Tony Anselmo
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Occupation(s) | Voice actor, Animator |
Years active | 1980–present |
Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an animator, cartoon voice actor and, since 1985, the voice of Donald Duck. Anselmo was trained by the original voice of Donald, Clarence Nash. Anselmo has also shared voice-over duties (with Russi Taylor) for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie since 1999. He voiced the nephews on Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. (Taylor voiced the nephews in Ducktales, Once and Twice Upon a Christmas and Mickey's Speedway USA.)
He attended the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.
Anselmo has also worked as a voice actor for the Kingdom Hearts series, which features Donald Duck as one of three main characters.
As an animator, Anselmo has worked on such Disney theatrical films as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Tarzan.
In September of 2009 Tony Anselmo was named a Disney Legend.[1]