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Events in 1957 in animation .
Events
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Births
January
January 5 : Charlie Brissette, American singer (voice of various characters in
The Ren & Stimpy Show , Singer in the
Time Squad episode "Recruitment Ad", choir performer in
The Angry Beavers ), composer (
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Sitting Ducks , composed and performed the theme for
Pet Alien ), songwriter (
The Ren & Stimpy Show ) and arranger (
Sesame Street ).
January 8 :
Ron Cephas Jones , American actor (voice of Captain Aldo in the
Amphibia episode "Barrel's Warhammer"), (d.
2023 ).
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January 11 : Andrey Ignatenko, Russian animator (
The Tale of Tsar Saltan ,
The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin ,
Varga Studio ), (d.
2021 ).
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January 12 :
John Lasseter , American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Pixar ,
Skydance Animation ).
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January 15 :
David Pruiksma , American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), storyboard artist, writer and director (
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ).
January 16 :
Joey Camen , American voice actor (voice of Natural Smurf in
The Smurfs , Stegmutt in
Darkwing Duck , Greg Egan in
Eureka Seven , Chris Carter in
Creepy Crawlers ).
January 25 :
Jenifer Lewis , American actress (voice of Mama Odie in
The Princess and the Frog , Flo in the
Cars franchise, Bebe Ho in
The PJs , Professor Granville in
Big Hero 6: The Series , Patty in
The Ghost and Molly McGee ).
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January 29 :
Diane Delano , American actress (voice of Ma Vreedle in the
Ben 10 franchise, Tuba in
Infinity Train ,
Pantha in
Teen Titans ,
Big Barda in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Last Bat on Earth!", Captain Nekton in the
Niko and the Sword of Light episode "Sky Whale City").
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February
February 1 :
Renae Jacobs , American voice actress (voice of
April O'Neil in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ).
February 4 :
Don Davis , American composer, conductor, and orchestrator (
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation ,
The Animatrix ,
We're back! A Dinosaur's Story ,
Thumbelina ,
The Pagemaster ,
Balto ,
A Goofy Movie ,
Pixar ,
James and the Giant Peach ,
Capitol Critters ,
Taz-Mania ).
February 6 :
Kathy Najimy , American actress (voice of
Peggy Hill in
King of the Hill , Madame Blanche in
Hey Arnold! , Taqqiq in
Brother Bear 2 , Coach Doogan and Margot LeSandre in
Pepper Ann , continued voice of Mrs. Shapiro in
Little Bill ).
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February 10 :
Sally Dryer , American voice actress (voice of
Violet ,
Lucy Van Pelt , and
Patty in the
Peanuts franchise).
February 16 :
LeVar Burton , American actor (voice of Kwame in
Captain Planet and the Planeteers and the
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "The Power Is Yours",
Anansi in
Gargoyles , Dr. Consilium in
Miles from Tomorrowland , Doc Greene in
Transformers: Rescue Bots ,
Black Lightning in
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies ,
Rhodey Rhodes / War Machine in
The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Tales of Suspense!", himself in the
Family Guy episode "
Not All Dogs Go to Heaven ").
February 19 :
Ray Winstone , English actor (voice of Papa Bear in
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish , Bad Bill in
Rango , Tyson in
The Queen's Corgi ).
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February 25 :
Miroslaw Zbrojewicz , Polish actor (Polish dub voice of
Mr. Krabs in
SpongeBob SquarePants ,
Mr. Freeze and
Hal Jordan in
The Batman ,
John Stewart in
Justice League and
Justice League Unlimited , Einstein in
Oliver & Company ).
February 27 :
Danny Antonucci , Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer (creator of
Ed, Edd n Eddy ,
The Brothers Grunt , and
Lupo the Butcher ).
Kevin Curran , American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons ), (d.
2016 ).
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Timothy Spall , English actor (voice of Nick in
Chicken Run , Nathaniel in
Enchanted , Chief Bognar in
Early Man ).
March
March 3 :
David Shaughnessy , English actor (voice of Heathcliff in
Big Hero 6 , and
Big Hero 6: The Series , Cates in
The Tom and Jerry Show , Msamaki in
Cleopatra in Space , Gentleman Starkey in
Peter Pan & the Pirates , Drell in
Star Wars Resistance , Aresko in
Star Wars Rebels ,
Ulysses Klaue in
Avengers Assemble ,
Etrigan in the
Young Justice episode "Nomed Esir!").
March 5 :
Bridget Hoffman , American actress (voice of Lain Iwakura in
Serial Experiments Lain , Nia Teppelin in
Gurren Lagann , Irisveil von Einzbern in
Fate/Zero , Yukari Takara in
Lucky Star , Ryoko Asakura in
Haruhi Suzumiya , Crystal in
ParaNorman ).
March 6 :
Eddie Deezen , American actor and comedian (portrayed himself in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "
Truth or Square ", voice of Know-It-All Kid in
The Polar Express , Mandark in
Dexter's Laboratory , Snipes in
Rock-a-Doodle , Ham, Sam and Kam in
Mother Goose and Grimm , Ringo in
Eek! The Cat , Iggy Catalp in
Duckman , Caliph in
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights , Melvin in
Life with Louie , Charlie in
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue , Andy Pumpkin in
Oswald , Larry in
Lloyd in Space , Ned in
Kim Possible , Gibby Norton in
What's New, Scooby-Doo? , Bahuka in the
Timon & Pumbaa episode "Oahu Wahoo", Alvin Yasbek in the
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series episode "Mondo-Man", Tex Hardbottom in
The Lionhearts episode "Brown Dog Day", the title character in
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs episode "D'Cell", Oswald in the
Johnny Bravo episode "Johnny Goes to Camp", Frank Sedgwick in the
Recess episode "Lord of the Nerds", Todd in the
Chowder episode "Sheboodles", Carlton J. Stankmeyer in the
Pound Puppies episode "The Yipper Caper", Zip in the
Handy Manny episode "Hank's Birthday", Squares in the
Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Party with a Pony", Ped in the
Transformers: Robots in Disguise episode "Can You Dig It?", Cartoon Peepers in the
Wander Over Yonder episode "The Cartoon", additional voices in
The Pink Panther ).
March 7 : Susan Odjakjian, American animator (
Disney Television Animation ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ,
Captain Planet and the Planeteers ,
Captain N: The Game Master ).
March 11 : Antonio Zurera, Spanish animator (
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show ,
Asterix ,
Benjamin Blümchen ,
Bibi Blocksberg ), storyboard artist (
Hurricanes ,
Pippi Longstocking ,
Madeline: Lost in Paris ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), writer, director and producer (
Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón , The Magic Cube , RH+, the Vampire of Seville , Dragon Guardians ).
March 15 :
David Silverman , American animator (
The Simpsons ) and director (
Monsters, Inc. ,
The Simpsons ,
Extinct ,
Warner Bros. Animation ).
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Joaquim de Almeida , Portuguese actor (voice of
Bane in
The Batman episode "Traction", Román Calzado in the
Archer episode "El Contador", Portuguese dub voice of Tai Lung in
Kung Fu Panda , El Macho in
Despicable Me 2 , and the Mighty Eagle in
The Angry Birds Movie ).
March 20 :
Chris Wedge , American film director, producer, writer, animator and cartoonist (
Blue Sky Studios ).
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March 22 :
Max Pross , American television writer (
The Critic ,
The Simpsons ) and producer (
The Critic ,
Futurama ,
The Simpsons ,
Napoleon Dynamite ).
March 23 :
Teresa Ganzel , American actress and comedienne (voice of Miss Vavoom in
Tom and Jerry Kids and
Droopy, Master Detective , Loulabelle in
Cow & Chicken and
I Am Weasel , Kitty Glitter in
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats , Colleen McNulty in
Rugrats , Liza in
Clifford's Really Big Movie ).
Amanda Plummer , American actress (voice of
Clotho in the
Hercules franchise, Lady Redundant Woman in
WordGirl , Professor Poofenplotz in
Phineas and Ferb , Princess Fallopia in the
Duckman episode "The Road to Dendron").
March 28 :
Paul Eiding , American actor (voice of Max Tennyson, Blukic, Liam, and Eye Guy in the
Ben 10 franchise, Perceptor in
The Transformers ,
Jonathan Kent in the
DC Animated Movie Universe and
Superman vs. The Elite , No-Zone in
Toxic Crusaders , Scorp in
Challenge of the GoBots ).
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March 29 :
Davis Doi , American animator (
Marvel Productions ,
Garbage Pail Kids ), director (
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ,
SD Entertainment ,
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave ,
Curious George ) and producer (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic ,
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese ).
March 30 :
Brian Hohlfeld , American screenwriter (
Winnie the Pooh ,
Transformers ).
March 31 :
Terry Klassen , Canadian voice actor and director (voice of
Sylvester the Cat in
Baby Looney Tunes , Maurice Squab in
The Wacky World of Tex Avery , Milton Huxley in
Mummies Alive! , Tusky Husky in
Krypto the Superdog ,
Impossible Man in
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes ,
Krillin in the
Ocean dub of
Dragon Ball Z , Von Reichter in
Cybersix ).
April
April 1 :
Andreas Deja , Polish-born German-American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ).
Bill Freiberger , American television producer, writer, and voice actor (
The PJs ,
Baby Blues ,
The Simpsons ,
3-South ,
Greg the Bunny ,
Drawn Together ,
Rekkit Rabbit ,
Sonic Boom ).
April 5 :
Tasia Valenza , American actress (voice of Maria Amino in
Ozzy & Drix , Jade in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , Mariam in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "Baby-Doll").
April 14 :
Richard Jeni , American comedian and actor (voice of Host in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "Make 'Em Laugh", himself in the
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Monte Carlo"), (d.
2007 ).
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April 18 :
Lolee Aries , American television producer and production manager (
Film Roman ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
MoonScoop ), (d.
2018 ).
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April 23 :
Jan Hooks , American actress and comedian (voice of Lil in
Frosty Returns , Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon in
The Simpsons , Angleyne in the
Futurama episode "
Bendless Love ", Nadine in the
Game Over episode "Monkey Dearest", Mrs. Kellogg in
The Cleveland Show episode "
Mr. & Mrs. Brown "), (d.
2014 ).
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May
May 5 :
Richard E. Grant , Swazi-English actor (voice of Lord Barkis Bittern in
Corpse Bride ,
The Doctor in
Scream of the Shalka ,
John the Baptist in
The Miracle Maker , Campbell Babbitt in
Jackboots on Whitehall , Cecil in
Zambezia , Bradley in
Khumba , Magpie in
Robin Robin , The Mandrake in
Earwig and the Witch , Roger Swindon/Elgen in
Wildwood , the title character in
Captain Star , Holland in
Tuca & Bertie , The Gardener in
Moley ).
May 13 :
Mark Heap , English actor and comedian (voice of Eric Feeble in
Stressed Eric ).
May 16 : Philo Barnhart, American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
The Smurfs ,
The Secret of NIMH ).
May 18 :
Rob Bartlett , American actor (voice of Marty the Dog in
Kenny the Shark ).
May 19 :
Tom Gammill , American television writer and producer (
The Critic ,
The Simpsons ,
Futurama ,
Napoleon Dynamite ).
May 21 :
Judge Reinhold , American actor (voice of Larry Gablegobble in
Clifford's Really Big Movie ,
Negative Man in the
Teen Titans episode "Homecoming", Judge Reinhold in the
Clerks: The Animated Series episode "A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, but Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers").
May 22 :
Ken Pontac , American television writer (
Gumby Adventures ,
Mighty Max ,
Extreme Dinosaurs ,
The Legend of Calamity Jane ,
ReBoot ,
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century ,
LazyTown ,
¡Mucha Lucha! ,
ToddWorld ,
Happy Tree Friends ,
Krypto the Superdog ,
Pet Alien ,
The Secret Show ,
Storm Hawks ,
Arthur ,
Generator Rex ,
Matt Hatter Chronicles ,
Slugterra ,
Octonauts ,
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures ,
Kong: King of the Apes ,
Curious George ,
Mighty Express , creator of
Bump in the Night ).
May 23 :
Iona Morris , American actress (voice of Claudia Grant in the
Robotech franchise,
Medusa in
Fantastic Four , Principal Stringent in
ChalkZone , first voice of
Storm in
X-Men: The Animated Series ).
May 29 :
Ted Levine , American actor (voice of
Sinestro in the
DC Animated Universe ).
June
July
July 2 :
Bret Hart , Canadian-American retired professional wrestler (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
The Old Man and the Lisa ").
July 3 :
Billy Aronson , American playwright, production assistant (
Defenders of the Earth ), television producer and writer (
Video Power ,
Space Ghost Coast to Coast ,
Beavis and Butt-Head ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
Codename: Kids Next Door ,
Postcards from Buster ,
Wonder Pets! ,
The Backyardigans ,
Octonauts , co-creator of
Peg + Cat ).
July 17 :
Aleksandr Petrov , Russian animator and animation director.
July 21 :
Jon Lovitz , American actor and comedian (voice of Jay Sherman in
The Critic and
The Simpsons , Radio in
The Brave Little Toaster , T.R. Chula in
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West , Tom Blazer in
Eight Crazy Nights ,
Quasimodo in
Hotel Transylvania ,
The Phantom of the Opera in
Hotel Transylvania 2 , Queen Gabnidine in the
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja episode "To Smell and Back", Sid Sharp in the
Justice League Action episode "Superman's Pal, Sid Sharp", Artie Ziff, Llewellyn Sinclair and Enrico Irritazio in
The Simpsons ).
Sherie Pollack, American animator (
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night ,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest ), sheet timer (
Bobby's World ,
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ,
The Simpsons ,
Duckman ,
Jumanji ,
Dora the Explorer ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling ,
Amphibia ) and director (
Pepper Ann ,
God, the Devil and Bob ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ,
We Bare Bears ,
We Baby Bears ).
July 28 :
Brianne Leary , American actress, inventor and television writer (co-creator of
Stickin' Around ).
August
August 1 :
Taylor Negron , American actor (voice of
Starfinger in the
Legion of Super Heroes episode "The Substitutes"), (d.
2015 ).
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August 3 : Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Sullivan Bluth Studios ,
Universal Cartoon Studios ,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest ,
The Thief and the Cobbler ,
Asterix in America ,
The Pagemaster ,
Warner Bros. Feature Animation ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
God, the Devil and Bob ,
The Proud Family ,
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown ,
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers ,
Da Boom Crew ,
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas ,
Slacker Cats ), (d.
2021 ).
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August 7 :
Paul Dini , American screenwriter (
Warner Bros. Animation ).
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August 13 : David Lewman, American television writer (
3-South ,
Drawn Together ,
George of the Jungle ,
Yin Yang Yo! ,
Spaceballs: The Animated Series ,
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil ,
Fresh Beat Band of Spies ,
Rolling with the Ronks! ).
August 18 :
Denis Leary , American actor and comedian (voice of Diego in the
Ice Age franchise, Francis in
A Bug's Life , himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Lost Verizon ").
August 19 : Tom McLaughlin, American animator (
Eureeka's Castle ), storyboard artist (
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ,
Duckman ,
Jumanji ,
DIC Entertainment ), sheet timer (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
BattleTech: The Animated Series ,
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Iznogoud ,
Dino Babies ,
Darkstalkers ,
Biker Mice from Mars ,
Bureau of Alien Detectors ,
X-Men: The Animated Series ,
Men in Black: The Series ,
The Legend of Tarzan ,
DIC Entertainment ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Pet Alien ,
Wolverine and the X-Men ,
Avengers Assemble ,
Kaijudo ), director (
Space Strikers ,
Jumanji ,
Silver Surfer ) and producer (
Silver Surfer ), (d.
2013 ).
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August 24 :
Stephen Fry , English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer (voice of
Cheshire the Cheshire Cat in
Alice in Wonderland and
Alice Through the Looking Glass , Frazier in
Duck Duck Goose , Lord Piggot-Dunceby in
Missing Link ,
Leonardo da Vinci in
The Inventor , Cowslip in
Watership Down , narrator in
Pocoyo , Mr. Tolly in
Peter Rabbit , Mr. Cavendish and John Michael Heaton in
American Dad! , Lord Stag in
Lily's Driftwood Bay , Colonel K in
Danger Mouse , Onion's Dad in
Apple & Onion , Waddleton Crutchley in the
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episode "Shennanygan", Terrance, Head of MI5, Terrance's Father and Hazel in
The Simpsons episode "
The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. ").
August 25 :
Simon McBurney , English actor, playwright, and theatrical director (voice of
Oliver Cromwell in
Wolfwalkers ).
August 26 :
R.J. Colleary , American television producer and writer (
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island ,
The Fairly OddParents ,
Bunsen Is a Beast ).
August 28 :
Daniel Stern , American actor, artist, director and screenwriter (voice of
the title character in
Dilbert , Mr. Packenham in the
Hey Arnold! episode "Teachers Strike", narrator in the
Family Guy episode "
Fox-y Lady " and
The Simpsons episode "
Three Men and a Comic Book ").
September
September 1 : Roy Meurin, Canadian animator (
Nelvana ,
Asterix and the Big Fight ,
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West ,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest ,
Cool World ,
The Thief and the Cobbler ,
The Critic ,
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
The Iron Giant ,
The Tigger Movie ,
Rugrats Go Wild ), storyboard artist (
Nelvana ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Alvin and the Chipmunks ,
The Swan Princess ,
The Simpsons ,
Hyperion Pictures ,
Rugrats ,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II ,
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ,
Clifford's Puppy Days ,
Curious George ,
Duncanville ), sheet timer (
Rugrats ,
The Tigger Movie ) and director (
The Care Bears Family ,
Rugrats ,
Rocko's Modern Life ).
September 3 :
Mak Wilson , English puppeteer, actor and voice actor (voice of Lug and Scooch in
Construction Site )
September 12 :
Hans Zimmer , German composer (
The Lion King ,
DreamWorks Animation ,
The Simpsons Movie ,
Rango ,
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run ,
Twilight of the Gods ).
September 13 : Nicolas Carr, American composer and music editor (
DIC Entertainment ,
Marvel Productions ,
Saban Entertainment ,
Disney Television Animation ,
She-Ra: Princess of Power ,
Little Dracula ,
¡Mucha Lucha! ,
SpongeBob SquarePants ,
Camp Lazlo ,
Action League Now! ).
September 15 :
Brad Bird , American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer and voice actor (
The Simpsons ,
The Iron Giant ,
Pixar ).
September 19 :
September 25 :
Michael McGrath , American actor (voice of Adult Brendan in
The Secret of Kells , additional voices in
Wolfwalkers ), (d.
2023 ).
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September 26 :
Bob Staake , American cartoonist, illustrator, author, character designer, and storyboard artist (
Cartoon Network Studios ).
September 30 :
Fran Drescher , American actress, comedian, writer, activist and trade union leader (voice of Pearl in
Shark Bait , Eunice in the
Hotel Transylvania franchise, Female Golem in
The Simpsons episode "
Treehouse of Horror XVII ", Arlene Stein in the
Glenn Martin, DDS episode "Dad News Bears", The Empress in the
Planet Sheen episode "Nightmare Sheenario", Encyclopedia in
The 7D episode "Once in a Purple Moon", Barbara Wasserman in the
Welcome to the Wayne episode "Welcome to the Wassermans").
October
October 2 : Joy Rosen, American executive (co-founder of
Portfolio Entertainment ), (d.
2023 ).
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October 5 :
Bernie Mac , American actor and comedian (voice of Fruit Juice in
Lil' Pimp , Gadgetmobile in
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever , Zuba in
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , Mack in the
King of the Hill episode "Racist Dawg"), (d.
2008 ).
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October 6 :
Bill Fagerbakke , American actor and comedian (voice of
Patrick Star in the
SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, Broadway in
Gargoyles , Polar Bear in
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper ,
Frosty the Snowman in
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman ,
Scarecrow in
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz , Bulkhead in
Transformers: Animated ,
Ronnie Raymond in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold , the
Ghost of Christmas Present in the
DuckTales episode "Last Christmas!").
October 10 :
David Lodge , American actor (voice of Jiraiya in
Naruto , Igor in
Persona 5: The Animation , Tenderheart Bear in
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot and
Care Bears and Cousins , Kaztano in
Durarara!! , Kenpachi Zaraki in
Bleach ,
Tharok and the
Controller in
Legion of Super Heroes , Calythos in the
Justice League Action episode "Power Outage").
Rumiko Takahashi , Japanese manga artist (
Inuyasha ,
Urusei Yatsura ,
Ranma 1/2 ).
October 11 :
Dawn French , British actress, comedian, presenter and writer (voice of Miss Miriam Forcible in
Coraline , Angie in
Animals United , Sister Marie in
The Magician's Elephant ).
October 24 :
John Kassir , American actor and comedian (voice of the Cryptkeeper in
Tales from the Cryptkeeper , Ray Rocket in
Rocket Power , Zombozo in
Ben 10 , Henchrat in
Earthworm Jim ,
Alfred Nobel ,
Rasputin , and
Thomas Jefferson in
Time Squad ,
Scrooge McDuck in
Mickey Mouse and
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse , Pete Puma in
The Looney Tunes Show , continued voice of Buster Bunny in
Tiny Toon Adventures ).
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October 25 :
Nancy Cartwright , American voice actress (voice of
Bart Simpson ,
Nelson Muntz ,
Ralph Wiggum and other various characters in
The Simpsons , Mindy in
Animaniacs , Fawn Deer in
Raw Toonage and
Bonkers ,
Rufus in
Kim Possible , Gloria Glad in
Richie Rich , Pistol in
Goof Troop , Bright Eyes in
Pound Puppies , Toon Shoe in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit , continued voice of Chuckie Finster in
Rugrats ).
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October 29 :
Dan Castellaneta , American voice actor (voice of
Homer Simpson ,
Grampa Simpson ,
Barney Gumble ,
Krusty the Clown , Sideshow Mel,
Groundskeeper Willie ,
Mayor Quimby , and other various characters in
The Simpsons , Megavolt in
Darkwing Duck , the title character in
Earthworm Jim , Grandpa Phil in
Hey Arnold! , Earl in
Cow and Chicken , Robot Devil in
Futurama , Mr. Thickley in
Taz-Mania , continued voice of
Genie in the
Aladdin franchise).
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October 30 :
October 31 :
Brian Stokes Mitchell , American actor (voice of the Nowhere King in
Centaurworld , Grandpop in
Vampirina ,
Danny Wood in
New Kids on the Block , Coach Mitchell in
James Bond Jr. , singing voice of
Jethro in
The Prince of Egypt ).
November
November 3 :
Dolph Lundgren , Swedish actor and martial artist (voice of Svengeance in
Minions: The Rise of Gru , himself in the
Sanjay and Craig episode "Huggle Day").
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November 6 :
Cam Clarke , American actor (voice of
Leonardo and
Rocksteady in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Snoopy in
Snoopy!!! The Musical , Heath Burns in the
Monster High franchise, Whirly Bird in
Special Agent Oso ,
He-Man in
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ,
Simba in
Timon & Pumbaa and
House of Mouse , Die Fledermaus in
The Tick ,
Mr. Fantastic in
Spider-Man ,
Doc Samson in
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ).
November 7 :
Christopher Knight , American actor (voice of
Peter Brady in season 1 of
The Brady Kids ).
November 10 :
George Lowe , American voice actor and comedian (voice of
Space Ghost in
Space Ghost Coast to Coast and
Cartoon Planet , Dad in
The Brak Show ).
November 18 :
Joey Miyashima , American actor (voice of Toshiro in
The Simpsons episode "
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish ", additional voices in
The Karate Kid ).
November 19 :
Ofra Haza , Israeli singer, actress, recording artist, writer and journalist (voice of Yocheved and performed the song "
Deliver Us " in
The Prince of Egypt ), (d.
2000 ).
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November 22 :
Mackenzie Gray , Canadian actor (voice of
Obadiah Stane in
Iron Man: Armored Adventures , Rick in
Barbie: Thumbelina ).
November 26 :
Darrell McNeil , American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Filmation ,
Ralph Bakshi ,
Ruby-Spears ,
Walt Disney Company ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Don Bluth ), (d.
2018 ).
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December
December 2 : Gil Alkabetz, Israeli animator, writer, producer and director (Bitz Butz , Swamp , Yankale , Rubicon , Travel to China , Trim Time , Morir de amor , Ein sonniger Tag , Wollmond , Der Da Vinci Timecode , 1 + 1 , One Stormy Night , designed the animated scenes for
Run Lola Run ), (d.
2022 ).
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December 5 :
Thomas Schumacher , American producer (
Walt Disney Company ).
December 9 :
Donny Osmond , American dancer, singer, television host, and former teen idol (singing voice of Li Shang in
Mulan , voiced himself in
The Osmonds and
Johnny Bravo ).
December 10 :
Michael Clarke Duncan , American actor (voice of Tug in
Brother Bear and
Brother Bear 2 , Big Daddy in
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses , Future Wade in
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time , Massive in
Loonatics Unleashed , Elder Marley in
Delgo , Commander Vachir in
Kung Fu Panda , Guardian Cat in the
Fish Hooks episode "Labor of Love",
Groot in the
Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy", Kingpin in the
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series episode "Royal Scam", Coach Webb in the
King of the Hill episode "The Son Also Roses", Mongo in
The Proud Family episode "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy", Rashid "The Rocket" Randell in the
Static Shock episode "Linked", Rockwell in
The Fairly OddParents episode "Crash Nebula", Krall in the
Teen Titans episode "Cyborg the Barbarian"), (d.
2012 ).
[54]
[55]
[56]
[57]
December 11 :
December 12 :
Jon Kenny , Irish comedian and actor (voice of Ferry Dan and The Great Seanachaí in
Song of the Sea , Stringy Woodcutter in
Wolfwalkers ).
December 13 :
Steve Buscemi , American actor (voice of Randall Boggs in
Monsters, Inc. and
Monsters University , Neil Fleming in
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within , Wesley in
Home on the Range , Horace Nebbercracker in
Monster House , Scamper in
Igor , Wayne in the
Hotel Transylvania franchise, Francis Francis in
The Boss Baby , Dwight in
The Simpsons episode "
I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ", Tom Innocenti in the
Bob's Burgers episode "
Sexy Dance Healing ", Dorsal Dan in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Getaway", Saloso in the
Elena of Avalor episode "The Tides of Change", Eddie in the
Rick and Morty episode "A Rickconvenient Mort", himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Brake My Wife, Please " and the
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Fear of the Fire Beast!").
[59]
December 15 :
Chō , Japanese actor (voice of Brook in
One Piece ,
Penguin in
Batman Ninja , Japanese dub voice of Dark Lord Chuckles in
Dave the Barbarian , Mason in the
Madagascar franchise,
Green Goblin in
Spider-Man Unlimited ).
December 21 :
Ray Romano , American actor and comedian (voice of Manny in the
Ice Age franchise, Ray in
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist , Ray Magini in
The Simpsons episode "
Don't Fear the Roofer ").
[60]
December 28 :
Yoshiji Kigami , Japanese director (
MUNTO ), animator (
Akira ,
A Silent Voice ), and member of
Kyoto Animation , (d.
2019 ).
[61]
December 29 :
Brad Grey , American producer (
Sammy ), (d.
2017 ).
[62]
December 30 :
Matt Lauer , American former television news personality (voice of Hark Hanson in
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! , himself in the
Father of the Pride episode "Larry's Debut, and Sweet Darryl Hannah Too").
Specific date unknown
J.R. Williams , American cartoonist, animator, and fine artist (
Will Vinton Studios ).
Rick Jones , Canadian voice actor, voice director, writer and content developer.
Richard McGuire , American illustrator, comic book artist, author and musician (created Dash and Dot for
PBS Kids ).
Tom Minton , American animator, producer, writer, and storyboard artist (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures ,
Phineas and Ferb ).
Deaths
February
March
March 1 : A.C. Hutchison, American comics artist and animator (Keene Cartoon Corporation, Lee-Bradford Corporation,
Ted Eshbaugh Studios,
Walt Disney Company ), dies at age 72.
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April
May
June
November
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