Events in 2000 in animation. __TOC__

Events

January

* January 1: The website

Homestar Runner ''Homestar Runner'' is an American Flash animated comedy web series and website created by Mike and Matt Chapman, known collectively as The Brothers Chaps. The series centers on the adventures of a large and diverse cast of characters, headed by ...

goes up. * January 6: The film ''

Cóndor Crux, la leyenda ''Cóndor Crux, la leyenda'' (English: Condor Crux, The Legend), also known as ''Cóndor Crux'', is a 2000 Argentine animated science fiction adventure film written and directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini and Swan Glecer. The film combines 2D anim ...

'' premieres. * January 14:

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, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

receive 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 ...

February

* February 6:

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 ''

The Tigger Movie ''The Tigger Movie'' is a 2000 animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with animation production by Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc., written and directed by Jun Falkenstein from a story by Eddie Guzeli ...

''. * February 26: The first episode of ''

The Weekenders ''The Weekenders'' (also known as ''Disney's The Weekenders'') is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale that ran on February 26, 2000 with the last episode aired on February 29, 2004, spanning four seasons. It centers o ...

'' airs. * February 29: 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 ''

An Extremely Goofy Movie ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' is a 2000 animated comedy film distributed by Walt Disney Home Video, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and directed by Douglas McCarthy. It is a standalone sequel to the 1995 film ''A Goofy Movie'' and the ...

''.

March

* March 9: The animated TV series ''

God, the Devil and Bob ''God, the Devil and Bob'' is an American animated sitcom which aired on NBC from March 9 to March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. The entire series was released on DVD region code#Region codes and coun ...

'' is first broadcast, but was cancelled after four episodes over its satirical portrayal of

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and

Satan Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...

. * March 19: ''

'' episode "

Bart to the Future "Bart to the Future" is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 19, 2000. In the episode, after their picnic ...

" premieres. It has a throwaway joke about

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

being President of the United States in the future and causing a budget crisis, which gained more attention when Trump became president in 2017 and the episode was accused of unintentionally predicting the future. * March 26:

72nd Academy Awards The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST ...

: ** ''

The Old Man and the Sea ''The Old Man and the Sea'' is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cayo Blanco (Cuba), and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. ...

'' by Alexander Petrov wins the

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film 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 ...

. ** "

You'll Be in My Heart "You'll Be in My Heart" is a song by English drummer and singer Phil Collins from the 1999 Disney animated feature ''Tarzan''. It appeared on '' Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack'' as well as various other Disney compilations. I ...

" from ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' by

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

wins the

Academy Award for Best Original Song The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''songwriters'' who have composed th ...

. * March 31: ''

The Road to El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron a ...

'' premieres.

April

* April 1:

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...

's sister channel

Boomerang A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower, while a non-returning b ...

launches. * April 3: The first episode of ''

Between the Lions ''Between the Lions'' is an American animated/live-action/puppet children's television series designed to promote reading. The show was a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Miss ...

'' airs.

May

* May 19: The

releases ''

Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

''. This marks the first Disney animated feature to receive the PG rating since '' The Black Cauldron'' in 1985. * May 22:

Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the production arm of Cartoon Network, and started operating on ...

opened in Burbank, California.

June

* June 16:

Don Bluth Donald Virgil Bluth (; born September 13, 1937) is an American film director, animator, production designer, and animation instructor, best known for his animated films, including ''The Secret of NIMH'' (1982), ''An American Tail'' (1986), ''Th ...

and

Gary Goldman Gary Wayne Goldman (born November 17, 1944) is an American film producer, director, animator, writer and voice actor. He is known for working on films with Don Bluth such as ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' for his directorial debut, ''Anastasia'', ' ...

's ''

Titan A.E. ''Titan A.E.'' is a 2000 American animated science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Barrymore. Its title refers to the spacecraft ...

'' is released, but becomes a box office flop, gaining $36.8 million against a $75–90 million budget and resulting in a $100 million loss for 20th Century Fox. Due to the failure of the film,

Fox Animation Studios Fox Animation Studios was an American animation production company owned by 20th Century Fox and located in Phoenix, Arizona. After six years of operation, the studio was shut down on June 26, 2000, ten days after the release of its final film, ...

was shut down afterward. * June 23:

Peter Lord Peter Lord CBE (born 1953) is an English animator, director, producer and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring pla ...

and

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...

's ''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 stop-motion animated comedy film produced by Pathé and Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. Aardman’s first feature-length film and DreamWorks Animation's fourth film, it was directed by Pe ...

'' premieres. It's the first feature-length film of

Aardman Animation Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay ani ...

July

* July 7:

June Foray June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney' ...

receives a star on the

. * July 10: The film ''

Heavy Metal 2000 ''Heavy Metal 2000'' (also known as ''Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²'' outside North America) is a 2000 Canadian adult animated science fiction film produced by Jacques Pettigrew and Michel Lemire, and directed by Michael Coldewey and Lemire. Starring t ...

'', a sequel to the 1981 film '' Heavy Metal'', is released. * July 22: The film ''

The Boy Who Saw the Wind is an animated film based on the novel by C. W. Nicol. Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, it was released theatrically in Japan on July 22, 2000. It was also broadcast in Latin America by HBO, France by AK Video, in Spain by HBO and in Russia by MC Entert ...

'' premieres. * July 25: **

Don Hertzfeldt Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee who is best known for the animated films ''It's Such a Beautiful Day'', the '' World of Tomorrow'' series, an ...

's ''

Rejected ''Rejected'' is an animated film directed by Don Hertzfeldt that was released in 2000. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year at the 73rd Academy Awards, and received 27 awards from film festivals ...

'' premieres. **

Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to ...

releases '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster'', the final installment to ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American Animated film, animated musical film, 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 t ...

''. Universal discontinued the franchise while moving on to work on sequels based on ''

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 ...

''. * July 29: The film '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' premieres at the 5th annual International Festival of Fantasy, Action and Genre Cinema, nicknamed Fantasia 2000, in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

. The film airs in Australia on August 26, 2000, at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival. It makes its theatrical debut in its home country of Japan on November 16, 2000.

August

* August 14: The first episode of ''

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

'' airs. * August 18: The pilot episode of ''

Sheep in the Big City ''Sheep in the Big City'' is an American animated television series created by Mo Willems for Cartoon Network, and the 9th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" ...

'' is broadcast. * August 26: The pilot episode of ''

Generation O! ''Generation O!'' is an American animated musical comedy children's television series made by Sunbow Entertainment, with co-production associated by Wang Film Productions in Taiwan and Ravensberger in Germany. The show was originally titled ''Moll ...

'' is broadcast. * August 29: ''

Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called ''The Original Monster Mash'', which contained several ...

'' is first released.

September

* September 3: The first episode of '' Playboy's Dark Justice'', a computer-animated pornographic series, is broadcast. * September 4: The first episode of ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by No ...

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

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

'' airs, an animated TV series based on martial arts actor

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

. ** The first episode of ''

Teacher's Pet Teacher's pet is a person that has an advantageous position compared to other students, where the teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or v ...

'' is broadcast. * September 15: The film '' Titanic: The Legend Goes On'' is released.. It would later gain notoriety for its low quality and rapping dog character. * September 18:

announces they would be selling

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

through a management buyout backed up through

Bain Capital Bain Capital is an American private investment firm based in Boston. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, and real estate. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry se ...

. * September 23: The first episode of ''

Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...

'' airs.

October

* October 2: The first episode of ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...

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

Pelswick ''John Callahan's Pelswick'' (or simply ''Pelswick'') is an animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited. The series is about the title character, who uses a wheelchair, e ...

'' airs, based on John Callahan's cartoons. * October 6: ** '' Digimon: The Movie'' premieres. ** ''

Help! I'm a Fish ''Help! I'm A Fish'' ( da, Hjælp, jeg er en fisk; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 Danish-German-Irish traditionally animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring and Michael Hegner, and written by S ...

'' is first released. * October 21: The film '' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie'' is released. * October 25: The first episode of '' As Told by Ginger'' airs. * October 27: '' Pettson och Findus - Kattonauten'', based on the ''

Pettson and Findus Pettson and Findus ( sv, Pettson och Findus) is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Swedish author Sven Nordqvist. The books feature an old farmer (Pettson) and his cat (Findus) who live in a small ramshackle farmhouse in the c ...

'' book series, is released. * October 31: The film ''

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 (trade name ...

'' is released. * Specific date unknown: The film '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' is released.

November

* November 7: The film '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' is released, a sequel to ''

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 Book ...

''. * November 13: The ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

'' episode "Bitzi's Beau" airs. This marks the earliest depiction of Mr. Ratburn getting married, but only in a fantasy sequence as being

straight Straight may refer to: Slang * Straight, slang for heterosexual ** Straight-acting, an LGBT person who does not exhibit the appearance or mannerisms of the gay stereotype * Straight, a member of the straight edge subculture Sport and games * Str ...

. His actual marriage occurs in the later episode "

Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" is the first segment of the first episode of the 22nd season of the animated educational television series ''Arthur''. It was the first episode of ''Arthur'' to feature a same-sex wedding, a depiction that r ...

", over 20 years of being

closeted ''Closeted'' and ''in the closet'' are metaphors for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and other (LGBTQ+) people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and human ...

. * November 14: ''

3-2-1 Penguins! ''3-2-1 Penguins!'' is an American sci-fi computer-animated Christian children's television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released between 2000 and 2003. The di ...

'' is released in direct-to-video format. * November 17: **

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'' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', is released. It marks the debuts of Kimi Watanabe her mother Kira and their dog Fifi who will all become part of the show's cast. It received positive reviews over its predecessor. **

’s ''

'' airs. This program became coveted long after its cancellation in 2002.

December

* December 7: The ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

'' holiday special episode "

Christmas Who? "Christmas Who?" (also known as "Patchy The Pirate Presents The SpongeBob Christmas Special") is the eighth episode in season two of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and the 28th episode overall, which serves as the first double-length episode of the se ...

", premieres on

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. * December 12: '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' is released, which causes controversy over

The Joker The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Bat ...

's death scene. The full uncut version is only released on April 23, 2002. * December 14: The film ''

The Magic Pudding ''The Magic Pudding: Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff'' is a 1918 Australian children's book written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay. It is a comic fantasy, and a classic of Australian childr ...

'' is first released. * December 15: The

releases ''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated slapstick comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 40th animated film produced by the studio, it was directed by Mark Dindal and pr ...

''. *December 21:

began airing adult oriented programs during 4am and 5am, including ''

Sealab 2021 ''Sealab 2021'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cartoon Network aired the show's first three episodes in December 2000 before t ...

'', ''

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is an American adult animation, adult animated television sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of '' ...

'', ''

Aqua Teen Hunger Force ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' (also known by various alternative titles), sometimes abbreviated as ''ATHF'' or ''Aqua Teen'', is an American adult animated television series created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro for Cartoon Network's late ni ...

'', and ''

The Brak Show ''The Brak Show'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Andy Merrill, Jim Fortier, and Pete Smith for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. ''The Brak Show'' serves as a Spin-off (media), spin-off ...

'', all were unannounced and continued to air for ten nights. Cartoon Network would launch

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

later in the following year. * December 23: '' Pandavas: The Five Warriors'', the first Indian computer animated film, is released. * December 27: ''

Let's All Go to the Lobby ''Let's All Go to the Lobby'' (officially known as ''Technicolor Refreshment Trailer No. 1'') is a 1957 animated musical advertisement played in theaters before the beginning of the main film or before intermission, featuring animated food items ...

'' and ''

Porky in Wackyland ''Porky in Wackyland'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated short film, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on September 24, 1938, and stars Porky Pig venturing out to find the last do-do bird, which he finds in Wackyl ...

'' are 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 i ...

Specific date unknown

Per Åhlin Per Johan Axel Åhlin (born 7 August 1931) is a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the feature film ''The Journey to Melonia''. Car ...

's ''

The Dog Hotel ''Hundhotellet – En mystisk historia'' is a Swedish animated detective mystery/surreal film from 2000, directed by Per Åhlin who also wrote the script together with Hans Åke Gabrielsson. The film is traditionally animated by hand, the last fi ...

'' is first released. *

Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ...

's ''

Father and Daughter "Father and Daughter" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. The song, written for the animated family film ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', was released as a single in October 2002. An alternate version later appeared on Simon's 11t ...

'' is first released.

Films released

* January 6 - '' Condor Crux, the Legend'' (Spain and Argentina) * January 26 - '' Princes and Princesses'' (France) * February 11: ** '' Circleen: Mice and Romance'' (Denmark) ** ''

'' (United States and Japan) * February 18 - '' Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists'' (India and United States) * February 21 - '' Soreike! Anpanman: Kieta Jam Oji-san'' (Japan) * February 29 - ''

'' (United States) * March 4: ** '' Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King'' (Japan) ** '' One Piece: The Movie'' (Japan) * March 10 - ''

Hundhotellet ''Hundhotellet – En mystisk historia'' is a Swedish animated detective mystery/surreal film from 2000, directed by Per Åhlin who also wrote the script together with Hans Åke Gabrielsson. The film is traditionally animated by hand, the last f ...

'' (Sweden) * March 11 - ''The Great Easter Egg Hunt'' (United States) * March 31: ** ''

'' (United States) ** '' The Miracle Maker'' (Russia and United Kingdom) * April 1 - '' VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky'' (United States) * April 4 - ''

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), ''Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and ''Tom Sawyer, Dete ...

'' (United States) * April 22: ** '' Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes'' (Japan) ** '' Crayon Shin-chan: Rumble in the Jungle'' (Japan) * May 19 - ''

'' (United States) * May 24 - ''

The New Bremen Town Musicians ''The New Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, Новые бременские, Novye Bremenskiye) is a 2000 Russian animated film. Sequel to the films ''The Bremen Town Musicians'' and ''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians''. None of ...

'' (Russia) * May 26 - '' Odwrocona gora albo film pod strasznym tytułem'' (Poland) * June 13 - ''Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time'' (United States and Philippines) * June 16 - ''

'' (United States) * June 23 - ''

'' (United Kingdom and United States) * June 24 - ''

Escaflowne is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series created by Shōji Kawamori and Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24, 1996. Sony's a ...

'' (Japan) * June 30 - '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (United States) * July - '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' (Japan) * July 6 - '' Heart, the Joys of Pantriste'' (Argentina) * July 8 - '' Pokemon 3: The Movie Entei-Spell of the Unknown'' (Japan) * July 10 - ''

'' (Canada and Germany) * July 13 - '' The Rescue by Pintin'' (Argentina) * July 14 - '' Leif Erickson, Discoverer of North America'' (United States) * July 15 - '' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' (Japan) * July 22 - ''

'' (Japan) * July 28 - '' Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar'' (Japan) * July 29 - '' Soreike! Anpanman Ningyohime no Namida'' (Japan) * August 8 - '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'' (United States) * August 22 - '' The Scarecrow'' (United States) * August 25 - ''

Lion of Oz ''Lion of Oz'' is a 2000 animated film set before the 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. It tells the story of how the Cowardly Lion, formerly part of the Omaha Circus, came to be in Oz and how he stopped the Wicked Witch of ...

'' (Canada, United Kingdom and United States) * August 27 - ''

Is It Fall Yet? ''Is It Fall Yet?'' is a 2000 American animated comedy-drama television film written by Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll, and directed by Karen Disher and Guy Moore. First broadcast on August 27, 2000, it was the first of two film-length installme ...

'' (United States and South Korea) * August 29: ** ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman ''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman'' is a 2000 American animated horror musical dark comedy film produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Cartoon Studios and based on characters from '' Alvin and the Chipmunks''. It is the secon ...

'' (United States) ** ''

'' (Italy and United States) * August 31 - '' Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'' (Japan) * September 12 - ''

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure ''Tweety's High-Flying Adventure'' is a 2000 American animated musical slapstick comedy film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge, Charles Vi ...

'' (United States) * September 15 - '' Titanic: The Legend Goes On'' (Italy) * September 19 - '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' (United States) * September 30 - '' VeggieTales: Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen'' (United States) * October 2 - '' The Island of the Crab'' (Spain) * October 3 - ''

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders ''Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated science fiction romantic comedy mystery film. It is the third direct-to-video film based on ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday morning cartoons. The film was produced by Hanna ...

'' (United States) * October 6: ** '' CyberWorld'' (United States) ** '' Digimon: The Movie'' (Japan and United States) ** ''

'' (Germany, Ireland, and Denmark) * October 17 - ''

Franklin and the Green Knight ''Franklin and the Green Knight'' (also known as ''Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie'') is a 2000 Canadian animated adventure film. The first '' Franklin'' film, ''Franklin and the Green Knight'' was released direct to video and DVD. The mo ...

'' (Canada) * October 21 - '' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie'' (Japan) * October 27 - '' Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten'' (Sweden) * October 31: ** ''

Casper's Haunted Christmas ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'' is a 2000 computer-animated Christmas supernatural dark comedy film produced by Harvey Comics and Mainframe Entertainment, based on the character Casper the Friendly Ghost, and was released by Universal Studios Home V ...

'' (Canada) ** '' The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus'' (United States) * November 7 - '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' (United States) * November 11 - ''

The Tangerine Bear ''The Tangerine Bear'' is a 48-minute animated film for children released on November 11, 2000. It was directed by Bert Ring, and is based on the 1997 book of the same name by Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas. The voice cast includes famou ...

'' (United States) * November 14 - ''Miracle in Toyland'' (United States) * November 17 - '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' (United States and Germany) * November 18 - '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' (Japan) * November 27 - '' Prop and Berta'' (Denmark and Latvia) * December 1 - ''

Marco Antonio, rescate en Hong Kong Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish ...

'' (Spain) * December 5: ** '' The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire'' (United States) ** '' The Last Mystery of the 20th Century'' (Japan) * December 10 - ''

'' (United States) * December 12 - '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (United States) * December 14 - ''

'' (Australia) * December 15 - '' The Thief of Dreams'' (Spain) * December 20 - '' One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel'' (Japan) * December 21 - '' Beauty and Warrior'' (Indonesia) * December 23 - '' Pandavas: The Five Warriors'' (Russia) * December 30 - '' Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns'' (Japan) * Specific date unknown: ** ''

Alpamysh Alpamysh, also spelled as Alpamish or Alpamis ( uz, Alpamış, kk, Alpamıs, tr, Alpamış, ba, Алпамыша, russian: Алпамыш, az, Alpamış, Kazan Tatar: ''Аlpamşa'', Altay: ''Аlıp Мanaş''), is an ancient Turkic epic or ...

'' (Uzbekistan) ** '' Duck Ugly'' (France and Ireland) ** '' The Four Seasons'' (Hungary) ** '' Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers'' (Italy) ** '' Lotte's Journey South'' (Estonia) ** '' Nien Resurrection'' (Malaysia) ** '' Optimus Mundus'' (Russia) ** ''

The Prince of Dinosaurs ''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 ...

'' (Italy) ** ''

Read or Die is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's ''Super Dash Bunko'' imprint. ''Read or Die'' follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the (fictional) Special Operations Division o ...

'' (Japan) ** '' Redwall: The Movie'' (Canada) ** ''Robin and the Dreamweavers'' (United States)

Television series debuts

Television series endings

Births

January

* January 7:

Marcus Scribner Marcus Scribner (born January 7, 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr. in all eight seasons of the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'', before starring as Junior in its spin-off ''Grown-ish'' from the fift ...

, American actor (voice of Buck in ''

The Good Dinosaur ''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn (in his feature directorial debut) and p ...

'', Smudge in '' Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh'', Bow in ''

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' is an American Animated series, animated streaming television series developed by ND Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. Like the 1985 Filmation series ''She-Ra: Princess of Power'' ...

'', Alex in ''

Ron's Gone Wrong ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' is a 2021 computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine (in his feature directorial debut), and written by Peter Baynham and Smith. The film features the voice of Jack Dylan G ...

'', D'Angelo Baker in '' Dragons: The Nine Realms'', Movie Goer 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 "Garfield and Friends"). * January 8:

Noah Cyrus Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born January 8, 2000) is an American singer and actress. As a child actress she voiced the titular character in the English dub of the film ''Ponyo'' (2008), as well as having minor roles on shows like ''Hannah Montana'' and ' ...

, American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of the title character in ''

Ponyo is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by ...

'', Kid in ''

The Emperor's New School ''The Emperor's New School'' is an American animated television series created by Mark Dindal that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between January2006 and November2008. It is the second sequel to the 2000 film ''The Emperor's New Groove ...

'' episode "Guaka Rules").

February

* February 5:

Jordan Nagai Jordan Nagai (born February 5, 2000) is an American student and former child voice actor. He is best known for his voice role as Russell in '' Up''. Career Jordan's older brother Hunter originally auditioned for Russell in '' Up''. Director Pe ...

, American former child actor (voice of Russell in '' Up'', Charlie in ''

'' episode "

O Brother, Where Bart Thou? "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" is the eighth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Being the last episode to air in the 2000s, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States o ...

"). * February 10:

Yara Shahidi Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson on the sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022) and its spin-off series ''Grown-ish'' (2018 ...

, American actress (voice of Darci Scott in the ''

Tales of Arcadia ''Tales of Arcadia'' is a trilogy of computer-animated science fantasy television series created for Netflix by Guillermo del Toro and produced by DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You. The series comprising the trilogy follows the inhabit ...

'' franchise, Brenda in ''

Smallfoot Smallfoot was the name of both a rapid application development toolkit and an embedded operating system designed and released by Caldera Systems/Caldera International/The SCO Group in both UnixWare and Linux formats. Created for use in embedded ...

'', Melanie in ''

Fearless Fearless or The Fearless may refer to: Psychology * Lack of fear * Courage or bravery Film, television and audio Film * ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi * ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...

'', Kendra Wilson in '' PAW Patrol: The Movie'', Callie in '' My Father's Dragon'', Little Girl 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 "

It's a Trap! "It's a Trap!" is a direct-to-video special of the animated series '' Family Guy'' which later served as the double-episode season finale of the ninth season and is the final part of the series' '' Star Wars'' parody trilogy '' Laugh It Up, Fuzz ...

").

March

* March 6:

Jacob Bertrand Jacob Bertrand (born March 6, 2000) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor appearing in the 2009 film ''Duress (film), Duress'' and playing guest roles on television series such as ''The Cape (2011 TV series), The Cape'' and ' ...

, American actor (voice of Monty 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 ...

'', Bam in ''

Batwheels ''Batwheels'' is an American computer-animated superhero children's television series that premiered on September 17, 2022, on HBO Max, and on October 17, 2022, on Cartoon Network's preschool block, Cartoonito. Plot The Bat-Family's vehicles ar ...

'', young Noatak 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 animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...

'' episode "Skeletons in the Closet", Chama 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 C ...

'' episode "Rafiki's New Neighbors"). * March 21:

Jace Norman Jace Lee Norman (born March 21, 2000) is an American actor. He starred as Henry Hart in the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from 2014 to 2020. Early life Norman was born in Corrales, New Mexico. He moved to Southern California whe ...

, American actor (voice of Kid Danger in ''

The Adventures of Kid Danger ''The Adventures of Kid Danger'' is an American Animated series, animated Television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider that aired on Nickelodeon from January 15 to June 14, 2018. The series is ...

'', Steak Stankco in ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only so ...

'' episode "Legends").

May

* May 18:

Addison Holley Addison Holley (born May 18, 2000) is a Canadian actress who has had starring roles in several television series. Holley was born in Burlington, Ontario. In 2016, she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Child ...

, Canadian actress (voice of Owlette in ''

PJ Masks ''PJ Masks'' (French: Pyjamasques) is a computer-animated superhero children's television series based on the '' Les Pyjamasques'' book series by Romuald Racioppo. Produced by Frog Box, Entertainment One UK Limited, Walt Disney EMEA Production ...

'', Lili in ''

My Big Big Friend ''My Big Big Friend'' (pt: Meu Amigãozão) is a Brazilian-Canadian flash-animated children's television series created by Andrés Lieban and Claudia Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough A ...

'', Miss Elaina in ''

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood ''Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'' (known as ''Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood'' in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and often abbreviated to ''Daniel Tiger'') is a Flash animation, Flash-animated (photographs-influenced) musica ...

'', the title character in ''

Ella the Elephant ''Ella the Elephant'' is a Canadian animated television preschool series based on the books by Carmela D' Amico & Steven Henry (né D'Amico). The series was produced by DHX Cookie Jar Inc. (owned by WildBrain), in association with TVOKids and F ...

'', Kate Persky in ''

Grojband ''Grojband'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon Studios, with animation by Elliott Animation, and p ...

'', Katie in ''

Wild Kratts ''Wild Kratts'' is a live action/Flash-animated educational children's television series created by the Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin. The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group produce the show, which is presented by PBS Kids in the ...

'', Julia and The Cheetah in ''

PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...

'', Tessa in ''

Peg + Cat ''Peg + Cat'' is an animated children's television series based on the children's picture book "The Chicken Problem", which was published in 2012. The series, which featured the voice acting of Hayley Faith Negrin and Dwayne Hill, was created by ...

'', Bianca in ''

Wishenpoof! ''Wishenpoof!'' is an animated streaming television series which aired for two seasons, from February 5, 2014 to May 9, 2019. The series was created by Angela Santomero and stars Addison Holley as Bianca, a young fairy girl who grants children's ...

'', Hazel in ''

Little Charmers ''Little Charmers'' is a Canadian and Pan-European CGI-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and Spin Master Entertainment for Treehouse TV. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 12, 2015 and end ...

'', Jessica Beeker in ''

The ZhuZhus ''The ZhuZhus'' (formerly known as ''Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets'') is an animated children's television series developed by Hugh Duffy for Disney Channel and YTV. The series is based on the American toy franchise ''ZhuZhu Pets''. It is the second ...

'', Alice in the ''

Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show ''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series. It was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now WildBrain) for CBC Television in Canada—although the series aired in the U.S., on Disney Channel's Playh ...

'' episode "The Trumpet That Roared", Layla in the ''

Caillou ''Caillou'' () is a Canadian educational children's television series which aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions), with its first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997; it later moved to Treehouse TV, with i ...

'' episode "The New Girl", Sally in the ''Monster Math Squad'' episode "Special Delivery").

June

* June 2:

Lilimar Hernandez Lilimar Hernandez (born June 2, 2000), also known mononymously as Lilimar, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie in the 2015–2016 Nickelodeon television series ''Bella and the Bulldogs'', as Sage in the 2018–2019 Nicke ...

, American actress (voice of Solana 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 ser ...

'', Cleopatra in''

Cleopatra in Space ''Cleopatra in Space'' is an American children's graphic novel series drawn and written since 2014 by Mike Maihack, and published by Graphix, a division of Scholastic. The premise of the series is that a teenaged Queen Cleopatra is brought t ...

'', Jeff in ''

'').

July

* July 16:

Jonathan Morgan Heit Jonathan Morgan Heit (born July 16, 2000) is an American former teen actor and currently a gallerist. He is known for his role in the Adam Sandler film, '' Bedtime Stories'', where he played Patrick. He also directed and wrote a short film enti ...

, American former actor (voice of Weston the Elf in ''Holly and Hal Moose: Christmas Adventure'', Cubby in seasons 1-3 of ''

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 ...

'', Kip Supernova in ''

Escape from Planet Earth ''Escape from Planet Earth'' is a 2013 computer animated comedy-adventure science fiction film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States and Entertainment One in Canada, directed by Cal Bru ...

''). * July 25:

Meg Donnelly Meg Elizabeth Donnelly (born July 25, 2000) is an American actress. She portrayed Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom ''American Housewife'', and Addison in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie ''Zombies'' and its sequels, '' Zombies 2'' (2020) and ...

, American actress (voice of

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

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 c ...

'',

Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

in the ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

'' episode "Maximum Venom").

August

* August 3: ** Chandler Kinney, American actress and singer (voice of Tammy Myers in ''

The Ghost and Molly McGee , creator = Bill Motz & Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz , theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist, * Michael Kramer * Allie Feder , opent ...

'',

Buttercup ''Ranunculus'' is a large genus of about almost 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. The genus is distributed in Europe, ...

in ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...

''). **

Landry Bender Landry Bender (born August 3, 2000) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cleo Bernstein in the Disney XD series ''Crash & Bernstein'', and playing Blithe Pedulla in the 2011 film ''The Sitter''. Bender played one of the le ...

, American actress (voice of Makini in ''

'', Little Sister in the ''

'' episode "The Singing Stones"). *August 20:

Fátima Ptacek Fátima Ptacek (; born August 20, 2000) is an American film and television actress and model, and a human rights activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy A ...

, American actress (continued voice of Dora in the ''

'' franchise).

September

* September 1:

Jacob Ewaniuk Jacob Ewaniuk (born September 1, 2000) is a Canadian actor. Biography Ewaniuk is the voice of Nick in the first two seasons of the television series ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!''. He also has a recurring role in '' Arthur'' vo ...

, Canadian actor (voice of Nick in seasons 1 and 2 of ''

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' is a children's animated television series that premiered in 2010, on August 7 on Treehouse TV in Canada, on September 6 on PBS Kids in the United States and also in the UK on CITV and Tiny Pop. It ...

'', Catboy in season 1 of ''

'', continued voice of Timmy Tibble in ''

''). * September 4:

Ruby Stokes Ruby May Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. She appeared in the films ''Una'' (2016), ''Rocks'' (2019), and '' A Banquet'' (2021). On television, she is known for her role in the Netflix detective series '' Lockwood & Co.'' (2 ...

, English actress (voice of Kitty in '' Where Is Anne Frank''). * September 28:

Frankie Jonas Franklin Nathaniel Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American former child actor. Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the 2009 film ''Ponyo'' and was a recurring character in the Disney Channel series ''Jonas''. He also appeared in a minor role in th ...

, American former child actor (voice of Sōsuke in ''

'', Junior in '' The Reef 2: High Tide'').

October

* October 14: Mekai Curtis, American actor (voice of Zack Underwood in ''

Milo Murphy's Law ''Milo Murphy's Law'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series premiered on October 3, 2016 on Disney XD. It revolves around the title character, Milo ...

'', Fuhara in ''

'' episode "Rafiki's New Neighbors"). * October 16:

David Rawle David Rawle (born 16 October 2000) is an Irish actor from Carrigallen, County Leitrim. He is best known for starring in the Irish sitcom ''Moone Boy'', co-written by and co-starring Chris O'Dowd. His first audition for acting was for Santa Cl ...

, Irish actor (voice of Ben in ''

Song of the Sea The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...

''). * October 31:

Willow Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and actress. The daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including ...

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

We Baby Bears ''We Baby Bears'' is an American animated television series developed by Manny Hernandez for Cartoon Network. It is a spin-off prequel of the animated series ''We Bare Bears'', which was created by Daniel Chong. Produced by Cartoon Network Studi ...

'', Abby in ''

Merry Madagascar ''Merry Madagascar'' is a Christmas special first broadcast on the NBC network on November 17, 2009, which starred the characters from the film series ''Madagascar'', and takes place sometime between the first and second film. It is the second Dre ...

'', young Gloria in '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', Beth in the ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' episode "

Come Along with Me ''Come Along with Me'' is a wikt:posthumous, posthumous collection of works by United States, American writer Shirley Jackson. It contains the incomplete titular novel, on which Jackson was working at the time of her death, three lectures deliver ...

").

November

* November 10:

Mackenzie Foy Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination a ...

, American actress (voice of Celestine in ''

Ernest & Celestine ''Ernest & Celestine'' (french: Ernest et Célestine) is a 2012 animated comedy drama film directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. The film is based on a series of children's books of the same name published by the Bel ...

'', Violet in '' The Boxcar Children''). * November 15: Coco Grayson, American actress (voice of Princess Hildegard 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 ad ...

'', Maynar in '' Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures''). * November 22:

Auliʻi Cravalho Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho (; born November 22, 2000) is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film '' Moana''. She went on to star in ...

, American actress and singer (voice of Moana in '' Moana'', '' Moana 2'', ''

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 ...

'', 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. ...

''. Hailey Banks in ''

Hailey's On It! ''Hailey's On It!'' is an American animated science fiction comedy action adventure television series created by Devin Bunje and Nick Stanton. It is produced by Disney Television Animation. The series premiered on June 8, 2023, on Disney Channel. ...

'', Veronica in the ''

Elena of Avalor ''Elena of Avalor'' is an American computer-animated Adventure (genre), adventure television series that premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, and moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of E ...

'' episode "The Last Laugh").

December

* December 22:

Joshua Bassett Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Early life Bassett was born and raised in Oc ...

, American actor, singer and songwriter (voice of Nick Daley in '' Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again'').

Deaths

January

* January 7:

Bob McFadden Robert McFadden (January 19, 1923 – January 7, 2000) was an American singer, impressionist, and voice-over actor perhaps best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His most popular television cartoon characters included Mil ...

, American actor (voice of Franken Berry in the

Monster Cereals The monster cereals are a line of breakfast cereals produced by General Mills Corporation in North America. The line was introduced in 1971 and, at various times, has included five brands, each featuring a cartoon version of a classic movie ...

, the title character in '' Cool McCool'', Jingle Bells in ''

The Year Without a Santa Claus ''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a 1974 stop motion animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name. It is narrated by Shirley Booth (her final ...

'', Snarf in '' ThunderCats''), dies at age 76.Morley, Hugh R
"Robert 'Bob' McFadden"; Voice of TV Commdercials"
''

The Record (Bergen County) ''The Record'' (also called ''The North Jersey Record'', ''The Bergen Record'', ''The Sunday Record'' (Sunday edition) and formerly ''The Bergen Evening Record'') is a newspaper in New Jersey, United States. Serving Bergen, Essex, Hudson and P ...

'', January 10, 2000. Retrieved March 31, 2011. "Robert 'Bob' McFadden, a former Leonia resident and show business stalwart who made his name doing radio and television voice-overs and impressions of famous people, died Friday, his family said. He was 76." * January 12: Marc Davis, American animator and character designer (

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 86.

February

* February 10:

Jim Varney James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and ...

, American actor and comedian (voice of Slinky Dog in ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

'' and ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to ''Toy Story'' (1995), it wa ...

'', Cookie in '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'', Mr. Gus Holder in ''

Annabelle's Wish ''Annabelle's Wish'' is a 1997 American direct-to-video animated Christmas film that revolves around a young calf who aspires to learn to fly and become one of Santa Claus' reindeer. It is narrated by American country singer Randy Travis and star ...

'', Walt Evergreen in the ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 1 ...

'' episode "You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby", Cooder in ''

'' episode " Bart Carny", Ephialtes in the ''

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 Gr ...

'' episode "Hercules and the Muse of Dance"), dies at age 50. * February 12:

Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is wid ...

, American cartoonist (creator of ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

''), dies at age 77. * February 13:

J. Robert Harris J. Robert Harris (September 27, 1925 – February 13, 2000) was an American composer, notably of the 1967 '' Spider-Man'' television series theme song " Spider-Man". He is also credited with writing the theme for the film '' Lolita'' in 1962. ...

, American composer (

theme Theme or themes may refer to: * Theme (arts), the unifying subject or idea of the type of visual work * Theme (Byzantine district), an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos * Theme (computing), a custom graphical ...

from ''

''), dies at age 74. * February 23:

Ofra Haza Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza ( he, בת-שבע עפרה חזה; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000), known as Ofra Haza (), was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actress, and Grammy Award-nominated recording artist commonly known in the Western world as ...

, Israeli singer, actress, recording artist, writer and journalist (voice of Yocheved and performed the song " Deliver Us" in ''

''), dies at age 42.

March

* March 3:

Nicole Van Goethem Nicole Van Goethem (31 May 1941 - 3 March 2000) was a Belgian animator and illustrator. She wrote and directed ''A Greek Tragedy'', winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1987. Biography Van Goethem was born in 1941 in Antwerp ...

, Belgian cartoonist, animator and film director (''

A Greek Tragedy ''A Greek Tragedy'' is a 1985 Belgian animated short film written and directed by Nicole Van Goethem about three lady statues holding on to the remains of an ancient building. Accolades The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ...

''), dies at the age of 58. * March 6:

John Colicos John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and television in the United States and Canada. Career Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Greek father and a Canadian mother. In 1957 he app ...

, Canadian actor (voice of

Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...

in ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

''), dies at age 71. * March 13:

Rex Everhart Rex Everhart (June 13, 1920 – March 13, 2000) was an American film and theatre actor. Everhart appeared in such films as ''Superman'', in 1978. He was also known for his role as Enos the Truck-Driver in the horror film, '' Friday the 13th' ...

, American actor (voice of Maurice in ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

''), dies at age 79. * March 16:

Stanley Ralph Ross Stanley Ralph Ross (July 22, 1935 – March 16, 2000) was an American writer and actor. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York, starting his career in advertising with Chudacoff and Margulis Advertising in West Los Angeles, then soon going to ...

, American writer (''

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home ''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'' is an American comedy animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired in first-run syndication in the United States from 1972 to 1974. The show originated as a one-time segment on ''Love, Ame ...

'', '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''), and actor (voice of

Gorilla Grodd Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...

and

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in ''

Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...

''), dies at age 64. * March 24:

Kazuo Komatsubara was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board o ...

, Japanese animator, character designer and director (

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

Oh! Production , sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh-Pro, is an anime production studio in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa. Former members L ...

), dies at age 59.

April

* April 3: Félix Nakamura, Peruvian animator and film director, dies from cancer at age 59.

May

* May 9: Arthur Davis, American animator and film director (

Charles B. Mintz Charles Bear Mintz (November 5, 1889 – December 30, 1939)''Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American film producer and distributor who assumed control over Margaret J. Winkler's Winkler Pictu ...

, Warner Bros. Cartoons,

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 Lantz ...

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 94.

June

* June 1:

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz c ...

, American musician, songwriter, bandleader and record producer (voiced himself in ''

'' episode " Who Shot Mr. Burns?"), dies from a heart attack at age 77. * June 13:

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 ...

, Russian film director (''

Passion of Spies ''Passion of Spies'' (russian: Шпионские страсти, ''Shpionskiye strasti'') is a 1967 Soyuzmultfilm's animated black-and-white film directed by Yefim Gamburg. It parodies spy and detective fiction clichés and got a status of a cu ...

'', '' Ograblenie po...'', ''

Blue Puppy ''Blue Puppy'' (russian: Голубой щенок, translit. ''Goluboy shchenok'', alternative translations - Pale Blue Puppy/Slate puppy) is a 1976 Soviet animated film. The lyrics and screenplay were written by Yuri Entin, loosely based ...

'', ''

Dog in Boots ''Dog in Boots'' (russian: Пёс в сапогах, ''Pyos v sapogakh''), also known as ''Pup in Boots'' is a 1981 Soyuzmultfilm's animated parody film directed by Yefim Gamburg. It is a musical adaptation of the classic 1844 Alexandre Dumas st ...

''), dies at age 75. * June 30:

Robert L. Manahan Robert Lawrence Manahan (August 23, 1956 – June 30, 2000) was an American actor and member of the Sound Department of Hollywood film industry. He was most recognized for being the voice of Zordon in the later two and a half seasons of the ' ...

, American actor (second voice of

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in ''

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...

'') and re-recording mixer (''

McGee and Me! ''McGee and Me!'' is an American Christian television series created by Ken C. Johnson and Bill Myers. The series premiered on June 4, 1989, spanning twelve episodes and one special until its conclusion on June 11, 1995. Each half-hour-long episo ...

'', ''

Beakman's World ''Beakman's World'' is an American educational children's television program. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip ''You Can with Beakman and Jax'' created by Jok Church. The series premiered on Wednesday, S ...

'', ''

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

'', ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

'', ''

Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title characte ...

''), dies at age 43.

July

* July 14:

Meredith MacRae Meredith Lynn MacRae (May 30, 1944 – July 14, 2000) was an American actress, singer and talk show host. She is most remembered for her roles as Sally Morrison on ''My Three Sons'' (1963–1965) and as Billie Jo Bradley on ''Petticoat Junction ...

, American actress (voice of Francine Langstrom in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', Rachel Quest in ''

Jonny's Golden Quest ''Jonny's Golden Quest'' is an animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1992, and originally aired on USA Network on April 4, 1993. It is a follow-up to the 1964–65 ''Jonny Quest'' cartoon series, and its 1986 revival ''T ...

''), dies at age 56. * July 20:

Eyvind Earle Eyvind Earle (April 26, 1916 – July 20, 2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney's animated films in the 1950s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Yor ...

, American artist, author and illustrator (

), dies at age 84.

August

* August 8: Glenn Schmitz, American animator and comics artist (

Walt Disney Animation 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 ...

Ruby-Spears Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) was a Burbank, California–based American entertainment production company that specialized in animation with another branch in Rome, Italy. This company was founded in 1977 by vete ...

), dies at age 70. * August 24:

Tatiana Riabouchinska Tatiana Mikhailovna Riabouchinska (russian: Татья́на Миха́йловна Рябуши́нская, 23 May 191724 August 2000) was a Russian American prima ballerina and teacher. Famous at age 14 as one of the three " Baby Balleri ...

, Russian ballerina (''

Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

'', ''

Make Mine Music ''Make Mine Music'' is a 1946 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the eighth Disney feature animated film, released on April 20, 1946. During World War II, much of Walt Disn ...

''), dies at age 83. * August 25:

Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck ...

, American animator and comics artist (

), dies at age 99. * August 27: Ante Zaninovic, Croatian animator, film director and comics artist (''

Professor Balthazar ''Professor Balthazar'' ( hr, Profesor Baltazar) is a Croatian animated television series for children about an old inventor that was produced between 1967 and 1978. It was created by animator Zlatko Grgić. The series revolves around benevole ...

''), dies at age 65.

September

* September 3: Walt Stanchfield, American animator, writer and teacher ( Walt Disney Studios), dies at age 81. * September 10: **

Ben Wicks Ben Wicks, (born Alfred Wicks; October 1, 1926 – September 10, 2000) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author. Biography Wicks was a Cockney born into a poor, working class, working-class family in London ...

, English-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (co-creator of ''

Katie and Orbie ''Katie and Orbie'' is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from 1994 to 2002 by Family Channel and later aired in the USA on PBS from 1995 to 1997 and cable television network Disney Chann ...

''), dies from cancer at age 73. **

Lester Novros Lester Novros (January 27, 1909 – September 10, 2000) was an American artist, animator, and teacher. Early life Lester Novros was born in Passaic, New Jersey on January 27, 1909. Novros studied painting at the National Academy of Design in ...

, American animator,

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

, and teacher of filmmaking (''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...

'', ''

''), dies at age 91. * September 13:

Rolf Kauka Rolf Kauka (9 April 1917 in Markranstädt, Saxony – 13 September 2000 in Thomasville, Georgia) was a comic artist, most famous for the series ''Fix and Foxi''. In 1951, Rolf Kauka founded Kauka Publishing. Aside from Rolf Kauka's original comic ...

, German comics artist and film director (''

Fix and Foxi ''Fix und Foxi'' was a weekly German comics magazine created by Rolf Kauka, which ran uninterrupted from 1953 until 1994. Re-christened ''Fix & Foxi'', it was relaunched as a monthly magazine in 2000, 2005 and 2010 respectively. Since the end of 2 ...

''), dies at age 83. * September 26:

Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American character actor known for his roles in the sitcoms ''Soap'' (1977–1981) and ''Empty Nest'' (1988–1995),. Mulligan was the winner of two Emmy Awards (1980 ...

, American actor (voice of Einstein in ''

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...

'', Old Gramps in ''

The Angry Beavers ''The Angry Beavers'' is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Norbert and Daggett Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have moved out of their parents' home to become bachel ...

'' episode "Fish and Dips", Jimmy Kafka in 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 grandpare ...

'' episode "Old Iron Man"), dies from colon cancer at age 67.

October

* October 16: Ed Nofziger, American animator and comics artist ( UPA), dies at age 87. * October 30:

Steve Allen Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-cre ...

, American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian and writer (voice of

Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ...

's Electronically Altered Voice in ''

'' episode "

Separate Vocations "Separate Vocations" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 27, 1992. In the episode, Springfield Elementa ...

", himself 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 "A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera", ''

'' episode "

'Round Springfield "Round Springfield" is the twenty-second episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 1995.. In the episode, Bart is hospitalized ...

", and the ''

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 ...

'' episode "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special"), dies from hemopericardium at age 78.

November

* November 1:

Bernard Erhard Bernard Erhard (February 6, 1934 – November 1, 2000) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Erhard worked as a music teacher at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), and directed numerous theater productions there. ...

, American actor (voice of Cy-Kill 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 joine ...

'', Timber 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 ...

'', Cryotek in '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'', King Morpheus in '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', Wolf in ''

Rover Dangerfield ''Rover Dangerfield'' is a 1991 American animated musical comedy film starring the voice talent of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film. It is about a street dog named Rover, who is owned by a Las Vegas showgirl. Ro ...

''), dies at age 66. * November 16:

Joe C. Joseph Michael Calleja (November 9, 1974 – November 16, 2000), known by his stage name Joe C., was an American rapper, best known for being a hype man for fellow rapper Kid Rock. ...

, American rapper and musician (voice of Kidney Rock in ''

Osmosis Jones ''Osmosis Jones'' is a 2001 American live-action/animated buddy cop crime action comedy film written by Marc Hyman. Combining live-action sequences directed by the Farrelly brothers and animation directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito, the film sta ...

'', and himself in ''

'' episode "

Kill the Alligator and Run "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. In the episode, Homer has a nervous brea ...

"), dies from celiac disease at age 26. * November 20:

Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Kotyonochkin (also known as Kotenochkin) (Russian: Вячеслав Михайлович Котёночкин) (June 20, 1927 – November 20, 2000) was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator and artist. He was n ...

, Russian animator and comics artist (''

Nu, pogodi! ''Well, Just You Wait!'' (russian: Ну, погоди!, Nu, pogodi!, p=ˈnu pəɡɐˈdʲi) is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a ...

'', aka ''Well, Just You Wait!''), dies at age 73. * November 28: Robert Bentley, American animator ( Warner Bros. Cartoons,

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () is an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of i ...

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 ...

Walter Lantz Productions Walter Lantz Productions was an American animation studio. It was in operation from 1928 to 1972 and was the principal supplier of animation for Universal Studios. The studio was originally formed as Universal Cartoon Studios on the initiative o ...

, UPA,

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 pr ...

), dies at age 93.

December

* December 3:

Hoyt Curtin Hoyt Stoddard Curtin (September 9, 1922 – December 3, 2000) was an American composer and music producer, the primary musical director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with ''The Ruff & Reddy Show'' in 1957 until his ret ...

, American composer (

), dies at age 78. * December 6:

Werner Klemperer Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor. He was known for playing Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'', for which he twice won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in ...

, German-American actor, stage entertainer and singer (voice of

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in '' The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible'' episode "Queen Esther",

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in ''

'' episode "

The Last Temptation of Homer "The Last Temptation of Homer" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 1993. In the episode, a female employee ...

"), dies from cancer at age 80. * December 18:

Nick Stewart Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Pla ...

, American actor (voice of Specks Crow in ''

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, a ...

'' and Br'er Bear in ''

Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...

''), dies at age 90. * December 23:

Billy Barty Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti, October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism. Because of his short stature, he was often cast ...

, American actor (voice of Figment in ''Language Arts Through Imagination'', Dweedle in ''

Wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...

'', Baitmouse in ''

The Rescuers Down Under ''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disney Ren ...

'', Hips McManus in ''

The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...

'' episode "Double Talk"), dies at age 76.

Specific date unknown

Storm de Hirsch Storm de Hirsch (1912–2000) was an American poet and filmmaker. She was a key figure in the New York avant-garde film scene of the 1960s, and one of the founding members of the Film-Makers' Cooperative. Although often overlooked by historians ...

, American poet, film director and animator ('' Peyote Queen''), dies at age 87 or 88. * Meliza Espinosa, Canadian character designer (

, '' Werner'', ''

Jungle Cubs ''Disney's Jungle Cubs'' is an American animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation for ABC in 1996, serving as the prequel to the 1967 film ''The Jungle Book'' as it's set in the youth of the animal characters years before the ...

'', '' Timon & Pumbaa''), dies at an unknown age.

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