18 Facts About Tony Anselmo

Tony Anselmo has been the official character voice of Donald Duck since 1985 following the death of the original voice actor, Clarence Nash.

Tony Anselmo has provided voices for Donald's triplet nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

Tony Anselmo formed an early interest with Disney after attending a screening of Mary Poppins at the age of four.

Tony Anselmo's family moved to Sunnyvale in northern California when he was seven, and he continued to actively study Disney and animation.

Tony Anselmo began drawing, using the famed Preston Blair art book, Advanced Animation, built a light table of his own, and began creating animation with a Super 8 camera.

Tony Anselmo attended Marian A Peterson High School in Sunnyvale, California.

Tony Anselmo began night art classes at local colleges and began a regular correspondence with the artists who animated the Disney films, including Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Eric Larson, and Milt Kahl.

Tony Anselmo studied at the Character Animation Department of California Institute of the Arts on a full scholarship from the Disney Family in fall 1978.

In subsequent years, Tony Anselmo contributed to the animation of 20 Disney animated features, including The Black Cauldron, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tarzan and The Emperor's New Groove.

Tony Anselmo was trained and mentored by the original voice of Donald, Clarence Nash, who died in 1985 and Tony Anselmo inherited the role of Donald Duck just as Nash had wished.

Tony Anselmo first voiced Donald on a 1986 D-TV Valentine special on The Disney Channel.

Tony Anselmo is the only person to both animate, and voice Donald Duck in Mickey Donald Goofy: The Three Musketeers, Funny You Don't Look 200, The Prince and the Pauper, and the 60th Annual Academy Awards.

Tony Anselmo lent his voice to minor characters in The Great Mouse Detective, Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days and Phineas and Ferb.

Tony Anselmo has worked as a voice actor for the Kingdom Hearts series, which features Donald Duck as one of three main characters.

Tony Anselmo provided the voice of Donald in the video game Kinect Disneyland Adventures in 2011.

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

Tony 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.

Tony Anselmo's collection was used in exhibits at The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.