Events in 1987 in animation.

Events

January

* January 21: The first episode of '' Legend of the Overfiend'' is broadcast.

March

* March 12: The first episode of '' Ovide and the Gang'' is broadcast. * March 30:

59th Academy Awards The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During ...

: ''

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 ...

'' by

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 ...

wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

April

* April 7: The first episode of ''

Ox Tales ''Ox Tales'', also known as , is an anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in association with Saban Entertainment and animated by Telescreen Japan. It was a co-production between Japan and the Netherlands based on a Dutc ...

'' airs, based on the Dutch comic strip ''

Boes Boes ("Ox Tales") is a Dutch newspaper gag-a-day comic strip created by Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms. It was created in 1980 and spawned a popular anime television series between 1988 and 1991 called ''Ox Tales'' in the English-speaking world. ...

''. * April 19: ''

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, ...

'' first airs as a series of shorts in ''

The Tracey Ullman Show ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, the network's second original primetime series to air following '' Married... with Children'', and ran until May 26, ...

''. This marks the debuts of

Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared, along with the rest of his family, in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' short "G ...

, Marge Simpson,

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'' ...

, Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson. * Specific date unknown: The first episode of ''

The Shoe People ''The Shoe People'' is an animated television series which was first broadcast in the UK in April 1987 on TV-am. It went on to be broadcast in 62 countries around the world. It was the first series from the West to be shown in the former Soviet ...

'' is broadcast.

May

* May 13: Frédéric Back's ''

The Man Who Planted Trees ''The Man Who Planted Trees'' (French title: ''L'homme qui plantait des arbres'') is a short story published in 1953 by French author Jean Giono. An allegorical tale, it tells the story of one shepherd's long and successful single-handed effort to ...

'' is first released. * May 22:

Janice Karman Janice Felice Karman is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Early life Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psycholog ...

's '' The Chipmunk Adventure'' is released, receiving mixed reviews. It became a cult classic years later.

June

* June 28: Snow White receives a star at the

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

July

* July 10: '' The Brave Little Toaster'' is first released.

August

* August 7: '' The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' premiers. The film dealt with financial problems, barely making up the damages from the notorious prequel '' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation''. Michael Hirsh then declared, "It was just one sequel too many." As a regret, the film went into obscurity in the 2000s.

September

* September 12: The first episode of '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'' airs. * September 13: The first episode of '' Once Upon a Time...Life'' airs. * September 14: The first episode of '' BraveStarr'' is broadcast. * September 15: The first episode of '' The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' is broadcast. * September 18: The first episode of '' DuckTales'' is broadcast. * September 19: ** The first episode of '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' is broadcast. ** The first episode of ''

Popeye and Son ''Popeye and Son'' is an American animated comedy series based on the ''Popeye'' comic strip created by E.C. Segar and published by King Features Syndicate. Jointly produced by Hanna-Barbera and King Features subsidiary King Features Entertainment, ...

'' airs, which ended after one season as it was considered a promotional failure to the original cartoons from the 1930s. * September 22: The first episode of '' ALF: The Animated Series'' is broadcast, a spin-off of the live-action sitcom '' ALF''.

October

* October 30: The first episodes of ''

Mr. Bogus ''Mr. Bogus'' is an animated American television series created by Peter Keefe, directed and produced by Tom Burton with Claudia Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which aired in syndication from September 28, 1991 to November 22, 1993. The show a ...

'' are broadcast on French television.

November

* November 15: The television film ''

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' is a 1987 animated crossover made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the '' Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour special stars the cast of the Hanna-Barbe ...

'' is broadcast. This marks the only time Betty Rubble is voiced by Julie Dees, the original voice for Bubbles on '' Jabberjaw''. Dees' input was higher-pitched than any of Betty's previous actresses, including the well-known

Gay Autterson Gay Ruby Hartwig (born February 2, 1943, also professionally credited as Gay Hartwig, Gay Autterson and Gay Autterson Hartwig) is an American voice actress who has done voice-overs for animated television series by Hanna-Barbera. She is mostly kno ...

who gave up cast acting in 1985. Dees failed to repeat this as B.J. Ward, who was at the time cast as Betty's younger self on ''

The Flintstone Kids ''The Flintstone Kids'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series ''The Flintstones''. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characte ...

'', would take on Betty's role six years later. * November 17: The first episode of '' Fireman Sam'' is broadcast.

December

* December 14: The first episode of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' airs. * December 25:

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 ...

's '' Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night'' premieres, receiving negative reviews. This film caused a downfall for Filmation as

Disney 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 ...

filed a lawsuit against the company for

copyright infringement Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, s ...

. Filmation won the suit on the grounds that Carlo Collodi's work was in the

public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work A creative work is a manifestation of creative effort including fine artwork (sculpture, paintings, drawing, sketching, performance art), dance, writing (literature), filmmaking, ...

. Filmation closed their doors after the completion with the ''Snow White'' sequel in 1989.

Specific date unknown

* The first

Disney Legends The Disney Legends Awards is a Hall of Fame program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. Established in 1987, the honor was traditionally awarded annually during a speci ...

are handed out.

Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

''Grand prix du long métrage'': '' When the Wind Blows''.

Films released

* January 1 - '' Don Quixote of La Mancha'' (Australia) * January 21 - '' Hell Target'' (Japan) * February 7 - '' Monica and the Mermaid of the River'' (Brazil) * February 21: ** '' Mugen Shinshi: Bōken Katsugeki Hen'' (Japan) ** '' Rusinoita'' (Finland) * March 14: ** ''

Bats & Terry is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuichi Oshima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1982 to 1987. ''Batsu & Terī'' received the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category. Kodansh ...

'' (Japan) ** '' Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs'' (Japan) ** '' Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori'' (Japan) ** '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise'' (Japan) * March 18 - '' The Big Bang'' (France and Belgium) * March 21 - '' Laughing Target'' (Japan) * March 25 - '' Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei'' (Japan) * April 4 - '' Dot and the Smugglers'' (Australia) * April 11 - '' Touch 3: Long After You've Passed Me By'' (Japan) * April 15 - '' God Bless Dancouga'' (Japan) * April 20 - '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (United States) * April 25 - '' Wicked City'' (Japan) * May 2–3 - '' Gréti...!'' (Hungary) * May 5 - '' Tteodori Kkachi'' (South Korea) * May 9 - '' Treasure Island'' (Japan) * May 15 - ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' (Australia and United States) * May 21: ** ''Circuit Angel: Resolving Starting Grid'' (Japan) ** '' Long Live Servatius'' (Hungary) ** '' Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group'' (Japan) ** '' The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live'' (Japan) * May 22 - '' The Chipmunk Adventure'' (United States) * June 10 - '' Hana no Asuka-gumi! Shin Kabukichō Story'' (Japan) * June 12 - '' The Puppetoon Movie'' (United States) * June 19: ** '' Black Beauty'' (Australia) ** '' The Brave Little Toaster'' (United States and United Kingdom) * June 25 - ''

The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin ''The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin'' is an animated film from 1986, originally released as a three-part serial film. Its original title and literal translation is ''The Adventures of Small Penguin Lolo''. The film was a co-production between ...

'' (Soviet Union and Japan) * June 28 - '' Black Magic M-66'' (Japan) * July - ''

2001 Nights 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

'' (Japan) * July 1 - ''

Crystal Triangle is a 1987 Japanese OVA. Plot Koichiro Kamishiro is an assistant professor at a university who is highly regarded in the field of archaeology and travels around the world to find various antiquities as well as the "Message of God" which relate ...

'' (Japan) * July 5: ** '' Rob Roy'' (Australia) ** ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

'' (United States and Taiwan) * July 9: ** ''

Dot Goes to Hollywood ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Yoram Gross. It was released in DVD (Region 4 format) in 2014. Plot Yoram Gross' eighth Dot movie opens in Australia with Dot and a koala named Gumley dancing and singing in the st ...

'' (Australia) ** '' Ico, the Brave Horse'' (Argentina) * July 13 - ''

Rock Odyssey ''Rock Odyssey'' is an animated feature film produced by Hanna-Barbera for a television release in 1987. Directed by Robert Taylor (but credited to William Hanna and Joseph Barbera on the final print), with storyboards by Pete Alvarado. Plot ...

'' (United States) * July 16 - '' Monica's Gang In: The Boogeyman'' (Brazil) * July 18: ** '' Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle'' (Japan) ** '' Saint Seiya: The Movie'' (Japan) ** '' Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker'' (Japan) * July 21: ** '' Bug tte Honey: Megaromu Shōjo Ma 4622'' (Japan) ** '' Maps: Legendary Space Wanderers'' (Japan) ** '' Robot Carnival'' (Japan) * July 31 - ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...

'' (Australia) * August - '' Zima w dolinie Muminków'' (Poland) * August 1: ** '' Aitsu to Lullaby: Suiyobi no Cinderella'' (Japan) ** ''

Baribari Densetsu is an early motorbike racing manga series by Shuichi Shigeno. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1983 and 1991, with its chapters are collected in 38 volumes by publisher Kodansha. In 1985, it won the Kodansha Manga Awar ...

'' (Japan) ** '' Phoenix: Yamato Chapter'' (Japan) * August 7 - '' The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' (Canada) * August 15 - ''

The Foxes of Chironup Island is a 1987 Japanese animated film, directed by Tetsuo Imazawa. It was based on the eponymous children's book by . Plot The story happened on a fictional island called "Chironup" (fox in Ainu language) in the Northern Japan. Two foxes were born a ...

'' (Japan) * September 1 - '' Lily C.A.T.'' (Japan) * September 18 - '' DuckTales: The Treasure of the Golden Suns'' (United States) * September 20 - ''

Yogi's Great Escape ''Yogi's Great Escape'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour film aired in syndication. Plot One spring, Yogi and Boo Boo awake from hibernatio ...

'' (United States) * September 25: ** '' Neo Tokyo'' (Japan) ** '' Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-round'' (Japan) * October 1 - '' To-y'' (Japan) * October 12 - '' Ultraman: The Adventure Begins'' (United States and Japan) * October 18 - ''

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers ''Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour film aired in syndication. Plot Shaggy discovers that his uncle Colon ...

'' (United States) * October 19 - '' The Story of Fifteen Boys'' (Japan) * November 1: ** '' Devilman: The Birth'' (Japan) ** ''

The Samurai A samurai is a member of the Japanese warrior caste. Samurai may also refer to: Film and television * Samurai (2002 film), ''Samurai'' (2002 film), a 2002 Tamil-language film * ''Le Samouraï'', a 1967 French film also known as ''The Samurai' ...

'' (Japan) * November 2 - '' Fujiko Fujio no Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Japan) * November 6: ** '' Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS -Sei naru kana-'' (Japan) ** '' Take the X Train'' (Japan) * November 15 - ''

'' (United States) * November 19 - '' The Odyssey'' (Australia) * November 20: ** '' Dreaming of Paradise'' (Denmark) ** ''

Margo the Mouse ''Margo the Mouse'' ( pl, Przygody Myszki) is a Polish animated series created and directed by Eugeniusz Kotowski. The animated series was made between 1976 and 1983, and was produced by Otokar Balcy. ''Margo the Mouse'' stars a little Mouse c ...

'' (Poland) * November 21: ** '' Gall Force 2: Destruction'' (Japan) ** '' Twilight of the Cockroaches'' (Japan) * November 22 - ''

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose ''Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. This film aired in syndication. Plot Yogi leads his friends on a ...

'' (United States) * November 27 - ''

The Little Troll Prince ''The Little Troll Prince'' (onscreen title: ''The Little Troll Prince: A Christmas Parable'') is a 1987 animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera. Backed by the International Lutheran Laymen's League, it has strong Christi ...

'' (United States) * November 28 - '' Relic Armor Legaciam'' (Japan) * December 1: ** '' Makyō Gaiden Le Deus'' (Japan) ** '' Scoopers'' (Japan) * December 10: ** ''

Battle Royal High School , originally known as is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinichi Kuruma. It was serialized in the Tokuma Shoten magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' infrequently between the May 1986 and August 1989 issues. Originally released in ...

'' (Japan) ** '' Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no Oni'' (Japan) * December 11 - '' Gandahar'' (France) * December 16: ** '' Junk Boy'' (Japan) ** ''

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 is a 1987 original video animation produced by AIC, Soeishinsha and Pony Canyon and directed and conceptualized by Shinji Aramaki. It has been licensed in the United States by AnimEigo. The plot centers on a mechanic who comes across the MADOX ...

'' (Japan) * December 19 - '' The Tale of Genji'' (Japan) * December 21: ** '' The Legend of Kentauros'' (Japan) ** '' Phoenix: Space Chapter'' (Japan) * December 25: ** '' Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night'' (United States) ** '' Treasure Island'' (Australia) * December 26 - '' Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy'' (Japan) * December 31 - '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (Canada) * Specific date unknown: ** ''

The Amazing Mr. Bickford ''The Amazing Mr. Bickford'' is a video released by Frank Zappa in 1987, containing orchestral pieces by Zappa set to the clay animation of Bruce Bickford. It was released direct-to-video. To date it has not yet been released on DVD. Music * Na ...

'' (United States) ** ''

Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist ''Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist'' is a 1987 Spanish-language animated film directed by Fernando Ruiz. It is based on the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. Voice cast *Rocio Garcel – ''Oliver'' *Lilia Sixtos – ''Nancy'' *Juan ...

'' (Mexico) ** '' Dokgo Tak-ui bidulgi habchang'' (South Korea) ** ''

The Emerald City of Oz ''The Emerald City of Oz'' is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em ...

'' (Canada) ** ''

Laughter and Grief by the White Sea ''Laughter and Grief by the White Sea'' (russian: Смех и го́ре у Бе́ла мо́ря; tr.:''Smekh i gore u Bela morya'') is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio ...

'' (Soviet Union) ** '' Leo and Fred'' (Hungary) ** '' The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (Canada) ** '' My Favourite Time'' (Soviet Union) ** '' Ozma of Oz'' (Canada) ** ''El Pequeño Ladronzuelo'' (Mexico) ** '' Robotix: The Movie'' (United States and Canada) ** ''

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...

'' (Czechoslovakia)

Television series

* January 7: ** '' Allsorts'' debuts on ITV Network ( CITV). ** ''

Creepy Crawlies ''Creepy Crawlies'' was a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall. The series consisted of 52 ten-minute episodes, which were broadcast on CITV, Children's ITV between 1987 and 1989. All episodes were written by Peter Reeves and di ...

'' debuts on ITV Network ( CITV). * January 11 - ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * January 14 - ''Jája a Pája'' debuts on ČT1,

ČT2 ČT2 (ČT Dva, Česká televize 2, "''Dvojka''") is Czech public television channel, operated by Česká televize. ČT2 broadcasts documentaries nature-oriented shows, frequently showing foreign films in the original versions with Czech subtitles ...

, and

ČT Déčko Czech Television ( cs, Česká televize, italics=no ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting seven channels. Established after the Velvet Revolution in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslov ...

. * February 7 - ''

Metal Armor Dragonar is a 48-episode mecha anime series, created by Nippon Sunrise (later renamed Sunrise during production) and aired from 1987 to 1988. Devised shortly after the release of ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'', ''Dragonar'' was intended to be both a "sta ...

'' debuts on

Nagoya Broadcasting Network JOLX-DTV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 22), branded as is the Chūbu region flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the , with its headquarters in Nagoya. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and ...

. * March 22 - ''

Hiatari Ryōkō! is a high-school romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan in 1979–1981 in the magazine ''Shōjo Comic'' and collected in five tankōbon volumes. It was later adapted into a live-action television drama series, an a ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * April - ''

'' debuts on TV-am, CITV,

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking ...

, and the Children's Channel. * April 4 - ''

Ultra B ''Ultra B'' (ウルトラB, ''Urutora Bi'') is a manga series by Fujiko A. Fujio (Motoo Abiko) that first made its debut in Chuokoron-Shinsha's Fujiko Fujio Land series of tankōbon books in 1984 and was released in individual tankōbon until ...

'' debuts on

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...

. * April 6: ** '' City Hunter'' debuts on Yomiuri TV. ** '' Kimagure Orange Road'' debuts on

Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

. * April 7: ** ''

Esper Mami is a manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio in 1977 and serialized in ''Shōnen Big Comic''. It tells stories about Mami, a middle schoolgirl who one day finds out she has various psychic powers, and how she uses them to help people. The ...

'' debuts on

. ** ''

'' debuts on

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...

. * April 12 - ''

Zillion Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers—inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such ...

'' debuts on NTV. * April 19 - '' Bionic Six'' debuts on

USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...

and in syndication. * June 3 - '' Machine Robo: Battle Hackers'' debuts on

and

Cartoon Network Japan is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel operated by Turner Japan, a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is aimed at children, and mostly airs animated television se ...

. * June 19 - ''

Edward and Friends ''Edward and Friends'' is a children's TV series in claymation from FilmFair that aired on British, New Zealand and Canadian television in 1987–1989. Each episode was 5-minutes in length and was based on LEGO's successful 1980s Fabuland them ...

'' debuts on

BBC2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

. * July 3 - '' Transformers: The Headmasters'' debuts on

. * July 5 - '' Sky Commanders'' debuts in syndication. * July 19 - ''

Plonsters ''Plonsters'' is a children's television program produced by Anima Studio für Film & Grafik GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, and Bettina Matthaei for Egmont Imagination. Each episode is about 3 minutes and 30 seconds long and is produced using stop mo ...

'' debuts on

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

TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala *Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...

RapidKL Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...

, YTV,

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

, TV Cultura, Rai 3,

RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...

, Fuji TV,

TV3 Norway TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viaplay Group. It was separated from the earlier Pan-Scandinavian version in 1990. Unlike its main rivals, NRK, TV 2 and TVNorge, the channel does not broadcast from Norway ...

and

TV Slovenia Radiotelevizija Slovenija ( en, Radio-Television of Slovenia) – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija (or simply RTV within Slovenia) – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcastin ...

. * August 6 - ''Slippy Dandy'' debuts in syndication. * September 7: '' TigerSharks'' and ''

The Comic Strip The Comic Strip are a group of British comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series ''The Comic Strip Presents...'', which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The c ...

'' debut in syndication. * September 12: ** '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'' and '' The New Archies'' debut on NBC. ** '' My Pet Monster'' debuts on

(United States) and Global (Canada). * September 13 - '' Once Upon a Time... Life'' debuts on FR3, Canal+, CBC/SRC, TVE,

KRO KRO, or (Catholic Radio Broadcasting), was a Dutch public broadcasting organization founded on 23 April 1925. Broadly Catholic in its spiritual outlook, KRO broadcast the bulk of its television output on the NPO 1 channel. KRO was also responsi ...

, TV SSR,

RTBF The ''Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française'' (RTBF, ''Belgian Radio-television of the French Community'', branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Commu ...

, BRT &

Eiken Eiken may refer to: Places Norway * Eiken, Norway, a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county * Eiken, Agder, a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county ** Eiken Church, a church in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county Swi ...

. * September 14: ** '' BraveStarr'' and ''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada, produced by DIC Animation City and distributed in syndication in the US by Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created by producer Michael ...

'' debut in syndication. ** '' Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' debuts on

. * September 16 - ''

The Pondles ''The Pondles'' is a British animated television series which consists of 13 episodes which was originally broadcast in 1987. Synopsis The Pondles are tiny green creatures with small caps made of acorns, who live in a small village called Pudd ...

'' debuts on CITV. * September 18: '' DuckTales'' and '' Sylvanian Families'' debut in syndication. * September 19: ''

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her friends (and occasionally family) doing the ...

'', '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'', and ''

'' debut on CBS. * September 20: '' Starcom: The US Space Force'' and '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'' debuts in syndication. * September 21: ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from September 21, 1987 through D ...

'' and ''

Spiral Zone ''Spiral Zone'' is a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic/ Kushner-Locke. Spiral Zone was animated by Japanese studio Visual 80 as well as South Korean studio AKOM. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese compa ...

'' debut in syndication. * September 26: ** '' ALF: The Animated Series'' debuts on NBC. ** '' Little Clowns of Happytown'' and ''

Little Wizards ''Little Wizards'', also called ''Young Wizards'', is a 1987–1988 American animated series, created by Len Janson and Chuck Menville and produced by Marvel Productions and New World International. The series follows the fortunes of Dexter, a you ...

'' debut on

. * September 30 - '' The Fruitties'' debuts on TVE. * October 4: ** ''

Norakuro is a Japanese manga series created by Suihō Tagawa, originally published by Kodansha in '' Shōnen Kurabu'', and one of the first series' to be reprinted in tankōbon format. The titular protagonist, Norakuro, or Norakuro-'' kun'', i ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. ** ''

Wisdom of the Gnomes ''Wisdom of the Gnomes'' ( es, La llamada de los gnomos, literally "Call of the gnomes") is an animated series produced by Spanish company BRB Internacional and Televisión Española about Gnomes. It was a spin-off of the series ''The World of Davi ...

'' debuts on

TVE1 La 1 (, ''The One'') is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's flagship te ...

(Spain) and

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

(United Kingdom). * October 7 - ''

Oraa Guzura Dado also known as ''Gazula the amicable Monster'', ''Gudzulla'' or ''So It's Gudzulla'',Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: ''The Anime Encyclopedia. Revised & Expanded Edition.'' Berkeley 2006, Stone Bridge Press, ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5, S. 222. ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * October 8 - ''

Mister Ajikko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1986 to 1989, with its chapters collected in ninete ...

'' debuts on

. * October 9 - ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' debuts on NHK. * October 10 - ''

Tsuide ni Tonchinkan is a Japanese manga series by Koichi Endo which first appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in issues 49–50 in 1984, and then ran from 1985 (issue 14) through 1989 (issue 22). There are 18 volumes of the manga. The manga was adapted into a ...

'' debuts on Fuji TV. * October 11 - ''

Bikkuriman is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, “Surprise Man”) became wildly popular in Japan w ...

'' debuts on

. * October 13 - ''

Akakage is a Japanese superhero ninja featured in several manga and anime, as well as live-action movies and TV shows. Akakage first appeared in the 1967 TV series, ''Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' which was produced by Toei Company Ltd. Characte ...

'' debuts on

. * October 17 - '' Ovide and the Gang'' debuts on Télévision de Radio Canada. * October 21: ** '' Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'' debuts on

ANN Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

(

). ** '' Lady Lady'' debuts on TBS. * October 27 - ''

Maxie's World ''Maxie's World'' is a 1987 American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Claster Television and Saban International and originally aired in first-run syndication in the United States from Septemb ...

'' debuts in syndication. * November 17 - '' Fireman Sam'' debuts on

, BBC 1 (Series 1–4), CBeebies (Series 5), Cartoonito (Series 6-present) and Channel 5 (Series 8-present). * December 14 - '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' debuts in syndication (1987–90) and on CBS (1990–96). * Specific date unknown - ''

Calabash Brothers ''Calabash Brothers'' or ''Hulu Brothers'' () is a Chinese animation TV series produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and directed by Hu Jinqing, Ge Guiyun, and Zhou Keqin. It was extremely popular when it aired on TV in 1986–1987. Names T ...

'' debuts in syndication.

Births

January

* January 6: Arin Hanson, American YouTuber and actor (voice of Snaggleback, the Titan, and various other characters in '' The Owl House'', Wesley the Wizard in '' Bee and Puppycat'', Cyborg Photographer in the ''

Rick and Morty {{Infobox television , image = Rick and Morty title card (cropped).png , alt = , caption = , genre = {{Plainlist, * Animated sitcom * Adult animation * Science fiction * Black comedy * ...

'' episode "

The Wedding Squanchers "The Wedding Squanchers" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the 21st overall episode of the series. Written by Tom Kauffman and directed by Wes Archer, the episod ...

"). * January 12: Naya Rivera, American actress, singer and model (voice of Sparkle in ''The Naughty List'',

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', Lolo Fuentes 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 "The Unincludeds"), (d.

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

). * January 20: Evan Peters, American actor (voice of Simon in ''

Wish A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used. In fiction In fiction a ...

'', Clint in the '' China, IL'' episode "

Magical Pet "Magical Pet" (also known as "China, IL: The Musical") is the tenth episode of the third season of ''China, IL''. The 44-minute-long episode features ten songs written and arranged by creator Brad Neely. Several producers wrote the episode, includi ...

" ).

February

* February 5: **

Adassa Adassa (born February 5, 1987) is an American urban reggaeton singer. Early life Adassa was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by her Afro-Colombian parents. Career She has toured and collaborated with artist ...

, American singer (voice of Dolores Madrigal in ''

Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Jared Bus ...

''). ** Darren Criss, American actor and musician (voice of Sideswipe in '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', Sutemaru in '' The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'', Katayama in ''

The Wind Rises is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI. It was rele ...

'', Looka in '' Green Eggs and Ham'',

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

in the

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

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

in ''

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is a 2019 American animated superhero film directed by Jake Castorena and written by Marly Halpern-Graser, based on the comic book miniseries ''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' by James Tynion IV an ...

''). **

Alex Brightman Alexander Michael Brightman (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and writer. He is best known for his work in musical theatre, specifically as Dewey Finn in the musical adaptation of ''School of Rock'' and the title character ...

, American actor (voice of Pugsley in '' Dead End: Paranormal Park'', Robo Fizzarolli in '' Helluva Boss'', Sir Pentious and

Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

in '' Hazbin Hotel'', Beetlejuice in the ''

Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...

'' episode "Ghost With the Most"). * February 7:

Kirby Howell-Baptiste Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 7 February 1987) is a British actress. She has appeared as a series regular on ''Downward Dog'' (2017), ''Killing Eve'' (2018), ''Why Women Kill'' (2019), and ''The Sandman'' (2022). Her television appearances also in ...

, English actress (voice of Grace Monroe in '' Infinity Train'', Mae Turner in ''

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...

'', Cheetah in '' Catwoman: Hunted'', Chelsea in '' The Powerpuff Girls'', Judge Uppinsbottom in the ''

Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, and ...

'' episode "Tilly's Goat", Audrey in the ''

Glitch Techs ''Glitch Techs'' is an American animated streaming television series created by Eric Robles and Dan Milano for Nickelodeon and Netflix. The series premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020, with a second season premiering on August 17 of the sa ...

'' episode "I'm Mitch Williams", Cobra in the '' Big Hero 6: The Series'' episode "Cobra and Mongoose"). * February 9:

Michael B. Jordan Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Blac ...

, American actor (portrayed himself in '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'', voice of Cyborg in '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'', Julian Chase in '' Gen:Lock'', Killmonger in '' What If...?'', Terence in the '' Love, Death & Robots'' episode "Life Hutch", Pretty Boy Flizzy in ''

The Boondocks Boondocks are remote, usually brushy areas. Boondocks may also refer to: * The Boondocks (band), an Estonian rock band * ''The Boondocks'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Aaron McGruder ** ''The Boondocks'' (2005 TV series), the television ser ...

'' episode "Pretty Boy Flizzy"). * February 11:

Ulysses Cuadra Ulysses Cuadra (born February 24, 1987) is an American actor, involved in cinema, television, and animation. English-language TV audiences may recognize him as the voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Rocket P ...

, American actor (voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez in ''

Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004. Premise ''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...

'', Vaz in '' Clifford the Big Red Dog'', first voice of Bucky Buenaventura in '' The Zeta Project''). * February 12:

Gary LeRoi Gray Gary LeRoi Gray (born February 12, 1987) is an American actor, who has appeared in movies, television and animation. Career He is best known for his childhood role as Nelson Tibideaux, the son of Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux and Elvin Tibideaux on ...

, American actor (voice of AJ in '' The Fairly OddParents'', Charley in '' Clifford the Big Red Dog'', Officer Pearce in '' Batman: The Long Halloween''). * February 21:

Elliot Page Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Elliot Page, various accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, tw ...

, Canadian actor (voice of Alaska Nebraska in ''

'' episode " Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh", Lindsey 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 "Tom Tucker: The Man and his Dream", Robot Assistant in the '' Glenn Martin, DDS'' episode "Date with Destiny").

March

* March 13: Owen Dennis, American animator and television writer and producer (''

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

'', ''

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

'', creator of and voice of One-One in '' Infinity Train''). * March 17:

Lee Ae-jung Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

, Korean voice actress (dub voice of Chaca in ''

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 ...

''), (d.

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

). * March 22:

Billy Kametz Billy P. Kametz (March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice actor. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016 when he moved to Los Ang ...

, American voice actor (voice of Josuke Higashikata in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Anai in ''

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

'',

Naofumi Iwatani is a fictional character from the light novel ''The Rising of the Shield Hero'' written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Seria Minami. Naofumi is a young man summoned into a parallel world along with three other young men to become the world's ...

in '' The Rising of the Shield Hero'', Mikhail in ''

Sirius the Jaeger is a Japanese original anime television series produced by P.A. Works. The series is directed by Masahiro Andō and premiered from July 12 to September 27, 2018. Plot In 1930, a group of Vampires leave China and flee to Japan. They are follow ...

'', White Blood Cell in '' Cells at Work!'', Ren and Ash's Rotom Phone in '' Pokémon Journeys: The Series'', Shigeru Aoba in ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...

'', Nevareth in '' The Owl House'' episode "Witches Before Wizards"), (d.

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

April

* April 3:

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015– ...

, American actress (voice of Barb in ''

Trolls World Tour ''Trolls World Tour'' (often named as ''Trolls 2: World Tour'') is a 2020 American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the Good Luck Trolls dolls created by ...

'', Silver in '' The Angry Birds Movie 2'',

Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in ...

in ''

'', Autumn Blaze in the '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' episode "Sounds of Silence"). * April 4: Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress (voice of Alyssa in '' My Dad the Rock Star'', Jodie in ''

Time Warp Trio ''Time Warp Trio'' is an animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name. Created by Jon Scieszka, the series was produced by WGBH Boston in association with Soup2Nuts. The series aired from July 9, 2005 to July ...

'', the title character in ''

Ruby Gloom ''Ruby Gloom'' is a Canadian animated television series based on the Mighty Fine apparel line of the same name created by illustrator Martin Hsu. The series was produced by Nelvana and started airing in Canada on YTV on October 15, 2006, and fini ...

'', Beth in the ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The ser ...

'' franchise). * April 9: Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer (voice of Terence in the ''Disney Fairies'' franchise, JoJo McDodd in '' Horton Hears a Who!'', Dick Grayson in ''

Young Justice 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 ...

''). * April 19:

Courtland Mead Courtland Robert Mead (born April 19, 1987) is an American actor, noted for his performances on-screen during the 1990s. Early life Mead was born in Mission Viejo, California, the son of Denise and Robert Mead. He has two sisters, Lauren and ...

, American actor (voice of Ned Needlemeyer in '' Nightmare Ned'', Gus in '' Recess'', Lloyd in '' Lloyd in Space''). * April 27: Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress (voice of the title character in '' Mona the Vampire'', Penny Grant in '' The Kids from Room 402'', Angel in '' Kuu Kuu Harajuku'').Agence Claire Boivin Agency >> Emma Taylor-Isherwood
. URL accessed on July 6, 2023.

May

* May 7:

Maya Erskine Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...

, American actress (voice of Cafeteria Girl Misha in '' Big Mouth'', Judy Takamoto in '' Scoob!'',

Mercy Graves Mercy Graves is a supervillain appearing in multimedia and American comic books published by DC Entertainment and DC Comics. Created for the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), she first appeared in 1996 on '' Superman: The Animated Series'' as the perso ...

in ''

DC League of Super-Pets ''DC League of Super-Pets'' is a 2022 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets. Produced by Warner Animation Group and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. ...

''). * May 13:

Hunter Parrish Hunter Parrish Tharp (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series '' Weeds'' and for his performances in the Broadway productions of ''Godspell'' in the role of Jesu ...

, American actor and singer (voice of

Kid Flash Kid Flash is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics ...

and Geo-Force in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!", Tundra in the '' Pound Puppies'' episode "Snow Problem"). * May 20: Ray Chase, American actor (voice of Bruno Buccellatti in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'', Tengen Uzui 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 ...

'', Donquixote Rocinante in ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'', Eren Kruger in ''

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

'', Gendou Ikari in the

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

dub of ''

'', Professor Cerise in '' Pokemon Journeys: The Series'', Yuu Otosaka in ''

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

'', Zash Caine in '' Fairy Tail'', Bel in '' Glitter Force Doki Doki'', Jason Blood / Etrigan in the DC Animated Movie Universe). * May 22:

Takuya Eguchi is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is affiliated with 81 Produce. He has voiced in a number of lead roles in anime shows, including Kazuya Kujo in ''Gosick'', Yoshiharu Sagara in ''The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'', Kon Hokaze in ''Ixion Sag ...

, Japanese voice actor and singer (voice of Kazuya Kujo in '' Gosick'', Yoshiharu Sagara in ''

The Ambition of Oda Nobuna is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks lice ...

'', Kon Hokaze in ''

Ixion Saga DT is a Japanese anime television series based on the online game Ixion Saga by Capcom. It began airing on October 6, 2012 and ended on March 30, 2013. It also was adapted into two manga series and a light novel series. Plot One day as Kon Ho ...

'', Hachiman Hikigaya in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', William Twining in ''

Devils and Realist is a Japanese manga series written by Madoka Takadono and illustrated by Utako Yukihiro. An anime adaptation was animated by Doga Kobo and aired from July 7, 2013 to September 22, 2013. Plot England, 1889. Seventeen-year-old William Twining ...

'', Yuuji Terushima in '' Haikyuu!!'', Takeo Gōda in '' My Love Story'', Loid Forger in '' Spy × Family''). * May 28: Mai Fuchigami, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Iona/I-401 in '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'', Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', Nagisa Shiota in ''

Assassination Classroom is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicate ...

'', Miho Nishizumi in''

Girls und Panzer , abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu ...

'', Karen Hojo in '' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''). * May 31: Shaun Fleming, American musician and actor (voice of Keoni Jameson in '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', Leonard Helperman in '' Teacher's Pet'', young Max Goof in ''

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American Traditional animation, animated Christmas film, Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on ...

'' and ''

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' is a 2004 American Christmas package film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan. Segments of the anthology film were directed by Peggy Holmes, O'Callaghan, Theresa Cullen, and Carole Holliday. It was produced by ...

'', first voice of Jim and Tim Possible in ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'').

June

* June 11: **

Jimmy O. Yang Jimmy O. Yang (; born June 11, 1987) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. As an actor, he is best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'', as Dr. Chan Kaifang in the Netflix comedy series ''Sp ...

, Chinese-American actor (voice of Zebe in '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', Joey Raccoon in '' We Bare Bears: The Movie'', Zhi in '' Rally Road Racers'', the title character in ''

The Monkey King Monkey King, or Sun Wukong, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel ''Journey to the West''. (The novel was also translated as ''The Monkey King'' by George Theiner in 1964.) Monkey King may also refer to: * Monkey King (horse) (b ...

'', Short Goon in '' Wish Dragon'', Flight Specialist Jung and Jeff in ''

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'' is a 2022 American adult animated science fiction comedy film directed by John Rice and Albert Calleros and written by Mike Judge, Lew Morton, Guy Maxtone-Graham and Ian Maxtone-Graham. It is the second fi ...

'', Henchman #1 in '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'', Sun Tzu in ''

'' episode "

No Good Read Goes Unpunished "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 633rd episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 8, 2018. Pl ...

"). **

Olan Rogers Thomas Olan Rogers (born June 11, 1987), is an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. He is the creator of the animated television series ''Final Space'' as well as the voice of Gary Goodspeed, Mooncake, and various others. Rogers s ...

, American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and YouTuber (creator of and voice of Gary Goodspeed and Mooncake in ''

Final Space ''Final Space'' is an adult animated space opera comedy drama television series created by Olan Rogers and developed by Rogers and David Sacks. The series involves an astronaut named Gary Goodspeed and his immensely powerful alien friend Mooncak ...

''). * June 22: Xanthe Huynh, American voice actress (voice of Alluka Zoldyck in '' Hunter x Hunter'', Haru Okumura in '' Persona 5: The Animation'', Meiko Honma in ''

Anohana is a 2011 Japanese anime television series created by , an artist collective consisting of director Tatsuyuki Nagai, screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired in Fuj ...

'', Ui Hirasawa in '' K-On!'', Suzuka Tsukimura in ''

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is a Japanese anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (series), ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. T ...

'', Fei Wu / Renren in the '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' episode "Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon").

July

* July 7:

Steven Crowder Steven Blake Crowder ( ; born July 7, 1987) is an American-Canadian conservative political commentator and media host. Early in his career, Crowder worked for Fox News and posted satirical videos on conservative media platforms. He then began h ...

, Canadian-American political commentator and former actor (voice of Mung in '' Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'', second voice of Alan Powers / The Brain in '' Arthur''). * July 9:

Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator and screenwriter. She is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Steven Universe'', making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for ...

, American animator, director, screenwriter (''

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 ...

''), producer, and singer-songwriter (creator of '' Steven Universe''). * July 11: Cristina Vee, American actress (voice of Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'', Sailor Mars in the

Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...

dub of ''

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

'',

Homura Akemi is a fictional character and one of two main protagonists from the 2011 anime series '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. A mysterious magical girl who first appears as a vision in one of Madoka Kaname's nightmares, Homura tries her best to prevent ...

in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Hawk in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Xochi in '' Victor and Valentino''). * July 16: Kira Buckland, American actress (voice of Kuroyukihime in ''

Accel World is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HiMA. The series began publication in ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Bunko'' imprint from February 2009 and is licensed in North America by Yen Press. Two manga ...

'', Reimi in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Mary Saotome in '' Kakegurui'', Alix Kubdel / Bunnyx in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''). * July 24:

Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 ...

, American actress (voice of Jill Pill in ''

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

'', Liv Amara in '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', Tamara Caulder in the '' Batman Beyond'' episode "Mind Games"). * July 27: Genesis Rodriguez, American actress and model (voice of

Honey Lemon Honey Lemon (Aiko Miyazaki) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is commonly associated with the Japanese team known as Big Hero 6. Created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, she firs ...

in '' Big Hero 6'' and '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', Perfuma in '' She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'').

August

* August 4: Karla Sakas Shropshire, American television writer ('' The Loud House''). * August 5:

Adrian Petriw Adrian Roman Petriw (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his voice role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the television series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Commander Gren in ''The Dragon Pri ...

, Canadian actor (voice of

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Gren in ''

The Dragon Prince ''The Dragon Prince'', also known as ''The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos'' after the release of season 4, is a fantasy computer-animated television series created for Netflix by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, produced by Wonderstorm and ...

'', Scott in ''

Ninjago Lego Ninjago is a Lego theme that was created in 2011 and a flagship brand of The Lego Group. It is the first theme to be based on ninja since the discontinuation of the Lego Ninja theme in 2000. Whilst it retains some elements of the previous ...

'', Ken in the '' Barbie'' franchise). * August 16: **

Eri Kitamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime such as and Sayaka Miki in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Saya Otonashi in ''Bloo ...

, Japanese actress (voice of Miki Aono / Cure Berry in ''

Fresh Pretty Cure! or ''Fresh PreCure!'', is a Japanese magical girl anime series and the sixth in the ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries by Izumi Todo, featuring the fourth generation of Cures. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was directed by Junji Shimizu ('' ...

'',

Sayaka Miki is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. A girl with a strong sense of justice and a classical music fan, Sayaka is the childhood and best friend of one of the series' protagonists, Madoka Kaname. She ...

in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Shizuku in '' New Game!'', Darjeeling in ''

'', Ranko Honjō in ''

My First Girlfriend Is a Gal , also known as ''Hajimete no Gal'', is a Japanese manga series by Meguru Ueno. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' since November 2015, and has been collected in fifteen ''tankōbon' ...

'', Kirika Ueno in ''C3'', Roxie and Bea in ''

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

'', Yuka Mochida in '' Corpse Party'', Uni/Black Sister in '' Hyperdimension Neptunia''). **

Okieriete Onaodowan Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan ( ; born August 16, 1987) is an American actor and singer known for originating the dual roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the 2015 musical ''Hamilton'' and the role of Dean Miller in the ABC drama and ''Gr ...

, American actor (voice of Mr. Gold in ''

'', Mike in the ''

'' episode "The Kidney Stays in the Picture"). * August 19: Manny Jacinto, Philippine-born Canadian actor (voice of Scott Denoga in '' Hailey's On It!'', Kenshi in '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind'', Coffee Dude in ''

Magical Girl Friendship Squad ''Magical Girl Friendship Squad'' is an American adult animated magical girl sitcom created by Kelsey Stephanides and starring Anna Akana and Quinta Brunson. It follows two directionless young women who must figure out how to save the Universe. T ...

'', Maliski in ''

Trese ''Trese'' () is a Filipino komik series written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. It tells the story of Alexandra Trese, a detective who deals with crimes of supernatural origin. Its first issue was published in October 22, ...

'').

September

* September 3: Megan Amram, American writer, producer and performer (''

''). * September 7:

Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and activist. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in ...

, American actress (voice of Mala in ''

Battle for Terra ''Battle for Terra'', originally screened as ''Terra'', is a 2007 American computer-animated action-adventure science fiction film, based on the short film ''Terra'', about a race of beings on a peaceful alien planet who face destruction from colon ...

'', Marianne in '' Strange Magic'', Queen Iduna in '' Frozen II''). * September 8:

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 200 ...

, American rapper, singer and songwriter (voice of Mr. Mitch in '' Duncanville'', Mateo in the ''

'' episode "Bahama Mama", Frilled Lizard in the ''

'' episode "Rembo"). * September 10:

Amanda C. Miller Amanda Celine Miller is an American voice actress in audiobooks, commercials, English dubs for anime, animation and video games. Her major roles include Sailor Jupiter, in the Viz Media re-dub of the classic '' Sailor Moon'' series and the new ...

, German-born American actress (voice of Jo in '' Kid Cosmic'', Sailor Jupiter in the

dub of the ''

'' franchise,

Boruto Uzumaki is a fictional character created by Masashi Kishimoto who first appears in the finale of the manga series ''Naruto'' as the son of the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Uzumaki. He later appears as the main protagonist in the 2015 anim ...

in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''). * September 11:

Elizabeth Henstridge Elizabeth Frances Henstridge (born 11 September 1987) is an English actress, model and director. She is best known for starring as Jemma Simmons in the ABC superhero action drama series '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020), set wi ...

, English actress (voice of Argelbleccht Blunkthorthph in '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'', Jemma Simmons in the '' Ultimate Spider-Man'' episode "Lizards"). * September 13: Ai Kayano, Japanese voice actress (voice of Meiko Honma in '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'', Inori Yuzuhira in '' Guilty Crown'', Amane Kasai / Cure Finale in ''

Delicious Party Pretty Cure } is a 2022 Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation, billed as the nineteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise. It is directed by Toshinori Fukazawa and written by Sawako Hirabayashi, and premiered ...

'', Alice Zuberg in '' Sword Art Online'', Utaha Kasumigaoka in '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'', Itsuwa in '' A Certain Magical Index'', Mashiro Shiina in ''

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, with illustrations by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published 13 volumes between January 2010 and March 2014. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hōki Kusano was serialized A ...

'', Saori Takebe in ''

'', Shiro in '' No Game No Life'', Darkness in '' KonoSuba'', Mamako Oosuki in ''

Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? also simply referred to as is a Japanese light novel series written by Dachima Inaka and illustrated by Pochi Iida. It was published by Fujimi Shobo under its Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint from January 2017 to April 2020 for a total of ele ...

''). * September 18: Jinkx Monsoon, American drag queen, actor, comedian and singer (voice of Jenna in '' Bravest Warriors'', Emerald in the '' Steven Universe'' episode "Lars of the Stars", Hairmosa in the '' Mighty Magiswords'' episode "To Balderly Go"). * September 20: Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress (continued voice of Ash Ketchum in ''

''). * September 23: Skylar Astin, American actor (voice of Branch in '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' and '' Trolls: TrollsTopia'', Roy in ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...

'',

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

in the ''

Vampirina ''Vampirina'' is a computer-animated children's television series created by Chris Nee. Based on the ''Vampirina Ballerina'' series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and published by Disney-Hyperion, the series was announced in March 2016 and ...

'' episode "Franken-Wedding").

October

* October 8: Aya Hirano, Japanese actress (voice of the title character in '' Haruhi Suzumiya'', Konata Izumi in ''

Lucky Star Lucky Star, The Lucky Star or Lucky Starr may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Anime and manga * ''Lucky Star'' (manga), a manga, anime, and video game series * "Lucky Star", one of the Angel Frames from the anime and manga series ''Galaxy ...

'', Garnet, Komachi Saotome, and Midori Akagi in the '' Jewelpet'' franchise,

Misa Amane is a fictional character in the manga series '' Death Note'', created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. A famous model, Misa seeks out Kira (Light Yagami) as she supports his cause to "cleanse the world of evil". Using her own Death Note, a not ...

in ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'',

Lucy Heartfilia is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''Fairy Tail'' manga series created by Hiro Mashima. Lucy first makes her debut in ''Fairy Tail'' chapter #1, originally published in Japan's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on August 2, 2006, as a ...

in '' Fairy Tail'', Dende in ''

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maj ...

''). * October 9:

Melissa Villaseñor Melissa Anne Villaseñor ( ; born October 9, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, impressionist, artist, singer, and musician. Villaseñor was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from Saturday Night L ...

, American actress and comedian (voice of Ally in ''

Amphibia Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...

'', Taffyta Muttonfudge in ''

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

'', Karen Beverly in '' Toy Story 4'', various characters in ''

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' is an American animated television series created by Ian Jones-Quartey for Cartoon Network. The show is based on Jones-Quartey's pilot ''Lakewood Plaza Turbo'', which was released as part of Cartoon Network's 2013 Su ...

'', Nellie Ramirez Humphrey in ''

Primos PRIMOS is a discontinued operating system developed during the 1970s by Prime Computer for its minicomputer systems. It rapidly gained popularity and by the mid-1980s was a serious contender as a mainline minicomputer operating system. With ...

''). * October 12:

Luke Pearson Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the ''Hilda'' series of comics for Nobrow Press, and ''Hilda'', the Netflix series based on the comics. He has also storyboarded epi ...

, British illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, storyboard artist (''

'') and comic book artist (creator of ''

Hilda Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Th ...

''). * October 14: Jay Pharoah, American actor (voice of Noah in ''

The Mitchells vs. the Machines ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' is a 2021 Computer animation, computer-animated science fiction comedy, science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The film was directed by Mike Rianda (in his feature directorial debut) an ...

'', Meena's grandfather in ''

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

'', Montrel and Randy in '' Legends of Chamberlain Heights'', Man on the Street and Dashawn Manheim in ''

'', Drederick Tatum in ''

'', Skee-Lo,

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

, Kanye Canes and Brick Baker in ''

'',

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

in the ''

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, ...

'' episode "May Cause Your Dad to Come Back With That Gallon of Milk He Went Out for 10 Years Ago"). * October 15:

Chantal Strand Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games. Her vocal role credits include those for little female human character ...

, Canadian actress (voice of Diamond Tiara in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Bijou in '' Hamtaro'', Cassie in '' Dragon Tales'', Lacus Clyne in ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...

'', Wolfsbane in '' X-Men: Evolution''). * October 18: **

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' trilo ...

, American actor (voice of Ted Wiggins in ''

The Lorax ''The Lorax'' is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the titular character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who cause ...

'', Fred Jones in '' Scoob!'', Davey Hunkerhoff in '' The Replacements'' episode "Davey Hunkerhoff"). ** Quinn Beswick, American actor (voice of Charlie Brown in ''

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown ''It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown'' is the 39th and last animated special produced under the supervision of Charles M. Schulz. Based on characters from the comic strip ''Peanuts'', it was originally released exclusively in VHS and DVD formats ...

'', Slightly in '' Return to Never Land''). * October 23:

Jonathan Malen Jonathan Malen is a Canadian actor, best known for providing the voice for Jimmy Z in ''Wild Kratts''. Personal life Jonathan Malen and actress Lauren Collins Lauren Felice Collins (born August 29, 1986) is a Canadian actress, best known f ...

, Canadian actor (voice of Jimmy Z 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 ...

'', Danny in '' PAW Patrol'').

November

* November 1: Jamie Demetriou, English comedian, actor and screenwriter (voice of Moriarty in '' Sherlock Gnomes'', Fingers in '' Dead End: Paranormal Park'', Dr. McPhee in '' Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again'', Chester in '' Strays''). * November 7: Reba Buhr, American actress (voice of Katie Forester in season 3 of '' Yo-Kai Watch'', Bobbie Blobby in ''

Power Players ''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, ...

'', second voice of Rose Lavillant and Juleka Couffaine in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''). * November 21: Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Welsh actress (voice of Havoc in '' Thunderbirds are Go'', Arabella, Big Fee, and Summer in ''

101 Dalmatian Street ''101 Dalmatian Street'' is an animated television series created by Miklos Weigert that aired on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland from 18 March 2019 to 22 February 2020, and released on Disney+ in Canada and the United States on 28 Februar ...

''). * November 28: Karen Gillan, Scottish actress (voice of

Nebula A nebula ('cloud' or 'fog' in Latin; pl. nebulae, nebulæ or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regio ...

in '' What If...?'', Eyes in ''

Spies in Disguise ''Spies in Disguise'' is a 2019 American computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely inspired by the 2009 animated short ''Pigeon: Impossible'' by Lucas Martell, the film is dire ...

'', Maise MacWeldon in ''

'' episode " Ae Bonny Romance").

December

* December 4: ** Orlando Brown, American actor (voice of Damey Wayne in ''

Waynehead ''Waynehead'' is an animated television series created by actor/comedian Damon Wayans and ran from 1996 to 1997 on Kids' WB, and on YTV from 1996 to 1998. It was a co-production of Warner Bros. Animation and Nelvana, with overseas animation by ...

'', Bear and Little Boy in '' The Tangerine Bear'', Sticky Webb in '' The Proud Family'', Cornelius Fillmore in '' Fillmore!'', Evan Thomas Taylor in '' Clifford's Puppy Days''). **

Miho Arakawa 松来未祐のアルカナの扉 #4、アイドル専門チャンネルPigoo、2014年放送。 is a Japanese voice actress Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media includ ...

, Japanese voice actress (voice of Himari Takakura in ''

Penguindrum ''Penguindrum'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series produced by Brain's Base. The series is written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, and was broadcast in Japan from July ...

'', Shizuku and Elisa in '' Hunter × Hunter'', Tsunomi Kabutohara in ''

Wizard Barristers is an anime television series produced by Arms and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. The series is a legal drama set in a world where ordinary humans co-exist with magic users, and magic users are represented in law by a subset of defense attorney ( ...

'', Sumireko Hanabusa in ''

Riddle Story of Devil is a Japanese manga series written by Yun Kōga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype'' magazine between the September 2012 and November 2016 issues and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Enterta ...

'', Naruko Aoba in ''

Magica Wars is a media franchise created by the internet television variety show ''2.5 Jigen Terebi''. It consists of an iOS game titled ''Magica Wars Lock-On'' which was released on December 20, 2013; a free-to-play smartphone browser game by DMM Games ...

'', Sonia Nevermind in ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...

''). * December 6:

Jack DeSena John Patrick De Sena (born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series ''All That'', for the voice work of Sokka on the Nickelodeon series ''Avat ...

, American actor (voice of

Sokka Sokka is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and its sequel series ''The Legend of Korra''. The character, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, is voiced by Jack De ...

in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', the title character in '' Monkie Kid'', Callum in ''

'', Lance in the ''

Generator Rex ''Generator Rex'' is an American animated science fiction television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serving as supervising director. It was inspired by the comic '' M. Rex'', publish ...

'' episode "Crash & Burn",

Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the ''Daily Planet''. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and has ...

in ''

The Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman or The Batman may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Characters * Batman (Terry McGinnis) * Batman (Thomas Wayne) * Batman (Earth-Two) * Bat ...

'' episode "The Batman/Superman Story"). * December 7: Aaron Carter, American singer and songwriter (voice of

Joseph Plumb Martin Joseph Plumb Martin (also spelled as Joseph Plum Martin; November 21, 1760 – May 2, 1850) was a soldier in the Connecticut Militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and was mustered out as a 23-year-old Sergeant in ...

in '' Liberty's Kids'', Clutch Koerner in the ''

'' episode "Legends and Their Falls"), (d.

). * December 8: Aria Curzon, American actress (voice of Pebbles Flintstone in ''

Cave Kids ''Cave Kids'' (also known as ''Cave Kids Adventures'' or ''Cave Kids: Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm'') is an American animated children's television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, and a spin-off of ''The Flintstones''. The show aired in syndication on ...

'', Joanie in '' Nightmare Ned'', Emily in '' Annabelle's Wish'', Theresa LaMaise in '' Recess'', Little Ape in ''

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 ...

'', Ben in ''

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

'', Bitsy in '' Lloyd in Space'', Lucy Lane in the '' Superman: The Animated Series'' episode "Monkey Fun", third voice of Ducky in ''

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

'' franchise, additional voices in '' An All Dogs Christmas Carol'', '' The Rugrats Movie'', ''

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 ...

'' and '' 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure''). * December 16: Hisako Kanemoto, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Amy in ''

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G and directed by Kazuya Murata, and aired between April and June 2013. A manga adaptation began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype Ace'' magazine in January 2013. ...

'', the title character in '' Squid Girl'', Sailor Mercury in ''

Sailor Moon Crystal ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', known in Japan as , is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the ''shōjo'' manga series ''Sailor Moon'' written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th annive ...

'', Atra Mixta in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'', Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace in ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best k ...

'', Karen Tendou in ''

Gamers! is a Japanese light novel series, written by Sekina Aoi and illustrated by Saboten. Fujimi Shobo published twelve volumes from March 2015 to October 2019, under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. An anime television series adaptation by P ...

'', Ginko Sora in ''

The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabi. SB Creative have released seventeen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square E ...

'', Erina Nakiri in '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', Tsugumi Hazawa in '' BanG Dream!'', Aoi Hinami in ''

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki , also known as ''The Low Tier Character "TOMOZAKI-kun"'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūki Yaku and illustrated by Fly. Shogakukan has published ten volumes since May 2016 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptati ...

''). * December 28: Thomas Dekker, American actor (voice of Fievel in the '' An American Tail'' franchise, young Valmont in ''

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 ...

'', second voice of Littlefoot in ''

'' franchise).

Deaths

January

* January 26: Charles Wolcott, American composer ( Walt Disney Company), dies at age 80. * January 27:

Norman McLaren William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a caseb ...

, Scottish-Canadian animator, film director and producer (''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'', '' Rythmetic'', ''

Blinkity Blank ''Blinkity Blank'' is a 1955 animated short film by Norman McLaren, engraved directly onto black film leader, ''Blinkity Blank'' features a soundtrack combining improvisational jazz from composer Maurice Blackburn along with graphical sounds c ...

'', ''

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''), dies at age 72. * January 31: Julian Antonisz, Polish film director (''Sun: A Non-Camera Film 1977'', aka ''Słońce - film bez kamery''), dies at age 45.

February

* February 21: George Tibbles, American composer and screenwriter (co-wrote

The Woody Woodpecker Song Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by Lan ...

), dies at age 73.

March

* March 3:

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

, American actor, comedian, and singer (voice of Seymour S. Sassafras, Colonel Wellington B. Bunny and Antoine in '' Here Comes Peter Cottontail'', Marmaduke in ''

The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye ''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes'' is an animated television special broadcast on ABC on Monday night, February 21, 1972. The special was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, a former division of Tomorrow Entertainmen ...

''), dies at age 76. * March 22: Ib Steinaa, Danish comics artist and animator (''Robinson Columbus''), dies at age 60. * March 25:

Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Petrovich Ivanov-Vano (russian: Иван Петрович Иванов-Вано; – 25 March 1987), born Ivanov, was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator, screenwriter, educator, professor at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematog ...

, Russian animation director, animator, screenwriter, and professor in a film school, (''

Black and White Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...

'', '' Moidodyr'', ''

The Humpbacked Horse Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (russian: link=no, Пётр Павлович Ершов; – ) was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (''Konyok-Gorbunok''). Biography Pyotr Yershov was born in the vil ...

'', '' The Snow Maiden'', '' The Twelve Months'', '' The Adventures of Buratino'', ''

Lefty Lefty is a nickname for a person who is left-handed. Lefty may refer to: *Lefty Bates (1920–2007), American Chicago blues guitarist *Lefty Bertrand (1909–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher for one game * Steve Carlton (born 1944), American ...

'', ''

Go There, Don't Know Where ''Go There, Don't Know Where'' (russian: Поди́ туда́, не зна́ю куда́; translit. Podi tuda, ne znayu kuda) is a 1966 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet ...

'', ''

The Battle of Kerzhenets ''The Battle of Kerzhenets'' (russian: Се́ча при Ке́рженце; tr.: ''Secha pri Kerzhentse'') is a 1971 Soviet animated film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuri Norstein. The film is set to music by Rimsky-Korsakov and uses Rus ...

'', ''

The Tale of Tsar Saltan The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( rus, «Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богаты� ...

''), dies at age 87.''Peter Rollberg (2016)''
Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema
— Rowman & Littlefield.

April

* April 1: Vladimir Popov, Russian animator, film director and art director (''

Three from Prostokvashino ''Three from Prostokvashino'' (russian: Трое из Простоквашино, r=Troye iz Prostokvashino) is a 1978 Soviet animated film based on the children's book '' Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat'' by Eduard Uspensky. The film has two s ...

''), dies at age 56. * April 17: Dick Shawn, American actor and comedian (voice of Snow Miser 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 ...

''), dies at age 63. * April 19:

Milt Kahl Milton Erwin Kahl (March 22, 1909 – April 19, 1987) was an American animator. He was one of (and often considered the most influential of) Walt Disney's supervisory team of animators, known as Disney's Nine Old Men. Biography Kahl was born i ...

, American animator (one of

Nine Old Men Disney's Nine Old Men were Walt Disney Productions' core animators, some of whom later became directors, who created some of Disney's most famous animated cartoons, from '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937) onward to ''The Rescuers'' (197 ...

), dies at age 78.

May

* May 3: Dick Kelsey, American film director and theme park designer ( Walt Disney Company), dies at age 82. * May 24: Hermione Gingold, English actress (voice of Mme. Rubens-Chatte in ''

Gay Purr-ee ''Gay Purr-ee'' is a 1962 American animated musical film produced by United Productions of America and released by Warner Bros. It features the voice of Judy Garland in her only animated-film role, as well as Robert Goulet in his first feature fi ...

'', Miss Squeek in '' Tubby the Tuba''), dies at age 89.Saxon, Wolfgang
"Hermione Gingold, English Actress, Dies At 89"
''The New York Times'', 25 May 1987.

June

* June 1: Jef Cassiers, Belgian actor, comedian, animator and film director ('' Jan Zonder Vrees (John the Fearless)''), dies at age 57. * June 10: Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (voice of Mrs. Brisby in '' The Secret of NIMH''), commits suicide at age 43. * June 13:

Geraldine Page Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924June 13, 1987) was an American actress. With a career which spanned four decades across film, stage, and television, Page was the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Acade ...

, American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in '' The Rescuers''), dies at age 62. * June 22: Fred Astaire, American actor and singer (voice of S.D. Kluger in ''

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song featuring Santa Claus written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then s ...

'' and ''

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town ''The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town'' is a 1977 musical Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, using their "Animagic" stop motion animation. It reunites the writer Romeo Muller. designer Paul Coker Jr., and narrator Fred As ...

''), dies at age 88. * June 28: Lev Milchin, Russian film director and illustrator (''

''), dies at age 66.

July

* July 1: Jerry Livingston, American songwriter (theme songs of ''

The Bugs Bunny Show ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' is a long-running American animated anthology television series hosted by Bugs Bunny that was mainly composed of theatrical '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoons released by Warner Bros. between 1948 and 196 ...

'' and '' Casper the Friendly Ghost'', co-writer of " Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" in '' Cinderella''), dies at age 78. *July 22:

Jack Lescoulie Jack Lescoulie (November 17, 1912 – July 22, 1987) was a radio and television announcer and host, notably on NBC's ''Today'' during the 1950s and 1960s; a newspaper source lists his date of birth as May 17, 1912. Lescoulie was also known for h ...

, American actor (voice of Casper Caveman in '' Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur'', Jack Bunny in '' Slap-Happy Pappy'' and '' Goofy Groceries''), dies at age 74. * July 26:

Kenneth Muse Kenneth Muse (July 26, 1910 – July 26, 1987) was an American animator best known for his work on the ''Tom and Jerry'' series at MGM. Biography Muse worked briefly at Walt Disney Productions, where he was Preston Blair's assistant on '' Fa ...

, American animator ( Walt Disney Company,

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 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 ...

), dies at age 77.

August

* August 28:

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

, American filmmaker and actor (voice of Gandalf in '' The Hobbit'' and '' The Return of the King'', narrator in ''

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'' and '' The Black Cauldron''), dies at age 81.

September

* September 22:

Carman Maxwell Carman Griffin Maxwell (December 27, 1902 – September 22, 1987) was an American animator and voice actor. Maxwell was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and later moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He began his career at Walt Disney, where Maxwel ...

, American animator, production manager and actor (

Laugh-O-Gram Studio The Laugh-O-Gram Studio (also called Laugh-O-Gram Studios) was a short-lived film studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri that operated from June 28, 1921 to November 20, 1923. ...

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 ...

Warner Bros. Cartoons Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. was an American animation studio, serving as the in-house animation division of Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of American animation. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, it was ...

, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, animated

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 19 ...

, voiced

Bosko Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series and was the star of 39 ''Looney Tunes'' shorts released by Warner Bros. He ...

), dies at age 84.

November

* November 11: John N. Carey, American animator and comics artist (''

''), dies at age 72. * November 10: Jackie Vernon, American comedian (voice of the title character in '' Frosty the Snowman'') dies at age 63. * November 19:

Ben Clopton Benjamin Ashby Clopton Jr. (July 27, 1906 – November 19, 1987) was an artist best known for his work on Walt Disney and Harman-Ising animated cartoons. Clopton was the fourth child of Benjamin Ashby and Hannah Olivia (Eklund) Clopton. His parent ...

, American animator and animation director, directed early films of

( Walt Disney Company,

Harman-Ising Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were an American animation team known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios. Early history Harman and Ising first worked in animation in the early 1920s at Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Wal ...

, Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz,

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 ...

), dies at age 81.

December

* December 13:

Claude T. Smith Claude Thomas Smith (March 14, 1932 – December 13, 1987) was an American band conductor, composer, and music educator. His compositions include ''Flight'', adopted as the "Official March" of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian I ...

, American composer ('' John Henry and the Inky-Poo''), dies at age 55. * December 22:

José do Patrocínio Oliveira José do Patrocínio Oliveira ( Jundiaí, February 11, 1904 – Los Angeles, December 22, 1987), known by the pseudonym Zé Carioca, was a Brazilian musician and voice actor. Biography Self-taught on musical instruments, Zé Carioca played the ...

, Brazilian singer, musician and actor (voice of

José Carioca José "Zé" Carioca (; ) is a cartoon anthropomorphic parrot created by the Brazilian cartoonist José Carlos de Brito (J. Carlos) and shown to Walt Disney in his trip to Rio de Janeiro in 1941. The Walt Disney Company then incorporated the ide ...

in ''

Saludos Amigos ''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is the List of ...

'' and '' The Three Caballeros''), dies at age 83. * December 24:

Betty Noyes Elizabeth Noyes Hand (October 11, 1912 – December 24, 1987) was a singer and actress best known for dubbing two of Debbie Reynolds' numbers in the 1952 film '' Singin' in the Rain.'' Today, this is a well-known example of dubbing in a film mu ...

, American actress and singer (sang " Baby Mine" in '' Dumbo'', voice of Lady Fish in ''

The Incredible Mr. Limpet ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' is a 1964 American live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros.''Variety'' film review; January 22, 1964, page 6. and based on the 1942 novel ''Mr. Limpet'' by Theodore Pratt. It is about a man named He ...

''), dies at age 75.

Specific date unknown

Lenn Redman Lenn Redman (1912 Chicago –1987 Los Angeles) was an artist, caricaturist, animator, author, poet, illustrator, entertainer, cartoonist and civil rights activist. Lenn Redman (also known as Leonard Redman, Len Redman) was born in Chicago, Illin ...

, American caricaturist, animator, novelist, poet, illustrator, comics artist, cartoonist and activist (

, Walt Disney Company,

), dies at age 74 or 75.

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