Events in 1978 in animation.

Events

March

* March 1:

Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator, best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation. Because of his creative use of special effec ...

's ''

Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice ''Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' ( cz, Čarodějův učeň) is a 1978 Czechoslovak cutout animation, cutout animated dark fantasy film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the 1971 book ''Krabat (novel), Krabat'' by Otfried Preußler, and th ...

'' premieres. * March 11: Masami Hata's ''Chirin no Suzu'' ('' Ringing Bell'') premieres, the first animated feature produced by Sanrio to be aimed more at young adults, and featuring a remarkable tone shift in the second half of the film. * March 27:

Jannik Hastrup Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing ...

's Danish animated feature '' The Thralls'' is first released in theaters.

April

* April 2: The first episode of ''

Starzinger , known as ''Spaceketeers'' in the United States, is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a sci-fi remake/adaptation of Wu Cheng'en's fantasy novel ''Journey to the West''. It was directed by Yugo Serikawa and written by Leiji ...

'' premieres. * April 3:

50th Academy Awards The 50th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1977 and took place on April 3, 1978, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST ...

: '' The Sand Castle'' by

Co Hoedeman Jacobus Willem (Co) Hoedeman (born August 1, 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his close observation of human and social interaction. Bio ...

wins the

Academy Award for Best Animated Short The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...

May

* May 12:

Hisayuki Toriumi , sometimes credited as Eikō Toriumi, was a Japanese animation director, storyboardist, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for directing the TV show ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' and also credited for his contributions to several ot ...

's '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie'' premieres. * May 16–30: Jean-François Laguionie's '' Rowing Across the Atlantic'' premieres during the

1978 Cannes Film Festival The 31st Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 30 May 1978. The Palme d'Or went to the L'albero degli zoccoli by Ermanno Olmi. This festival saw the introduction of a new non-competitive section, 'Un Certain Regard', which replaces 'Les Yeux ...

. It will later win a

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

June

* June 3: The first episode of '' Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern'' airs. * June 16: The film '' Grease'' premieres which has an animated opening sequence created by John David Wilson. * June 23: Lionel Jeffries' '' The Water Babies'' which combines animation and live-action, is first released.

July

* July 6: The first episode of '' Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird'' airs. * July 14: Leiji Matsumoto's '' Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato'' is first released.

September

* The first episode of ''

Quaq Quao Quaq Quao is an Italian animated television series for children based on the adventures of a duck. The series consisted of 26 episodes of five to six minutes duration. It was filmed using stop-motion with origami figures and was written and di ...

'' airs. * September 30: The first episode of '' Il était une fois... l'Homme'' ('' Once Upon a Time... Man''), the first series in the '' Once Upon a Time...'' franchise by

Albert Barillé Albert Barillé (14 February 1920 – 5 February 2009) was a French television producer, creator, screenwriter, cartoonist, and founder of Procidis. He is the creator of the puppet animated series ''Les Aventures de Colargol'', and the series ' ...

, airs.

October

* October 19: Martin Rosen's animated feature film, '' Watership Down'', an adaptation of

Richard Adams Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books ''Watership Down'', ''Maia'', ''Shardik'' and ''The Plague Dogs''. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army ...

' novel '' Watership Down'', premieres. * October 22:

Nelvana Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (; previously known as Nelvana Limited, sometimes known as Nelvana Animation and simply Nelvana or Nelvana Communications) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment company owned by Corus Entertainment. Founded ...

releases its first animated Halloween special, ''

The Devil and Daniel Mouse ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is a 1978 Canadian animated Halloween television special, based on the 1936 short tale ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' by Stephen Vincent Benét. ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is the second television special produ ...

''. * October 24: René Goscinny and Morris' second animated feature film based on the '' Lucky Luke'' series, ''

La Ballade des Dalton ''La Ballade des Dalton'' (aka ''The Ballad of the Daltons'' in English) is a 1978 French animated film written and directed by René Goscinny, Morris, Henri Gruel and Pierre Watrin starring the comic book character Lucky Luke. Two different ...

'', premieres in France.

November

* November 2: Takashi Masunaga's anthology film '' Metamorphoses'' premieres, a retelling of '' Metamorphoses'' by Roman poet Ovid set to music by Joan Baez and Mick Jagger. * November 6: Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon's ''Livraison Spéciale'' ('' Special Delivery'') is first released. * November 13: To celebrate the character's 50th anniversary,

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

receives a star at the

Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic landmark which consists of more than 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, Californ ...

. He is the first animated character and general fictional character to receive this honor. * November 15: Ralph Bakshi releases his animated film adaptation of the ''Ring'' trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien: '' The Lord of the Rings''.

December

* December 16: ** Soji Yoshikawa's '' The Mystery of Mamo'' is first released, the first animated film in the '' Lupin III'' franchise. ** Don Bluth's ''

The Small One ''The Small One'' (also known as ''A Christmas Miracle'' in the UK) is a 1978 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on December 16, 1978 with a re-issue of ''Pinocch ...

'' is first released, produced by Walt Disney Productions.

Specific date unknown

Ishu Patel Ishu Patel is an animation film director/producer and educator. During his twenty-five years at the National Film Board of Canada he developed animation techniques and styles to support his themes and vision. Since then he has produced animated ...

's animated short ''

Afterlife The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving ess ...

'' premieres. * Robert Awad, André Leduc and Tim Reid's ''L'Affaire Bronswik'' ('' The Bronswik Affair'') premieres, an animated mockumentary. *

Yefim Gamburg Yefim Abramovich Gamburg (russian: Ефим Абрамович Гамбург; 10 June 1925 — 13 June 2000) was a Soviet and Russian animation director known for parody and musical cartoons. He was named Meritorious Artist of RSFSR in 1986. Memb ...

's '' Ograblenie po...'' (''Robbery Style...'') premieres. *

Janet Perlman Janet Laurie Perlman (born September 19, 1954) is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film ''The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin'', which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animat ...

and Derek Lamb's '' Why Me?'' premieres.

Films released

* January 5 - ''Gold Wing 123'' (South Korea) * January 23 - ''Kongjui & Patchui'' (South Korea) * March 10 - '' The Ballad of the Daltons'' (France) * March 11 - '' Ringing Bell'' (Japan) * March 18 - ''Thumbelina'' (Japan) * March 27 - '' The Thralls'' (Denmark) * April - '' Proszę słonia'' (Poland) * May 3 - '' Metamorphoses'' (Japan and United States) * May 12 - '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie'' (Japan) * May 15 - '' Wilhelm Busch – Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere Streiche'' (Germany) * June 23 - '' The Water Babies'' (United Kingdom) * June 30 - '' Mickey Mouse Jubilee Show'' (United States) * July 14 - '' Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love'' (Japan) * July 23 - '' 77 Group's Secret'' (South Korea) * July 26 - '' Robot Taekwon V vs. Golden Wings Showdown'' (South Korea) * July 31 - '' Run, Wonder Princess!'' (South Korea) * August 19 - '' The Phoenix'' (Japan) * August 27 - '' One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book'' (Japan) * September 23 - ''

King Fang Jing Fang (, 78–37 BC), born Li Fang (), courtesy name Junming (), was born in present-day 東郡頓丘 ( Puyang, Henan) during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). He was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astrologer. Although ...

'' (Japan) * October 19 - '' Watership Down'' (United Kingdom and United States) * October 28 - '' Black Beauty'' (United States) * November 2 - '' Twelve Days of Christmas'' (United States) * November 4 - ''

Los Supersabios LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...

'' (Mexico) * November 15 - '' The Lord of the Rings'' (United States) * November 25 - ''Not Everything that Flies is a Bird'' (Germany and Yugoslavia) * December 7 - ''Dallyeora Majingga X'' (South Korea) * December 16 - '' Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' (Japan) * December 23 - '' The Stingiest Man in Town'' (United States and Japan) * December 26 - ''

The Talking Parcel ''The Talking Parcel'' (also published as ''The Battle for Castle Cockatrice'') is a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which children are transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. They are aided by a talking parrot ...

'' (United Kingdom) * December 31 - '' Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System'' (Japan) * Specific date unknown: ** '' Fantasia's Attic'' (Spain) ** '' Ferda the Ant. How Ferda Lived in the World and Stories about his Friend Little Back'' (Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union) ** '' The Magic Flute'' (Italy and Australia) ** '' Xigua pao'' (China)

Television series

* January 1 - ''

Perrine Monogatari is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. It is the fourth production in the ''World Masterpiece Theater'' series (''Calpis Family Theater'' back then). It is based on the French novel ''En Famille'' by Hector Malot. The original aired f ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV and

Sat.1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...

. * March 6 - ''

Majokko Tickle , also known as ''Magical Girl Tickle'' or ''Tickle the Witch Girl'', is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier (and more popular) ''Cutie Honey'', ''Majokko Tickle'' is closer to the more traditional mold ...

'' debuts on TV Asahi. * March 14 - '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' debuts on TV Asahi. * April 1 - '' Tosho Daimos'' debuts on TV Asahi. * April 2 - ''

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * April 4 - '' Future Boy Conan'' debuts on

NHK General TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its ...

. * April 10 - '' Highschool Baseball Ninja'' debuts on Fuji TV. * June 3: ** ''

Haikara-san ga Tōru , also known as ''Smart-san'' or ''Mademoiselle Anne'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine ''Shōjo Friend'' from 1975 to 1977. The title can be literally translated into E ...

'' debuts on TV Asahi. ** '' Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3'' debuts on Nagoya TV. * July 4 - '' The Adventures of The Little Prince'' debuts on TV Asahi. * July 6 - '' Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird'' debuts on A2. * September - ''

'' debuts in syndication. * September 9: ** ''

Buford and the Galloping Ghost ''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' is an American animated television series and a spin-off of ''Yogi's Space Race'' produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1978. The half-hour series was co ...

'' debuts on NBC. ** '' Challenge of the Super Friends'' and ''Fangface'' debut on

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

. ** '' Crazylegs Crane'', '' Dinky Dog'', ''

Manta and Moray Manta and Moray are a pair of amphibious superheroes who first appeared in a segment of the omnibus animated TV series ''Tarzan and the Super 7'' from 1978 to 1980. Filmation produced seven eleven-minute episodes, which were mixed with several other ...

Superstretch and Microwoman Superstretch and Microwoman are a fictional, shape-shifting, husband and wife crime-fighting team, shown as a segment of ''Tarzan and the Super 7'' television series 1978-1980). Fictional biography On the surface Chris and Christy Cross were just ...

'', '' Tarzan and the Super 7'', '' The All-New Popeye Hour, The Freedom Force,'' and ''

Web Woman ''Web Woman'' is a television series that originally aired as part of ''Tarzan and the Super 7'' by Filmation. Web Woman is the alias of Kelly Webster. Web Woman's voice was provided by actress Linda Gary. Series format Kelly is a NASA scientist ...

'' debut on CBS. ** ''

Fabulous Funnies ''Fabulous Funnies'' is a 1978–1979 American animated children's show produced for Saturday morning television by Filmation. The show aired for one season from September 9, 1978, to December 1, 1978, on NBC, airing 13 episodes. The show was a ...

,'' '' Galaxy Goof-Ups,'' ''

The Godzilla Power Hour ''Godzilla'' is an American animated monster television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, in association with Henry G. Saperstein. The series aired on NBC on September 9, 1978 with the title ''The Godzilla Power Hour''. The series continued to ...

,'' '' Jana of the Jungle,'' '' The Buford Files,'' '' The Galloping Ghost,'' '' The New Fantastic Four,'' and ''

Yogi's Space Race ''Yogi's Space Race'' is a 90-minute American animated television series and the third entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise. Thirteen episodes were broadcast on NBC from September 9, 1978, to December 2, 1978, and featured the following four segm ...

'' debut on NBC. * September 12 - ''

Battle of the Planets ''Battle of the Planets'' is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime series ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972). Of the 105 original ''Gatchaman'' episodes, 85 were used in the ''Battle of the Planets'' adaptation, produced by Sandy Fra ...

'' debuts in syndication. * September 14 - '' Galaxy Express 999'' debuts on Fuji TV. * September 30 - '' Once Upon a Time... Man'' debuts on

FR3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info. It is made up of a network of regional television services providing ...

. * October 1 - ''

Gatchaman II is the direct sequel to ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', set two years after the first television series. After the defeat of Leader X, he exacts his revenge by mutating a young child into Gel Sadra, making them the new leader of Galactor. Wh ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * October 8 - '' Treasure Island'' debuts on NTV. * October 14 - '' Space Battleship Yamato 2'' debuts on Yomiuri TV. * November 7 - ''

Captain Future Captain Future is a pulp science fiction hero — a space-traveling scientist and adventurer —originally published in his namesake pulp magazine from 1940 to 1944. The character was created by editors Mort Weisinger and Leo Margulies. The maj ...

'' debuts on

Births

January

* January 1: Jose Garibaldi, American animator ('' Good Vibes'', '' Electric City'', '' The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants'', '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part''), illustrator and character designer ('' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''). * January 8: Scott Whyte, American actor (voice of Uncle Andrew and Porcupunk in ''

Power Players ''Power Players'' is a CGI animated television series created by Jeremy Zag and developed by Man of Action. The series is produced by Zagtoon and Method Animation, in co-production with France Télévisions, Man of Action Studios, Planeta Group, ...

'', Sparrow in the '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' episode "Miraculous World: New York – United Heroez"). * January 9:

AJ McLean Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American singer, dancer, actor and a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life McLean was born on January 9, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Denise (née Fernandez, n ...

, American musician and member of the Backstreet Boys (voice of Kuchimba in '' The Lion Guard'' episode "The Underground Adventure", himself in the '' Arthur'' episode "Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll" and the '' Static Shock'' episode "Duped"). * January 24: Kristen Schaal, American actress and comedian (voice of Mabel Pines in '' Gravity Falls'', Louise Belcher in '' Bob's Burgers'', Trixie in '' Toy Story 3'' and '' Toy Story 4'', Sarah Lynn in ''

BoJack Horseman ''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animation, adult animated Black comedy, black Comedy drama, comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F ...

'', Barb in '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'', Shannon in '' Despicable Me 2'', herself in the '' Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "The Horrible Haunted Hospital of Dr. Phineas Phrag!"). * January 25: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian politician and former actor (dub voice of Paddington Bear in '' Paddington'' and ''

Paddington 2 ''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby. Based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died th ...

''). * January 28: Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor (voice of Milton Dyer in '' Ninjago'', Vert Wheeler in '' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'',

Quicksilver Quicksilver may refer to: * Quicksilver (metal), the chemical element mercury Arts and entertainment Music * Quicksilver, a bluegrass band fronted by Doyle Lawson * "Quicksilver" (song), a 1950 hit for Bing Crosby * ''Quicksilver'' (sound ...

in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'', Pan in ''

Class of the Titans ''Class of the Titans'' is a Television in Canada, Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana, Nelvana Limited. It premiered on December 31, 2005, at 5 pm ET/PT on Teletoon with a special 90-minute prese ...

'', Thundermutt in '' Krypto the Superdog'', Angel in '' X-Men: Evolution'', Heero Yuy in '' Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Sir Gallop and Sir Zeke in '' King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'', Deathlok in the ''

Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' is an American animated television series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on Disney XD as part of the ''Marvel Universe'' block, and ended on June 2 ...

'' episode "Deathlok").

February

* February 2: ** Eden Espinosa, American actress (voice of Cassandra in ''

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure ''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' (known as ''Tangled: The Series'' during its first season) is an American animated television series developed by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore, and produced by Disney Television Animation. It premiered on Di ...

'', Queen of Hearts in '' Alice's Wonderland Bakery''). ** Rich Sommer, American actor (voice of Del Hanlon in ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the course of eight seasons a ...

'', Daniel Turner in '' Elena of Avalor'', Keith Nash in ''

Close Enough ''Close Enough'' is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel. Originally intended to air on TBS in 2017, the project faced various delays and setbacks before eventually premiering on HBO Max on July 9, 2020. The series has received ...

''). * February 3:

Eliza Jane Schneider Eliza Jane Schneider is an American actress, voice actress, singer, playwright, dialect coach and dialectologist. She has appeared on television and as a voice over actress on video games and animations. She also performs various musical and ...

, American actress, singer, playwright, and dialect coach (portrayed Liza in '' Beakman's World'', voice of various characters in ''

Popzilla ''Popzilla'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following '' America's Best Dance Crew'' and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by SCTV alu ...

'', Sweet Older Lady in '' Foodfight!'', Chido's Mom in '' Sanjay and Craig'', Lola in the '' Johnny Bravo'' episode "Berry the Butler", Charisse in the '' King of the Hill'' episode "I'm with Cupid", Jenny in '' The Zeta Project'' episode "The Wrong Morph", Moofy in the '' Invader Zim'' episode "The Girl Who Cried Gnome", Martha in the ''

Squirrel Boy ''Squirrel Boy'' is an American animated television series created by Everett Peck for Cartoon Network. Before the show, Peck was known for creating ''Duckman'', which aired on USA Network from 1994 to 1997. The show premiered on May 27, 2006, and ...

'' episode "Diss and Make Up", Ewok Nerd in '' The Cleveland Show'' episode "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang", Baroness von Gunther and Georgette Taylor in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!", continued voice of

Liane Cartman Liane Marie Cartman is a fictional character in the adult animated television series ''South Park''. She is the single mother of main character Eric, who raises him in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado. Liane is considered one of the more ...

, Wendy Testaburger, Sheila Broflovski, Shelly Marsh, Sharon Marsh, Mrs. Crabtree, Principal Victoria, and other various characters in ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

''). * February 7:

Matt Warburton Matt Warburton (born February 7, 1978) is an American television writer. Early life Warburton grew up in northern Ohio and attended Strongsville High School. He has a degree in cognitive neuroscience from Harvard University. Career Warburton ...

, American television writer and producer ('' The Simpsons''). * February 20: Jay Hernandez, American actor (voice of Bonnie's Dad in '' Toy Story 4'', himself in the ''

'' episode "A Horse Walks Into a Bar"). * February 21: Nicole Parker, American actress (voice of Penelope Pitstop in ''

Wacky Races Eccentricity (also called quirkiness) is an unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive. Eccentricity is contrasted with norm ...

'', Siobhan in ''

Bunnicula ''Bunnicula'' is a children's novel series. The first installment was written by James and Deborah Howe, and introduced a vampire rabbit named Bunnicula who sucks the juice out of vegetables. After the sudden death of his wife in 1978, Howe con ...

''). * February 28: Geoffrey Arend, American actor (voice of

Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...

in '' Batman: Hush'',

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

and

Christopher Walken Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. Prolific in film, television and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

in '' Celebrity Deathmatch'', Tony Perotti in the ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' episode "Garbage Stan").

March

* March 1: **

Donovan Patton Donovan Patton (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor and television host. Patton graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and acted in Shakespeare plays such as ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and '' Romeo and Juliet'' before replacing Steve B ...

, American actor and television host (portrayed Joe in '' Blue's Clues'' and ''

Blue's Clues & You! ''Blue's Clues & You!'' is a live-action/computer-animated interactive educational children's television series developed by Traci Paige Johnson and Angela C. Santomero for Nickelodeon. It is a revival of the 1996–2006 ''Blue's Clues'' tele ...

'', voice of Daniel in '' Maya & Miguel'', Bot in '' Team Umizoomi'', Mr. Reese in ''

Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

'', Chef Zesty in ''

Creative Galaxy ''Creative Galaxy'' is a children's animated science-fiction web television series that premiered on Amazon Video on April 19, 2013 and ended on June 4, 2019. Production In February 2015, it was renewed for a second season and premiered on Septem ...

'', Catrat in '' Gabby's Dollhouse'', Hector Hare in '' The Tom and Jerry Show'' episode "The Tortoise Don't Play Fair", Luster Dock in the '' Sunny Day'' episode "Blair's Appointment", additional voices in ''

Monsters University ''Monsters University'' is a 2013 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Kori ...

'' and '' We Bare Bears''). ** Jensen Ackles, American actor (voice of

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

in the

Tomorrowverse The Tomorrowverse is the name given to an American media franchise and shared universe produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, and based on characters appearing in DC Comics publications. It is the successor and soft reboot o ...

, Jason Todd in '' Batman: Under the Red Hood''). * March 17: Patrick Seitz, American actor (voice of Dio Brando in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Enji Todoroki / Endeavor in '' My Hero Academia'', Kunikida Doppo in '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', Kenpachi Zaraki and Isshin Kurosaki in ''

Bleach Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...

'', Laxus Dreyar in '' Fairy Tail'', Agil in '' Sword Art Online'', Kunzite in the Viz Media dub of ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...

'', Thor in '' Marvel Future Avengers'', Etrigan the Demon in '' Justice League Action'',

Mumm-Ra Mumm-Ra is a fictional supervillain and the main antagonist of the '' ThunderCats'' franchise. He is an undead evil sorcerer bound to the servitude of four malevolent, godlike entities known as the Ancient Spirits of Evil. Native to the planet ...

and

Tygra Tygra is a fictional character from the '' ThunderCats'' franchise. The character is portrayed by Peter Newman in the 1985 ''ThunderCats'' TV series and Matthew Mercer in the 2011 ''ThunderCats'' TV series. In the first TV series, Tygra is kn ...

in '' ThunderCats Roar''). * March 23: Nicholle Tom, American actress (voice of Supergirl in the DC Animated Universe, Ryce Newton in '' Beethoven''). * March 25: Tomohisa Shimoyama, Japanese director ('' Super Shiro'') and animator ('' Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos'', ''

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl is a 2017 Japanese animated romantic comedy film directed by Masaaki Yuasa. The film is based on the 2006 novel ''The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl'' written by Tomihiko Morimi and illustrated by Yusuke Nakamura, who also served as the film's o ...

'').

April

* April 20: C. Raggio IV, American animator (''

Camp Lazlo ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey that goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleback M ...

'', '' The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack''), character designer ('' The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'', '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' The Mighty B!'', Disney Television Animation) and storyboard artist ('' The Replacements'', Illumination, '' The Angry Birds Movie 2''), (d.

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

). * April 26:

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, Canadian actress (voice of Lois Lane in '' Superman: Unbound'', Wonder Woman in the

May

* May 2:

Kumail Nanjiani Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ننجیانی, ; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019) and for co-wri ...

, Pakistani-American actor and comedian (voice of Jay in '' The Lego Ninjago Movie'', Prismo in '' Adventure Time''). * May 4: Daisuke Ono, Japanese voice actor (voice of Erwin Smith in ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'', Jotaro Kujo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Sebastian Michaelis in ''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Ea ...

'', Leon in ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

'', Japanese dub voice of Nod in ''

Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and medi ...

'', Guy in '' The Croods'', and Prince Gumball in '' Adventure Time''). * May 10: Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (voiced and portrayed the title character in '' Fat Albert'', voice of Greedy Smurf in ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

'' and '' The Smurfs 2'', Riff in ''

Rock Dog ''Rock Dog'' ( literally "''Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff''") is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film produced by Mandoo Pictures and Huayi Brothers. The film is directed by Ash Brannon in his solo directorial debut, from a script by Brannon and ...

'', Bricklebaum in '' The Grinch'', Gus in '' Wonder Park'', Bloodbones in '' Playmobil: The Movie'', Tiny Diamond in the ''

Trolls A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...

'' franchise, Rocky Rhodes in '' The Mighty B!'', Sue Sezno in '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', Ronald in '' Nature Cat'', himself in the '' Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "Quit Clowning!"). * May 15: David Krumholtz, American actor (voice of Kareem Lavash in '' Sausage Party'', Timo in '' All Hail King Julien'', Cobalt Ferrero in the ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

'' episode "Marco Jr."). * May 22: Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress (voice of Judy Hopps in the ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

'' franchise and ''

Once Upon a Studio ''Once Upon a Studio'' is a 2023 American live-action animated film, live-action/animated Crossover (fiction), crossover fantasy comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios in celebration of the Walt Disney Company's centennial. ...

'', Fawn in ''

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast ''Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast'' is a 2015 American computer-animated fantasy film directed by Steve Loter. It is the sixth and final installment in the ''Tinker Bell'' film series, based on the character Tinker Bell from J. M. B ...

'', Gwen in the '' Sofia the First'' episode "Gizmo Gwen", Purple-Haired Mermaid in the '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"). * May 26: Benji Gregory, American actor (voice of Biff Jr. in '' Back to the Future'', Edgar in ''

Once Upon a Forest ''Once Upon a Forest'' is a 1993 animated musical adventure film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Based on the ''Furlings'' characters created by Rae Lambert, the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor a ...

'', Benjamin "Ben" Letterman in '' Fantastic Max'', Andy in the '' Pound Puppies'' episode "Pups on the Loose"), (d.

2024 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...

). * May 28: Jake Johnson, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' and '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', Barry in '' The Lego Movie'', Grouchy Smurf in '' Smurfs: The Lost Village'', Joel Zadak in '' Allen Gregory'', Mr. Structor in ''

High School USA! ''High School USA!'' is an American adult animated television series produced by Friends Night and Animation Domination High-Def Studios. The series was created and written by Dino Stamatopoulos. Nick Weidenfeld, Hend Baghdady and Stamatopoulos e ...

'', Oxnard in ''

'', Ben Hopkins in ''

Hoops Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * Hoops (TV series), ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series Music * Hoops (band), an American indie pop band * Hoops (album), ''Hoops'' (album), a 2015 albu ...

'', Dave in the '' We Bare Bears'' episode "The Island").

June

* June 2: Justin Long, American actor (voice of

Spyro ''Spyro'' is a series of platform games which features the main protagonist Spyro, a dragon. Since the series' introduction in 1998 with the PlayStation game ''Spyro the Dragon'', there have been numerous sequels and a reboot trilogy. Originall ...

in ''

Skylanders Academy ''Skylanders Academy'' is a computer-animated streaming television series produced by TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios based on the ''Skylanders'' series. The first season debuted on Netflix on October 28, 2016. A trailer for the series d ...

'', Senn in '' Battle for Terra'', Lem Kerlpog in '' Escape from Planet Earth''). * June 5: Nick Kroll, American actor, comedian, writer and producer (voice of Stu in '' The Life & Times of Tim'', Andrew LeGustambos in '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', Reuben Grinder in '' WordGirl'', Andy Dick, Student, Dry Cleaner, Costgo Employee and Henry Watkins Jr. in ''

'', Douche in '' Sausage Party'', Gunter in ''

Sing Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

'' and '' Sing 2'', Professor Poopypants in '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'', Mr. Desanto in '' Bob's Burgers'', Sergei in '' The Secret Life of Pets 2'', Uncle Fester in '' The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family 2'', Scary Carnie in '' The Bob's Burgers Movie'', Ricky in the ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' episode "

Into Harmony's Way "Into Harmony's Way" is the seventh episode of the Family Guy (season 12), twelfth season and the 217th overall episode of the animated cartoon, animated television comedy, comedy series ''Family Guy''. It aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox in ...

", Lem in '' The Simpsons'' episode "

Halloween of Horror "Halloween of Horror" is the fourth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 578th episode of the series overall. It originally aired in the United States on Fox on October 18, 2015. ...

", Cleb in the '' SuperMansion'' episode "Babes in the Wood", Jerry in the '' Animals'' episode "Pigeons.", co-creator and voice of Nick Birch, Maury the Hormone Monster, Lola Skumpy, Coach Steve Steve and other various characters in '' Big Mouth'', Rick and Todd in '' Human Resources''). * June 6: ** Judith Barsi, American child actress (voice of Ducky in ''

The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is an American animated film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous ''The Land Befor ...

'', Anne-Marie in '' All Dogs Go to Heaven''), (d.

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

). ** Dave King, American television producer and writer ('' The Simpsons'', ''

Santa Inc. ''Santa Inc.'' is an American stop-motion animation, stop-motion adult animation, adult animated Christmas Television comedy, comedy television miniseries created by Alexandra Rushfield that premiered on December 2, 2021, on Max (streaming service ...

''). * June 7: Bill Hader, American actor and comedian (voice of Fear in ''

Inside Out Inside Out may refer to: *Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse Books * '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason * ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb * ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler ...

'', Flint Lockwood in ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...

'' and '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'', Leonard in '' The Angry Birds Movie'' and '' The Angry Birds Movie 2'', Spamley in ''

Ralph Breaks the Internet ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 57th animated film produced by the studio and the sequel to ...

'', Guy Gagne in '' Turbo''). * June 12: ** Jeremy Rowley, American actor (voice of Bunsen in '' Bunsen Is a Beast'', Mayor Webb in ''

Bless the Harts ''Bless the Harts'' is an American animated sitcom created by Emily Spivey for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Debuting on September 29, 2019, the series is executive produced by Spivey, Andy Bobrow, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kristen Wiig, ...

'', Gregor in the ''

Mike Tyson Mysteries ''Mike Tyson Mysteries'' is an American adult animated television series, and is the first collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation and Williams Street. It premiered October 27, 2014 on Adult Swim. The series features Mike Tyson solving myster ...

'' episode "Kidnapped!"). **

Timothy Simons Timothy Charles Simons (born June 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series ''Veep'', for which he has received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award f ...

, American actor and comedian (voice of Drew Pickles in '' Rugrats'', Supersonic Stu in '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', Huginn in '' Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Butcher Boy in ''

''). * June 13: Ethan Embry, American actor (voice of Electro in '' Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'', Melampus in '' Hercules'', Bodhi in '' The Zeta Project'' episode "His Maker's Name"). * June 18: ** Tara Platt, American actress (voice of Ikuko Tsukino in ''

'', Temari in '' Naruto'', Reina in '' Rave Master'', Kali Belladonna in '' RWBY'', Washimi in ''

Aggretsuko ''Aggretsuko'', also known by its original Japanese title , is a Japanese animated comedy streaming television series based on the eponymous character created by "Yeti" for the mascot company Sanrio. The character first appeared in a series of ...

'', Jennifer Nocturne, Ester, and Subdora in the '' Ben 10'' franchise, Dream Girl in ''

Legion of Super Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...

''). ** Ben Gleib, American actor and comedian (voice of Marshall in '' Ice Age: Continental Drift'', Goya and Dali in ''The Book of Life (2014 film), The Book of Life'', NewsGroup in ''Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!''). * June 19: Zoe Saldaña, American actress (voice of Captain Celaeno in ''My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film), My Little Pony: The Movie'', Maya in ''Maya and the Three'', Adelina Fortnight in ''Missing Link (2019 film), Missing Link'', Maria Posada in ''The Book of Life (2014 film), The Book of Life''). * June 29: Nicole Scherzinger, American signer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality (voice of Sina in the ''Moana (franchise), Moana'' franchise, Mo's Mother in ''

'', Miranda Trese in ''Trese (TV series), Trese'').

July

* July 6: ** Tia Mowry, American actress (voice of Sasha in the ''Bratz'' franchise, Lemonjella LaBelle in ''Detention (American TV series), Detention'', Sindy Sauernotes in ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies''). ** Tamera Mowry, American actress (voice of Orangejella LaBelle in ''Detention (American TV series), Detention'', Emma Squared in ''The Adventures of Hyperman'', Esther in ''

''). * July 8: Tony Mines, English animator, writer, director and producer (The Lego Group, co-founder of Spite Your Face Productions), (d. 2022). * July 19: ** R.J. Williams, American actor (voice of the title character in ''Kissyfur'', Kit Cloudkicker in ''TaleSpin'', Cavin in season 6 of ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears''). ** Chiara Zanni, Canadian actress (voice of Alex in ''Camp Candy'', Jubilee (Marvel Comics), Jubilee in '' X-Men: Evolution'', the title character in ''Hamtaro'', Molly in ''Oban Star-Racers'', Yura of the Hair, the Infant, and Hakudoshi in ''Inuyasha'', Petunia Pig in ''Baby Looney Tunes'', Fiona Munson in ''Kid vs. Kat'', Daring Do in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Colby in ''Henry Hugglemonster'').

August

* August 3: Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, and writer (voice of Stu Pickles in Rugrats (2021 TV series), ''Rugrats''). * August 14: Neil Newbon, English actor (voice of Petra Fortis in ''Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV'', Tank Driver in ''Jackboots on Whitehall''). * August 18: Andy Samberg, American actor and comedian (voice of Johnny in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise, Brent McHale in the ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' franchise, Benedict Arnold in ''America: The Motion Picture'', Chip 'n' Dale, Dale in ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', Rip Digman in ''Digman!'', Ben Reilly in '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''). * August 21: ** Christopher Willis, Australian-born English composer ( Disney Television Animation). ** John Disco, Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter (performed the closing theme song from '' The Powerpuff Girls''). * August 22: James Corden, English actor and comedian (voice of Biggie in the ''

'' franchise, Hi-5 in ''The Emoji Movie'', Vernkot in ''Planet 51'', Percy in ''Smallfoot (film), Smallfoot''). * August 23: ** Kobe Bryant, American former professional basketball player (wrote and narrated ''Dear Basketball'', voiced himself in ''The Proud Family'' episode "One in a Million"), (d. 2020). ** Andrew Rannells, American actor (voice of Archie Andrews in ''Archie's Weird Mysteries'', Connor in ''Cubix'', Monty and Harley in ''Pokémon (anime), Pokémon'', Alexander Hamilton in ''Liberty's Kids'', Mako Tsunami, Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder, and Leon Wilson in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'', Streex and Shrimp Louie in ''Street Sharks'', young Zoro in the 4Kids Entertainment, 4Kids dub of ''One Piece (1999 TV series), One Piece'', Skye in '' Sofia the First'', Andrei in ''Welcome to the Wayne'', King Peppy in ''Vampirina'', Matthew MacDell in '' Big Mouth'', William Clockwell in ''Invincible (TV series), Invincible'', Aten in ''Ridley Jones'', himself in '' The Simpsons'' episode "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back"). * August 25: Kel Mitchell, American actor and comedian (voice of T-Bone in ''Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series), Clifford the Big Red Dog'', Dutch in ''Motorcity (TV series), Motorcity'', Carlos in ''The Proud Family'' episode "Forbidden Date"). * August 28: Rachel Kimsey, American actress (voice of Wonder Woman in '' Justice League Action'' and the '' Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "The Scooby of a Thousand Faces!", Maria Romanova in ''Justice League: Warworld''). * August 31: Mike Erwin, American actor (voice of Strikemaster Ice in ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', Roy Harper (character), Roy Harper in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'' and the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Patriot Act").

September

* September 4: Wes Bentley, American actor (voice of Niander Wallace in ''Blade Runner: Black Lotus''). * September 7: Devon Sawa, Canadian actor (voice of Flash Thompson in the '' Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' episode "Flash Memory", additional voices in ''Action Man (1995 TV series), Action Man''). * September 18: Billy Eichner, American actor (voice of Chef Pig in '' The Angry Birds Movie'', Mr. Ambrose in '' Bob's Burgers'', Walter Bigman in the ''Green Eggs and Ham (TV series), Green Eggs and Ham'' episode "Boat", himself in the ''

'' episode "Pawtucket Pete").

October

* October 4: ** Dana Davis, American actress and novelist (voice of Claire in ''Motorcity'', Kelly in ''

'', Kit in ''Craig of the Creek'', Lonnie in ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'', Jess in ''Amphibia (TV series), Amphibia''). ** Phillip Glasser, American former actor (first voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in the ''An American Tail (franchise), An American Tail'' franchise). * October 7: Omar Benson Miller, American actor (voice of Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Raphael in '' Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'', Randy Carmichael in '' Rugrats''). * October 10: Edan Gross, American businessman and former child actor (voice of Flounder in ''The Little Mermaid (TV series), The Little Mermaid'', Tyrone Turtle in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Christopher Robin in ''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too'', Tom Skelton in ''The Halloween Tree (film), The Halloween Tree'', the title character in ''Little Dracula (TV series), Little Dracula''). * October 20: Dionne Quan, American actress (voice of Shi Shou in ''The Wild Thornberrys'', Kimi Finster in ''Rugrats'', Trixie Tang in ''The Fairly OddParents'', Kodama Twins in the ''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' episode "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing").

November

* November 6: Nicole Dubuc, American actress (voice of Iris West in ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'', Nuala in ''Miles from Tomorrowland'', Honey in ''The Rocketeer (TV series), The Rocketeer''), and writer (''Transformers'', ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''). * November 16: ** Vyvan Pham, American actress (voice of Julie Yamamoto in the '' Ben 10'' franchise, Cricket in ''Generator Rex'', Ullu in '' The Lion Guard'', Katana (DC Comics), Katana in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Enter the Outsiders!"). ** Cal Brunker, Canadian animator (''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'', ''Cyberchase'', ''Kronk's New Groove''), storyboard artist (Blue Sky Studios, Illumination, ''9 (2009 animated film), 9'', ''Spliced (TV series), Spliced'', ''Ratchet & Clank (film), Ratchet & Clank''), screenwriter (''Arctic Dogs'', ''Bigfoot Family'') and film director ('' Escape from Planet Earth'', ''The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'', ''PAW Patrol: The Movie''). * November 19: ** Daniel Chong (animator), Daniel Chong, American animator and producer (Pixar, creator of '' We Bare Bears''). ** Chad Doreck, American actor (voice of Brad in ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'', Centola in the ''Rocket Power'' episode "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"). * November 30: Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and producer (voice of Héctor in ''Coco (2017 film), Coco'').

December

* December 7: Shiri Appleby, American actress (voice of Cynthia in the ''Batman Beyond'' episode "Terry's Friend Dates A Robot"). * December 10: Rita Rani Ahuja, American actress and producer (voice of Alexandrite in ''Steven Universe''). * December 17: Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), (d. 2018). * December 27: Colin Heck, American animator (Film Roman, ''Futurama'', ''Neighbors from Hell''), storyboard artist (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'', ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', '' The Simpsons'', ''

'', ''

'', ''Drawn Together'', ''The Simpsons Movie'', ''Futurama'', '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', ''Neighbors from Hell'', ''Chicago Party Aunt''), character designer (''

''), writer (''Harvey Beaks'') and director ('' Allen Gregory'', ''The Legend of Korra'', ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'', ''Harley Quinn (TV series), Harley Quinn''). * December 28: John Legend, American singer and songwriter (voice of Jim Posey in ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'', himself in '' The Simpsons'' episode "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson").

Specific date unknown

* Alessandro Carloni, Italian film director, animator, and art director (Dreamworks Animation). * Dave Creek, American animator (''Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown'') and character designer ('' Bob's Burgers'', ''Brickleberry'', ''Central Park (TV series), Central Park'', ''The Great North''), (d. 2021).

Deaths

January

* January 18: ** Clark Haas, American comics artist, animator and animation producer (''Clutch Cargo'', Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 58. ** Junius Matthews, American actor (voice of Archimedes in ''The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), The Sword in the Stone'', Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh), Rabbit in the ''Winnie the Pooh (franchise), Winnie the Pooh'' franchise), dies at age 87.

February

* February 9: Woody Gelman, American animator, comics artist, novelist and publisher (worked for Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios), dies of a stroke at age 62. * February 28: Dorothy Jones, American screenwriter and wife of Chuck Jones (''Gay Purr-ee''), dies at age 70.

April

* April 3: Winston Sharples, American composer (Van Beuren Studios, Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), dies at age 69. * April 19: Joe Dougherty, American actor (original voice of Porky Pig), dies at age 79. * April 21: Thelma Boardman, American actress (voice of Minnie Mouse from 1937 to 1938, and 1941 to 1942), dies at age 68.

June

* June 1: John W. Burton (film producer), John W. Burton, American film producer (head of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1958 to 1960) and cinematographer, dies at age 71.

July

*July 26: Mary Blair, American artist, animator and designer (The Walt Disney Company), dies at age 66..

August

* August 22: Steve Gravers, American actor (voice of Blackwolf in ''Wizards (film), Wizards''), dies at age 56 from lung cancer. * August 24: Louis Prima, American jazz musician and actor (voice of King Louie in ''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book''), dies at age 67.

September

* September 9: Jack L. Warner, American film studio executive, co-founder and president of Warner Bros., (credited with the decision to sell the rights of all of the 400 cartoons which Warner Bros. made before 1948 for $3,000 apiece), dies at age 86.Thomas (1990), p. 212. * September 30: Edgar Bergen, American actor, comedian and puppeteer (narrator in the ''Mickey and the Beanstalk'' segment in ''Fun and Fancy Free''), dies at age 75.

October

* October 8: Karl Swenson, American actor (voice of Merlin in ''The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), The Sword in the Stone''), dies at age 70. * October 10: J.R. Bray, American animator, cartoonist, and film producer (''Colonel Heeza Liar''), dies at age 99.

November

* November 20: Tom Okamoto, Japanese-American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 62.

December

* December 4: Brian Lewis (illustrator), Brian Lewis, British illustrator, comics artist and animator (''Yellow Submarine (film), Yellow Submarine''), dies at age 49. * December 23: Louis de Rochemont, American filmmaker, (producer and artistic director for ''Animal Farm (1954 film), Animal Farm''), dies at age 79. * December 28: Władysław Nehrebecki, Polish animator and television director (''Bolek and Lolek''), dies at age 55.

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