Q: In the new Mickey Mouse cartoons on Disney Channel and Disney.com (produced by Paul Rudish) why is Mickey’s voice provided by Chris Diamantopoulos, and not the official voice of Mickey (since 2009), Brett Iwan? This is very curious to me, especially since the other characters in these cartoons (Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy) are all voiced by their current voice actors, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille, and Bill Farmer, respectively.
Fred, Placentia, California
A: The producers of the new cartoons were looking for a retro voice to match the vintage look of the cartoons.
Dave Smith