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Events in 2002 in animation .
Events
January
February
March
April
April 1 :
Noggin was divided into two different blocks: a 12-hour extension of the channel's preschool block, and
The N was launched, targeted at pre-teens and teenagers.
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May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Awards
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Births
February
March
April
April 8 :
Skai Jackson , American actress (voice of Madison in
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil , Little Fish in
Bubble Guppies ,
Glory Grant in
Marvel Rising , Summer in
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders , Zuri Ross in the
Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Halloween Night at the Museum", continued voice of Isa in
Dora the Explorer ).
April 17 :
Justin Felbinger , American voice actor (voice of Miles Callisto in seasons 2-3 of
Miles from Tomorrowland , Sprig Plantar in
Amphibia , Jack B. Nimble in
Goldie & Bear , Mtoto in
The Lion Guard , Nate Cosay in
Infinity Train , Danny Petrosky in
The Boss Baby: Back in Business , Zac in
Shimmer and Shine , young Surly in
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature , Alex in
Spirit Riding Free , Justin in the
American Dad! episode "
The Bitchin' Race ", Ralphie in
The Casagrandes episode "Arr in the Family", Dungeon Doug in the
Summer Camp Island episode "Dungeon Doug").
April 26 :
Kristen Li , American actress (voice of Bubbles in
The Powerpuff Girls and the
Teen Titans Go! episode "TTG v PPG",
Tanis the Mummy in the
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Monster Party", Li in the
Where's Waldo? episode "Little Trouble in Big China", additional voices in
Monsters University ).
April 29 :
Grace Kaufman , American actress and daughter of
David Kaufman (voice of Deema in seasons 3 and 4 of
Bubble Guppies , Chelsea Keezheekoni in
Clarence , Melody Mouse in
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures ).
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
Deaths
January
January 7 :
Avery Schreiber , American actor and comedian (voice of Tubbs in
Pound Puppies , Benny the Ball in
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats , Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison in
Animaniacs ), dies at age 66.
[38]
January 12 :
Ernest Pintoff , American animator and film director (The Violinist ,
The Critic ), dies at age 70.
January 16 :
Ron Taylor , American actor, singer and writer (voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in
The Simpsons , Mugsy and Bruno in
Rover Dangerfield , Orderly in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "Dreams in Darkness", Ibalo in the
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "The Switching Hour"), dies from a heart attack at age 49.
[39]
January 17 :
Queenie Leonard , English actress (voice of Bird in Tree in
Alice in Wonderland , Princess in
One Hundred and One Dalmatians ), dies at age 96.
[40]
January 20 : Joe Mazzuca, American television producer (
Filmation ,
Marvel Productions ,
Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 66.
January 21 :
Peggy Lee , American singer and voice actress (voice of Darling, Si and Am and Peg in
Lady and the Tramp ), dies at age 81.
[41]
January 28 :
Astrid Lindgren , Swedish children's book author and writer (creator of
Pippi Longstocking ), dies at age 94.
[42]
February
February 13 :
Waylon Jennings , American singer, songwriter and musician (voice of Judge Thatcher in
Tom Sawyer , the Balladeer in
The Angry Beavers episode "The Legend of Kid Friendly", himself in the
Family Guy episodes "
Chitty Chitty Death Bang " and "
To Love and Die in Dixie "), dies from complications of diabetes at age 64.
[43]
February 22 :
Chuck Jones , American animator, director and painter (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
MGM Animation/Visual Arts , directed the animated scenes in
Stay Tuned and
Mrs. Doubtfire , creator of Timber Wolf ), dies from heart failure at age 89.
[44]
February 26 :
Lawrence Tierney , American actor (voice of Rick in
The Oz Kids , Don Brodka in
The Simpsons episode "
Marge Be Not Proud "), dies from pneumonia at age 82.
[45]
March
May
May 5 :
George Sidney , American film director and producer (
Anchors Aweigh ), co-founder of
Hanna-Barbera , dies at age 85.
May 7 : Bob Onorato, American animator (
Garfield and Friends ,
Pinky and the Brain ), character designer (
Adventures from the Book of Virtues ) and storyboard artist (
Hanna-Barbera ,
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper ,
Disney Television Animation ,
The New Woody Woodpecker Show ,
What's New, Scooby-Doo? ,
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ), dies at age 48.
May 11 :
Bill Peet , American children's book illustrator, writer and animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), dies at age 87.
[48]
May 19 :
Earl Hammond , American actor (voice of
Mumm-Ra in
ThunderCats , Mon*Star in
Silverhawks ), dies at age 80.
[49]
May 20 :
Stephen Jay Gould , American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and science historian (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Lisa the Skeptic "), dies from metastatic cancer at age 60.
[50]
May 24 :
Joseph Bau , Polish-Israeli artist, philosopher, comedian, poet and animator, dies at age 81.
[51]
June
July
August
August 5 :
Josh Ryan Evans , American actor (voice of Third Grader in the
Hey Arnold! episode "Big Gino", Small Boy and Lottsatot #2 in the
Rugrats episode "No Place Like Home"), dies from a congenital heart condition at age 20.
[61]
Chick Hearn , American sportscaster (voice of The Announcer in
Sport Goofy in Soccermania , Chick Mouse in the
Garfield and Friends episode "
Basket Brawl ", Announcer in the
Life with Louie episode "The Masked Chess Boy", himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Homer Defined ", and the
Duckman episode "Vuuck, as in Duck"), dies from a head injury from a fall at age 85.
[62]
September
October
November
November 3 :
Jonathan Harris , American actor (voice of Professor Jones in
Freakazoid! , Manny in
A Bug's Life , Geri the Cleaner in
Toy Story 2 , Count Blogg in
Rainbow Brite , Grumblebee in
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night , Sunflower in
Happily Ever After , Athos in
The Three Musketeers , Lance Lyons in
Foofur , the Devil in
The Mask , Stickley Rickets in
Channel Umptee-3 , Era in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , the title character in
The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas , Phineas Sharp in the
Darkwing Duck episode "In Like Blunt",
Miles Warren in the
Spider-Man episode "The Return of Hydro-Man", Ajed Al-Gebraic in the
Aladdin episode "Destiny on Fire", Lord Gargan in the
Mighty Ducks episode "The Final Face Off"), dies at age 87.
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November 7 :
Hilary Bader , American television writer (
Warner Bros. Animation ), dies at age 50.
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November 8 :
Irv Wyner , American background artist and animator (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
Walt Disney Company ,
Walter Lantz ,
Chuck Jones ), dies at age 98.
November 17 :
Marvin Mirisch , American film producer and brother of
Walter Mirisch (
The Pink Panther ), dies from a heart attack at age 84.
[69]
November 18 :
James Coburn , American actor (voice of Henry J. Waternoose II in
Monsters, Inc. ), dies at age 74.
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November 20 : Nina Elias-Bamberger, American television producer (
Sesame Street ,
Dragon Tales , creator of
Big Bag ), dies from a respiratory infection caused by an ovarian tumor at age 48.
November 26 :
Marco Biassoni , Italian comic artist, illustrator and animator, dies at age 71 or 72.
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December
December 2 :
Bill "Tex" Henson , American animator (
Walt Disney Company ,
Famous Studios ,
Jay Ward ), dies in a traffic accident at age 78.
[73]
December 3 : Mike Svayko, American animator (
American Pop ,
Fire and Ice ,
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin ), storyboard artist (
Disney Television Animation ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ), background artist (
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World ), prop designer (
The Chipmunk Adventure ), technical director (
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin ), sheet timer (
Disney Television Animation ,
Klasky Csupo ,
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure ) and director (
Beetle Bailey ,
The Little Clowns of Happytown ,
Dino-Riders ,
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Star Street: The Adventures of the Star Kids ,
Spider-Man ,
CatDog ,
ChalkZone ), dies at age 48.
Specific date unknown
See also
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