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Events in 1955 in animation .
Events
January
January 29 : The pilot episode of
Art Clokey 's
Gumby airs. It will become a full series a year later.
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February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
June 22 -
Lady and the Tramp (United States)
September 16 -
The Enchanted Boy (Soviet Union)
December 23 - The Enchanted Village (Canada)
Specific date unknown - The Devil and Kate (Czechoslovakia)
Television series
Births
January
January 2 :
Tex Brashear , American actor (voice of
Tony the Tiger from
Frosted Flakes , Sonny the Cuckoo Bird from
Cocoa Puffs , Lucky the Leprechaun from
Lucky Charms , Charlie the Tuna from
StarKist ).
January 6 :
Rowan Atkinson , English actor, comedian and writer (voice of Zazu in
The Lion King ,
Mr. Bean in
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ).
January 9 :
J. K. Simmons , American actor (voice of
J. Jonah Jameson in
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Along Came a Spider...",
Ultimate Spider-Man ,
Avengers Assemble ,
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ,
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , and
The Simpsons episode "
Moe'N'a Lisa ", White Knight in
Generator Rex , Ford Pines in
Gravity Falls , Yellow M&M from
M&M ,
General Wade Eiling in
Justice League Unlimited , Martin Smarty in
Kim Possible ,
Tenzin in
The Legend of Korra ,
Omni-Man in
Invincible , Kai in
Kung Fu Panda 3 , Mayor Lionheart in
Zootopia , the title character in
Klaus , Captain Putty in
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ).
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January 12 :
Tom Ardolino , American rock drummer and member of
NRBQ (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episodes "
The Old Man and the "C" Student ", "
Take My Wife, Sleaze " and "
Insane Clown Poppy "), (d.
2012 ).
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January 14 :
Nancy Linari , American actress (voice of
Aunt May in
Spider-Man , Julia in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , Morticia Addams in
The Addams Family , Martha Barriga in the
Steven Universe episode "The New Lars").
January 15 :
Mayumi Tanaka , Japanese actress (voice of Gariben in the
Doraemon franchise,
Krillin in the
Dragon Ball franchise,
Monkey D. Luffy in
One Piece , Ryunosuke Fujinami in
Urusei Yatsura ).
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Miyuki Hoshikawa, Japanese animator (
Noozles ,
Disney Television Animation ,
CatDog ) and storyboard artist (
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
The Cleveland Show ,
Special Agent Oso ,
Big Hero 6: The Series ).
January 16 :
Steven Weisberg , American film editor (
Sir Billi ), (d.
2023 ).
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January 21 :
Karsten Kiilerich , Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator (
When Life Departs ,
Help! I'm a Fish ,
The Ugly Duckling and Me! , Albert ,
The Little Vampire 3D ,
Up and Away ,
Raggie ).
January 22 :
John Wesley Shipp , American actor (voice of
Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!").
January 27 :
Kerrigan Mahan , American actor (voice of Bunta Fujiwara in
Initial D ,
Yamcha in
Dragon Ball , Edwin Alva in
Static Shock ).
February
February 1 :
David Wise , American television scriptwriter (
Star Trek: The Animated Series ,
The Transformers ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers ,
Batman: The Animated Series ), (d.
2020 ).
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February 7 :
Miguel Ferrer , American actor (voice of Shan Yu in
Mulan ,
Death in
Adventure Time , Tarakudo in
Jackie Chan Adventures ,
Vandal Savage in
Young Justice ,
Deathstroke in
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract ,
Martian Manhunter in
Justice League: The New Frontier ,
Aquaman and
Weather Wizard in
Superman: The Animated Series , Agent Hopkins in the
American Dad! episode "American Dream Factory", Magister Hulka in the
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode "Basic Training"), (d.
2017 ).
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February 8 :
Jerry Beck , American animation historian, author, blogger and video producer (
The 50 Greatest Cartoons ).
February 9 :
February 15 :
Christopher McDonald , American actor (voice of Kent Mansley in
The Iron Giant ,
Jor-El in
Superman: The Animated Series and
Justice League Unlimited , Hego in
Kim Possible , Captain Nemesis in
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and
Ben 10: Omniverse ,
Harvey Dent in
Beware the Batman ,
Superman in the
Batman Beyond episode "The Call").
February 16 : Peter Siragusa, American actor (voice of Bruton in
Dinosaur , Rufus in
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , additional voices in
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ,
Home on the Range , and
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas ), (d.
2022 ).
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February 19 :
Jeff Daniels , American actor (voice of Zartog in
Space Chimps , himself in the
Family Guy episode "
A Fistful of Meg ").
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February 21 :
Kelsey Grammer , American actor (voice of
Sideshow Bob in
The Simpsons , Dr. Frankenollie in
Runaway Brain , Vladimir in
Anastasia , Stinky Pete in
Toy Story 2 , the title character in
Gary the Rat , Blinky Galadrigal in
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia , Hunter in
Storks ).
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February 23 :
Tom Bodett , American writer and radio host (voice of the "Mime Time" and "Good Idea/Bad Idea" Narrator in
Animaniacs ).
February 24 :
Steve Jobs , American business magnate (co-founder of
Pixar ), (d.
2011 ).
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February 27 : Lou Hirsch, American actor (voice of Baby Herman in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Chuck Gopher and Nacho in
Gophers! , additional voices in
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story ).
February 28 :
Gilbert Gottfried , American actor and comedian (voice of Iago in the
Aladdin franchise and
House of Mouse , Digit and Widget in
Cyberchase , Mr. Peabody in
Problem Child ,
Mister Mxyzptlk in
Superman: The Animated Series and
Justice League Action , Berkeley Beetle in
Thumbelina , Art DeSalvo in
Duckman , Kraang Subprime in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Mario Zucchini in
Animal Crackers , Clion in the
Hercules episode "Hercules and the Assassin",
Santa Claus in
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas", Rick Platypus in the
My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "That Darn Platypus", Genie in
The Tom and Jerry Show episode "Meanie Genie", Sal in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Hankering", Coal Miner in the
Teen Titans Go! episode "Christmas Crusaders",
God in the
Smiling Friends episode "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back", himself in
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist ,
Celebrity Deathmatch , and
The Replacements episode "A Buzzwork Orange"), (d.
2022 ).
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March
March 5 :
Penn Jillette , American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter and author (guest starred in the
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "You Can't Teach an Orange Dog New Tricks", voice of Flea in
The Moxy Show , TV Announcer in
Toy Story , Pluto Devil in
Mickey Mouse Works and
House of Mouse , Fortune Teller, Pawn Shop Owner and Ticket Man in
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico , The Great Who Who Dini in
T.O.T.S. , Frank Grimes in the
Nightmare Ned episode "Lucky Abe", Magic Marty in the
Handy Manny episode "Squeeze's Magic Show", Magical Johnson in
The Cleveland Show episode "Brown Magic", himself in
The Simpsons episodes "
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder " and "
The Great Simpsina ", the
Futurama episode "
Into The Wild Green Yonder ", and the
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Cursed Cabinet of Professor Madds Markson!").
March 6 :
Larry Cedar , American actor (voice of Mr. Pibbles in
Samurai Jack , Oblongata, Hans, Anton Mohans, and Chip Clavicle in
Freakazoid! , Howell Wainwright in the
Ben 10 episode "A Small Problem").
March 12 : Celia Kendrick, American animator (
The Simpsons ), storyboard artist (
The Simpsons ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Duckman ,
I Am Weasel ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Rugrats ,
The Proud Family ,
Beavis and Butt-Head ,
Napoleon Dynamite ,
Curious George ,
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle ,
Puppy Dog Pals ,
The VeggieTales Show ), writer (
New Looney Tunes ) and director (
Rugrats ).
March 15 :
Dee Snider , American musician and actor (voice of the Duke of Detroit in
Motorcity ,
Tooth Fairy in the
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome episode "Funstro", Angry Jack in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Shell Shocked").
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March 19 :
Bruce Willis , German-born American retired actor (voice of the title character in
Bruno the Kid , Muddy Grimes in
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America , Spike in
Rugrats Go Wild , RJ in
Over the Hedge , himself in
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part ).
March 28 :
Reba McEntire , American country singer (voice of Dixie in
The Fox and the Hound 2 , Etta in
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave , Joy Jenkins in
Spies in Disguise ,
Artemis in
Hercules ).
March 29 :
Marina Sirtis , English actress (voice of
Demona in
Gargoyles ,
Queen Bee in
Young Justice ,
Deanna Troi in
Star Trek: Lower Decks and
Family Guy , Cosma in
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes , Aurora Abromowitz in the
Duckman episode "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before", Samantha the Warrior Dog in the
Adventure Time episode "The Pit", herself in the
Family Guy episode "
Not All Dogs Go to Heaven ").
Brendan Gleeson , Irish actor (voice of Cellach in
The Secret of Kells , Conor in
Song of the Sea , Ferny in the
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks episode "Wish Upon a Story").
March 30 :
Humberto Vélez , Mexican voice actor (dub voice of
Homer Simpson in seasons
1 -
15 and
32 -present of
The Simpsons ,
Peter Griffin in seasons 1 and 2 of
Family Guy ,
Professor Farnsworth and Kif Kroker in seasons 1-4 of
Futurama ,
Lord Farquaad in
Shrek , Roz in
Monsters, Inc. ,
John Silver in
Treasure Planet , Hondo Ohnaka in
Star Wars: The Clone Wars , continued voice of
Winnie the Pooh ).
April
April 5 :
Akira Toriyama , Japanese manga artist and character designer (
Dragon Ball ,
Dr. Slump ), (d.
2024 ).
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April 6 :
Michael Rooker , American actor (voice of Red Doc in
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex , Sheriff E.Z Ponder in the
Archer episode "Bloody Ferlin", Merle Dixon in the
Robot Chicken episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking",
Yondu in the
What If...? episode "
What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? ", Lutador in
Vivo ).
April 15 :
Ryūtarō Nakamura , Japanese film director and animator (
Serial Experiments Lain ,
Kino's Journey ,
Ghost Hound ,
Despera ), (d.
2013 ).
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April 18 : Keith Kaczorek, American television writer (
Hey Arnold! ,
The Angry Beavers ,
The Backyardigans ,
Sid the Science Kid ,
Star vs. the Forces of Evil ).
April 29 :
Kate Mulgrew , American actress (voice of Red Claw in
Batman: The Animated Series , Cressa in
The Pirates of Dark Water , Queen Hippsodeth in
Aladdin , Anastasia Renard/Titania in
Gargoyles , Dr. C. in
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters , Samantha the cat in
Infinity Train ,
Kathryn Janeway in
Star Trek: Prodigy , Isis in the
Mighty Max episode "The Mommy's Hand", June Rosewood in the
American Dad! episode "A Star Is Reborn", General Zera in the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "Half Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past").
Richard Epcar , American actor (voice of Batou in
Ghost in the Shell ,
Daisuke Jigen in
Lupin the Third , the title character in
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo , Zangetsu in
Bleach ).
Leslie Jordan , American actor (voice of Beauregard LaFontaine in
American Dad! , additional voices in
Roadside Romeo and
Glenn Martin, DDS ), (d.
2022 ).
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Specific date unknown :
Terry Brain , British animator (
The Trap Door ,
Wallace & Gromit ), (d.
2016 ).
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May
May 1 :
Eric Goldberg , American animator, actor and film director (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ).
May 8 :
Raoul Trujillo , American actor (voice of
Geronimo in
America: The Motion Picture ,
Namor in
The Avengers: United They Stand episode "To Rule Atlantis").
May 10 :
Chris Berman , American sportscaster (voiced himself in the
Clone High episode "Homecoming: A Shot in D'Arc" and the
American Dad! episode "Fantasy Baseball").
May 13 :
María Cecilia Botero , Colombian actress (voice of Alma Madrigal in
Encanto ).
May 14 :
Dave Hoover , American comics artist and animator (
Wanderers ,
Starman ,
Captain America ), (d.
2011 ).
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May 17 :
May 25 :
Mark Watters , American composer (
Walt Disney Company ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation ).
May 29 :
David Kirschner , American film and television producer and screenwriter (
Hanna-Barbera ,
An American Tail ,
Curious George ).
May 31 :
Susie Essman , American comedian, actress, writer and producer (voice of Mittens in
Bolt , Mrs. Lonstein in
American Dad! , Sadie in the
Kim Possible episode "Car Trouble", Queen Bee in the
Dora the Explorer episode "Dora's First Trip", Barb in the
Adventure Time episode "Web Weirdos", Sharon and Grandma Quinzel in the
Harley Quinn episode "Bensonhurst", Lorraine in the
Bob's Burgers episode "Sauce Side Story", herself in the
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Waltz").
June
June 2 :
Dana Carvey , American actor and comedian (voice of Pops in
The Secret Life of Pets franchise, Dana in
Hotel Transylvania 2 , Leonard in the
Rick and Morty episode "
Anatomy Park ").
June 3 :
Phil Nibbelink , American animator (
Banjo the Woodpile Cat ,
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Casper ,
The Iron Giant ), storyboard artist (
Wolverine and the X-Men ,
Animal Crackers ) and film director (
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West ,
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story ,
Puss in Boots ,
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss ,
Marmaduke ).
June 4 :
Mary Testa , American actress (voice of Shirley the Medium in
Courage the Cowardly Dog , additional voices in
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night ).
June 6 :
June 9 :
Teddy Eccles , American actor (voice of Dorno in
The Herculoids , the title character in
The Little Drummer Boy ).
June 16 :
June 26 :
Gedde Watanabe , American actor and comedian (voice of Ling in
Mulan and
Mulan II , Emperor and Nuri in
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child , Kangaroo and Zack in
Rugrats , Principal Nakamura and Dr. Suzuki in
Batman Beyond , James in
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? , Kenji in
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword , Hamster Mitch and Tourist Alien in
Bravest Warriors , Reo in the
Puppy Dog Pals episode "Land of the Rising Pup", Ninja in the
Duckman episode "The Mallardian Candidate", Factory Foreman in
The Simpsons episode "
In Marge We Trust ", Mr. Min in
The Proud Family episode "EZ Jackster", Vincent Wong in the
What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "Lights! Camera! Mayhem!", Long Duk Dong in the
Family Guy episode "
Mother Tucker ").
Yvette Kaplan, American animator (
HBO Storybook Musicals ), storyboard artist (
Doug ), sheet timer (
Codename: Kids Next Door ,
My Scene: Masquerade Madness ,
Sit Down, Shut Up ,
Curious George ,
Futurama ,
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters ,
DuckTales ,
Chicago Party Aunt ,
Harriet the Spy ), consultant (
The Magic School Bus ,
Cyberchase ), voice director (
Random! Cartoons ), writer (
Ice Age ,
Clarence ), producer (
Generation O! ,
Arthur's Missing Pal ,
Beavis and Butt-Head ,
Clarence ,
Sonic Boom ) and director (
Doug ,
Beavis and Butt-Head ,
Oh Yeah! Cartoons ,
Cyberchase ,
King of the Hill ,
Arthur's Missing Pal ,
Happily N'Ever After ,
Random! Cartoons , co-creator of
Zack & Quack ).
July
July 1 : Ian Wilcox, American background artist (
King of the Hill ,
Family Guy ,
The Simpsons ), (d.
2022 ).
July 3 :
Jesse Corti , American actor and theater director (voice of LeFou in
Beauty and the Beast , March Hare in
Bonkers , Angel Rojas in
The Batman ).
July 10 : Denise Sirkot, American production manager and producer (
The Simpsons ,
The Critic ).
July 22 :
Willem Dafoe , American actor (voice of The Commandant and Mr. Lassen in
The Simpsons , Hunter in
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure , Gill in
Finding Nemo and
Finding Dory , Rat in
Fantastic Mr. Fox , Yves in
Birds of a Feather ).
July 26 :
Michele Pillar , American singer, songwriter and actress (performed the song "
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman " in
The Simpsons episode "
Selma's Choice ").
July 29 :
Dave Stevens , American illustrator and comics artist (
Hanna-Barbera ), (d.
2008 ).
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August
August 3 :
Corey Burton , American actor (voice of Dale and Zipper in
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers ,
Brainiac in the
DC Animated Universe and
Legion of Super Heroes , Shockwave in
The Transformers ,
Tomax in
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , Count Dooku and Cad Bane in the
Star Wars franchise, the
Lizard in
Spider-Man , Gruffi Gummi and Toadwart in
Adventures of the Gummi Bears , Zeus in
Hercules , Gaetan Molière in
Atlantis: The Lost Empire and
Atlantis: Milo's Return , V.V. Argost in
The Secret Saturdays , Malware, Mr. Baumann, and Brainstorm in
Ben 10: Omniverse , Liquidator in
DuckTales , Invisibo in the
Freakazoid! episode "Tomb of Invisibo", continued voice of
Captain Hook and
Ludwig von Drake ).
August 4 :
Billy Bob Thornton , American actor (voice of Jigo in
Princess Mononoke , Jack in
Puss in Boots , Boyce Hubert in the
King of the Hill episode "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men", himself in the
American Dad! episode "N.S.A. (No Snooping Allowed)" and the
Harley Quinn episode "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards").
August 7 :
Wayne Knight , American actor (voice of Tantor in
Tarzan , Al McWhiggin in
Toy Story 2 , Zurg in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Mr. Blik in
Catscratch , Baron Von Sheldgoose in
Legend of the Three Caballeros ,
Penguin in
Harley Quinn , Dojo Kanojo Cho in
Xiaolin Showdown ,
Elihas Starr/Egghead in
The Super Hero Squad Show , Jack O'Lantern in
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween", Captain Goray in the
Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode "Into the Abyss").
August 19 :
Peter Gallagher , American actor (voice of Dell Clawthorne in
The Owl House , Mole King in
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina , Kurt in the
Superman: The Animated Series episode "Where There's Smoke", Jared in the
Family Guy episode "Lethal Weapons").
August 21 : Gary Apple, American television writer (
The Simpsons ,
Doug ,
Sabrina: The Animated Series ,
Oswald ,
Time Warp Trio ).
August 24 :
Kevin Dunn , American actor (voice of Tony Hicks in
Godzilla: The Series , Howard Hodges in the
Batman Beyond episode "Heroes").
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August 29 : Vera Lanpher-Pacheco, American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ) and voice actor (voice of Daphne in
Dragon's Lair ), (d.
2021 ).
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September
September 6 :
Bruno Bianchi , French animator and comics artist (
Inspector Gadget ,
DIC Entertainment ,
SIP Animation ), (d.
2011 ).
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September 7 :
Mira Furlan , Croatian-born American actress and singer (voice of
Silver Sable in
Spider-Man , Babette in
Arcane ), (d.
2021 ).
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September 8 : Stephen J. Lineweaver, American production designer, art director and visual consultant (
The Simpsons ).
September 9 :
John Kricfalusi , Canadian former animator (
American Pop ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
Free Birds , animated the couch gags for
The Simpsons episodes "
Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts " and "
Treehouse of Horror XXVI "), storyboard artist (
Filmation ), blogger, voice actor (voice of Ren Höek and Mr. Horse in
The Ren & Stimpy Show and
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" , Bowling Alley Guy in
The X's episode "Pinheads"), director and producer (
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures ,
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil , creator of
The Ren & Stimpy Show ,
The Ripping Friends and
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" , co-founder of
Spümcø ).
Edward Hibbert , English actor (voice of Evil the Cat in
Earthworm Jim , Zazu in
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and
Timon & Pumbaa ).
September 11 :
Mike Docherty , Scottish comics artist and animator, (d.
2016 ).
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September 12 :
Peter Scolari , American actor (voice of John Hammer and The Shark/Gunther Hardwicke in
Batman: The Animated Series , Preston Vogel in
Gargoyles , Brad in the
Duckman episode "From Brad to Worse", Wilford B. Wolf in the
Animaniacs episode "Moon Over Minerva", Professor Higgenson in the
What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "Scooby-Doo Christmas",
Ray Palmer/Atom in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Sword of the Atom!"), (d.
2021 ).
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September 15 :
September 17 :
Charles Martinet , American voice actor (voice of
Mario ,
Luigi ,
Wario and
Waluigi in the
Mario franchise, Senator Wilson Philips and Speedwagon Foundation Pilot in
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , Magenta in
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero , Mario and Luigi's Father and Giuseppe in
The Super Mario Bros. Movie ).
September 18 :
September 26 :
George Daugherty , American conductor (
Looney Tunes ), director, writer and producer (
Peter and the Wolf ,
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat ).
October
October 12 : Russell Calabrese, American animator (
The Berenstain Bears specials,
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Garfield Gets a Life ,
The Thief and the Cobbler ), storyboard artist (
Animaniacs ,
The Ant Bully ), background artist (
Animaniacs ,
Pinky and the Brain ), animation checker (
Dan Vs. ), sheet timer (
Film Roman ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Johnny Bravo ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Jackie Chan Adventures ,
Cartoon Network Studios ), writer (
Johnny Bravo ) and director (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Johnny Bravo ,
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ,
Camp Lazlo ,
Fanboy & Chum Chum ,
Phineas and Ferb ,
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja ).
October 14 :
Arleen Sorkin , American actress (voice of
Harley Quinn in the
DC Animated Universe , Ms. Bambi in
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm , Veronica in the
Taz-Mania episode "Bewitched Bob"), and screenwriter (
Tiny Toon Adventures ), (d.
2023 ).
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October 20 :
Thomas Newman , American composer (
Pixar ).
October 29 :
Gary Leib , American cartoonist, musician and animator (founder of the animation studio Twinkle), (d.
2021 ).
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October 30 :
Daryl L. Coley , American singer (voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in
The Simpsons episode "
Dancin' Homer "), (d.
2016 ).
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November
November 3 :
Flint Dille , American screenwriter (
Sunbow Productions ,
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West ).
November 13 :
Whoopi Goldberg , American actress, comedienne, author and television personality (voice of Gaia in seasons 1-3 of
Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Shenzi in
The Lion King and
The Lion King 1½ , Fantasy in
The Pagemaster , Mother Olm in
Amphibia , Zenobia the Hoodoo Diva and Mother Gooseberg in
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ,
Ghost of Christmas Present in
A Christmas Carol , Stormella in
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie , Ranger Margaret in
The Rugrats Movie , Mrs. Peck in
Our Friend, Martin , Ransome in
Foxbusters , Miss Clavel in
Madeline: Lost in Paris , Cyberina in
Pinocchio 3000 , Ermintrude in
Doogal , Darlin in
Everyone's Hero , Stretch in
Toy Story 3 , The Tower in
The Little Engine That Could ,
Magic Mirror in
The 7D , Barb in
Summer Camp Island , Mama Zho Zi in
A Warrior's Tail , Gamemaster in
Miles from Tomorrowland , Meg and Miss Bee in
The Stinky & Dirty Show , Lama in
Elena of Avalor , Captain in
Luck ,
Deborah Samson in the
Liberty's Kids episode "Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution", Dorothy in the
Animals episode "Dog.", Mikhaela in the
BoJack Horseman episode "
The Light Bulb Scene ", Marian Pouncy and Poundcakes in the
M.O.D.O.K. episode "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!", Narrator in the
Tuca & Bertie episode "The Flood", herself in the
Dr. Katz Professional Therapist episode "Lerapy", the
Celebrity Deathmatch episode "Celebrity Deathmatch Special Report", and the
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!").
November 15 :
Michael Peraza , Cuban-American animator, art director, conceptual artist and animation historian (
Walt Disney Company ).
November 19 :
Debbi Besserglick , Israeli actress (Hebrew dub voice of
Arthur Read ), (d.
2005 ).
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November 25 :
November 27 :
Bill Nye , American television personality and engineer (voice of Professor Rubicon in
Miles from Tomorrowland , himself in the
American Dad! episode "Brave N00b World" and the
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Space Station Scooby!").
November 29 :
Howie Mandel , Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host and author (voice of Skeeter,
Animal and
Bunsen in
Muppet Babies , Jack in
The Tangerine Bear , Comet in Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf , Spencer in
Pinocchio 3000 , Brian Booyah in
The Dating Guy , FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet in the
Fugget About It episode "The Fugly American", himself in the
Glenn Martin, DDS episode "Bust 'Em Up", the
Robot Chicken episode "3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?", and the
Harley Quinn episode "A High Bar", creator and voice of Bobby Generic and Howard Generic in
Bobby's World ).
November 30 :
Kevin Conroy , American actor (voice of
Batman in the
DC Animated Universe ,
DC Universe Animated Original Movies ,
Batman: Strange Days ,
Justice League Action ,
Teen Titans Go! , and
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ,
Phantom Stranger and
Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Captain Sunshine in
The Venture Bros. , Prismal in
Welcome to the Wayne , Mer-Man in the
Masters of the Universe: Revelation episode "The Most Dangerous Man in Eternia",
Hordak in the
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "The Beginning of the End, Part 2", Bellicus in the
Ben 10: Alien Force episode "X = Ben + 2",
John Grayson in
The Batman episode "A Matter of Family"), (d.
2022 ).
[81]
December
December 3 :
Andrea Romano , American voice director (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Warner Bros. Animation ).
December 5 :
Richard Gibbs , American music producer and composer (
The Simpsons ,
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure ).
December 6 :
Steven Wright , American actor, comedian, writer and film producer (voice of Speed in
The Swan Princess , Bootes in
Hercules , Meh Meh in
The Emoji Movie , Bogeyman in the
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special", Danny in the
Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Allen: Part One", himself in the
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episodes "Bystander Ben" and "Mask", and
The Simpsons episode "
The Last Temptation of Krust ").
December 16 :
Xander Berkeley , American actor (voice of Iago/Coldsteel in
Gargoyles ,
Mysterio in
The Spectacular Spider-Man ,
Sinestro in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Morgg and Trukk in the
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode "...Nor Iron Bars a Cage").
Catherine Peterson, American ink & paint artist (
Hanna-Barbera ,
The Secret of NIMH ,
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ,
Cool World ) and animation checker (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), (d.
2021 ).
December 18 :
Mitch Schauer , American animator, storyboard artist (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Garfield and Friends ,
Bobby's World ,
Tom and Jerry: The Movie ,
Bionicle: Mask of Light ,
Niko and the Sword of Light ), writer (
3-2-1 Penguins! ), director (
Garfield and Friends ), producer (
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa ,
Freakazoid! ,
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. , creator of
The Angry Beavers ), and voice actor (voice of various characters in
The Angry Beavers , Lonnie Tallbutt in
Freakazoid! ).
December 19 : Bronwen Barry, Canadian-American animator (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Filmation ,
Tummy Trouble ,
The Simpsons ,
Rugrats ,
Looney Tunes ,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest ,
The Thief and the Cobbler ,
Nest Family Entertainment ,
Rich Animation Studios ,
Looney Tunes: Back in Action ,
Curious George ,
Family Guy ), storyboard artist (
King of the Hill ,
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown ,
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja ,
Kulipari ,
The 7D ,
Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High ) and character designer (
Ghostbusters ,
She-Ra: Princess of Power ,
Rich Animation Studios ).
December 21 :
Jane Kaczmarek , American actress (voice of Red Jessica in
Jake and the Never Land Pirates , Constance Harm in
The Simpsons , Judge in the
Animals episode "The Trial", Coach Jackie in the
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero episode "Ultrahyperball").
December 24 :
David Richardson , American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons ,
F Is for Family ), (d.
2021 ).
[82]
Randy Crenshaw, American actor and singer (voice of Mr. Hyde in
The Nightmare Before Christmas , additional voices in
Family Guy ,
Centaurworld ,
House of Mouse ,
Dexter's Laboratory ,
The Ren & Stimpy Show , and
Freakazoid! ).
December 29 :
Dan Kuenster , American animator and director (
Sullivan Bluth Studios ).
December 30 :
Sheryl Lee Ralph , American actress (voice of Rita in
Oliver & Company , Aunt Dee in
The Proud Family ,
Cheetah in
Justice League and
Justice League Unlimited ,
Amanda Waller in
Young Justice , Trina Jessup in
Static Shock ).
Specific date unknown
Antón Cancelas , Spanish actor (Spanish dub synchronisation of
Saint Seiya ), (d.
2021 ).
[83]
Kent Melton , American animation sculptor (
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley ,
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
Aladdin ,
Thumbelina ,
The Lion King ,
A Troll in Central Park ,
Pocahontas ,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame ,
Hercules ,
Mulan ,
The Prince of Egypt ,
Tarzan ,
The Road to El Dorado ,
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron ,
Atlantis: The Lost Empire ,
Treasure Planet ,
The Incredibles ,
ParaNorman ,
Coraline ), (d.
2024 ).
[84]
Marc Scott Zicree , American author writer, and screenwriter (
Hanna-Barbera ,
DIC Entertainment ).
Deaths
July
Specific date unknown
Erich F.T. Schenk, German-American painter, illustrator, animator and comics artist (
Fleischer Studios ), dies at age 53 or 54.
[87]
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