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Tony Anselmo
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Anselmo with Donald Duck in 1998
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| Born | February 18, 1960 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
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| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an American voice actor and animator. He is best known as the official voice of Donald Duck. He took over this famous role in 1985 after the original voice actor, Clarence Nash, passed away. Tony Anselmo also provides the voices for Donald's three nephews: Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Before becoming Donald's voice, Anselmo started working as an animator for Disney in 1980. He has contributed to many animated films and shows.
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Tony Anselmo's Early Life
Tony Anselmo was born on February 18, 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah. When he was four, he watched the movie Mary Poppins. This movie made him very interested in Disney. He remembers asking, "How did they do this?" and "Who made that?" From that moment, he knew he wanted to work for Disney.
When Tony was seven, his family moved to Sunnyvale. He kept studying Disney and animation. He learned to draw using a famous art book called Advanced Animation. He even built his own light table to practice animation. He used a Super 8 camera to create his own animated videos.
He went to Marian A. Peterson High School in Sunnyvale. He also took art classes at local colleges at night. He wrote letters to Disney animators like Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Ollie Johnston often wrote back, sending drawings and advising Tony to practice quick sketching and life drawing.
In 1978, Tony Anselmo received a full scholarship from the Disney Family. He then studied at the Character Animation Department of California Institute of the Arts. His teachers included experienced Disney artists.
Tony Anselmo's Career Journey
Tony Anselmo started his career as an animator in 1980 when he was 20. He worked on many Disney animated movies. These include The Black Cauldron, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and The Emperor's New Groove.
The original voice of Donald Duck, Clarence Nash, trained and mentored Tony. When Nash passed away in 1985, Tony Anselmo took over the role of Donald Duck, just as Nash had wanted. Tony first voiced Donald in a 1986 TV special called D-TV Valentine on The Disney Channel.
Walt Disney always wanted characters to sound the same. So, only Clarence Nash voiced Donald Duck while he was alive. To continue this tradition, Michael Eisner and Roy E. Disney created the Disney Character Voices department in 1988. This department makes sure that character voices stay consistent and high quality.
Tony Anselmo has shared that Donald's voice is not made by squeezing air through the cheek. He says it's a different technique.
Tony Anselmo is the only person who has both animated and voiced Donald Duck in films. These include Mickey Donald Goofy: The Three Musketeers and The Prince and the Pauper.
He also voiced Donald's nephews in shows like Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. He has voiced Donald in the popular Kingdom Hearts video game series. Donald Duck is one of the main characters in these games. He also voiced Donald in the 2011 video game Kinect Disneyland Adventures.
Awards and Special Recognition
Tony Anselmo has received several awards for his voice acting. In 2014, he won a BTVA Television Voice Acting Award. This was for his work as part of the vocal team in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He also won a BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
In September 2009, Tony Anselmo was named a Disney Legend. This is a very special honor given by Disney.
Tony Anselmo started collecting Disney items when he was young. He has a huge collection of Disney posters. His knowledge of these posters led to a 2002 art book called The Disney Poster Book featuring the Collection of Tony Anselmo. His collection has also been shown in exhibits at The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.
Tony Anselmo's Filmography
Movies and Direct-to-Video Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Thug Guard No. 3 | |
| 1987 | Down and Out with Donald Duck | Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie | |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Donald Duck | |
| 1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | ||
| Disney Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun | Direct-to-video | ||
| 1994–1995 | Mickey's Fun Songs series | Direct-to-video series | |
| 1998 | The Spirit of Mickey | Direct-to-video film | |
| 1999 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | ||
| Fantasia 2000 | |||
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie | Direct-to-video film |
| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | ||
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Donald Duck | |
| Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Direct-to-video film |
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| Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Direct-to-video film | ||
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Short film |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters | The Mayor of Morrisville | 1 episode |
| D-TV Valentine | Donald Duck | Television special | |
| 1987–1988 | DuckTales | 8 episodes | |
| 1988 | Totally Minnie | Television special | |
| Mickey's 60th Birthday | |||
| 1989–1990 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | ||
| 1993 | Bonkers | Episode: "Going Bonkers" | |
| 1995 | Gargoyles | Additional voices | |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Donald Duck | 39 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Mickey Mouse Works | Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie | 31 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | 48 episodes | |
| 2006–2016 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Donald Duck | 122 episodes |
| 2007 | Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt | Season 1, episode 24 | |
| 2009 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo-Choo Express | Season 2, episode 33 | |
| Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland | Season 2, episode 38 | ||
| 2010 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Road Rally | Season 3, episode 9 | |
| 2011 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure | Season 3, episode 22 | |
| Phineas and Ferb | Additional voices | Episode: "Mommy Can You Hear Me?/Road Trip" | |
| 2012–2016 | Minnie's Bow-Toons | Donald Duck | 40 episodes |
| 2013 | Wheel of Fortune: Making Disney Memories Week | ||
| 2013–2019 | Mickey Mouse | 38 episodes | |
| 2016 | Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special | Television special | |
| 2017 | The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular | Television special | |
| 2017–2021 | DuckTales | Main cast | |
| 2018 | Legend of the Three Caballeros | ||
| 2020–2023 | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | ||
| 2021–2025 | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | ||
| 2025–present | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Disney's Magic Artist | Donald Duck | |
| 2000 | Mickey's Speedway USA | ||
| Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers | |||
| Mickey Mouse Preschool | |||
| Mickey Mouse Kindergarten | |||
| Mickey Mouse Toddler | |||
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | ||
| 2002 | Disney Golf | ||
| Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows | |||
| Disney Sports Soccer | |||
| Disney Sports Skateboarding | |||
| Disney Sports Football | |||
| Disney Sports Basketball | |||
| 2003 | Disney's Party | ||
| Toontown Online | |||
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | ||
| 2008 | Disney Think Fast | ||
| Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories | |||
| 2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | ||
| 2010 | Epic Mickey | ||
| Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | |||
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | ||
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | |||
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | ||
| Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion | |||
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | |||
| 2014 | Disney Magical World | ||
| Disney Infinity 2.0 | |||
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | |||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | ||
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | ||
| 2020 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | ||
| 2021 | Cookie Run: Kingdom | Cookie Donald Duck | |
| 2022 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | Donald Duck | |
| 2023 | Disney Illusion Island | ||
| Disney Speedstorm |
Web Series
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2024 | Hot Ones | Donald Duck | Episode: "Donald Duck Tries to Keep His Cool While Eating Spicy Wings" |
Theme Park Attractions
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1993 | Mickey's Movie Barn | Donald Duck |
| 2002 | Animagique | |
| 2003 | Mickey's PhilharMagic | |
| 2007 | Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros | |
| 2020 | Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway |
Tony Anselmo as an Animator
| Year | Film | Animation | Characters |
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| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Assistant Animator | |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Key Assistant Animator | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Animating Assistant | |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Character Animator | |
| 1990 | The Prince and the Pauper (Short) | ||
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Animator | Wardrobe |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Assistant Animator | Jasmine |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Key Assistant Animator | Additional Young Simba and Miscellaneous Characters |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Flit | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Associate Lead Key Assistant Clean-Up Animator | Gypsies, Guards, and Others |
| 1997 | Hercules | Key Assistant Animator: Additional Clean-Up Animation | |
| 1998 | Mulan | Additional Key Assistant Clean-Up Animator | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Lead Key Assistant Animator | Professor Archimedes Quincy Porter |
| Fantasia 2000 | Key Assistant Animator / Additional Animator | ||
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Key Assistant Animator | Pacha |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Sarah Hawkins and Miscellaneous Characters | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Key Assistant Animator | Miscellaneous Characters |
| Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (Video) | Animation Clean-Up / Key Clean-Up Artist | Donald Duck | |
| 2005 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | Clean-Up Artist | |
| 2006–07 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Storyboard Revisionist / Prop Designer | Episodes: "A Surprise for Minnie", "Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt" |
| 2008 | The Replacements | Storyboard Revisionist | Episode: "Tasumi Unmasked" |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Prop Designer | Episode: "Mellowbrook Drift"/"The Gift of Wacky" |
Awards and Nominations for Tony Anselmo
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 2005 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Nominated |
| 2009 | Disney Legend Award | Animation — Voice | Won | |
| 2009 | Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series — Children's/Educational | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Nominated |
| 2014 | Behind the Voice Actors People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series — Children's/Educational | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series — Children's/Educational | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series — Children's/Educational | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series | DuckTales | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Tony Anselmo para niños
