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Wayne Allwine, the squeaky voice of Mickey Mouse since 1977, died this week, with his wife, who adorably voiced Minnie Mouse, by his side.

Bearded 62-year-old Allwine was a pretty good match for Mickey's smiling mug, but not all voice actors are so compatible with their characters. After the jump, check out five characters whose voices comes from a surprising place.


Bart Simpson/Nancy Cartwright: Bart being voiced by a chick would certainly be worthy of a Nelson "ha ha" -- if Nelson didn't happen to be voiced by the same chick.


Cleveland Brown ("Family Guy")/Mike Henry: Cleveland is about to get his own spin-off show, but will the fact that his voice really comes from a Caucasian's mouth rein in some of the expected political incorrectness?




Miss Piggy ("The Muppet Show")/Frank Oz: How could we have know that the porcine temptress of our dreams was really an old bald guy with glasses?


Joker ("Batman")/Mark Hamill: Who would have thought the fair-haired boy from the bright side of the force would be voicing comic-book heavies?

Tai Lung ("Kung Fu Panda") Ian McShane: Given McShane's most famous character's disdain for the Chinese and love of the term c*cks*cker, it's odd to hear him vocalizing a character named Tai Lung in a kid's movie.


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