Trivia

Learned Donald Duck from Clarence "Ducky" Nash, the original voice. Took over as Donald in 1985 after Clarence Nash's death.

Since 1985, he has done every Donald Duck voice-over for Disney.

Anselmo uses the same "ribbon microphone" as Clarence Nash used to record Donald Duck's voice.

Became a recipient of The Walt Disney Company's Disney Legends Award in 2009.

Member of The Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Executive Committee.

Began collecting Disney objects and ephemera at an early age, 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.".

When Anselmo moved from CalArts to the Disney Studio, he was assigned to a new and more intense course of study. Disney had just set up a program called the Disney School of Animation to train new artists in traditions in character animation.

Anselmo has contributed to the animation of 20 Disney animated features.

The head of the Character Animation School at California Institute of the Arts where Anselmo studied was Jack Hannah, whose Disney career had included ten years as director of the unit producing Donald Duck shorts.

Joined the the Animation Department staff at Walt Disney Productions on September 1, 1980, hired directly from the Character Animation School at California Institute of the Arts.