58 slew of different stuff do they send

34:58 slew of different stuff do they send different directors in there

34:59 different directors in there

35:00 different directors in there um voice acting really works it's a

35:02 um voice acting really works it's a

35:02 um voice acting really works it's a great question actually Disney character

35:04 great question actually Disney character

35:04 great question actually Disney character voices is like the middleman between

35:05 voices is like the middleman between

35:05 voices is like the middleman between it's supposed to be sometimes they can

35:09 it's supposed to be sometimes they can

35:09 it's supposed to be sometimes they can manage our schedule right better and

35:11 manage our schedule right better and

35:11 manage our schedule right better and kind of yeah yeah

35:13 kind of yeah yeah

35:13 kind of yeah yeah um but you know an interesting thing

35:15 um but you know an interesting thing

35:15 um but you know an interesting thing that happens is like let's say consumer

35:17 that happens is like let's say consumer

35:17 that happens is like let's say consumer products has this talking toy that

35:19 products has this talking toy that

35:19 products has this talking toy that Mattel is the life that's gonna create

35:21 Mattel is the life that's gonna create

35:21 Mattel is the life that's gonna create regular license or whatever well Mattel

35:23 regular license or whatever well Mattel

35:23 regular license or whatever well Mattel has to submit their script for Mickey

35:25 has to submit their script for Mickey

35:25 has to submit their script for Mickey and then Disney character voices has to

35:26 and then Disney character voices has to

35:27 and then Disney character voices has to vet that script to make sure it's sure

35:28 vet that script to make sure it's sure

35:28 vet that script to make sure it's sure appropriate for Mickey it's in Mickey

35:30 appropriate for Mickey it's in Mickey

35:30 appropriate for Mickey it's in Mickey dialogue and then then they'll

35:31 dialogue and then then they'll

35:31 dialogue and then then they'll coordinate via my agent the recording

35:33 coordinate via my agent the recording

35:33 coordinate via my agent the recording session that I'll come in and then

35:35 session that I'll come in and then

35:35 session that I'll come in and then character voices has two creative

35:37 character voices has two creative

35:37 character voices has two creative directors who switch off directing the

35:40 directors who switch off directing the

35:40 directors who switch off directing the sessions interesting um but then but

35:43 sessions interesting um but then but

35:43 sessions interesting um but then but then TV animation is a whole other thing

35:45 then TV animation is a whole other thing

35:45 then TV animation is a whole other thing where they've got their own casting

35:47 where they've got their own casting

35:47 where they've got their own casting department and their own uh vocal

35:50 department and their own uh vocal

35:50 department and their own uh vocal directors who work on the shows and

35:51 directors who work on the shows and

35:51 directors who work on the shows and we're working with the vocal director

35:52 we're working with the vocal director

35:52 we're working with the vocal director and the director of those episodes and

35:54 and the director of those episodes and

35:54 and the director of those episodes and so just wondering how complicated that

35:56 so just wondering how complicated that

35:56 so just wondering how complicated that gets because it must feel sometimes like

35:58 gets because it must feel sometimes like

35:58 gets because it must feel sometimes like there's a whole everybody needs Mickey

36:00 there's a whole everybody needs Mickey

36:00 there's a whole everybody needs Mickey it's it's it's it's it's complicated in

36:04 it's it's it's it's it's complicated in

36:04 it's it's it's it's it's complicated in terms of like knowing who I'm working

36:07 terms of like knowing who I'm working

36:07 terms of like knowing who I'm working with and and and

36:09 with and and and

36:09 with and and and um you know really trying hard to to

36:11 um you know really trying hard to to

36:11 um you know really trying hard to to remember the different people of the

36:13 remember the different people of the

36:13 remember the different people of the different divisions yeah because because

36:14 different divisions yeah because because

36:14 different divisions yeah because because whatever division will usually be in on

36:16 whatever division will usually be in on

36:16 whatever division will usually be in on that session but then it's also

36:17 that session but then it's also

36:17 that session but then it's also complicated in in realizing that

36:20 complicated in in realizing that

36:20 complicated in in realizing that not a lot of people within Disney

36:23 not a lot of people within Disney

36:23 not a lot of people within Disney understand how it works right so they

36:25 understand how it works right so they

36:25 understand how it works right so they they don't know a lot of times they

36:26 they don't know a lot of times they

36:26 they don't know a lot of times they don't know that they have they should go

36:28 don't know that they have they should go

36:28 don't know that they have they should go through character voices I found myself

36:29 through character voices I found myself

36:29 through character voices I found myself in several situations where I'm like

36:32 in several situations where I'm like

36:32 in several situations where I'm like was this vetted through character voices

36:34 was this vetted through character voices

36:34 was this vetted through character voices or was this project taken to this round

36:36 or was this project taken to this round

36:36 or was this project taken to this round they're like no and I feel like the bad

36:38 they're like no and I feel like the bad

36:38 they're like no and I feel like the bad guy like I shouldn't have to be that

36:40 guy like I shouldn't have to be that

36:40 guy like I shouldn't have to be that person explaining the process right

36:41 person explaining the process right

36:41 person explaining the process right right but

36:42 right but

36:42 right but but I've also got the front row seat to

36:44 but I've also got the front row seat to

36:44 but I've also got the front row seat to it right because that probably wouldn't

36:46 it right because that probably wouldn't

36:46 it right because that probably wouldn't be the same thing falls through if you

36:47 be the same thing falls through if you

36:47 be the same thing falls through if you work for some part of Disney like well

36:49 work for some part of Disney like well

36:49 work for some part of Disney like well we can just go grab him he works for us

36:50 we can just go grab him he works for us

36:50 we can just go grab him he works for us right oh I know I've met Brett so that

36:53 right oh I know I've met Brett so that

36:53 right oh I know I've met Brett so that must be hard so there must be times

36:54 must be hard so there must be times

36:54 must be hard so there must be times where things line up and it's like you

36:55 where things line up and it's like you

36:55 where things line up and it's like you have to do a whole lot of different

36:56 have to do a whole lot of different

36:56 have to do a whole lot of different stuff at one time yeah that's

36:58 stuff at one time yeah that's

36:58 stuff at one time yeah that's interesting because well that's what

36:59 interesting because well that's what

36:59 interesting because well that's what brings me that's why I asked about the

37:01 brings me that's why I asked about the

37:01 brings me that's why I asked about the collaborative thing at Hallmark is that

37:02 collaborative thing at Hallmark is that

37:02 collaborative thing at Hallmark is that you'd already learned to be part of a

37:05 you'd already learned to be part of a

37:05 you'd already learned to be part of a bigger whole like a woman has to go to

37:06 bigger whole like a woman has to go to

37:06 bigger whole like a woman has to go to copy it has to go here it has to go

37:08 copy it has to go here it has to go

37:08 copy it has to go here it has to go there and now you're part of a different

37:09 there and now you're part of a different

37:09 there and now you're part of a different kind of like

37:10 kind of like

37:10 kind of like I don't want to say assembly line it

37:12 I don't want to say assembly line it

37:12 I don't want to say assembly line it makes it sound like not personal or

37:13 makes it sound like not personal or

37:13 makes it sound like not personal or something but you're a different part of

37:15 something but you're a different part of

37:15 something but you're a different part of a different process it's a different

37:17 a different process it's a different

37:17 a different process it's a different process and it's at times frustrating

37:19 process and it's at times frustrating

37:19 process and it's at times frustrating for me because I often say I have the

37:21 for me because I often say I have the

37:21 for me because I often say I have the best seat in the house I always want to

37:23 best seat in the house I always want to

37:23 best seat in the house I always want to work for Disney yeah I thought I wanted

37:24 work for Disney yeah I thought I wanted

37:24 work for Disney yeah I thought I wanted to be a Disney animator well now I get

37:26 to be a Disney animator well now I get

37:26 to be a Disney animator well now I get to work in Disney animation and in

37:29 to work in Disney animation and in

37:29 to work in Disney animation and in Disney imagineering and parks and and

37:31 Disney imagineering and parks and and

37:31 Disney imagineering and parks and and consumer products I get to like I get to

37:34 consumer products I get to like I get to

37:34 consumer products I get to like I get to party and touch in all those different

37:36 party and touch in all those different

37:36 party and touch in all those different what's your favorite part though

37:38 what's your favorite part though

37:38 what's your favorite part though has to be the part it's not it's usually

37:40 has to be the part it's not it's usually

37:40 has to be the part it's not it's usually the parts although I mean the Mickey

37:42 the parts although I mean the Mickey

37:42 the parts although I mean the Mickey Saves Christmas Christmas special we

37:44 Saves Christmas Christmas special we

37:44 Saves Christmas Christmas special we just did I was really proud of I stop

37:46 just did I was really proud of I stop

37:46 just did I was really proud of I stop motion yeah like is it weird that I'm

37:48 motion yeah like is it weird that I'm

37:48 motion yeah like is it weird that I'm proud of you I know you've been Mickey

37:50 proud of you I know you've been Mickey

37:50 proud of you I know you've been Mickey for a long time and done a lot of stuff

37:51 for a long time and done a lot of stuff

37:51 for a long time and done a lot of stuff but you got to be in a stop-motion

37:52 but you got to be in a stop-motion

37:52 but you got to be in a stop-motion Christmas like it's gonna be a classic

37:54 Christmas like it's gonna be a classic

37:54 Christmas like it's gonna be a classic forever and I had it had amazing music I

37:57 forever and I had it had amazing music I

37:57 forever and I had it had amazing music I was really proud of that

37:59 was really proud of that

37:59 was really proud of that um also you were in that documentary

38:00 um also you were in that documentary

38:00 um also you were in that documentary speaking of animation and that was cool

38:02 speaking of animation and that was cool

38:02 speaking of animation and that was cool that they animated Mickey through his

38:04 that they animated Mickey through his

38:04 that they animated Mickey through his yeah history traditional animation with

38:07 yeah history traditional animation with

38:07 yeah history traditional animation with Eric Goldberg a big problem with that

38:08 Eric Goldberg a big problem with that

38:08 Eric Goldberg a big problem with that documentary though and

38:10 documentary though and

38:10 documentary though and I don't know they could have got more

38:12 I don't know they could have got more

38:12 I don't know they could have got more stars for me if they had more bread I

38:14 stars for me if they had more bread I

38:14 stars for me if they had more bread I went in there I thought there was going

38:15 went in there I thought there was going

38:15 went in there I thought there was going to be more with you like let's follow

38:17 to be more with you like let's follow

38:17 to be more with you like let's follow bread Island for a whole day and see how

38:18 bread Island for a whole day and see how

38:18 bread Island for a whole day and see how he does this thing and it wasn't like

38:20 he does this thing and it wasn't like

38:20 he does this thing and it wasn't like that it was well I felt very honored to

38:22 that it was well I felt very honored to

38:22 that it was well I felt very honored to be a part of it at all and I thought

38:24 be a part of it at all and I thought

38:24 be a part of it at all and I thought what they used to me was great they

38:25 what they used to me was great they

38:25 what they used to me was great they totally cut out my ugly crime series on

38:28 totally cut out my ugly crime series on

38:28 totally cut out my ugly crime series on Disney plus you probably could have one

38:30 Disney plus you probably could have one

38:30 Disney plus you probably could have one because of all the other projects which

38:32 because of all the other projects which

38:32 because of all the other projects which I want to get to really bad but I had to

38:34 I want to get to really bad but I had to

38:34 I want to get to really bad but I had to ask you all the Mickey questions I have

38:35 ask you all the Mickey questions I have

38:35 ask you all the Mickey questions I have yeah no you have to but what'd you think

38:37 yeah no you have to but what'd you think

38:37 yeah no you have to but what'd you think of that Mickey if you guys enjoyed this

38:39 of that Mickey if you guys enjoyed this

38:39 of that Mickey if you guys enjoyed this portion of our random land conversation

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38:50 see the two and a half hour long

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38:52 interview that we did with Mickey's

38:52 interview that we did with Mickey's friend Brad and so much more over there

38:54 friend Brad and so much more over there

38:54 friend Brad and so much more over there we have podcasts and we got extra Vlogs

38:56 we have podcasts and we got extra Vlogs

38:56 we have podcasts and we got extra Vlogs and all kinds of stuff I just want to

38:58 and all kinds of stuff I just want to

38:58 and all kinds of stuff I just want to say really quickly before we see it real

39:01 say really quickly before we see it real

39:01 say really quickly before we see it real soon that the studio environment and the

39:03 soon that the studio environment and the

39:03 soon that the studio environment and the filming of the randomland conversations

39:05 filming of the randomland conversations

39:05 filming of the randomland conversations is sponsored by fandom Productions you

39:06 is sponsored by fandom Productions you

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39:09 can go to fandomproductions.com haunted

39:09 can go to fandomproductions.com haunted Orange County to do all kinds of weird

39:11 Orange County to do all kinds of weird

39:11 Orange County to do all kinds of weird ghost tours and paranormal stuff all

39:12 ghost tours and paranormal stuff all

39:12 ghost tours and paranormal stuff all over the Orange County Southern

39:14 over the Orange County Southern

39:14 over the Orange County Southern California area so special thanks to

39:16 California area so special thanks to

39:16 California area so special thanks to them and my buddy Tyler for sort of

39:18 them and my buddy Tyler for sort of

39:18 them and my buddy Tyler for sort of producing it getting everybody all in

39:20 producing it getting everybody all in

39:20 producing it getting everybody all in the same room and of course our special

39:21 the same room and of course our special

39:21 the same room and of course our special guest Brett eiwin is that all that's all

39:25 guest Brett eiwin is that all that's all

39:25 guest Brett eiwin is that all that's all for now mic see you real soon k-e-y

39:30 for now mic see you real soon k-e-y

39:30 for now mic see you real soon k-e-y because we like you

39:33 because we like you

39:33 because we like you [Music]

39:35 [Music]

39:35 [Music] m-o-u-s-e

39:37 m-o-u-s-e

39:37 m-o-u-s-e so long everybody's a real thank you

39:40 so long everybody's a real thank you

39:40 so long everybody's a real thank you Brett are we standing I guess we stand

39:42 Brett are we standing I guess we stand

39:42 Brett are we standing I guess we stand up I don't know

39:43 up I don't know

39:43 up I don't know [Music]

39:48 [Music] how long was that

39:50 how long was that

39:50 how long was that oh so I started getting really worried

39:54 oh so I started getting really worried

39:54 oh so I started getting really worried [Music]

40:01 [Music] get out of here

The Voice of Mickey Mouse; How Bret Iwan became the Voice of Disney's most beloved character

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