1987 in animation explained
Events in 1987 in animation.
Events
January
- January 21: The first episode of Legend of the Overfiend is broadcast.
March
April
- April 7: The first episode of Ox Tales airs, based on the Dutch comic strip Boes.
- April 19: The Simpsons first airs as a series of shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show.[2] This marks the debuts of Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson.
- Specific date unknown: The first episode of The Shoe People is broadcast.
May
June
- June 28: Snow White receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5]
July
August
- August 7: The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland premiers. The film dealt with financial problems, barely making up the damages from the notorious prequel . Michael Hirsh then declared, "It was just one sequel too many."[6] As a regret, the film went into obscurity in the 2000s.[7]
September
- September 12: The first episode of airs.
- September 13: The first episode of Once Upon a Time...Life airs.
- September 14: The first episode of BraveStarr is broadcast.
- September 15: The first episode of The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin is broadcast.
- September 18: The first episode of DuckTales is broadcast.
- September 19:
- The first episode of is broadcast.
- The first episode of Popeye and Son airs, which ended after one season as it was considered a promotional failure to the original cartoons from the 1930s.[8]
- September 22: The first episode of is broadcast, a spin-off of the live-action sitcom ALF.
October
- October 30: The first episodes of Mr. Bogus are broadcast on French television.[9]
November
December
Specific date unknown
Awards
Films released
See main article: List of animated feature films of 1987.
Television series
See main article: List of animated television series of 1987.
- January 7:
- January 11 - Little Women debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 14 - Jája a Pája debuts on ČT1, ČT2, and ČT Déčko.
- February 7 - Metal Armor Dragonar debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
- March 22 - Hiatari Ryōkō! debuts on Fuji TV.
- April - The Shoe People debuts on TV-am, CITV, S4C, and the Children's Channel.
- April 4 - Ultra B debuts on TV Asahi.
- April 6:
- April 7:
- April 12 - Zillion debuts on NTV.
- April 19 - Bionic Six debuts on USA Network and in syndication.
- June 3 - debuts on TV Tokyo and Cartoon Network Japan.
- June 19 - Edward and Friends debuts on BBC2.
- July 3 - debuts on Nippon TV.
- July 5 - Sky Commanders debuts in syndication.
- July 19 - Plonsters debuts on ABC, TV3, RapidKL, YTV, Nickelodeon, TV Cultura, Rai 3, RTÉ, Fuji TV, TV3 Norway and TV Slovenia.
- August 6 - Slippy Dandy debuts in syndication.
- September 7: TigerSharks and The Comic Strip debut in syndication.
- September 12:
- September 13 - Once Upon a Time... Life debuts on FR3, Canal+, CBC/SRC, TVE, KRO, TV SSR, RTBF, BRT & Eiken.
- September 14:
- September 16 - The Pondles debuts on CITV.
- September 18: DuckTales and Sylvanian Families debut in syndication.
- September 19: Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, , and Popeye and Son debut on CBS.
- September 20: and debuts in syndication.
- September 21: Beverly Hills Teens and Spiral Zone debut in syndication.
- September 26:
- September 30 - The Fruitties debuts on TVE.
- October 4:
- October 7 - Oraa Guzura Dado debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 8 - Mister Ajikko debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 9 - The Three Musketeers debuts on NHK.[15]
- October 10 - Tsuide ni Tonchinkan debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 11 - Bikkuriman debuts on TV Asahi.
- October 13 - Akakage debuts on Nippon TV.
- October 17 - Ovide and the Gang debuts on Télévision de Radio Canada.
- October 21:
- October 27 - Maxie's World debuts in syndication.
- November 17 - Fireman Sam debuts on S4C, BBC 1 (Series 1–4), CBeebies (Series 5), Cartoonito (Series 6-present) and Channel 5 (Series 8-present).
- December 14 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuts in syndication (1987–90) and on CBS (1990–96).[16]
- Specific date unknown - Calabash Brothers debuts in syndication.
Births
January
- January 6: Arin Hanson, American YouTuber and actor (voice of Snaggleback, the Titan, and various other characters in The Owl House, Wesley the Wizard in Bee and Puppycat, Cyborg Photographer in the Rick and Morty episode "The Wedding Squanchers").
- January 12: Naya Rivera, American actress, singer and model (voice of Sparkle in The Naughty List, Catwoman in Batman: The Long Halloween, Lolo Fuentes in the American Dad! episode "The Unincludeds"), (d. 2020).[17]
- January 20: Evan Peters, American actor (voice of Simon in Wish, Clint in the China, IL episode "Magical Pet").
February
- February 5:
- Adassa, American singer (voice of Dolores Madrigal in Encanto).
- Darren Criss, American actor and musician (voice of Sideswipe in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Sutemaru in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Katayama in The Wind Rises, Looka in Green Eggs and Ham, Superman in the Tomorrowverse, Raphael in Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
- Alex Brightman, American actor (voice of Pugsley in , Robo Fizzarolli in Helluva Boss, Sir Pentious and Adam in Hazbin Hotel, Beetlejuice in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Ghost With the Most").
- February 7: Kirby Howell-Baptiste, English actress (voice of Grace Monroe in Infinity Train, Mae Turner in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Cheetah in , Chelsea in The Powerpuff Girls, Judge Uppinsbottom in the Big City Greens episode "Tilly's Goat", Audrey in the Glitch Techs episode "I'm Mitch Williams", Cobra in the episode "Cobra and Mongoose").[18]
- February 9: Michael B. Jordan, American actor (portrayed himself in , voice of Cyborg in , Julian Chase in , Killmonger in What If...?, Terence in the Love, Death & Robots episode "Life Hutch", Pretty Boy Flizzy in The Boondocks episode "Pretty Boy Flizzy").
- February 11: Ulysses Cuadra, American actor (voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez in Rocket Power, Vaz in Clifford the Big Red Dog, first voice of Bucky Buenaventura in The Zeta Project).
- February 12: Gary LeRoi Gray, American actor (voice of AJ in The Fairly OddParents, Charley in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Officer Pearce in Batman: The Long Halloween).
- February 21: Elliot Page, Canadian actor (voice of Alaska Nebraska in The Simpsons episode "Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh", Lindsey in the Family Guy episode "Tom Tucker: The Man and his Dream", Robot Assistant in the Glenn Martin, DDS episode "Date with Destiny").[19]
March
Notes and References
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- Web site: Chipmunk Adventure (1987) . June 8, 2024 . . Fandango Media.
- Web site: Snow White. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. 28 June 2012.
- Hayden. Gene. Babar's triumphs. August 7, 1989. October 1, 2023. . 48. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610210345/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1989/8/7/babars-triumphs. June 10, 2021.
- Web site: Review of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation. Rankins. Michael. May 9, 2003. October 2, 2023. DVD Verdict. The animation here is slapdash and crude, only occasionally reaching Saturday-morning-TV level. I don't know whether the Care Bears television program was put together as poorly, but if so, I can't envision how the producers sold three movies (there was a second sequel after this, which will never see daylight on DVD if there's any justice in the cosmos) based on it.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100515003316/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/carebears2.php. May 15, 2010.
- News: Bricken. Rob. 12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For. 11 September 2016. io9. 11 November 2014.
- Web site: Bogus. Planète Jeunesse. May 29, 2020.
- News: Oates . Marylouise . November 18, 1987 . An Animated Jetsons Party . April 15, 2024 . . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005064323/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-18/news/vw-14887_1_jane-jetson . live .
- http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=5101 Gay Autterson at Voice Chasers
- When You Witch Upon a Star . The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo . . 1985 . 1 . 8. Gay Autterson cast as one-time character Wanda Brewski. Autterson had not done anymore voices on animated programs afterwards..
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- News: THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Ninja Turtles Save the Day For CBS Children's Lineup. The New York Times. November 26, 1990. October 6, 2017 . Bill . Carter. mdy-all.
- Naya Rivera, Pioneering 'Glee' Star, Found Dead at 33. 2020-08-04. Time. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721075644/https://time.com/5865102/naya-rivera-dead/. July 21, 2020. live. mdy-all.
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- Web site: Billy Kametz Obituary. The Patriot-News. June 11, 2022. June 11, 2022.
- Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . June 11, 2022 . Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35 . June 11, 2022 . Anime News Network.
- Web site: Valdez . Nick . June 11, 2022 . Billy Kametz, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and The Rising of the Shield Hero Star, Dies at 35 . June 11, 2022 . ComicBook.com.
- Web site: Luster . Joseph . June 11, 2022 . Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35 . June 11, 2022 . Crunchyroll.
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- Web site: Wiz Khalifa Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2023-06-16 . AllMusic . en.
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- Web site: Mlot . Stephanie . November 28, 2017 . Happy Birthday, 'Doctor Who' Companion Karen Gillan! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171129022636/https://www.geek.com/television/happy-birthday-doctor-who-companion-karen-gillan-1724182/ . 29 November 2017 . January 16, 2024 . Geek.com.
- News: Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter dies aged 34 . live . November 5, 2022 . November 5, 2022 . Sky News . en-GB . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105220110/https://news.sky.com/story/aaron-carter-singer-and-brother-of-backstreet-boys-nick-carter-dies-aged-34-12739591 . November 5, 2022.
- Web site: Authorities search for Aaron Carter's cause of death as clues emerge . . November 7, 2022 . November 8, 2022 . November 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108014512/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-07/autopsy-performed-on-aaron-carter-but-cause-of-death-still-unknown . live .
- Web site: Aaron Carter Cremated, Death Certificate Reveals . November 17, 2022 . November 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117204517/https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/16/aaron-carter-cremated-death-certificate/ . live .
- Book: County of Los Angeles - Department of Public Health . Aaron Carter Death Certificate . 2022-11-05.
- Web site: Aaron Carter Drowned in Bathtub After Taking Xanax and Huffing Compressed Air: Coroner. Rachel. DeSantis. April 18, 2023. April 19, 2023. People. April 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418221234/https://people.com/music/aaron-carter-cause-of-death-drowning-xanax-huffing-compressed-air/. live.
- Web site: Aaron Carter Cause Of Death Revealed . Denise. Petski . April 18, 2023 . Deadline . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419151946/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aaron-carter-cause-of-death-drowning-xanax-alprazolam-difluroethane-1235330049/ . April 19, 2023 . live.
- News: Charles F. Wolcott, 80, Disney Film Composer. The New York Times. January 30, 1987.
- Book: Dobson, Nichola. Norman McLaren : between the frames. 9781501328794. New York. 1015372165. 25 January 2018.
- Web site: Antonisz. www.antonisz.com.
- Web site: George Tibbles in Social Security Death Index . fold3 . . en . 2020-04-14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414052919/https://www.fold3.com/record/74156402-george-tibbles . 2020-04-14.
- News: 1987-02-21 . Deaths elsewhere . . en . . 14 . 0744-6055 . Ramola Remus Dunlap, Dorothy in 1st 'Oz' movie.
- News: Danny Kaye, comedian who loved children, dead at 74. Associated Press . March 4, 1987 . . Wilmington, North Carolina . December 15, 2010.
- News: Actor-comedian Danny Kaye dies. March 3, 1987. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 15, 2010.
- Web site: Ib Steinaa. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
- http://tvkultura.ru/video/show/brand_id/20882/episode_id/1168438/video_id/1133791/ Islands. Ivan Ivanov-Vano
- Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. — Rowman & Littlefield.
- Giannalberto Bendazzi – Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Animation, 1995
- Web site: Московские могилы. Попов В.И.. www.moscow-tombs.ru. May 29, 2020.
- News: Scott . Janny . Thackrey . Ted Jr. . Comedian Dick Shawn, 63, Is Stricken on Stage, Dies . 27 June 2018 . Los Angeles Times . 19 April 1987.
- Web site: Dick Shawn. Actors Biographies. All Media Guide. 2009. 2009-04-22.
- Web site: Milt Kahl. D23.
- Saxon, Wolfgang, "Hermione Gingold, English Actress, Dies At 89", The New York Times, 25 May 1987.
- Web site: KSP - Personen - Jef Cassiers. data.kunsten.be. May 29, 2020.
- News: Elizabeth Hartman, 'Patch of Blue' Star, Is Suspected Suicide . . June 12, 1987.
- News: Geraldine Page, 62, Dies - A Star of Stage and Film. Elizabeth. Kolbert. Elizabeth Kolbert. The New York Times. June 15, 1987. March 8, 2018.
- News: Los Angeles Times. Oscar Winner Geraldine Page Dead at 62: Stardom Reached in Her Own Way. June 15, 1987. March 6, 2018. Fulton, Mary Lou.
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- Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | People | Milchin Lev I.. www.animator.ru. May 29, 2020.
- News: Jerry Livingston Dies; Wrote 'Mairzy Doats'. The New York Times. July 10, 1987. 2009-04-21. Jerry Livingston, the composer of Mairzy Doats, The 12th of Never, Talk of the Town and many other songs, died of a heart condition July 1 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 78 years old. Mr. Livingston, whose name was originally Jerry Levinson, was born in Denver..
- News: 1987-07-23. Clipped From The San Bernardino County Sun. 6. The San Bernardino County Sun. 2021-09-14.
- News: Kenneth L. Muse Dies at 75; Animator for Major Studios. The New York Times. July 30, 1987. May 29, 2020.
- News: John Huston Is Not Well But He's Very Much Alive . Chicago Tribune . March 12, 1987 . March 3, 2013.
- Web site: Actor John Huston Warns Others About Emphysema With PM-Obit-Huston Bjt . Apnewsarchive.com . August 29, 1987 . March 3, 2013.
- Book: Byrne, James Patrick. Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia, Volume 2. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 9781851096145. 442. Philip Coleman, Jason Francis King. May 23, 2013.
- Book: Barrier, Michael . The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney . . 2007 . 978-0-520-24117-6 . 34–35 .
- Book: Sandler, Kevin . Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation . . 1998 . 9780813525389 . 30.
- Book: Scott, Keith . Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 . BearManor Media . 2022 . 979-8-88771-010-5 . 4–5.
- Web site: John N. Carey. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
- News: Vernon, Stage and TV Comedian, Dies at 63 . Burt A. . Folkart . November 11, 1987 . Los Angeles Times.
- Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age, Michael Barrier, 1999,
- The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney, Michael Barrier, 2008
- Web site: Claude T. Smith | composer / arranger (11) - concert band Noten & Partituren - HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. www.hebu-music.com. May 29, 2020.
- Web site: The life of a working artist coming to Brenau. www.gainesvilletimes.com. May 29, 2020.
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April
- April 3: Rachel Bloom, American actress (voice of Barb in Trolls World Tour, Silver in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Batgirl in Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Autumn Blaze in the episode "Sounds of Silence").
- April 4: Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress (voice of Alyssa in My Dad the Rock Star, Jodie in Time Warp Trio, the title character in Ruby Gloom, Beth in the Total Drama franchise).[25]
- April 9: Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer (voice of Terence in the Disney Fairies franchise, JoJo McDodd in Horton Hears a Who!, Dick Grayson in Young Justice).
- April 19: Courtland Mead, American actor (voice of Ned Needlemeyer in Nightmare Ned, Gus in Recess, Lloyd in Lloyd in Space).
- April 27: Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress (voice of the title character in Mona the Vampire, Penny Grant in The Kids from Room 402, Angel in Kuu Kuu Harajuku).[26]
May
- May 7: Maya Erskine, American actress (voice of Cafeteria Girl Misha in Big Mouth, Judy Takamoto in Scoob!, Mercy Graves in DC League of Super-Pets).
- May 13: Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer (voice of Kid Flash and Geo-Force in the episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!", Tundra in the Pound Puppies episode "Snow Problem").
- May 20: Ray Chase, American actor (voice of Bruno Buccellatti in , Tengen Uzui in , Donquixote Rocinante in One Piece, Eren Kruger in Attack on Titan, Gendou Ikari in the Netflix dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Professor Cerise in Pokemon Journeys: The Series, Yuu Otosaka in Charlotte, Zash Caine in Fairy Tail, Bel in Glitter Force Doki Doki, Jason Blood / Etrigan in the DC Animated Movie Universe).
- May 22: Takuya Eguchi, Japanese voice actor and singer (voice of Kazuya Kujo in Gosick, Yoshiharu Sagara in The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Kon Hokaze in Ixion Saga DT, Hachiman Hikigaya in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, William Twining in Devils and Realist, Yuuji Terushima in Haikyuu!!, Takeo Gōda in My Love Story, Loid Forger in Spy × Family).
- May 28: Mai Fuchigami, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Iona/I-401 in Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta in DokiDoki! PreCure, Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom, Miho Nishizumi inGirls und Panzer, Karen Hojo in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls).
- May 31: Shaun Fleming, American musician and actor (voice of Keoni Jameson in , Leonard Helperman in Teacher's Pet, young Max Goof in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, first voice of Jim and Tim Possible in Kim Possible).
June
- June 11:
- Jimmy O. Yang, Chinese-American actor (voice of Zebe in , Joey Raccoon in , Zhi in Rally Road Racers, the title character in The Monkey King, Short Goon in Wish Dragon, Flight Specialist Jung and Jeff in Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, Henchman #1 in , Sun Tzu in The Simpsons episode "No Good Read Goes Unpunished").
- Olan Rogers, American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and YouTuber (creator of and voice of Gary Goodspeed and Mooncake in Final Space).
- June 22: Xanthe Huynh, American voice actress (voice of Alluka Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Haru Okumura in , Meiko Honma in Anohana, Ui Hirasawa in K-On!, Suzuka Tsukimura in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Fei Wu / Renren in the episode "Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon").
July
- July 7: Steven Crowder, Canadian-American political commentator and former actor (voice of Mung in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, second voice of Alan Powers / The Brain in Arthur).
- July 9: Rebecca Sugar, American animator, director, screenwriter (Adventure Time), producer, and singer-songwriter (creator of Steven Universe).
- July 11: Cristina Vee, American actress (voice of Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug in , Sailor Mars in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins, Xochi in Victor and Valentino).
- July 16: Kira Buckland, American actress (voice of Kuroyukihime in Accel World, Reimi in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Mary Saotome in Kakegurui, Alix Kubdel / Bunnyx in ).
- July 24: Mara Wilson, American actress (voice of Jill Pill in BoJack Horseman, Liv Amara in , Tamara Caulder in the Batman Beyond episode "Mind Games").
- July 27: Genesis Rodriguez, American actress and model (voice of Honey Lemon in Big Hero 6 and , Perfuma in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power).
August
- August 4: Karla Sakas Shropshire, American television writer (The Loud House).
- August 5: Adrian Petriw, Canadian actor (voice of Iron Man in , Gren in The Dragon Prince, Scott in Ninjago, Ken in the Barbie franchise).
- August 16:
- Eri Kitamura, Japanese actress (voice of Miki Aono / Cure Berry in Fresh Pretty Cure!, Sayaka Miki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Shizuku in New Game!, Darjeeling in Girls und Panzer, Ranko Honjō in My First Girlfriend Is a Gal, Kirika Ueno in C3, Roxie and Bea in Pokémon, Yuka Mochida in Corpse Party, Uni/Black Sister in Hyperdimension Neptunia).
- Okieriete Onaodowan, American actor (voice of Mr. Gold in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Mike in the BoJack Horseman episode "The Kidney Stays in the Picture").
- August 19: Manny Jacinto, Philippine-born Canadian actor (voice of Scott Denoga in Hailey's On It!, Kenshi in , Coffee Dude in Magical Girl Friendship Squad, Maliski in Trese).
September
- September 3: Megan Amram, American writer, producer and performer (The Simpsons).
- September 7: Evan Rachel Wood, American actress (voice of Mala in Battle for Terra, Marianne in Strange Magic, Queen Iduna in Frozen II).
- September 8: Wiz Khalifa, American rapper, singer and songwriter (voice of Mr. Mitch in Duncanville, Mateo in the American Dad! episode "Bahama Mama", Frilled Lizard in the Big City Greens episode "Rembo").[27]
- September 10: Amanda C. Miller, German-born American actress (voice of Jo in Kid Cosmic, Sailor Jupiter in the Viz Media dub of the Sailor Moon franchise, Boruto Uzumaki in ).
- September 11: Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress (voice of Argelbleccht Blunkthorthph in , Jemma Simmons in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Lizards").[28]
- September 13: Ai Kayano, Japanese voice actress (voice of Meiko Honma in , Inori Yuzuhira in Guilty Crown, Amane Kasai / Cure Finale in Delicious Party Pretty Cure, Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online, Utaha Kasumigaoka in , Itsuwa in A Certain Magical Index, Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Saori Takebe in Girls und Panzer, Shiro in No Game No Life, Darkness in KonoSuba, Mamako Oosuki in Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?).[29]
- September 18: Jinkx Monsoon, American drag queen, actor, comedian and singer (voice of Jenna in Bravest Warriors, Emerald in the Steven Universe episode "Lars of the Stars", Hairmosa in the Mighty Magiswords episode "To Balderly Go").
- September 20: Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress (continued voice of Ash Ketchum in Pokémon).
- September 23: Skylar Astin, American actor (voice of Branch in and , Roy in Wreck-It Ralph, Frankenstein in the Vampirina episode "Franken-Wedding").
October
- October 8: Aya Hirano, Japanese actress (voice of the title character in Haruhi Suzumiya, Konata Izumi in Lucky Star, Garnet, Komachi Saotome, and Midori Akagi in the Jewelpet franchise, Misa Amane in Death Note, Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Dende in Dragon Ball Super).
- October 9: Melissa Villaseñor, American actress and comedian (voice of Ally in Amphibia, Taffyta Muttonfudge in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Karen Beverly in Toy Story 4, various characters in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Nellie Ramirez Humphrey in Primos).
- October 12: Luke Pearson, British illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, storyboard artist (Adventure Time) and comic book artist (creator of Hilda).
- October 14: Jay Pharoah, American actor (voice of Noah in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Meena's grandfather in Sing, Montrel and Randy in Legends of Chamberlain Heights, Man on the Street and Dashawn Manheim in BoJack Horseman, Drederick Tatum in The Simpsons, Skee-Lo, Kanye West, Kanye Canes and Brick Baker in Family Guy, Barack Obama in the Robot Chicken episode "May Cause Your Dad to Come Back With That Gallon of Milk He Went Out for 10 Years Ago").
- October 15: Chantal Strand, Canadian actress (voice of Diamond Tiara in , Bijou in Hamtaro, Cassie in Dragon Tales, Lacus Clyne in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Wolfsbane in ).
- October 18:
- October 23: Jonathan Malen, Canadian actor (voice of Jimmy Z in Wild Kratts, Danny in PAW Patrol).
November
- November 1: Jamie Demetriou, English comedian, actor and screenwriter (voice of Moriarty in Sherlock Gnomes, Fingers in , Dr. McPhee in , Chester in Strays).
- November 7: Reba Buhr, American actress (voice of Katie Forester in season 3 of Yo-Kai Watch, Bobbie Blobby in Power Players, second voice of Rose Lavillant and Juleka Couffaine in ).[31] [32]
- November 21: Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Welsh actress (voice of Havoc in Thunderbirds are Go, Arabella, Big Fee, and Summer in 101 Dalmatian Street).
- November 28: Karen Gillan, Scottish actress (voice of Nebula in What If...?, Eyes in Spies in Disguise, Maise MacWeldon in The Simpsons episode "Ae Bonny Romance").[33]
December
- December 4:
- Orlando Brown, American actor (voice of Damey Wayne in Waynehead, Bear and Little Boy in The Tangerine Bear, Sticky Webb in The Proud Family, Cornelius Fillmore in Fillmore!, Evan Thomas Taylor in Clifford's Puppy Days).
- Miho Arakawa, Japanese voice actress (voice of Himari Takakura in Penguindrum, Shizuku and Elisa in Hunter × Hunter, Tsunomi Kabutohara in Wizard Barristers, Sumireko Hanabusa in Riddle Story of Devil, Naruko Aoba in Magica Wars, Sonia Nevermind in Danganronpa).
- December 6: Jack DeSena, American actor (voice of Sokka in , the title character in Monkie Kid, Callum in The Dragon Prince, Lance in the Generator Rex episode "Crash & Burn", Jimmy Olsen in The Batman episode "The Batman/Superman Story").
- December 7: Aaron Carter, American singer and songwriter (voice of Joseph Plumb Martin in Liberty's Kids, Clutch Koerner in the Rocket Power episode "Legends and Their Falls"), (d. 2022).[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
- December 8: Aria Curzon, American actress (voice of Pebbles Flintstone in Cave Kids, Joanie in Nightmare Ned, Emily in Annabelle's Wish, Theresa LaMaise in Recess, Little Ape in Tarzan, Ben in Stanley, Bitsy in Lloyd in Space, Lucy Lane in the episode "Monkey Fun", third voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time franchise, additional voices in An All Dogs Christmas Carol, The Rugrats Movie, The Prince of Egypt and ).
- December 16: Hisako Kanemoto, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Amy in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, the title character in Squid Girl, Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon Crystal, Atra Mixta in , Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace in Smile PreCure!, Karen Tendou in Gamers!, Ginko Sora in The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!, Erina Nakiri in , Tsugumi Hazawa in BanG Dream!, Aoi Hinami in Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki).
- December 28: Thomas Dekker, American actor (voice of Fievel in the An American Tail franchise, young Valmont in Jackie Chan Adventures, second voice of Littlefoot in The Land Before Time franchise).
Deaths
January
- January 26: Charles Wolcott, American composer (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 80.[40]
- January 27: Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, film director and producer (Neighbours, Rythmetic, Blinkity Blank, Pas de deux), dies at age 72.[41]
- January 31: Julian Antonisz, Polish film director (Sun: A Non-Camera Film 1977, aka Słońce - film bez kamery), dies at age 45.[42]
February
March
- March 3: Danny Kaye, American actor, comedian, and singer (voice of Seymour S. Sassafras, Colonel Wellington B. Bunny and Antoine in Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Marmaduke in The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye), dies at age 76.[45] [46]
- March 22: Ib Steinaa, Danish comics artist and animator (Robinson Columbus), dies at age 60.[47]
- March 25: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Russian animation director, animator, screenwriter, and professor in a film school, (Black and White, Moidodyr, The Humpbacked Horse, The Snow Maiden, The Twelve Months, The Adventures of Buratino, Lefty, Go There, Don't Know Where, The Battle of Kerzhenets, The Humpbacked Horse, The Tale of Tsar Saltan), dies at age 87.[48] [49] [50]
April
May
June
- June 1: Jef Cassiers, Belgian actor, comedian, animator and film director (Jan Zonder Vrees (John the Fearless)), dies at age 57.[56]
- June 10: Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (voice of Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH), commits suicide at age 43.[57]
- June 13: Geraldine Page, American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in The Rescuers), dies at age 62.[58] [59]
- June 22: Fred Astaire, American actor and singer (voice of S.D. Kluger in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town), dies at age 88.[60]
- June 28: Lev Milchin, Russian film director and illustrator (The Tale of Tsar Saltan), dies at age 66.[61]
July
- July 1: Jerry Livingston, American songwriter (theme songs of The Bugs Bunny Show and Casper the Friendly Ghost, co-writer of "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" in Cinderella), dies at age 78.[62]
- July 22: Jack Lescoulie, American actor (voice of Casper Caveman in Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur, Jack Bunny in Slap-Happy Pappy and Goofy Groceries), dies at age 74.[63]
- July 26: Kenneth Muse, American animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 77.[64]
August
September
November
- November 11: John N. Carey, American animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 72.[71]
- November 10: Jackie Vernon, American comedian (voice of the title character in Frosty the Snowman) dies at age 63.[72]
- November 19: Ben Clopton, American animator and animation director, directed early films of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Walt Disney Company, Harman-Ising, Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz, Fleischer Studios), dies at age 81.[73] [74]
December
Specific date unknown
- Lenn Redman, American caricaturist, animator, novelist, poet, illustrator, comics artist, cartoonist and activist (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walt Disney Company, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 74 or 75.[76]
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