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Events in 1983 in animation .
Events
February
March
April
July
August
September
October
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series
Births
January
January 2 :
Anthony Carrigan , American actor (voice of
Vladimir Putin in
Animaniacs , Mr. Tyrant in
Captain Fall ).
January 7 :
Brett Dalton , American actor (voice of Brick in
Milo Murphy's Law ,
Parasite in
Superman: Man of Tomorrow ,
Bat Lash in
Justice League: Warworld , Talon in the
Jake and the Never Land Pirates episode "Flight of the Feathers").
[12]
January 14 : Anne Walker Farrell, American animator (
Re-Animated ,
Slacker Cats ,
Christmas Is Here Again ,
Monster High: New Ghoul at School ,
Good Vibes ,
Greatest Party Story Ever ), storyboard artist (
Random! Cartoons ,
The Mr. Men Show ,
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! ,
The Ricky Gervais Show ,
BoJack Horseman ,
Mighty Magiswords ,
HouseBroken ), writer (
The Mr. Men Show ) and director (
BoJack Horseman ,
Final Space ,
Duncanville ).
January 17 :
Rickey D'Shon Collins , American voice actor (voice of Vince LaSalle in
Recess , Tucker Foley in
Danny Phantom , Bosworth in
Once Upon a Forest , Byron / Boom in the
Static Shock episode "Brother-Sister Act").
February
February 4 :
Hannibal Buress , American comedian, actor, writer, and producer (voice of Matt Attack, DJ Don Jose and Street Troll in
China, IL , Crisco in
Chozen , Mom and Momma Lucas in
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. , the Nerd King in
Nerdland , Edward the Birthday Dad in
The Angry Birds Movie , Buddy in
The Secret Life of Pets and
The Secret Life of Pets 2 ,
Mister Terrific in
Justice League Action , Hefty Jeff in the
Bob's Burgers episode "
My Big Fat Greek Bob ", Flame Prince in the
Adventure Time episode "Five Short Tables", Miles in the
BoJack Horseman episode "The Judge", Finch in
The Simpsons episode "
The Road to Cincinnati ").
Lauren Ash , Canadian actress (voice of
Scorpia in
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , Diane Dunbrowski in
Chicago Party Aunt , Beryl Chatterley in
Kiff , Officer Karen in the
It's Pony episode "10 Minute Ticket").
[13]
February 23 :
February 27 :
Kate Mara , American actress (voice of Chrysalis Tate in
Moonbeam City , Perl in
Tron: Uprising ).
March
March 1 :
Lupita Nyong'o , Kenyan-Mexican actress (voice of
Maz Kanata in the
Star Wars franchise, Asha in
Big Mouth and
Human Resources ).
[14]
March 7 :
Greta Lee , American actress (voice of Lyla in
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , Bubbles in
HouseBroken ).
March 12 :
Ron Funches , American actor and comedian (voice of Cooper in the
Trolls franchise, Elliot Mothman in
Inside Job , Jerry Shaw in
The Great North ,
King Shark in
Harley Quinn , Shag Rugg in
Jellystone! , Fox in
Final Space , Sparko in
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes , Sharzod in
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh , Bloofy in
Inside Out 2 ).
March 17 : Leasa Epps-Eisele, American background artist (
The Simpsons ,
Futurama ) and texture painter (
Barnyard ).
March 28 :
Natalie Lander , American actress (voice of Mirta in
Winx Club ,
Liz Allan in
Spider-Man ,
Stargirl in
Justice League Action , Goldie in
Goldie & Bear , Brigid in
Craig of the Creek , Gigi Soda in the
Animaniacs episode "Soda-pressed").
March 31 :
Ashleigh Ball , Canadian voice actress and singer (voice of Applejack and Rainbow Dash in
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic , Blythe Baxter in
Littlest Pet Shop , Jet Propulsion in
Ready Jet Go! , Mary Test in
Johnny Test , Pinky in
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures ,
Black Widow in
Iron Man: Armored Adventures ).
April
April 1 :
Matt Lanter , American actor (voice of
Anakin Skywalker in the
Star Wars franchise,
Aquaman in the
DC Animated Movie Universe ,
Harry Osborn and
Flash Thompson in
Ultimate Spider-Man ,
Winter Soldier in the
Avengers Assemble episode "Vibranium Curtain").
April 9 :
Allyn Rachel , American actress (voice of Bee in
Bee and PuppyCat ).
April 11 :
Jamie Chung , American actress (voice of
Go Go Tomago in
Big Hero 6 and
Big Hero 6: The Series ,
Death in
DC Showcase: Death ,
Jade Nguyen in
Batman: Soul of the Dragon , Rose Trefgarne in
Sherwood , Misa in the
Star Wars: Visions episode "Akakiri").
April 20 :
Tan France , British-American fashion designer and television personality (voice of Sir Benedict in
Princess Power , himself in the
Big Mouth episode "Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!").
May
June
June 8 :
Mamoru Miyano , Japanese actor (voice of
Light Yagami in
Death Note , Cilan in
Pokémon , Osamu Dazai in
Bungo Stray Dogs , Ryuji Sakamoto in
Persona 5: The Animation ).
June 9 :
Alexia Khadime , English actress and singer (voice of Sardonyx in
Steven Universe ).
June 16 :
Olivia Hack , American actress (voice of Rhonda Lloyd in
Hey Arnold! , Ty Lee in
Avatar: The Last Airbender , Katooni in
Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Mao Jahana in
Blood+ , Cloe in
Bratz , Emily in the
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode "It's Not Easy Being Gwen").
June 19 :
Lisa Hanawalt , American illustrator, writer and cartoonist (
BoJack Horseman , creator of
Tuca & Bertie ).
June 23 :
Laura Post , American voice actress and director (voice of Diana Cavendish in
Little Witch Academia , Rebecca Forester in
Yo-kai Watch , Tellu and Queen Nehellenia in the
Viz Media dub of
Sailor Moon , Commander Trugg in
Voltron: Legendary Defender ,
Big Barda in
Justice League Action ).
Kathreen Khavari , American actress (voice of
Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in
Avengers Assemble ,
Spider-Man , and
Marvel Rising , Badyah in
Dead End: Paranormal Park , Twitch in
Transformers: EarthSpark ).
July
July 1 :
Lynsey Bartilson , American actress (voice of Tuesday X in
The X's , Malika in the
Fillmore! episode "Red Robins Don't Fly").
July 5 : Jeff Mednikow, American animator, storyboard artist (
Class of 3000 ,
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! ,
The Cleveland Show ), writer, director and producer (
Teen Titans Go! ,
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ).
July 9 :
Janna Michaels , American former child actress (voice of Molly Cunningham in
TaleSpin ).
July 27 :
Heidi Gardner , actress, comedian, and writer (voice of Tuva Van Void in
Alien News Desk , Becca in
Close Enough , episode "Houseguest From Hell", Last Baker in
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish , Eli's mom in
Leo ).
July 29 :
Tania Gunadi , Indonesian-American actress and producer (voice of Miko Nakadai in
Transformers: Prime , Sam Lastname in
Sanjay and Craig , Sashi Kobayashi in
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero ,
Lady Shiva in
DC Super Hero Girls , Miss Elodie in
Sofia the First , Kendra in
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Iso in the
Avengers Assemble episode "The Mighty Avengers").
July 30 :
Abel Góngora , Spanish animator (
Devilman crybaby ,
Lu Over the Wall ).
August
August 3 :
Sara Chase , American singer and actress (voice of Sasha Reed in
The Simpsons episode "
The Star of the Backstage ").
August 4 :
Greta Gerwig , American actress and filmmaker (voice of Pony Merks in
China, IL , Tracy Walker in
Isle of Dogs , herself in
The Ghost and Molly McGee episode "Hooray for Mollywood!").
August 9 :
Ashley Johnson , American voice actress (voice of Gretchen Grundler in
Recess ,
Terra in
Teen Titans and
Teen Titans Go! ,
Gwen Tennyson in the
Ben 10 franchise, Tulip Olsen in
Infinity Train ).
August 11 :
Chris Hemsworth , Australian actor (voice of
Thor in
What If...? ).
[17]
August 14 :
Mila Kunis , Ukrainian-born American actress (voice of
Meg Griffin in
Family Guy , various characters in
Robot Chicken , Deema in
Hell and Back , Greta in
Wonder Park ).
August 26 :
Rob Cantor , American composer and singer-songwriter (
Disney Television Animation ).
September
October
October 3 :
Tessa Thompson , American actress (voice of
Valkyrie in the
What If...? episode "
What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster? ", Sophie in the
Tuca & Bertie episode "The Sex Bugs", Taneisha in the
BoJack Horseman episode "Love and/or Marriage").
October 4 : Laila Berzins, American actress (voice of Milluki Zoldyck in
Hunter x Hunter , Flaming Fury in
The Reflection , Mrs. Croaker in
Amphibia , Yana in
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty , Nora Césaire in
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir ).
October 5 :
October 9 :
Spencer Grammer , American actress (voice of
Summer Smith in
Rick and Morty , Atlantis and Mother in the
Robot Chicken episode "Please Do Not Notify Our Contractors", additional voices in the
Solar Opposites episode "Hululand").
October 13 :
Elizabeth Maxwell , American voice actress (voice of Winter Schnee in
RWBY , Midnight in
My Hero Academia , Arisa Uotani in
Fruits Basket , Ymir in
Attack on Titan , Caulifla in
Dragon Ball Super , Sae Niijima in
Persona 5: The Animation , Shakky in the
Funimation dub of
One Piece ).
October 27 : Melanie Minichino, American actress (voice of
Aunt May in
Spidey and His Amazing Friends , Ava in
T.O.T.S. ,
Anya Corazon in
Spider-Man , Watts in
Blaze and the Monster Machines ,
Queen Isabella in
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show ).
November
November 6 : Jessica Borutski, American animator (
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" ), storyboard artist (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
The Snoopy Show ), character designer (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas ), writer, producer (
Bunnicula ) and director (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
The Loud House ).
November 7 :
Adam DeVine , American actor (voice of Pizza Steve in
Uncle Grandpa , Boone Wiseman in
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero , Sam-I-Am in
Green Eggs and Ham ,
Flash in
The Lego Batman Movie , Julian in
Ice Age Collision Course , Ed in
Extinct , Tanner Fall in
Captain Fall ).
November 14 :
Benjamin Renner , French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker (
Ernest & Celestine ,
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... ,
Migration ).
November 17 :
November 19 :
Adam Driver , American actor (voice of Adam Sackler in
The Simpsons episode "
Every Man's Dream ", Art in the
Bob's Burgers episode "
The Bleakening ").
December
December 8 :
Utkarsh Ambudkar , American actor (voice of Chikku in
Mira, Royal Detective , Jay in
The Simpsons episode "
Much Apu About Something ", Aladdin in the
China, IL episode "Wild Hogs").
December 12 :
Mathew Valencia , American actor (voice of
Tim Drake/Robin in
The New Batman Adventures and
Superman: The Animated Series , Joaquin Cortez in the
As Told by Ginger episode "Love with a Proper Transfer Student").
December 20 :
Jonah Hill , American actor and filmmaker (voice of Snotlout in the
How to Train Your Dragon franchise, the title character in
Allen Gregory , Hal Stewart / Tighten in
Megamind ,
Green Lantern in
The Lego Movie franchise, Carl in
Sausage Party , Tommy in
Horton Hears a Who! , Andy Hamilton in
The Simpsons episode "
Pranks and Greens ").
December 21 :
Steven Yeun , American actor (voice of
Keith in
Voltron: Legendary Defender , Steve Palchuk in the
Tales of Arcadia franchise, Little Cato in
Final Space , the
title character in
Invincible , Speckle in
Tuca & Bertie ,
Glenn Rhee in the
Robot Chicken episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking").
December 26 : Steven Hartman, American former child actor (portrayed Brock Lee in
Casper: A Spirited Beginning , voice of Nicky, Mick, Student and Boy in
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ,
Charlie Brown in
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown , Curly Gammelthorpe in the
Hey Arnold! episode "Downtown as Fruits").
December 30 :
Kaitlyn Robrock , American voice actress (voice of
Smurfette in
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! , Mrs. Budnick and Weather Lady in
Golan the Insatiable , Tommy Goodman and Candy in
Mr. Pickles and
Momma Named Me Sheriff , Retsuko's Mother in
Aggretsuko , Felicia Sundew in
Amphibia , Gwen in
ThunderCats Roar , Betty in
Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! , Susan in the
Pickle and Peanut episode "Black Light Bowling", Nanny and Arcade Woman in the
Doc McStuffins episode "Lost & Found", Oola in the
Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "The Great Space Race", continued voice of
Minnie Mouse ).
Deaths
January
January 2 :
Dick Emery , British comedian and actor (voice of
Jeremy Hillary Boob , the Mayor of Pepperland and Max the
Blue Meanie in
Yellow Submarine ), dies at age 67.
[18]
January 17 :
John Dunn , Scottish animator and animation writer (
Walt Disney Company ,
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
DePatie-Freleng ,
Spider-Man ), dies at age 63.
Doodles Weaver , American actor, comedian, musician, and comic writer (narrator in the
Goofy cartoon
Hockey Homicide ), commits suicide at age 71.
[19]
February
March
April
May
May 1 :
Eric Porter , Australian animator and film director (
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon ), dies at age 71.
[27]
May 7 :
József Romhányi , Hungarian writer, animation writer (
The Gums , Kérem a következőt! ) and translator (Hungarian dub of
The Flintstones ), dies at age 62.
[28]
May 17 :
Jake Day , American artist, sculptor, photographer, naturalist and illustrator (
Merbabies ,
The Milky Way ,
Bambi ), dies at age 90.
[29]
[30]
[31]
May 21 :
Boris Stepantsev , Russian film director, animator, and illustrator (
Karlsson-on-the-Roof ), dies at age 53.
[32]
May 23 :
George Bruns , American composer (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), dies at age 68.
[33]
May 27 : Les Goldman, American production manager and producer (co-founder of
MGM Animation/Visual Arts ), dies at age 69.
June
August
September
October
November
December
December 20 : Hermann Diehl, German animator and film director (
The Seven Ravens , Mecki ), dies at age 77.
December 23 :
Walter Greene , American composer (
Walter Lantz Productions ,
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ), dies at age 73.
December 30 : Libico Maraja, Italian illustrator, animator and comics artist (worked for the animation studio IMA Film), dies at age 71.
[52]
December 31 :
Ralph Wright , American animator, storyboard writer (
Walt Disney Company ) and actor (voice of
Eeyore in the
Winnie the Pooh franchise), dies at age 75.
[53]
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