1971 in animation

Specific date unknown

• July: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith establish the animated studio Nelvana.

Films released

• January 1 – Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang (South Korea)
• March 6 – Benny's Bathtub (Denmark)
• March 17 – Attack No. 1: Immortal Bird (Japan)
• March 20
  • Animal Treasure Island (Japan)
  • Kamui (1964 manga) (Japan)
• June 18 – The Poor Miller's Boy and the Kitten (East Germany)
• July 15 – The Christmas Present (Brazil)
• July 18 – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Japan)
• July 23 – Lightning Atom (South Korea)
• September 24 – Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama (Japan)
• September 25 – Tiki Tiki (Canada)
• November 29 – The Wardrobe of Time (Spain)
• December 13 – Bedknobs and Broomsticks (United States)
• December 15 –
  Daisy Town
  (France and Belgium)

Television series

Debuts

• January 1 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• January 3 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• January 5 - The Magic Ball debuts on
  ITV
  .
• February 5 - Chingo Muchabei debuts on
  TBS
  .
• February 25 -
  BBC1
  .
• April 3 - Animentari Ketsudan debuts on
  Fuji TV
  .
• April 8 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• September 1 - Shin Obake No Q-tarô debuts on Nippon TV.
• September 11:
  • Archie's TV Funnies, Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!, and The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show debut on CBS.
  • The Jackson 5ive debut on ABC
    .
• September 25 - Tensai Bakabon debuts on Yomiuri TV.
• October 1 - Sekai Monoshiri Ryokô debuts in syndication.
• October 2 -
  TBS
  .
• October 4 - Sarutobi Ecchan debuts on TV Asahi.
• October 6 - Apache Yakyû-gun debuts on TV Asahi.
• October 7:
  • Fuji TV
    .
  • Shin Skyers 5 debuts on
    TBS
    .
• October 24 -
  Lupin III 1 debuts on Yomiuri TV
  .
• October 30 - Genshi Shônen Ryû debuts on
  TBS
  .
• Specific date unknown - La Linea debuts on RAI.

• March 1: Teresa Gallagher, American-born English actress (voice of Nicole Watterson and Penny in The Amazing World of Gumball, Dashi in Octonauts, Emily and Rosie in Thomas & Friends, Mater's Computer in Cars 2, various characters in Thunderbirds Are Go).
• March 5:
  • Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (voice of Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass, Ben Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise, Simon in Gurren Lagann, Haru Glory in Rave Master, Barnaby Brooks in Tiger & Bunny, Superman and Superman X in Legion of Super Heroes, Lagoon Boy in Young Justice).
  • Scott Mosier, Canadian-American filmmaker (Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!, The Grinch, Free Birds).
• March 7: Kali Troy, American actress (voice of Trixie Carter in American Dragon: Jake Long, Taranee Cook in W.I.T.C.H., Esther and Florence in Lazor Wulf).
• March 9:
  Illumination Studios
  ).
• March 10: Jon Hamm, American actor (voice of Herb Overkill in Minions, Captain Murphy in Archer, Mayor Webb in Bless the Harts, Sultan Jamawa in the Metalocalypse episode "Writersklok", O.T. in the Bob's Burgers episode "O.T.: The Outside Toilet", Cartoon Lord Hater in the Wander Over Yonder episode "The Cartoon", Don Grouper in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?", Scallops in the Big Mouth episode "I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah").
• March 11: Johnny Knoxville, American stuntman, actor and filmmaker (voice of Peter Sterling and Hoyt Platter in King of the Hill, Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dean in The Goode Family episode "Gerald's Way or the Highway", Johnny Krill in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Extreme Spots", Johnny Rat Town in the Animals episode "Stuff.").^[15]
• March 12: Patric Caird, Canadian composer and musician (The Brothers Grunt, Cartoon Sushi, Ed, Edd n Eddy).
• March 15:
  Soul Eater, Andromeda Shun in Saint Seiya, Keima Katsuragi in The World God Only Knows, Sanpei in Pokémon the Series: XY
  ).
• March 16: Alan Tudyk, American actor (voice of King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, Duke of Wesleton in Frozen, Alistair Krei in Big Hero 6 and Big Hero 6: The Series, Duke Weaselton in Zootopia, Ludo and River Butterfly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Superman in Justice League: War, Joker and Clayface in Harley Quinn, Optimus Prime in Transformers: EarthSpark).
• March 22:
  • JetCat, Tutenstein, and The Secret Saturdays
    ).
  • Keegan-Michael Key, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (voice of Murray in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Ducky in Toy Story 4, Sebastian St. Clair in BoJack Horseman, the Ritual Master in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Toad in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Jazzy James in The Simpsons episode "The Great Phatsby").^[16][17]
• March 26: Tetsuya Iwanaga, Japanese voice actor (voice of Kensuke Aida in Neon Genesis Evangelion).
• March 27:
  The Rickshank Redemption", Axle Valvestuck in The Magic School Bus Rides Again episode "Waste Not, Want Not!", Wonder Man in the M.O.D.O.K. episode "This Man... This Makeover!").^[18]
• March 29:
  • Scott M. Gimple, American television writer (Disney Television Animation, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, ¡Mucha Lucha!, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Robot Chicken, creator of Fillmore!).
  • Michael-Leon Wooley, American actor (voice of Louis in The Princess and the Frog, Tobias Whale in Beware the Batman, Mr. Pumpers in Breadwinners, Bell Beefer in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Tad Mulholland in Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Darkseid in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Young Justice).
• March 31:
  • Craig McCracken, American animator, storyboard artist (2 Stupid Dogs), designer, writer, director and producer (creator of The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder, and Kid Cosmic).
  • Sebastian J. Cricket in Pinocchio
    ).

• April 15: Andy Daly, American actor and comedian (voice of the King of Ooo in Adventure Time, Officer Keys in Big City Greens, Two-Face in Harley Quinn, Tim Weekly in Solar Opposites, J.R. Scheimpough in Inside Job).
• April 16: James Purdum, American animator (The Simpsons), storyboard artist (Family Guy), sheet timer (Futurama) and director (Futurama, Drawn Together, Family Guy).
• April 18: David Tennant, Scottish actor (voice of Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales, the Fourth Doctor in The Infinite Quest and Dreamland, Huyang in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dread in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Fugitoid in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spitelout in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Charles Darwin in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, Lord Commander in Final Space, Angus in The Loud House Movie, Igor in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Mickey's Monster Musical").
• April 19: Scott McCord, Canadian actor (voice of Stinky in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Fred in Time Warp Trio, Skull Boy in Ruby Gloom, Stone in 6teen, Yang in Yin Yang Yo!, Owen in the Total Drama franchise, Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Chaz Lang in Atomic Betty, McGee in Camp Lakebottom, Jake in PAW Patrol).
• April 23: Andrew Kreisberg, American comic book writer, television producer (Vixen) and writer (Mission Hill, Warner Bros. Animation, The Simpsons, Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
• April 30: Ariyan A. Johnson, American actress (voice of Tamara Lawrence in the Static Shock episode "The Usual Suspect").

May

• May 2: Jonas Rivera, American film producer (Pixar).
• May 17: Haruka Nakamura, Japanese former voice actor (voice of the title character in Super Milk Chan).
• May 18: Bob Boyle, American animator (Garfield and Friends, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, CatDog), storyboard artist (Bobby's World, Mother Goose and Grimm, Cro, Sammy, Stanley, ChalkZone, Bravest Warriors), art director (The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom), writer, director (Sammy) and producer (Clarence, The Powerpuff Girls, Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt, creator of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Yin Yang Yo!).
• May 19:
  • Gohan in the Dragon Ball franchise, first voice of K.O. in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
    ).
  • Grant George, American actor (voice of Lê Chiến Kim, Bob Roth, Markov, and Longg in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Ant-Man in Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Ultimate Spider-Man, Troyo in Elena of Avalor, Joe Okada/Jonathan Klondike in Glitter Force Doki Doki, Izuru Kira in Bleach).
• May 26:
  • Matt Stone, American actor, comedian, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer (co-creator and voice of Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Butters Stotch in South Park).
  • Inque in Batman Beyond, Rachel Leeds in Max Steel, Sazu in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Warrior Queen").^[19]
• May 28: Acacia Caputo, American production assistant (King of the Hill), sheet timer and lip sync artist (Family Guy, King of the Hill, Dilbert, Mission Hill, X-Men: Evolution, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, The Oblongs, Eloise: The Animated Series, American Dad!, The Goode Family, Sit Down, Shut Up, The LeBrons, Allen Gregory, Beavis and Butt-Head, Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Bob's Burgers, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., How Murray Saved Christmas, Madea's Tough Love, Brickleberry, Clarence, Bordertown, The Simpsons, Disenchantment, Paradise PD, Duncanville, Central Park).
• May 30:
  • Wonder Pets episode "Adventures in Wonderland", Dr. Paula in the Arthur episode "Shelter from the Storm").^[20]
  • John Ross Bowie, American actor (voice of Sven in Sofia the First, Mel Meyers in the Big Hero 6: The Series episode "Aunt Cass Goes Out").

June

• June 1: Janice Tolentino, American animator (The Tigger Movie, Futurama, The Simpsons), storyboard artist (My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Replacements, Dora the Explorer, The Cleveland Show, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, Disenchantment), animation checker and scene planner (The Ren & Stimpy Show).
• June 3: John Hodgman, American actor, author and humorist (voice of Charlie Jones and The Other Father in Coraline, John D. Rockerduck in DuckTales, Snoopy in The Venture Bros., Foreman in Milo Murphy's Law, Billions in Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Lord of Illumination in Wander Over Yonder).
• June 5: Mark Wahlberg, American actor, businessman, and former rapper (voice of Brian Crown/Blue Falcon in Scoob!).^[21]
• June 11: Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese actor (voice of Overhaul in My Hero Academia, Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Hannes in Attack on Titan, Atomic Samurai in One-Punch Man, Joker in Fire Force, Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, Bruford in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure).
• June 14: Mirabelle Kirkland, American-born French voice actress (voice of Yumi Ishiyama and Milly Solovieff in Code Lyoko, Isabelle in Eliot Kid, Cinderella in Eleanor's Secret, Florist and Wife in A Monster in Paris, additional voices in The Invisible Man, Casper's Scare School, Gawayn, The Mysterious Cities of Gold and Lassie) and television writer (Gawayn).
• June 18: Brad Kesten, American former child actor (voice of Charlie Brown in Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?, What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and season 1 of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show).
• June 22: Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress (voice of Penny in the Home Movies episode "Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me", Chloe O'Brian in The Simpsons episode "24 Minutes", Marilyn in the TripTank episode "Crossing the Line").
• June 23:
  • Doug Gallery, American sheet timer (Futurama, Film Roman, Cartoon Network Studios, The Cleveland Show, Sanjay and Craig, Turbo Fast, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Big Mouth, Central Park) and storyboard artist (Futurama).
  • Marc Alberich Lluís, Spanish comics artist and animator, (d. 2020).^[22]
• June 25: Angela Kinsey, American actress (voice of Angela in King of the Hill, Mia in the American Dad! episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame").
• June 28:
  • Elon Musk, American entrepreneur and business magnate (voice of Elon Tusk in the Rick and Morty episode "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty", himself in The Simpsons episode "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" and the South Park episodes "Members Only", "Not Funny", and "The End of Serialization as We Know It").
  • Benito Martinez, American actor (voice of Lone Star in ¡Mucha Lucha!, El Curandero in Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico, Horatio Hidalgo in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "High-Tech House of Horrors").
• June 30: Megan Fahlenbock, Canadian voice actress (voice of Gwen in the Total Drama franchise, Jen Masterson in 6teen, Eva Kant in Diabolik).

July

• July 3: Benedict Wong, English actor (voice of Tong in Raya and the Last Dragon, General in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Wong in the What If...? episode "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?").
• July 9: Scott Grimes, American actor and singer (voice of Pinocchio in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, Steve Smith in American Dad!, Larry the Donut in The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Kevin Swanson in Family Guy).^[23]
• July 15: Jim Rash, American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (voice of Prince Average in Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs, Cecil Turtle in The Looney Tunes Show, Principal Silmovitz in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Marquess of Queensberry in Mike Tyson Mysteries, Gyro Gearloose in DuckTales, Flix in Star Wars Resistance, Riddler in Harley Quinn).
• July 16: Corey Feldman, American actor (voice of young Copper in The Fox and the Hound, SPRX-77 in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Slash in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, himself in the Robot Chicken episode "Federation Resources").
• July 18:
  Anthony Russo (voice of Movie Executive #1 in The Simpsons episode "Bart the Bad Guy
  ").
• July 19: Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss, German-born American animator (
  Li'l Elvis Jones and The Truckstoppers, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade, Disney Television Animation, Puppy Dog Pals, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Wacky Races, DC Super Hero Girls), writer (Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer) and director (Hairy Scary, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, creator of Fred the Caveman
  ).
• July 20: Sandra Oh, Canadian-American actress (voice of Marsha Mitsubishi in The Proud Family, Ting Ting in Mulan II, Sun Park in American Dragon: Jake Long, Doofah in The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, Gal 2000 in Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, Castaspella in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Mrs. Zhong in Over the Moon, Debbie Grayson in Invincible, Virana in Raya and the Last Dragon, Ming in Turning Red, Breadcrumb in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Three Little Pigs").
• July 21: Amnon Wolf, Israeli actor (dub voice of Jake in Adventure Time, Hulk in various series for Marvel Animation, Mr. Grouper in Bubble Guppies, Dr. Nefario in the Despicable Me franchise, Grunkle Stan in Gravity Falls, Dr. Drakken, Duff Killigan, and Señor Senior Sr. in Kim Possible, Mantis in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Timber Wolf in Legion of Super Heroes, Missing Link in the Monsters vs. Aliens franchise, Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!).
• July 26: Mike Kubat, Canadian television writer (Ed, Edd n Eddy, Atomic Cartoons, Chop Socky Chooks, Gormiti, League of Super Evil, Numb Chucks, Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, Mira, Royal Detective).
• July 27: James O'Brien, American animator (The Simpsons), (d. 2005).
• July 30:
  Gemusetto Machu Picchu, Jerrold in the Dilbert episode "The Assistant", Terence McGavin in the Odd Job Jack episode "You Suck!", himself in the Clone High
  episode "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' is for Disorder").

• August 3: Arpi Krikorian, American animator and storyboard artist (The Angry Beavers, CatDog).
• August 4:
  Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Turbo McAllister in the Speed Racer: The Next Generation episode "The Secrets of the Engine", Wacky Bustgutty in the Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero episode "Chuckle City 500", himself in The Simpsons episode "Adventures in Baby-Getting
  ").
• August 7: Rachel York, American actress (voice of Bitty in Higglytown Heroes, Circe in the Justice League Unlimited episode "This Little Piggy", additional voices in Happy Feet).^[24]
• August 10: Justin Theroux, American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter (voice of Lord Garmadon in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Megamind's Father in Megamind, Miles Knightly in the Rick and Morty episode "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty").^[25]
• August 12: Yvette Nicole Brown, American actress (voice of Amanda Waller in DC Super Hero Girls, Luna in Elena of Avalor, Rhoda Roundhouse in New Looney Tunes, Captain Tully in The Chicken Squad, Cora Beakman in T.O.T.S., Cookie in Pound Puppies).
• August 17: Nick Cross, Canadian animator (Nelvana, Spümcø), storyboard artist (Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", Nelvana, Yin Yang Yo!, Jimmy Two-Shoes, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Uncle Grandpa, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Tig n' Seek), background artist (Cartoon Network Studios), art director (Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", Cartoon Network Studios), writer, director and producer (Uncle Grandpa, Tig n' Seek).
• August 18: Jacob Vargas, Mexican-American actor (voice of Roberto Martinez in Max Steel, Prince Luis in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Sleeping Beauty", Big Alto in The Proud Family episode "The Altos", Cisco Ramon in the Young Justice episode "Exceptional Human Beings").
• August 22:
  Trevor Belmont in Castlevania
  ).
• August 25: Peter Oldring, Canadian actor and comedian (voice of Cody, Tyler, and Ezekiel in the Total Drama franchise).
• August 26: Rob Boutilier, Canadian animator, storyboard artist (Ed, Edd n Eddy, Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, Studio B Productions, The New Woody Woodpecker Show), writer (Ed, Edd n Eddy), director (Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, Studio B Productions) and producer (The Snoopy Show, creator of Kid vs. Kat).
• August 30: Hunilla Fodor, American animator (The Simpsons), lip sync artist (Bless the Harts) and sheet timer (The Simpsons, Mission Hill, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, DreamWorks Animation Television, Big Mouth, Bless the Harts, HouseBroken, Amphibia).

September

• September 1:
  • Dave Wittenberg, South African-born American actor (voice of Lang Rangler in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Kakashi Hatake in Naruto, Green Goblin in Marvel Future Avengers, Rocket Raccoon, Doctor Octopus, and Beast in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, Time Baby in Gravity Falls, Numbuh 74.239 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Upchuck in Ben 10, Ferro Lad in Legion of Super Heroes).
  • Maury Sterling, American actor (voice of Thomas Elliott in Batman: Hush, Parry Francesco in Batman: The Killing Joke).^[26]
• September 2:
  The Boondocks and Seamus in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore).^[27][28]
• September 8:
  • Martin Freeman, English actor (voice of The Pirate with a Scarf in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, Bernard D. Elf in Saving Santa, the title character in Stick Man, Reverend Parris in the Robot Chicken episode "Zero Vegetables", Poe De Spell in the DuckTales episode "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!").
  • David Arquette, American actor (voice of Skully in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Link in Tron: Uprising, Leech in the Static Shock episode "Romeo in the Mix").^[29]
• September 9:
  • Eric Stonestreet, American actor (voice of Minimus in Sofia the First, Duke in The Secret Life of Pets franchise).^[30]
  • Matt Selman, American screenwriter and producer (The Simpsons).
  • Mario D'Anna Jr., American animator, storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation, The Angry Beavers, CatDog, The Ant Bully, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Secret Saturdays, The Goode Family, Neighbors from Hell, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Motorcity, Brickleberry, Bob's Burgers, Central Park, The Bob's Burgers Movie) and director (Bob's Burgers, Central Park, The Great North).
• September 10:
  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX, Cynthia in Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies and Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
  ).
• September 12: Adam Burke, American animator (Pixar), (d. 2018).
• September 14:
  Jumbo Pictures, King of the Hill, Max Steel, Sheep in the Big City, Grim & Evil, Stanley), character designer (The Tick), television writer (The Tick, Celebrity Deathmatch, Superjail!), producer (Superjail!), director and voice actor (voice of Orangusnake and Boss Hosstrich in Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Edward Cullen and Dolphin in the Robot Chicken episode "Casablankman 2", Newscaster in the Metalocalypse episode "Prankklok", Captain Kid in the Harvey Girls Forever! episode "The Dread Pirate Richie", creator and voice of Hank Venture and Monarch in The Venture Bros.
  ).
• September 15:
  Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Nel in Bleach).^[31][32]
• September 16: Amy Poehler, American actress and comedian (voice of Joy in Inside Out, Sally O'Malley in Horton Hears a Who!, Snow White in Shrek the Third, Eleanor in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Jenda in The Simpsons, Duncan and Annie Harris in Duncanville, Gramma in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Have You Seen This Snail?", co-creator of and voice of Bessie Higgenbottom in The Mighty B!).^[33]
• September 18: Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress (voice of Gloria in the Madagascar franchise).^[34]
• September 19:
  • Sanaa Lathan, American actress (voice of Monica in The Golden Blaze, Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show and Family Guy, Catwoman in Harley Quinn).^[35]
  • Selene Luna, Mexican-American actress (voice of Tia Rosita in Coco).
• September 21:
  • Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor (voice of Randy Robertson in Spider-Man, Roland Jackson in Extreme Ghostbusters, Kephra in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "King Midas and the Golden Touch", Mr. Extras in the Big City Greens episode "Virtually Christmas").
  • Luke Wilson, American actor (voice of Jim Stanton in Battle for Terra, Bodi in Rock Dog, Jeff Cooper in Fired on Mars).
• September 28: Craig Kellman, American animator and character designer (Madagascar, Hotel Transylvania, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Trolls, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack).

October

• October 2:
  • Judy Jetson in Jetsons: The Movie, Bambi's Mother and Cheetah in the Robot Chicken episode "Spike Fraser in: Should I Happen to Back Into a Horse").^[36]
  • Chris Savino, American former animator, storyboard artist (Space Goofs, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, Mickey Mouse), writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Cartoon Network Studios, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Mickey Mouse, Get Blake!), director (Johnny Test) and producer (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, creator of The Loud House).
• October 4: Richard Manginsay, Filipino-born American animator (Anastasia, Bartok the Magnificent, Futurama, Film Roman), storyboard artist (Family Guy), character designer (The Simpsons, Dead Space: Downfall) and prop designer (The Simpsons), (d. 2015).^[37]
• October 5: Sam Vincent, Canadian voice actor (voice of Edd in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Krypto in Krypto the Superdog, the title characters in Martin Mystery, and Dr. Dimensionpants, Russell Ferguson in Littlest Pet Shop, Eli Shane in Slugterra, Flim in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and Marvin the Martian in Baby Looney Tunes, H.E.R.B.I.E. in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, continued voice of Lloyd Garmadon in Ninjago, singing voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Underground).
• October 6:
  • Shinji Kawada, Japanese voice actor (voice of Shino Aburame in Naruto).
  • The Miracle Maker).^[38]
• October 13: Sacha Baron Cohen, English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter (voice of King Julien in the Madagascar franchise, Uncle Ugo in Luca, Jakob in The Simpsons episode "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed").
• October 17: Chris Kirkpatrick, American musician, actor and member of NSYNC (voice of Chip Skylark and Skip Sparkypants in The Fairly OddParents, Josh Jason Justin in the Stripperella episode "Eruption Junction, What's Your Function?", himself in The Simpsons episode "New Kids on the Blecch").
• October 20:
  • Into the Wild Green Yonder", The Cleveland Show episode "Back to Cool", the Mike Tyson Mysteries episode "Unsolved Situations", The Simpsons episode "The Great Phatsby", and the New Looney Tunes
    episode "Hip Hop Hare").
  • Rachel House, New Zealand actress (voice of Tala in Moana, Jerry B in Soul, Jacinta in Back to the Outback, Mama Binturong in The Lion Guard, Gladys in Pinecone & Pony, Topaz in the What If...? episode "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?", Parisia in the Amphibia episode "Olm Town Road").
  • Kōichi Tōchika, Japanese voice actor (voice of Neji Hyūga in Naruto, Toyohiro Kanedaichi in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Hawkmon in Digimon Adventure 02).
• October 22: Jennifer Lee, American screenwriter and film director (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
• October 25: Craig Robinson, American actor and comedian (voice of LeVar Brown in The Cleveland Show, Mr. Shark in The Bad Guys, Mr. Grits in Sausage Party, Cookie in Shrek Forever After).
• October 26: Phil Johnston, American screenwriter, director, film producer, and voice actor (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
• October 29: Winona Ryder, American actress (voice of Elsa Van Helsing in Frankenweenie, Allison Taylor in The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Rival", herself in the Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Monte Carlo").^[39]
• October 30:
  • Mike Moon, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros. Animation, Timon & Pumbaa), background artist (The Simpsons, Batman: The Animated Series, Taz-Mania, Cartoon Network Studios), art director (Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), director (House of Mouse) and producer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends).
  • Peter New, Canadian actor and screenwriter (voice of Big McIntosh in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Sunil Nevla in Littlest Pet Shop).

November

• November 1: Chris Prynoski, American animator, director and producer (co-creator of Downtown and Megas XLR, co-founder of Titmouse, Inc.).
• November 3: Seth Kearsley, American animator (The Maxx, The Simpsons, Disney Television Animation), storyboard artist (Timon & Pumbaa, Adelaide Productions, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Bob's Burgers, Phineas and Ferb, Warner Bros. Animation, Illumination, Where's Waldo?, Ella Bella Bingo), writer (Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Phineas and Ferb, The Looney Tunes Show), producer (Slacker Cats) and director (Mummies Alive!, Dilbert, Eight Crazy Nights, Family Guy, Slacker Cats, The Goode Family, The Looney Tunes Show, Where's Waldo?, Trolls: TrollsTopia).
• November 5: Jonny Greenwood, English musician, composer and member of Radiohead (voiced himself in the South Park episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die").
• November 10: Walton Goggins, American actor (voice of Cecil Stedman in Invincible, Hendricks in Spirit Untamed, Enoch in the American Dad! episode "A Nice Night for a Drive", Bubba in the Squidbillies episode "Let 'er R.I.P.").^[40]
• November 11:
  • Henry Wu in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Sarge Charge in Power Players
    ).
  • David DeLuise, American actor (voice of Coop Cooplowski in Megas XLR, Francis Butto in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles).
• November 13: Victor Yerrid, American puppeteer (The Jim Henson Company, Crank Yankers, TripTank), television writer (Word Party) and actor (voice of Anthony Edwards, Kenny G, George W. Bush and David Crosby in Celebrity Deathmatch, Tardy Turtle, Cranky, Crippled Writer and Mr. Hygiene in Greg the Bunny, various characters in Robot Chicken and Mad, Gerald and Dad in Sid the Science Kid, Bailey in Word Party, Dorsal, Mac and Wart in Splash and Bubbles, Blind Boy in the Drawn Together episode "Clum Babies").
• November 20:
  • Enrico Casarosa, Italian-American storyboard artist (101 Dalmatians: The Series, PB&J Otter, Ice Age, Robots), film director (Luca) and writer (Pixar).^[41][42]
  • Joel McHale, American actor and comedian (voice of First Ninja in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Victor Verliezer in Milo Murphy's Law, Prototype Norm Head in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Candace Unplugged", Alex in the BoJack Horseman episode "Yesterdayland", Death Stalker Hemorrhage in the Rick and Morty episode "Rickmancing the Stone").
• November 22: Crystal Scales, American voice actress (voice of Calvin in
  The Boondocks, Tamika in Class of 3000, Meesh in Batman: Gotham Knight, Crystal in Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, Buster Carmichael in the Rugrats episode "A Rugrats Kwanzaa
  ").
• November 23:
  Once Bitten", himself in the Robot Chicken
  episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking").
• November 25: Christina Applegate, American actress (voice of Mary Beth in The Book of Life, Candy in the Father of the Pride episode "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend").
• November 27: John Banh, American animator and storyboard artist (King of the Hill, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Eloise: The Animated Series, Family Guy).
• November 30: Jessalyn Gilsig, Canadian actress (voice of Kayley in Quest for Camelot, Gertrude of Griswald in Young Robin Hood).

December

• December 4: Jennifer Martin, American voice actress (voice of Sara Bellum in The Powerpuff Girls).
• December 13:
  Pete the Cat, Wolfboy and the Everything Factory) and producer (creator of Johnny Bravo
  ).
• December 14: Tia Texada, American actress (voice of Elena Validis in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Talon in Static Shock, Mrs. Alvarez in Handy Manny).
• December 27: Christopher Swindle, American voice actor (voice of Li in
  Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Arthur Rimbaud in Bungo Stray Dogs
  ).

• David Mandel, American television writer and producer (Clerks: The Animated Series, The Simpsons, Kappa Mikey).
• Joe Kelly, American television producer and writer (Man of Action Entertainment).
• Geoff Berner, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and television writer (Kleo the Misfit Unicorn, Ed, Edd n Eddy).
• Gregor Narholz, Austrian composer (SpongeBob SquarePants).
• Bobby Gaylor, American television producer and writer (The PJs, Totally Spies!, Phineas and Ferb, Johnny Test, The Snoopy Show) and voice actor (voice of Buford Van Stormm in Phineas and Ferb).
• Mike Jones, American screenwriter and journalist (Pixar).
• Martin Sherman, American actor (voice of Thomas, Percy, and Diesel in Thomas & Friends, Hu-Hu and Piorno in Spirit of the Forest).^[43]

Deaths

February

• February 5: Ramey Idriss, American songwriter, author, composer and musician (co-wrote The Woody Woodpecker Song), dies at age 59.
• February 20: William Lava, American composer (Looney Tunes, The Pink Panther), dies at age 59.

March

• March 12: Roy Glenn, American actor (voice of Br'er Frog in Song of the South, Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Bungalow), dies from a heart attack at age 56.

May

• May 8: Larry Morey, American lyricist and screenwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 66.^[44]

July

• July 6: Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer (appeared as a giant floating head in the Betty Boop cartoon I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You), dies at age 69.^[45][46]
• July 7:
  Walt Disney Company, Ub Iwerks Films, co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit), dies at age 70.^[47]
• July 15:
  Timid Tabby, Touché Turtle in Touché Turtle and Dum Dum), dies at age 58.^[48]
• July 17: Cliff Edwards, American singer, musician and actor (voice of Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, Fun and Fancy Free and From All of Us to All of You, and Jim Crow in Dumbo), dies at age 76 from cardiac arrest.^[49][50]

August

• Specific date unknown: Julius Svendsen, Norwegian-American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 51 or 52.^[51]

September

• September 7: Spring Byington, American actress (model for Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty), dies at age 84.^{[52][53][54][55]}
• September 16: William Garity, American inventor and audio engineer (Fantasound), dies at age 72.
• September 23: Billy Gilbert, American comedian and actor (voice of Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Willie the Giant in Fun and Fancy Free), dies at age 77.^[56]

October

• October 9: Billy Costello, American actor (original voice of Popeye), dies at age 73.^[57]
• October 25:
  Farmer Alfalfa, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Deputy Dawg), dies at age 84.^[58]
• October 31: Robert Gribbroek, American animator, lay-out artist and background painter (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 65.^[59]

December

• December 13:
  Warner Bros Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 67.^[60][61][62]
• December 20:
  Walt Disney Company) and brother of Walt Disney, dies at age 78 from an intracranial hemorrhage.^[63]
• December 28:
  Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz Productions
  ), dies at age 80 from a heart attack.

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