Pluto

Mickey @ Minnie

Biography

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio . Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse and typically wears red shorts , large yellow shoes , and white gloves . He is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world and is the mascot of The Walt Disney Company , the world's largest media conglomerate in terms of annual revenue .

Mickey debuted in November 1928 in the animated cartoon Steamboat Willie after initially appearing in a test screening earlier that year . 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 in a few feature-length films . Nine of Mickey's cartoons were nominated for the Acedemy Award for Best Animated Short Films ,  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 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 typically 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 announced that they will begin 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 most evident in his earlier films of the 1920s and 1930s ; the repositioning of Mickey started with the video game Epic Mickey .