Events in 1998 in animation.

Events

February

*February 24: The ''

Cow and Chicken ''Cow and Chicken'' is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the third of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the ...

'' season 2 episode "Buffalo Gals" airs. It gained controversy and was quickly pulled for lesbian

stereotyping In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example ...

and sexual innuendo.

March

* March 15: The first episode of ''

PB&J Otter ''PB&J Otter'' is an American animated musical television series. It premiered on Disney Channel's preschool block (Playhouse Disney) on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three-season run, with the fina ...

'' airs. * March 23:

70th Academy Awards The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the sh ...

: ''

Geri's Game ''Geri's Game'' is a 1997 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar and written and directed by Jan Pinkava. The short, which shows a senior named Geri who competes with himself in a game of chess, was Pixar's first film to featur ...

'' by

Jan Pinkava Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born 21 June 1963, in Prague) is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film ''Geri's Game'' and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for ''Ratatouille'', bot ...

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 ...

April

* April 3: The first episode of '' Cowboy Bebop'' airs. * April 4: The first episodes of ''

CatDog ''CatDog'' is an American animated television series created by Peter Hannan for Nickelodeon. The series follows the life of yellow conjoined brothers of different species, with one half of the resultant animal being a cat and the other a dog. ...

'' and ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'' air. * April 13: The final episode of ''

Stickin' Around ''Stickin' Around'' is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by Robin Steele and Brianne Leary. The series originally aired from August 14, 1996 until April 13, 1998. ''Stickin' Around'', originating as ...

'' airs. *April 20: The first episode of ''

Stressed Eric ''Stressed Eric'' is a British adult animated television series that was produced by Absolutely Productions for the BBC Two television channel in the United Kingdom and Television New Zealand. The series revolves around Eric Feeble, a middle c ...

'' airs. * April 26: ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' airs its 200th episode, "

Trash of the Titans "Trash of the Titans" is the twenty-second episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The 200th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 26 ...

", guest starring the band U2 and actor

Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominate ...

May

* May 14: The first episode of ''

Celebrity Deathmatch ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' is an adult stop-motion claymated series created by Eric Fogel and produced by John Worth Lynn Jr. for MTV. A parody of sports entertainment programs, ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' depicted various celebrities engaging in ...

'' is broadcast. * May 15: ''

Quest for Camelot ''Quest for Camelot'' (released internationally as ''The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot'') is a 1998 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Frederik Du Chau and very loosely based on t ...

'' is released. * May 28: American voice actor

Phil Hartman Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States w ...

(voice of Troy McClure and

Lionel Hutz Lionel Hutz is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. He was voiced by Phil Hartman, and his first appearance was in the season two episode " Bart Gets Hit by a Car". Hutz is a stereotypical shady ambulance cha ...

in ''

'') is murdered by his wife who was under the influence of drugs, and committed suicide afterward.

June

* June 19: The

Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

releases ''

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...

''. One of the pre-2010s Disney films to perceive the LGBT representation, later confirming

's love interest Li Shang to be bisexual, yet condemned by Disney in response of #MeToo Movement. * June 22: The first episode of ''

Bob and Margaret ''Bob and Margaret'' is an adult animated television series created by David Fine and Alison Snowden and produced by Nelvana. The series was based on the Academy Award-winning short film '' Bob's Birthday'', featuring the same main characters, w ...

'' is broadcast.

July

* July 19: The first episode of ''

Oh Yeah! Cartoons ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Fred Seibert, it was produced by Frederator Incorporated and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, running as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup. In ...

'' airs. * July 21: The first episode of ''

Lascars A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland, or other land east of the Cape of Good Hope, who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the middle of the ...

'' airs. * July 24:

Roy O. Disney Roy Oliver Disney (; June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was an American businessman and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. He was the older brother of Walt Disney and the father of Roy E. Disney. Biography Early life Disney was bor ...

receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

August

* August 18: The ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

'' episode "The Word of the Day" premieres on

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

. * August 31: The first episode of Disney's ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

'' is broadcast.

September

* September 1 - The first episodes of ''

Cousin Skeeter ''Cousin Skeeter'' is an American children's sitcom, that originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2001. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter came to live with his family. With Sk ...

'' and ''

The Wild Thornberrys ''The Wild Thornberrys'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic for Nickelodeon. The series portrays an American family of wildlife documentary ...

'' air. * September 4: The first episode of ''

Archibald the Koala ''Archibald the Koala'' is a 1998 British animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in September 1998 and starting airing on ITV on its children's block CITV. The show its ...

'' airs. * September 6: The first episode of ''

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimba ...

'' airs. * September 12: The first episode of '' Godzilla: The Series'' airs. * September 14: The first episode of ''

Histeria! ''Histeria!'' is an American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, ''Histeria!'' was an explicitly educational program created to ...

'' airs. * September 22: ''

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island ''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'' is a 1998 American direct-to-video animated mystery comedy horror film based on Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday-morning cartoons. In the film, Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Velma, and Daphne reunite after a year-l ...

'' is released. This marks the first reunion of the Mystery Gang since ''

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'' in 1984. The film makes it's television debut on Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre on Halloween this year. * September 27: ''

'' episode "

Bart the Mother "Bart the Mother" is the third episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 27, 1998. In the episode, Bart accidentally kills a ...

" premieres, featuring the last speaking appearance of Troy McClure after

's death on May 28, 1998. The character was retired after this episode. This is also the last episode David X. Cohen wrote before leaving the series to work on '' Futurama''. However, he later wrote the season 32 episode "

Podcast News "Podcast News" is the sixth episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 2020. In the episode, Grampa Simpson is acc ...

" in 2020.

October

* October 2: DreamWorks Animation's first film, ''

Antz ''Antz'' is a 1998 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation (in its debut film) and Pacific Data Images and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson (in their fe ...

'', directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson, is released. * October 3: The first episode of '' Anatole'' airs. * October 4: - The first episode of ''

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

'' airs. * October 5: The first episode of ''

Ojarumaru is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK E-Tele since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind '' Nintama Rantaro'', an ...

'' airs. * October 9: The first episode of ''

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' is an American animated miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US t ...

'' airs. * Specific date unknown: The Japanese animation studio

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is founded.

November

* November 2:

Chris Wedge John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American animator, designer, film director, voice actor, film producer, screenwriter, and cartoonist. He is known for directing the films '' Ice Age'' (2002), ''Robots'' (2005), '' Epic'' (2013), ...

's ''

Bunny Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit sp ...

'' is first released. * November 8:

episode "

When You Dish Upon a Star "When You Dish Upon a Star" is the fifth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 8, 1998. When the family spend the day at La ...

" premieres, which had a cutaway at the end which showed the

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

studio with "A division of The Walt Disney Co." at the bottom of the studio sign. This episode would get renewed attention 20 years later after Disney's acquisition of Fox in 2019. * November 16: **''

Steamboat Willie ''Steamboat Willie'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black and white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Pat Powers, under the name of Celebrity Productions. The cartoon ...

'' is added to the

National Film Registry The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception ...

. **'' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'', the direct-to-video sequel to ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features the voices of Phillip Glass ...

'', premieres in United Kingdom. This film for the United States release went into delay for over a year due to Native American actress Elaine Bilstad died of a heart problem two months later. Some countries, including Germany and Japan, released it as the next film after '' The Mystery of the Night Monster''. * November 18: ** The first episode of ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Telev ...

'' airs on Cartoon Network. It became one of the most popular cartoons on the network in the decade. ** The ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Craig Bartlett. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandpar ...

'' episode "Arnold's Thanksgiving" airs, which gained notoriety for its allegations of Mr. Simmons' sexuality, suspecting him of having a same-sex relationship with his partner. This was later confirmed by

Craig Bartlett Craig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956) is an American animator, best known for writing, directing, creating and producing the Nickelodeon television series ''Hey Arnold!'' and the PBS Kids television series ''Dinosaur Train'' and '' Read ...

. * November 20: ** Paramount Pictures ''

The Rugrats Movie ''The Rugrats Movie'' is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series '' Rugrats''. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film int ...

'' premieres. The film received mixed reviews and gained some notoriety for its thematic material subjecting in a G-rated movie at its time. ** The film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stant ...

'' by

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californ ...

and the

airs. There was a legal battle between Pixar and DreamWorks regarding the comparisons with this film and ''

''. * November 28: The first episode of ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...

'' airs.

December

* December 9: Michel Ocelot's ''

Kirikou and the Sorceress ''Kirikou and the Sorceress'' (french: Kirikou et la Sorcière, ) is a 1998 traditional animation feature film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves h ...

'' premieres. * December 16: The '' South Park'' episode "

Gnomes A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its character ...

" first airs, in which Tweek Meak makes his debut. * December 18: The film ''

The Prince of Egypt ''The Prince of Egypt'' is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The first feature film from DreamWorks to be traditionally animated, it is an adaptation of the Bo ...

'' premieres. * December 21: The first episode of ''

Rex the Runt ''Rex the Runt'' is a British live-action stop-motion animated claymation pixilation adult comedy series, primarily consisting of a television show and two short films produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Ente ...

'' airs. * December 23:

Enzo D'Alò Enzo D'Alò (born 7 September 1953) is an Italian animator and director. Life and career Born in Naples, D'Alò moved to Turin in 1979 and there he started his career as animator working with the group "La Lanterna Magica". In 1983 he debuted ...

's '' Lucky and Zorba'' premieres.

Specific date unknown

* Mikhail Tumelya's ''

The Magic Pipe ''The Magic Pipe'' (russian: Волше́бная свире́ль, ''Volshebnaya svirel'') is a 1998 in film, 1998 Russian stop motion-animated feature film directed by Mikhail Tumelya. Work on the film started in 1993, and it was Russia's fifth ...

'' is released. * The first episode of ''

Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is a children's animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television and TMO-Loonland loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. It is the first Cartoon Network Europe co-product ...

'' airs.

Films released

* January 6 - '' Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus'' (United States) * January 16 - '' H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow'' (Denmark) * February 6 - ''General Chaos: Uncensored Animation'' (United States) * February 17: ** '' Belle's Magical World'' (United States) ** ''Camelot'' (United States) * March 7: ** '' Doraemon: Nobita's South Sea Adventure'' (Japan) ** '' Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy'' (Japan) * March 17: ** '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'' (United States) ** '' FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue'' (United States) * April 3 - ''

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'' (Taiwan) * April 18: ** '' Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission'' (Japan) ** '' Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target'' (Japan) * April 21 - '' FAKE'' (Japan) * April 24 - '' Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót'' (Poland) * April 25 - '' MAZE ☆ The Mega-Burst Space: The Giant of Temporary Threat'' (Japan) * May 2 - ''Camelot: The Legend'' (United States) * May 15 - ''

'' (United States) * May 18 - ''

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars ''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars'' is a 1998 American animated musical film. It is based on the 1988 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. It is the sequel to '' The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue'' (1997). The film was release ...

'' (United States and United Kingdom) * May 20 - '' Socialisation of the Bull?'' (Slovenia) * May 21 - '' Golgo 13: Queen Bee'' (Japan) * May 26 - ''The Legend of Su-Ling'' (United States) * June 16 - '' The Mighty Kong'' (United States) * June 19: ** ''

'' (United States) ** ''A Tale of Egypt'' (United States) * July 13 - ''Moses: Egypt's Great Prince'' (United States) * July 14 - '' The Spirit of Mickey'' (Australia) * July 17: ** '' Ahmed, Prince of Alhambra'' (Spain) ** ''

Gen¹³ ''Gen¹³'' is a superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was published by WildStorm under the Image Comics banner, which went on to become an imprint for DC ...

'' (United States) * July 18 - '' Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back'' (Japan) * July 21: ** '' The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (United States) ** '' VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry'' (United States) * July 24 - '' Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo'' (Japan) * July 25 - '' Soreike! Anpanman Tenohira o Taiyō ni'' (Japan) * August 1: ** '' Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition-'' (Japan) ** '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Miller's Report'' (Japan) ** ''

Slayers Gorgeous is a 1998 comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe. ''Gorgeous'' is the fourth film in the ''Slayers'' saga and the final anime entry in the prequels to the main series. It received mostly favorable re ...

'' (Japan) * August 4 - '' The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom'' (United States) * August 7 - ''

Gurin with the Foxtail ''Gurin with the Foxtail'' (Norwegian: ''Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa'') is a Norwegian animated adventure comedy and family film from 1998, directed by John M. Jacobsen and Nille Tystad. It is loosely based on Kjell Aukrust's book ''Gu ...

'' (Norway) * August 25 - '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' (United States) * August 27 - '' Silant Legend'' (Malaysia) * September 4 - '' What Neighbours are Animals!'' (Spain) * September 5 - ''

Spriggan A spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish mythology, Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall. Etymology ''Spriggan'' is a dialect word, pronounced with the grapheme as /d͡ʒ/, sprid-jan, ...

'' (Japan) * September 22 - ''

'' (United States) * October 2 - ''

'' (United States) * October 13 - '' Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night'' (United States) * October 16 - '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' (United States) * October 27 - '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (United States) * November 7 - '' Visitor'' (Japan) * November 8 - '' Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen'' (China and Germany) * November 16 - '' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' (United States) * November 17: ** ''

An All Dogs Christmas Carol ''An All Dogs Christmas Carol'' is a 1998 American animated musical television special which was released as the direct-to-video film on November 17, 1998. To date, it is the final installment in the ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' film series and it al ...

'' (United States) ** '' Money, A Mythology of Darkness'' (Greece) * November 20: ** ''

'' (United States) ** ''

'' (United States) * November 24 - '' VeggieTales: The End of Silliness?'' (United States) * December 1 - '' The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock'' (United States) * December 4 - ''Circleen: City Mouse'' (Denmark) * December 9 - ''

'' (France, Belgium and Luxembourg) * December 11 - '' Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday'' (Japan) * December 18: ** '' Fire Force DNAsights 999.9'' (Japan) ** ''

'' (United States) * December 19 - '' Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call!'' (Japan) * December 22 - '' The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue'' (United States) * December 23 - '' Lucky and Zorba'' (Italy) * December 25 - '' Luminous Visions'' (United States) * Specific date unknown: ** '' Ancient Alien'' (United States) ** ''Camelot'' (Australia) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Miracles of Jesus'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Samson and Delilah'' (United States) ** ''Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Story of Moses'' (United States) ** ''The Legend of Mulan'' (Netherlands) ** ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'' (Australia) ** ''The Magic Forest'' (Germany) ** ''

'' (Russia) ** ''Mu-lan'' (Italy) ** ''

'' (Australia) ** '' Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa'' (Japan) ** ''Prince of the Nile: The Story of Moses'' (Australia) ** '' The Story of Rennyo'' (Japan) ** ''Le Voyage de la Souris'' (France)

Television series debuts

Television series endings

Births

January

* January 23:

Rachel Crow Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her a ...

, American singer and actress (voice of Carla in ''

Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...

'', Tip in '' Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh'', Imara in ''

The Lion Guard ''The Lion Guard'' is an American animated television series developed by Ford Riley and based on Disney's 1994 film ''The Lion King''. The series was first broadcast with a television film titled ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' on Disney ...

'' episode "Return to the Pride Lands"). * January 28: Ariel Winter, American actress (voice of Sofia in ''

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia (Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her adv ...

'', Gretchen in ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...

'', Marina in ''

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise) is an American animated musical and interactive preschool children's television series shown on Disney Junior ...

'', Carrie Kelley in '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns''). * January 31: Chills, Canadian internet personality and singer (voice of Patron in ''

Smiling Friends ''Smiling Friends'' is an adult animated television series created by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack for Cartoon Network's night-time programming block Adult Swim, which revolves around a small company dedicated to making people smile. The pilo ...

'').

February

* February 9:

Isabella Gomez Isabella Gomez (born February 9, 1998) is a Colombian-American actress, best known for starring in '' One Day at a Time''. Gomez has previously had minor roles in both ''Modern Family'' and ''Matador''. She was later cast in a starring role in ...

, Colombian-American actress (voice of Megan Cruz in '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', Teenage Mariposa Diaz 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 "Gone Baby Gone"). * February 15:

Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He rose to prominence by playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. He then went on to play Tate Wilson in '' Good Trouble'' and ...

, American actor (voice of Little Lopart in ''

Handy Manny ''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, th ...

'', San San in ''

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' is an American animated children's television series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It began as a series of three interstitial shorts on Nick Jr. called ''Downward Doghouse''. The first full episode was initially se ...

'', Kotaro in '' Afro Samurai: Resurrection'', Matt Mattin in ''

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...

'', first voice of Gil in ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the ...

''). * February 21:

Zach Aguilar Zachary Aguilar (born February 21, 1998) is an American voice actor who has appeared in various English dubbed versions of Japanese anime and video games, working for Bang! Zoom Entertainment, Viz Media and Funimation. Aguilar's first major r ...

, American actor (voice of Genos in ''

One Punch Man is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who, because he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge. One wrote the original webcomic manga ve ...

'', Tanjiro Kamado in ''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

'', Koichi Hirose in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'',

Arthur Pendragon King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

in ''

The Seven Deadly Sins The seven deadly sins is a classification of vices used in Christian teachings. Seven deadly sins may also refer to: Art * ''The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things'', a 1485 painting by Hieronymus Bosch * '' The Seven Deadly Sins of Moder ...

'', Joyride 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, ...

'').

April

* April 6: Peyton List, American actress (voice of Barbara Gordon in '' Batman: Hush'', Emma Ross in the ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...

'' episode "Halloween Night at the Museum",

Sabrina Spellman Sabrina Victoria Spellman is the eponymous character of the Archie Comics series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch.'' Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and she first appeared in ''Archie's Mad House'' #22 in October 196 ...

in the '' Robot Chicken'' episode "Endgame"). * April 9:

Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film '' I Am Sam'' (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in several films, i ...

, American actress (voice of Mei Kusakabe in ''

My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story o ...

'', Grace in ''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 '' tankōbon'' ...

'', Winnie in ''

The Boxtrolls ''The Boxtrolls'' is a 2014 American stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi (in their feature directorial debuts) loosely based on the 2005 novel ''Here Be Monsters!'' by Alan Snow. It is produc ...

'', Félicie Le Bras in ''

Ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on ye ...

'', Sarah, Logan's Friend and Nerd's Wife in the '' Robot Chicken'' episode "May Cause the Need for Speed").

May

* May 23:

Ramona Young Ramona Abish Young (born in Los Angeles, California) is a Chinese American actress. She is known for her recurring roles on the television series ''Man Seeking Woman'', ''The Real O'Neals'', and ''Santa Clarita Diet''. Young is also known for he ...

, American actress (voice of Sweetie in ''

Wendell & Wild ''Wendell & Wild'' is a 2022 American stop motion animated horror comedy film directed by Henry Selick from a screenplay written by Selick and Jordan Peele (who are also producers), based on Selick's and Clay McLeod Chapman's unpublished book ...

'', Bliss in '' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'', Fox Spirit in the '' Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai'' episode "Always Buy a God a Drink First").

June

* June 11: Charlie Tahan, American actor (voice of Victor Frankenstein in '' Frankenweenie''). * June 19:

Atticus Shaffer Atticus Ronald Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom '' The Middle'' (2009–2018), as well as for voicing Edgar in the film '' Frankenweenie'' (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior seri ...

, American actor (voice of Edgar in '' Frankenweenie'', Ono in ''

'', Peedee Fryman in ''

Steven Universe ''Steven Universe'' is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe ( Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral ...

'', Fox in '' Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh'', Dennis in ''

'', Albert Glass in ''

Fish Hooks ''Fish Hooks'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The show ran for three seasons from September 3, 2010 to April 4, 2014, airing a total of 59 episodes. Plot The series revolves ...

'', Melvin in '' Harvey Girls Forever!''). * June 24: Soma Chhaya, Canadian-American singer, rapper and actress (voice of Shauzia in '' The Breadwinner'').

July

* July 8: **

Maya Hawke Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, she began her career in modeling. She made her screen debut as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of ' ...

, American actress and singer-songwriter (voice of Anxiety in ''

Inside Out 2 ''Inside Out 2'' is an upcoming American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to ''Inside Out'' (2015), it is being directed by Kelsey Mann (in his feature directorial debut), pro ...

'', Abyss in the '' Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' episode "Moon Girl's Day Off"). **

Jaden Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998), also known mononymously as Jaden, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artis ...

, American rapper and actor (voice of Kaz Kaan in ''

Neo Yokio is an adult animated web series, streaming television series created by Ezra Koenig of American rock band Vampire Weekend, and produced by Japanese anime studios Production I.G. and Studio Deen. The first season, consisting of six episodes, prem ...

'', Jordan in '' Entergalactic'', College Myron in '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'' episode "When You Wish Upon a Roker"). * July 22:

Madison Pettis Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel comedy series '' Cory in the House'', as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film '' The Game Plan'', and as Allie Bro ...

, American actress (voice of Katie and Tara in ''

Special Agent Oso ''Special Agent Oso '' () was an American computer-animated children's television series. The series was created by Ford Riley. It premiered on April 4, 2009 with 2 episodes airing that day as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block," ...

'', Adyson Sweetwater in ''

'', Izzy in ''

'', Zuri in ''

'', Bridgette in ''

Fancy Nancy ''Fancy Nancy'' is a 2005 children's picture book series written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Its first book entry spent nearly 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, resulting in the launch of a series t ...

'', Olivia in ''

Mickey and the Roadster Racers ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'' is an American CGI-animated preschool television series that was broadcast on Disney Junior. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series is the successor to ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''. Originally ...

'', Cassandra in the ''

'' episode "The Lost Pyramid"). * July 24: ** Bindi Irwin, Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress (voice of Bindi Bungee in the '' Curious George'' episode "Monkey Down Under", Isla Coralton in the ''

Spidey and His Amazing Friends ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' (also known as ''Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends'') is a computer-animated superhero children's television series produced by Atomic Cartoons (who also produced ''Marvel Super Hero Adventures'') that pr ...

'' episode "Sonic Boom Boom"). ** Logan Grove, American actor (first voice of Gumball in ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

'' and Garfield Logan in ''

Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...

''). * July 31: Rico Rodriguez, American actor (voice of Raha in ''

'', Luigi Vendetta in the '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' episode "Luigi Vendetta", Snow-Foot in the ''

'' episode "The Legendary Snow-Foot!").

August

* August 1:

Khamani Griffin Khamani Griffin (born August 1, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby James on the UPN/The CW sitcom ''All Of Us'' as well as Tolee in the animated television series ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan''. He starred as Ben Hinton in ''D ...

, American actor (voice of Khalid in ''

'', Cal Devereaux in ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'' is a 2013 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. ...

'', Caleb in ''

Rise of the Guardians ''Rise of the Guardians'' is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy action-adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Ramsey (in his feature directorial debut ...

''). * August 12: Lily Snowden-Fine, British former child actress and daughter of David Fine and

Alison Snowden Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for ''Bob and Margaret'' alongside her Oscar-winning short ''Bob's Birthday'' which was also co-directed by her husband David Fine. ...

(voice of the title character in ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 Ma ...

'', additional voices in ''

''). * August 25:

China Anne McClain China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film ''The Gospel'' (2005), and then China James in '' Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). Sh ...

, American actress and singer (voice of Tisha McStuffins in ''

Doc McStuffins ''Doc McStuffins'' is an American educational computer-animated children's television series created and executive produced by Chris Nee (an Irish-American who was an associate producer for international versions of Sesame Street) and produced ...

'', Jenna Chive in ''

VeggieTales in the House ''VeggieTales in the House'' is an American computer animation, computer-animated children's comedy streaming television series developed by Doug TenNapel (of ''Earthworm Jim'' fame) and produced by Big Idea Entertainment (owned by DreamWorks Cla ...

'', Freddie Facilier in '' Descendants: Wicked World'', Ghufaira in '' Bilal: A New Breed of Hero'', Lyra in ''

Sheep and Wolves ''Sheep and Wolves'' (russian: Волки и овцы: бе-е-е-зумное превращение, lit=Wolves and Sheep: Cra-a-a-zy Transformation, translit=Volki i ovtsy. Be-e-e-zumnoe prevrashchenie) is a 2016 Russian computer-animated fant ...

'', Uma in '' Descendants: The Royal Wedding'').

October

* October 23:

Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and n ...

, American actress (voice of Bia in ''

''). * October 28:

Nolan Gould Nolan Gould (born October 28, 1998) is an American actor known for his role as Luke Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family''. Early life and education Gould was born in New York City, the son of Angela and Edwin Gould. Shortly after his bi ...

, American actor (voice of Little Jack in ''

'', Elliot in ''

'').

November

* November 4:

Darcy Rose Byrnes Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American and Irish actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Abby Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Penny Scavo on '' Desperate ...

, Irish-American actress and singer (voice of Amber in ''

'', Ikki in ''

The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Animated series, animated television series created by Michael Dante ...

''). * November 23: Bradley Steven Perry, American actor (voice of Zevon in '' Descendants: Wicked World'').

December

* December 2:

Amber Frank Amber Dawn Frank (born December 2, 1998), formerly known professionally as Amber Montana, is an American actress. She is known for her role as Taylor Hathaway in the Nickelodeon series ''The Haunted Hathaways''. Biography Frank started acti ...

, American actress (voice of Dee in '' Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure'', Lucky Prescott in ''

Spirit Riding Free ''Spirit Riding Free'' is a computer-animated series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and distributed by Netflix, based on the 2002 Oscar-nominated traditionally animated film, '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', and the first se ...

''). * December 16:

Kiara Muhammad Kiara Muhammad (born December 16, 1998) is an American actress. Muhammad was born on December 16, 1998, in Boston, Massachusetts. At a young age, she started her career by being in photoshoots for Reebok. Muhammad voiced the main character in ' ...

, American actress (voice of the title character in the first two seasons of ''

'', Kari in ''

''). * December 22: G. Hannelius, American actress and singer (voice of Little Bits in ''

Wander Over Yonder ''Wander Over Yonder'' is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Created by Craig McCracken, it follows the adventures of the optimistic Wander, who rides across the galaxy to help the inhabitants of v ...

'', Amanda in the ''

'' episode "A Charity Fair to Remember", Lady Joy in the ''

'' episode "Sofia the Second").

Deaths

January

* January 4:

Mae Questel Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). She began in vaudeville, ...

, American actress (voice of Betty Boop and

Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar in 1919 for his comic strip ''Thimble Theatre''. The strip was later renamed '' Popeye'' after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however, Olive Oyl was ...

), dies at age 89. * January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (

Terrytoons Terrytoons was an American animation studio in New Rochelle, New York, that produced animated cartoons for theatrical release from 1929 to 1973 (and briefly returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Terrytoons was founded by ...

, ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

''), dies at age 69. * January 21:

Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on ''Anne of Green Gables'', '' Sherlock Hound'', ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', '' Only Yes ...

, Japanese animator (

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and h ...

) and director (''

Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese Anime, animated romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the #Background, 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon T ...

''), dies at age 47. * January 28:

Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and , creating several immensely popular long-running series such as '' Cyborg 009,'' the ''Super Sentai'' series (later adapted into the ''Power Rangers'' series), ...

, Japanese manga artist (creator of ''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', ''COM'', ' ...

''), dies at age 60.

February

* February 14:

Thomas McKimson Thomas Jacob McKimson (March 5, 1907 – February 14, 1998) was an American animator, best known for his work at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He was the older brother of animators Robert and Charles McKimson. Tom McKimson was born in Denv ...

, American comics artist and animator (

, Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 90. * February 21: Art Seidel, American production manager (assistant director for the live-action sequence in ''

'' episode "

Treehouse of Horror VI "Treehouse of Horror VI" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the sixth episode in the ''Treehouse of Horror'' series. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on ...

"), dies at age 66. * February 23:

Philip Abbott Philip Abbott (March 20, 1924 – February 23, 1998) was an American character actor. He appeared in several films and numerous television series, including a lead role as Arthur Ward in the crime series ''The F.B.I.'' Abbott was also the founde ...

, American actor (voice of Nick Fury in '' Iron Man'' and '' Spider-Man''), dies at age 73. * February 24:

Milicent Patrick Milicent Patrick (born Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi, after marriage Milicent Trent; 11 November 1915 – 24 February 1998) was an American actress, makeup artist, special effects designer and animator. Born in El Paso, Texas, Patrick spent mu ...

, American actress, makeup artist, special effects designer and animator ('' Fantasia'', ''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, ...

''), dies at age 82. * February 26:

James Algar James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California ...

, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...

), dies at age 85.

April

* April 17: Linda McCartney, American photographer and activist (voiced herself in ''

'' episode "

Lisa the Vegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15, 1995. In the episode, Lisa decides to stop ...

", Wilhelmina in ''

Tropic Island Hum ''Tropic Island Hum'', released in 2004, but originally recorded in 1987, is a song from Paul McCartney's second animated film for children. The associated single reached #21 in the UK. Release The "Tropic Island Hum" film is from a story and scr ...

''), dies from breast cancer at age 56. * April 23: Enrique Riverón, Cuban-American cartoonist, animator and comics artist (

Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fro ...

), dies at age 95 or 96.

May

* May 14: Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (voice of Singing Sword in ''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 19 ...

''), dies from a heart attack at age 82. * May 28:

, Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer (voice of Professor Von Joy, Hans-Cuff and Staks in ''

Challenge of the GoBots ''Challenge of the GoBots'' (or ''GoBots'' for short) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the GoBots toyline released from Tonka. The show was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1984, then the show join ...

'', Mr. Wilson, Henry Mitchell and Ruff in '' Dennis the Menace'', Air Conditioner and Hanging Lamp in ''

The Brave Little Toaster ''The Brave Little Toaster'' is a 1987 American animated musical film directed by Jerry Rees. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, and Thu ...

'', Troy McClure and

in ''

'', Psycho Bunny in '' Eek! The Cat'', Calaboose Cal, Hot Dog Vendor and Inspector De Paws in ''

Tom & Jerry Kids ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (formerly known as ''Tom & Jerry Kids Show'' in the first season) is an American animated comedy television series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry a ...

'', Adolph Hitmaker, Tom Morgan in ''

The Pagemaster ''The Pagemaster'' is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Ed Begley Jr., and Mel Harris. The film was produced ...

'', Russian Filmreel Announcer and Midget Clown in ''

The Ren & Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Dece ...

'', Chauncey in '' Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night'', Game Show Host in the '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' episode "The Empress' Nightingale", Vaccu-Spook Auctioneer in ''

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and the seventh incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. It premiered on , and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour ...

'' episode "Reflections in a Ghoulish Eye", School Patrol Robots and Executive Vice President in ''

The Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced ...

'' episode "Boy George", Captain Frye in the ''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...

'' episode "Scrooge's Pet", Ace London in the ''

TaleSpin ''TaleSpin'' is an American animated television series first aired in 1990 as a preview on Disney Channel and later that year as part of '' The Disney Afternoon''. It features characters adapted from Disney's 1967 animated feature ''The Jungle Bo ...

'' episode "Mach One for the Gipper", Paddywhack in the ''

Darkwing Duck ''Darkwing Duck'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation (formerly Walt Disney Television Animation) that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block ''The Disn ...

'' episode "the Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain", Dimitri in the ''

Captain Planet and the Planeteers ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Ca ...

'' episode "Mind Pollution", Inspector C. Bass in the '' Fish Police'' episode "A Fish Out of Water", Bernie Wasserman and Professor Blowhard in ''

The Critic ''The Critic'' was an American primetime adult animated sitcom revolving around the life of New York film critic Jay Sherman, voiced by Jon Lovitz. It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers a ...

'' episode "Eyes on the Prize", Dan Anchorman in the ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...

'' episode "Broadcast Nuisance", Jiji in ''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...

'', announcer for Cartoon Network), was murdered at age 49. * May 31:

Sherman Labby Sherman Labby (November 30, 1929, Hollywood, California – May 31, 1998, Los Angeles, California) was an American storyboard artist and production illustrator. After many years as a magazine illustrator, and like many in his craft, his first moti ...

, American storyboard artist and production illustrator (

Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and ...

, Hanna-Barbera,

Marvel Productions New World Animation Ltd., formerly known as Marvel Productions, was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment ...

), dies from muscular dystrophy at age 68.

June

* June 3: William L. Snyder, American film producer (

Rembrandt Films Rembrandt Films is a Czech production company founded by American film producer William L. Snyder in 1949. It began as an importer of films from Europe and expanded into animated film production. Gene Deitch directed for the company both his own f ...

), dies at age 80. * June 5:

Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan (December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series '' The Virginian'' (1962–1971) and ''Dirty Sally'' (1974), and in films such as ''Macbeth'' ...

, American actress (voice of Ellie Mae in ''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...

'', Widow Tweed in ''

The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...

''), dies from a stroke at age 86. * June 12: ** Retta Davidson, American animator (

, Chuck Jones,

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatric ...

), dies at age 76. ** Richard Thompson, American animator and film director ( Warner Bros. Cartoons,

MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...

, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises,

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he p ...

), dies at age 83. * June 24: Henry G. Saperstein, American film producer and distributor ( UPA), dies at age 80. * June 28:

Jean-Yves Raimbaud Jean-Yves Stephane Marcel Raimbaud (27 February 1958 – 28 June 1998) was a French people, French animator and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the animated series, ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' that officially debuted posthumously on ...

, French animator and screenwriter (''

Space Goofs ''Space Goofs'' (french: Les Zinzins de l'Espace) is a French animated series that was produced by Gaumont Multimedia for its first season and Xilam for its second season, produced for France 3, and broadcast on that network from September 6, 1 ...

'', ''

''), dies from lung cancer at age 40.

July

* July 6:

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

, American singer and actor (narrator of the ''

Pecos Bill Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O'Reill ...

'' segment in ''

Melody Time ''Melody Time'' is a 1948 American live-action/animated musical film produced by Walt Disney. The tenth Disney animated feature film, it was released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of seven segments set to popular mu ...

''), dies at age 86. * July 8:

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić ...

, Yugoslav-Croatian cartoonist and animator (

Zagreb Film Zagreb Film is a Croatian film company principally known for its animation studio. From Zagreb, it was founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, as well as documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several ...

, ''

Ersatz An ersatz good () is a substitute good, especially one that is considered inferior to the good it replaces. It has particular connotations of wartime usage. Etymology ''Ersatz'' is a German word literally meaning ''substitute'' or ''replaceme ...

''), dies at age 71. * July 16: Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

animation, Bob Clampett,

Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lant ...

, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 73. * July 17:

Joseph Maher Joseph Sylvester Maher (29 December 1933 – 17 July 1998) was an Irish actor, playwright, and occasionally theatre director. He was best known for his roles in the comedies of Joe Orton. He received three Tony Award nominations for his roles in ...

, Irish actor (voice of Emile Dorian in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Tyger, Tyger"), dies at age 64.

August

* August 14:

Stanislav Holý Stanislav Holý (25 January 1943 – 14 August 1998) was a Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and a designer of animated films. He studied at the Applied Arts Academy in Prague. He is known as an author and illustrator of a series of children's ...

, Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, animation designer, children's book illustrator and animator (''Mr. Pip''), dies at age 55. * August 25:

Lee Gunther Lee Gunther (May 30, 1935 – August 25, 1998) was a co-founder of Marvel Productions and a film editor (which, in animation parlance, means sound effects editor) on more than 85 animated shorts in all. Career Starting at Warner Bros. in the 19 ...

, American film editor (co-founder of

), dies at age 63.

September

* September 6: Whitney Lee Savage, American animator (''

Mickey Mouse in Vietnam ''Short Subject'' (commonly known as ''Mickey Mouse in Vietnam'') is a 16 mm underground animated short film. The director was Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage, of ''MythBusters'' fame); the producer and head designer was Milton Glaser. ...

'', animated segments in ''

''), dies at age 69. * September 25:

Jeff Moss Jeffrey Arnold "Jeff" Moss (June 19, 1942 – September 24, 1998) was an American composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his award-winning work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street''. Early life ...

, American composer (''

''), dies at age 56.

October

* October 3:

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 4 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1 ...

, British-American actor (voice of

Mad Hatter The Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and its 1871 sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass''. He is very often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Ca ...

in the

DC Animated Universe The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televis ...

, Proteus in '' Gargoyles'', the Breadmaster in ''

The Tick ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'', Snowball in ''

Pinky and the Brain ''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated television series that was created by Tom Ruegger that premiered on Kids' WB on September 9, 1995. It was the first animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround and the fourth col ...

'', Mr. Soil in ''

''), dies from lung cancer at age 70. * October 15: Jack Boyd, American animator and special effects creator (

), dies at age 82.

November

* November 3:

Bob Kane Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and most early related characters for DC comics. He was inducted into the comi ...

, American comic book writer, animator and artist (co-creator of Batman, '' Cool McCool'', and ''

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse ''Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse'', is a 1960 children's cartoon television show, that was produced by Trans-Artists Productions, and syndicated by Tele Features Inc. The characters were originated and created by authors Bob Kane and Gerald J. ...

''), dies at age 83. * November 24: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (worked for CBA), dies at age 80. * November 30:

Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from that era into the television era. Early years Clifford was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter ...

, American actress (fifth voice of

Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. As the longtime sweetheart of Mickey Mouse, she is an anthropomorphic mouse with white gloves, a bow, polka-dotted dress, white bloomers, and low-heeled shoes occasiona ...

and third voice of Daisy Duck) dies at age 98.

December

* December 10:

Ray Goossens Ray Goossens (14 August 1924 – 10 December 1998) was a Belgian artist, animator, writer, and director best known for creating the cartoon character Musti. Biography Ray Goossens was born in Merksem, Belgium in 1924. Interested in animation fr ...

, Belgian animator ('' Musti'', ''Plons de Kikker'') and comics artist, dies at age 74. * December 12: Don Patterson, American animator and film director and producer (

, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 88. * December 19:

Kazuo Harada (birthdate unknown, died December 19, 1998) was an anime producer, audio director, and sound effects director in Japan who has worked with Studio Comet, NAS, and Tsuchida Production. Works *'' Ashita Tenki ni Naare'' (TV) (producer) *''Dame ...

, Japanese film director and producer (

Studio Comet is an animation studio with its headquarters in Toyotamanaka, Nerima, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Fo ...

Nihon Ad Systems , NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios ...

, Tsuchida Production), dies at an unknown age. * December 21: André LeBlanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist and animator (worked for Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 77. * December 25: Richard Paul, American voice actor (voice of Sonny in '' Coonskin''), dies at age 58. * December 30: G. Stanley Jones, Canadian actor (voice of

Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: April ...

in ''

Challenge of the Superfriends ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series (16 episodes) was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions an ...

'', Riff Raff in '' Heathcliff''), dies at age 72.

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