American voice actor and animatorNot to be confused with Tony Anselmo (Canadian football).

Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an American voice actor and animator. He has been the official character voice of Donald Duck since 1985 following the death of Clarence Nash. He has also provided voices for Donald's triplet nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
  • 3.3 Video games
  • 3.4 Theme park attractions
  • 3.5 Animator
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Anselmo was born on February 18, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Marian A. Peterson High School in Sunnyvale, California.

Anselmo formed an early interest with Disney products after attending a screening of Mary Poppins at the age of four. Anselmo says, "I remember leaving the theater and asking, 'How did they do this? Who did that?' and so on...So a seed was planted there, and from that time on I never wanted to be a fireman, an astronaut, or anything else. I wanted to work for Disney."

Anselmo's family moved to Sunnyvale in northern California when he was seven, and he continued to actively study Disney and animation. He began drawing, utilizing the famed Preston Blair art book, Advanced Animation, built a light table of his own, and began creating animation with a Super 8 camera.

Career

Anselmo was trained and mentored by the original voice of Donald, Clarence Nash, spending three years as his understudy. His career began in 1980, at age 20. He first voiced Donald on a 1986 D-TV Valentine special on The Disney Channel.

Anselmo has also worked as a voice actor for the Kingdom Hearts series, which features Donald Duck as one of three main characters. He also provided the voice of Donald in the video game Kinect Disneyland Adventures in 2011.

Anselmo has been honored with several awards and nominations. He was a winner of the 2014 BTVA Television Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; as well as the BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game - Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

In September 2009, Tony Anselmo was named a Disney Legend.

Anselmo began collecting Disney merchandise at an early age, and is known for his comprehensive collection of Disney posters relating to the works of Walt Disney. This expertise resulted in a 2002 art book, The Disney Poster Book featuring the Collection of Tony Anselmo.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theme park attractions

Animator

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Tony Anselmo at IMDb
• Interview