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Events in 1966 in animation .
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January
February
April
August
September
October
December
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Films released
Television series
Births
January
January 5 :
Yuri Amano , Japanese actress (voice of Kiyone Makibi in the
Tenchi Muyo! franchise, Asako Nakamura in
Ushio and Tora , Keiko Yukimura in
YuYu Hakusho , Alcyone in
Magic Knight Rayearth , Lorelei in
Saber Marionette J ).
January 6 : Danik Thomas, American film editor (
Futurama ,
Kid Notorious ,
Curious George ,
Barnyard ,
Shrek Forever After ,
Smurfs: The Lost Village ) and production assistant (
Universal Cartoon Studios ).
January 13 :
Patrick Dempsey , American actor (voice of Kenai in
Brother Bear 2 , The Plant in
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Super Plant").
January 14 :
Dan Schneider , American television producer, screenwriter and actor (creator of
The Adventures of Kid Danger ).
January 18 :
Stephen DeStefano , American comic book artist, animator (
Runaway Brain ,
Kid Cosmic ,
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania ), storyboard artist (
Universal Cartoon Studios ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Poochini ,
The Venture Bros. ,
Minoriteam ,
Drawn Together ,
Futurama ,
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil ,
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ,
DreamWorks Dragons ), character designer (
Beethoven ,
The Venture Bros. ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Mickey Mouse ,
Hotel Transylvania 2 ,
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
The Mighty Ones ,
Looney Tunes Cartoons ,
Kid Cosmic ,
DC Super Hero Girls ), background artist (
The Ren & Stimpy Show ,
Superman: The Animated Series ), art director (
The Venture Bros. ) and writer (
The Ren & Stimpy Show ,
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ,
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ,
Batman: The Brave and the Bold ).
[6]
Stevie Wermers , American story artist and director (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ).
January 20 :
Rainn Wilson , American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (voice of Gallaxhar in
Monsters vs. Aliens ,
Lex Luthor in the
DC Animated Movie Universe ,
Gargamel in
Smurfs: The Lost Village ).
January 29 :
Julie Ann Taylor , American voice actress (voice of Milly Ashford in
Code Geass ).[
citation needed ]
February
February 1 : Brett Varon, American animator, storyboard artist (
The Itsy Bitsy Spider ,
Dexter's Laboratory ,
Oh Yeah! Cartoons ,
Dragon Tales ,
Baby Blues ,
Family Guy ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Looney Tunes ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Brickleberry ,
Bravest Warriors ), character designer (
Grim & Evil ), director (
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ,
Star vs. the Forces of Evil ,
Animaniacs ) and producer (
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Star vs. the Forces of Evil ).
February 4 :
Tim Cahill , American producer, writer, animator and cartoonist (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Littlest Pet Shop , co-creator of
My Gym Partner's A Monkey ).
February 8 :
Lance Kramer , American animator (
Tom and Jerry: The Movie ,
Garfield and Friends ,
King of the Hill ,
The Simpsons Movie ) and director (
The Simpsons ,
Futurama ).
February 13 :
Neal McDonough , American actor (voice of
Bruce Banner in
The Incredible Hulk ,
Green Arrow in
DC Showcase: Green Arrow ,
Deadshot in
Batman: Assault on Arkham ,
Firebrand in the
Iron Man episode "Fire and Rain",
Dum Dum Dugan in the
What If...? episode "What If...? Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?").
February 22 :
Rachel Dratch , American actress and comedian (voice of
Negative Girl in
Teen Titans Go! ,
Nora Fries and
Hippolyta in
Harley Quinn , Adrena Lynn in the
Kim Possible episode "All the News", Actress Playing
Aang in the
Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Ember Island Players", Alison Heart in the
Bubble Guppies episode "Alison in Wonderland!").
[7]
February 24 :
Billy Zane , American actor (voice of
John Rolfe in
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World ,
Etrigan in
The New Batman Adventures episode "The Demon Within").
February 25 :
Alexis Denisof , American actor (voice of
Mirror Master in
Justice League: Doom and the
Justice League Unlimited episode "Flash and Substance", Nigel Taylor in
Tarzan & Jane , Zander in the
Batman Beyond episode "Curse of the Kobra").
February 27 :
Bill Oakley , American television producer (
The Simpsons ,
Futurama ,
Chicago Party Aunt ,
Disenchantment ,
Close Enough ) and writer (
The Simpsons ,
Regular Show ,
The Cleveland Show ,
Disenchantment ,
Close Enough , co-creator of
Mission Hill ).
Kinji Yoshimoto , Japanese animator, film director (
Legend of Lemnear ,
I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job ,
Unbreakable Machine-Doll ,
Seven Mortal Sins ) and composer, (d.
2021 ).
[8]
Gregg Rainwater , American actor (voice of Jake Nez in
Max Steel , Tye Longshadow in
Young Justice , Long Shadow in the
Justice League Unlimited episode "Ultimatum", additional voices in
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World ).
March
March 1 :
Zack Snyder , American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole ,
Twilight of the Gods , voiced himself in the
Teen Titans Go! episode "365!").
March 3 :
Tone Loc , American rapper, actor, and producer (voice of Chestnut in
Chowder , Tek in
Titan A.E. , Pee-Wee in
Bebe's Kids , Magma in the
Aladdin episode "Smolder and Wiser", Hyde in the
Static Shock episode "Static Shaq", Moon Man in the
Uncle Grandpa episode "Bezt Friends").
Arrin Skelley, American former child actor (voice of
Charlie Brown in
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown ,
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown ,
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown and
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) ).
March 4 :
Dav Pilkey , American cartoonist, author and illustrator (creator of
Captain Underpants ,
Dragon , and
Dumb Bunnies ).
[9]
March 5 :
Julie McNally Cahill , American producer, writer, animator and cartoonist (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Tutenstein ,
Littlest Pet Shop , co-creator of
My Gym Partner's A Monkey ).
March 14 :
Gary Anthony Williams , American voice actor and comedian (voice of
Uncle Ruckus in
The Boondocks , Mr. DOS in
Special Agent Oso , Riff Tamson in
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ,
Bebop in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows , Mufasa in
The Lion Guard , Perry Porter in
The Owl House , Pops in
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur ).
[10]
March 15 :
Cas Anvar , Canadian actor (voice of
Ra's al Ghul in
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ).
[11]
[12]
March 22 :
Gary Janetti , American television writer, producer, and actor (
Family Guy ).
March 26 :
Michael Imperioli , American actor (voice of Frankie in
Shark Tale , Dante Jr. in
The Simpsons episode "
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer ").
March 29 :
Brian Beacock , American actor (voice of Trevor in
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure , Nick Tripp in
Gormiti , Théo Barbot in
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir , Don and Gon in
Beastars , Ryunosuke Akutagawa in
Bungo Stray Dogs , Takeru Higa in
Sword Art Online , Chojuro in
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations , Yumichika Ayasegawa in
Bleach ).
March 31 :
Steve Pepoon , American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons ,
The PJs , co-creator of
The Wild Thornberrys ).
April
May
May 1 :
Charlie Schlatter , American voice actor (voice of Tadpole in
Fish Police , B-Bop-A-Luna in
Butt-Ugly Martians , Tommy Cadle, Clinton and Old Man Bitters in
Pet Alien , Cameron in
Bratz , Hawk in
A.T.O.M. , Ace Bunny in
Loonatics Unleashed , Kevin Levin in
Ben 10 ,
Flash in
The Batman ,
Justice League Action and
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ,
Doctor Mindbender ,
Wild Bill and Lift-Ticket in
G.I. Joe: Renegades , the title character in
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil , Sport in
Harriet the Spy ).
May 5 :
Josh Weinstein , American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons ,
Sit Down, Shut Up ,
Futurama ,
Strange Hill High ,
The Awesomes ,
Brickleberry ,
Gravity Falls ,
Danger Mouse ,
Disenchantment , co-creator of
Mission Hill ).
[13]
May 12 :
Stephen Baldwin , American actor and filmmaker (voice of Surly in
Dino Time , Charlie Bigelow / Big Time in the
Batman Beyond episode "Big Time").
[14]
May 20 :
May 21 :
Lisa Edelstein , American actress (voice of
Mercy Graves in the
DC Animated Universe , Kya in
The Legend of Korra , Sharri Rothberg in
American Dad! , Alexis in the
King of the Hill episode "The Powder Puff Boys").
[15]
May 22 :
J. Grant Albrecht , American actor (voice of Leo in
Oswald , Locksmith Hero in the
Higglytown Heroes episode "Unlock the Magic", General Hoffman in the
Justice League episode "The Savage Time").
[16]
May 23 :
H. Jon Benjamin , American actor and comedian (voice of
Sterling Archer in
Archer , Bob Belcher in
Bob's Burgers , Coach McGuirk in
Home Movies , Carl in
Family Guy , The Master in
The Venture Bros. , Prof. Nick Parsons in
Science Court ).
May 26 :
Helena Bonham Carter , English actress (voice of Emily in
Corpse Bride , Lady Tottington in
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit , Maudra Mayrin in
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ).
June
June 5 :
Karen Strassman , American voice actress (voice of
Kallen Stadtfeld in
Code Geass , Momo Hinamori and Soi Fon in
Bleach ).
June 7 :
Chang Yu-sheng , Taiwanese musician, actor, and comedian (dub voice of teenage
Hercules in
Hercules ), (d.
1997 ).
[17]
June 8 :
Julianna Margulies , American actress (voice of Neera in
Dinosaur ).
[18]
June 16 :
Phil Vischer , American voice actor, puppeteer, writer, and animator (co-founder of
Big Idea Entertainment , co-creator of and voice of Bob the Tomato in
VeggieTales ).
June 18 : KJ Schrock, American actor (WOWNow Entertainment), (d.
2022 ).
[19]
June 19 :
Samuel West , English actor (voice of Pongo in
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure ).
June 27 :
J. J. Abrams , American filmmaker and composer (voiced himself in the
Family Guy episode "
Ratings Guy " and
The Simpsons episode "
Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars ").
[20]
June 28 :
John Cusack , American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist (voice of Dimitri in
Anastasia , the title character in
Igor ).
[21]
June 30 :
Mike Tyson , American retired professional boxer (voiced himself in
Mike Tyson Mysteries ).
July
July 5 :
Brian Posehn , American actor and comedian (voice of Sour Cream in
Steven Universe , Lobster Claws in
Star vs. the Forces of Evil , Octus / Newton in
Sym-Bionic Titan , Crocco in
Re-Animated and
Out of Jimmy's Head , Glen Maverick in
Surf's Up , Jim Kuback in
Mission Hill , Cousin Larry in
Kim Possible ).
July 7 :
Jim Gaffigan , American comedian, actor, writer, and producer (voice of Peng in
Duck Duck Goose , Abraham van Helsing in the
Hotel Transylvania franchise, Del in
Playmobil: The Movie , Lorenzo Paguro in
Luca , Mr. Dudley in
WordGirl , Henry Haber in
Bob's Burgers , Father Time in
Star vs. the Forces of Evil , Hoovy in the
Rick and Morty episode "
Mort Dinner Rick Andre ", himself in the
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Fastest Fast Food Fiend!").
[22]
July 8 :
Mike Nawrocki , American voice actor, writer, animator, and director (co-founder of
Big Idea Entertainment , co-creator of and voice of Larry the Cucumber in
VeggieTales ).
July 9 :
Pamela Adlon , American-British voice actress (voice of
Bobby Hill in
King of the Hill , Ashley Spinelli in
Recess ,
Rose Wilson in
Teen Titans Go! , Andy Johnson in
Squirrel Boy , Hector MacBadger in
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks , Otto Osworth in
Time Squad , Milo Oblong in
The Oblongs , Baloo in
Jungle Cubs , Dewey in
Quack Pack , Leah Stein-Torres in
The Ghost and Molly McGee ).
July 10 :
July 11 :
Greg Grunberg , American actor (voice of
Ant-Man in
The Super Hero Squad Show ,
Uncle Ben in the
Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Strange", William in the
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure episode "Vigor the Visionary", Bad Robot's Head of Security in
The Simpsons episode "
Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars ").
July 13 :
David X. Cohen , American television writer and producer (
Beavis and Butt-Head ,
The Simpsons ,
Futurama ,
Disenchantment ).
July 18 :
Lori Alan , American voice actress (voice of Pearl in
SpongeBob SquarePants , Diane Simmons in
Family Guy , Lt. Felina Feral in
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron ,
Invisible Woman in
Fantastic Four , Momma in
Henry Hugglemonster ).
July 19 :
Blue Demon Jr. , Mexican professional wrestler (voiced himself in the
¡Mucha Lucha! episode "The Magnificent Three").
July 29 :
Richard Steven Horvitz , American voice actor (voice of Dagget in
The Angry Beavers , the title character in
Invader Zim , Billy in
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Grey Matter and Sublimino in
Ben 10 , Rodney in
Squirrel Boy , Kaos in
Skylanders Academy , Jimmy Osgood in the
Static Shock episode "Jimmy").
July 31 :
Dean Cain , American actor (voice of Mikado in
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ,
Jonathan Kent in
DC Super Hero Girls , King Charlemagne in the
Adventures from the Book of Virtues episode "Integrity").
August
August 1 :
Dan Gerson , American voice actor (voice of Needleman and Smitty in
Monsters, Inc. , Desk Sergeant in
Big Hero 6 , additional voices in
Monsters University ) and screenwriter (
Duckman ,
Pixar ,
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), (d.
2016 ).
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August 2 :
Kate Boutilier , American television producer and writer (
Klasky Csupo ,
The Mr. Men Show ,
Olivia ,
Poppy Cat ,
Space Racers ).
August 10 :
André Sogliuzzo , American actor (voice of Hakoda in
Avatar: The Last Airbender , Smokey and Steamer in
The Polar Express , Hsi Wu in
Jackie Chan Adventures , Gaspar in
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers , King Radius in
Winx Club , various characters in
Celebrity Deathmatch , Piniet in
The Owl House episode "Sense and Insensitivity").
[24]
August 12 :
Michael Dobson , British actor (voice of Bulk Biceps and Dr. Caballeron in
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , Blob in
X-Men: Evolution , Big Ears in
Make Way for Noddy , Sergeant Savage in
G.I. Joe Extreme , Powerlock in
ReBoot ,
Ronan the Accuser in
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes ).
[25]
August 14 :
Halle Berry , American actress (voice of Cappy in
Robots , herself in
The Simpsons episode "
Angry Dad: The Movie ").
August 17 :
Matt Maiellaro , American filmmaker, musician, and voice actor (
Aqua Teen Hunger Force ,
Perfect Hair Forever ,
12 oz. Mouse ).
August 20 :
Dimebag Darrell , American musician and member of
Pantera (composed the track "Prehibernation" which was used in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Prehibernation Week", and "
Walk " which was used in
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ), (d.
2004 ).
[26]
August 23 :
Alex Johns , American production coordinator (
The Ren & Stimpy Show ) and producer (
Futurama ,
Olive, the Other Reindeer ,
The Ant Bully ), (d.
2010 ).
[27]
August 31 :
Matthew O'Callaghan , American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Rover Dangerfield ,
Asterix Conquers America ,
The Pagemaster ,
ImageMovers ,
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip ), storyboard artist (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Rover Dangerfield ,
Freakazoid! ,
Cats Don't Dance ,
Family Guy ,
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time ,
Trash Truck ,
Mickey Mouse Funhouse ), character designer (
Rover Dangerfield ,
Freakazoid! ), writer and director (
Sport Goofy in Soccermania ,
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas ,
Curious George ,
Open Season 2 ,
Looney Tunes ,
Mickey Mouse Funhouse , creator of
The Itsy Bitsy Spider , co-creator of
Life with Louie ).
September
September 2 :
Salma Hayek , Mexican-American actress and producer (voice of Kitty Softpaws in
Puss in Boots and
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish , Theresa del Taco in
Sausage Party , Cutlass Lizz in
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ).
[28]
September 7 :
Toby Jones , English actor (voice of The Librarian in
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ,
Arnim Zola in
What If...? ,
Owl in
Christopher Robin ).
September 9 :
September 19 : Craig Shemin, American television writer (
The Jim Henson Company ,
Dog City ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
The 7D ,
Dora and Friends: Into the City! ,
Clifford the Big Red Dog ).
September 26 :
Lona Williams , American screenwriter (
Shark Tale ), television producer, production assistant and voice actor (voice of Truong Van Dinh, Debra Jo Smallwood and Amber Dempsey in
The Simpsons ).
September 28 :
Maria Canals-Barrera , American actress (voice of
Hawkgirl in the
DC Animated Universe ,
Fire in
Justice League Unlimited , Sunset Boulevardez in
The Proud Family and
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder , Shelly Sandoval in
Static Shock , Rio Morales in
Ultimate Spider-Man , Ellen Yindel in
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns , Paulina in
Danny Phantom ).
September 29 :
Mark Gravas , Australian animator, storyboard artist (
Beat Bugs ,
Alien TV ), overseas supervisor (
Beat Bugs ,
Motown Magic ), director (
Casper's Scare School ) and producer (creator of
Yakkity Yak , co-creator of
CJ the DJ ).
October
October 1 :
Scott Innes , American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality (voice of Argo in
Megas XLR , continued voice of
the title character and
Shaggy Rogers in the
Scooby-Doo franchise).
October 6 :
Jacqueline Obradors , American actress (voice of Audrey Ramirez in
Atlantis: The Lost Empire and
Atlantis: Milo's Return , La Dama in
Catwoman: Hunted ,
Alanna in
Young Justice ).
October 11 :
Luke Perry , American actor (voice of Napoleon Brie in
Biker Mice from Mars ,
Sub-Zero in
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm ,
Rick Jones in
The Incredible Hulk , Stewart Waldinger in
Pepper Ann ,
Ponce de Leon in the
Clone High episode "Litter Kills: Litterally", Jacob in the
Generator Rex episode "The Architect", Fang in the
Pound Puppies episode "Rebel Without a Collar", voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Krusty Gets Kancelled ", the
Family Guy episode "
The Story on Page One ", and the
Johnny Bravo episode "Luke Perry's Guide to Love"), (d.
2019 ).
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October 12 :
Rupert Gregson-Williams , British composer, conductor, and record producer (
DreamWorks Animation ).
October 16 :
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn , American actress (voice of
Motoko Kusanagi in
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , Kurenai Yuhi in
Naruto , Cornelia li Britannia in
Code Geass , Priyanka Maheswaran in
Steven Universe , Brooha in
Glitter Force , Dynamite Watkins and Miss Quantum in
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ).
[32]
October 18 :
October 19 :
Jon Favreau , American actor and filmmaker (voice of Crumford Lorak in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Reilly in
Open Season , Pre Vizsla in
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ,
Happy Hogan in
What If...? , Jealousy in the
Hercules episode "Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster", Donny Sciberra in the
Family Guy episode "
Road to Europe ").
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October 22 : Melinda Wunsch Dilger, American sound supervisor (
Disney Television Animation ,
Johnny Test ) and producer (
Rocko's Modern Life ,
Hey Arnold! ,
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock ,
Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas ,
Arcane ).
October 28 :
Andy Richter , American actor (voice of Mort in the
Madagascar franchise, Globby in
Big Hero 6: The Series , DelMonaco in
American Dad! , Brave in
The Stinky & Dirty Show , Wayne in
Bob's Burgers ,
Chronos in
Justice League Action , Ben Higgenbottom in
The Mighty B! ).
October 31 :
November
November 2 :
David Schwimmer , American actor, comedian, director and producer (voice of Melman in the
Madagascar franchise).
November 3 :
Gary Anthony Sturgis , American actor and musician (voice of
Ebon in
Static Shock , Phantom Virus in
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase ,
Bronze Tiger in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Return of the Fearsome Fangs!", Trogaar in the
Teen Titans episode "Go!").
November 8 :
Gordon Ramsay , British chef, restaurateur, television personality, and writer (voice of Baker Smurf in
Smurfs: The Lost Village , Chef in the
Phineas and Ferb episode "Thanks But No Thanks", Gerald Oxley in the
Mickey and the Roadster Racers episode "Diner Dog Rescue", Bolton Gramercy in the
Big Hero 6: The Series episode "Food Fight", himself in
The Simpsons episode "
The Food Wife " and
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle episode "The Stink of Fear").
November 15 :
Tony Cervone , American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, and actor (
Warner Bros. Animation ).
November 17 : Thomas McHugh, American actor (voice of Doug Funnie and Lincoln the A.V. Nerd in
Doug , Johnny Pompalope in the
PB&J Otter episode "The Johnny Pompalope Story", additional voices in
Gravedale High and
Kid 'n Play ).
November 19 :
Jason Scott Lee , American actor and martial artist (voice of David Kawena in the
Lilo & Stitch franchise).
November 22 :
Michael K. Williams , American actor, dancer, model and choreographer (voice of Lucius in
High School USA! , Satan and Nigerian Dude in
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. , Smokey Greenwood in
F Is for Family , Unnamed Citizen in the
Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "
Allen Part Two "), (d.
2021 ).
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November 23 :
November 25 :
Billy Burke , American actor (voice of
Jim Gordon in
Batman: The Long Halloween ).
November 26 :
Kristin Bauer van Straten , American actress (voice of
Mera in
Justice League ,
Killer Frost in
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay ).
November 27 :
Andy Merrill , American voice actor (voice of Brak in
Space Ghost Coast to Coast ,
Cartoon Planet and
The Brak Show , Oglethorpe, Merle, Easter Bunny, Germ and Rice Henchmen in
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , James in
Adventure Time , Tony, Guy #1 and Andrew in
TripTank , Muhlstrohmmer in
Welcome to the Wayne , Jenny in the
Perfect Hair Forever episode "Pilot", Yusuf in the
Assy McGee episode "Bikes for Bombs", Teeth in the
Gravity Falls episode "Weirdmageddon", Bag in the
Harvey Beaks episode "Bag of Naughty"), television producer and writer (
Space Ghost Coast to Coast ,
Cartoon Planet ,
Krypto the Superdog , co-creator of
The Brak Show ).
December
December 1 :
Andrew Adamson , New Zealand film director, producer, and screenwriter (
Shrek ).
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December 3 :
Joshua Sternin , American television producer and writer (
The Simpsons ,
The Critic ,
Duckman ,
Yogi Bear ,
Rio ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , co-creator of
Robot and Monster ).
December 4 :
Carey Means , American voice actor (voice of Frylock in
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Thundercleese in
The Brak Show ).
Fred Armisen , American actor and comedian (voice of Elliot Birch in
Big Mouth , Cole in
The Lego Ninjago Movie , KVN in
Final Space , Cranky Kong in
The Super Mario Bros. Movie ,
Speedy Gonzales in
The Looney Tunes Show , Gustavo Calderon in
Archer , Herbert in
Nature Cat , Splendib and Malandrew in
Centaurworld , Terrence in
The Simpsons episode "
The Day the Earth Stood Cool ", Tommy in the
Bob's Burgers episode "Nude Beach").
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December 7 :
C. Thomas Howell , American actor (voice of
Eobard Thawne in the
DC Animated Movie Universe ,
Will Magnus in
Justice League: Gods and Monsters ).
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December 9 :
Toby Huss , American actor (voice of Khan Souphanousinphone Sr. and Cotton Hill in
King of the Hill , Scaramantula, General Treister, and Copy-Cat in
The Venture Bros. , Todd Ianuzzi in
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe ).
December 11 :
Gary Dourdan , American actor (voice of
Crispus Allen in
Batman: Gotham Knight , Ken Fillmore in the
Fillmore! episode "Cry, the Beloved Mascot", Dash DaMont in the
Kim Possible episode "Team Impossible").
December 21 :
December 24 :
Diedrich Bader , American actor and comedian (voice of
Batman in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold and
Harley Quinn , Hoss Delgado in
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ,
Booster Gold in
Justice League Action ,
Guy Gardner in
Green Lantern: The Animated Series , Zeta in the
DC Animated Universe , The Missing Link in
Monsters vs. Aliens ,
Kraven the Hunter and
Moon Knight in
Ultimate Spider-Man , Simian in the
Ben 10 franchise, Warp Darkmatter in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ).
December 28 : Dave Underwood, American voice actor (voice of Chief in
You're Under Arrest , Talos in
Crusher Joe , Akai in
Kite , Iga in
Blue Submarine No. 6 ), (d.
2024 ).
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December 31 :
Maddie Taylor , American voice actress, storyboard artist, and comedienne (voice of Verminous Flytrap in
T.U.F.F. Puppy , Sparky in
The Fairly OddParents , Dana Dufresne in
The Loud House ,
George W. Bush in the
South Park episode "
Mystery of the Urinal Deuce ").
Deaths
March
April
June
July
July 3 :
Deems Taylor , American composer (master of ceremonies in
Fantasia ), dies at age 80. [
citation needed ]
July 16 : Leslie Elton, American animator and comics artist (worked for
J.R. Bray ), dies at age 72.
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July 23 :
Donald Novis , English-born American actor and tenor (voice of Singing Dog in
Toyland Broadcast , sang "Love is a Song" and "Looking for Romance" in
Bambi , and "Peace on Earth" in
Lady and the Tramp ), dies at age 60.
[50]
[51]
July 28 :
Judd Conlon , American vocal arranger and conductor (
Alice in Wonderland ,
Peter Pan ), dies at age 56.
[52]
August
September
November
November 2 :
Yasuji Murata , Japanese animator, master of cutout animation, (produced dozens of mostly educational films, featuring characters such as
Momotarō and
Norakuro ), dies at age 70.
[60]
[61]
December
December 14 :
Verna Felton , American actress (voice of Mrs. Jumbo and Elephant Matriarch in
Dumbo ,
Fairy Godmother in
Cinderella ,
Queen of Hearts in
Alice in Wonderland , Aunt Sarah in
Lady and the Tramp ,
Flora and
Queen Leah in
Sleeping Beauty ,
Pearl Slaghoople in
The Flintstones , Winifred in
The Jungle Book ), dies at age 76.
[62]
December 15 :
Walt Disney , American animation producer (
The Walt Disney Company ) and actor (co-creator and voice of
Mickey Mouse ), dies from lung cancer at age 65.
[63]
[64]
[65]
December 23 :
Volney White , American animator and director (Romer Grey Pictures,
Warner Bros. Cartoons ), dies at age 59.
[66]
December 28 :
Clarence Wheeler , American composer (wrote music for
Walter Lantz 's and
George Pal 's cartoons, as well as
Crusader Rabbit and
Gumby ), dies at age 81.
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