Disney Characters: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is one of the single most iconic cartoon characters of all time, the symbol of his head with the distinct round ears instantly recognized worldwide.

Birth of Mickey
The first Mickey Mouse cartoon made was "Plane Crazy," which was a silent film and was followed by several others. However, these were not the first Mickey Mouse cartoons shown. The first Mickey Mouse cartoon shown to the public was "Steamboat Willie," which had its debut at the Colony Theatre in New York City on November 18, 1928. It was the first cartoon to have successfully synchronized sound, and was a big success. Mickey went on to star in over 120 different cartoons, and also starred in "The Mickey Mouse Club" television show of the 1950s. November 18, 1928, the date that "Steamboat Willie" debuted, is recognized as the official birthday of Mickey Mouse.

Appearances
Cast in too many shorts to list, Mickey is seen everywhere in anything produced by Disney, including the 'find the hidden Mickeys' gags in several movies and at the parks themselves. He has starred in several movies, or at least made an appearance in them as a cameo, including but not limited to "The Three Musketeers", "A Goofy Movie", "A Christmas Carol", and many others. He has starred in multiple Disney tv shows, including The Mickey Mouse Club, a revamped version of the same, and House of Mouse, where he shows new and old cartoon shorts starring him and his friends.

Personality
Mickey is the all around nice guy, sort of an everyman in a lot of ways. He has a large group of friends, but only two who are really close, a girlfriend and a dog, living in a normal suburban home in most of his shorts. He's courageous, always ready to help his friends no matter the cost, and does his best to make things turn out as well as possible for everyone involved, except the villains, naturally. He appeared to develop a problem with his small size in "The Three Musketeers", where it largely prevented him from following his dream of being a musketeer as the leader of the Musketeers, Pete, wouldn't allow him to join since he was so scrawny. He got over it before long though, and hasn't shown any hints of such problems since.

Family
Mickey has a girlfriend, Minnie, and three nephews. Mickey's nephews are named Morty and Ferdy. They first appeared in the Mickey Mouse comic strip on September 18, 1932. Their only film appearance was in "Mickey's Steam Roller" in 1934. Other than this, we haven't seen or heard anything hinting at other family members for him, though whether this means he doesn't have them, or if they're just living elsewhere or not appearing for whatever other reason is uncertain.