Mickey Mouse
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Mickey Mouse is a
funny animal cartoon character created in 1928 by
Walt Disney and
Ub Iwerks at the
Walt Disney Studios.
[4] Mickey is an
anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. As the official mascot of
The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world.
Mickey first was seen in a single test screening (
Plane Crazy). Mickey officially debuted in November 1928 in
Steamboat Willie, one of the first
sound cartoons. He went on to appear in over 130 films including
The Band Concert (1935),
Brave Little Tailor (1938), and
Fantasia (1940). Mickey appeared primarily in
short films, but also occasionally in feature-length films. Nine of Mickey's cartoons were nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, one of which,
Lend a Paw, won the award in
1942. In 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Beginning in 1930, Mickey has also been featured extensively as a
comic strip character. His self-titled newspaper strip, drawn primarily by
Floyd Gottfredson, ran for 45 years. Mickey has also appeared in comic books and in television series such as
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1996) and others. He also appears in other media such as video games as well as merchandising, and is a meetable character at the Disney parks.
Mickey generally appears alongside his girlfriend
Minnie Mouse, his pet dog
Pluto, his friends
Horace Horsecollar,
Donald Duck, and
Goofy, and his nemesis
Pete, among others (see
Mickey Mouse universe). Originally characterized as a mischievous
antihero, Mickey's increasing popularity led to his being rebranded as an
everyman, usually seen as an ever cheerful, yet shy role model. In 2009, Disney began to rebrand the character again by putting less emphasis on his pleasant, cheerful side and reintroducing the more mischievous and adventurous sides of his personality, beginnin
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