January •
January 2: Joe Liss, American television writer (
3-South,
SpongeBob SquarePants,
Drawn Together,
George of the Jungle,
Yin Yang Yo!,
Spaceballs: The Animated Series,
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil). •
January 4:
April Winchell, American voice actress (voice of Peg in
Goof Troop, Muriel Finster in
Recess, Lydia Pearson in
Pepper Ann, Sylvia in
Wander Over Yonder,
Cruella de Vil in
101 Dalmatians: The Series, Black Heron in
DuckTales, Terk in
The Legend of Tarzan, Mrs. Herman in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Queen Voratia Rumbletum in the
Ben 10: Omniverse episode "Tummy Trouble", continued voice of
Clarabelle Cow). •
January 12: •
Oliver Platt, American actor (voice of
Hades in
Wonder Woman, Everburn in
Sofia the First, Documentary Narrator in the
American Dad! episode "Next of Pin"). • Jorge Pupo, Cuban-American actor (voice of the title character in the
Courage the Cowardly Dog episode "King of Flan"). •
January 15:
Kelly Asbury, American storyboard artist (
Walt Disney Animation Studios), screenwriter, actor (voice of Master of Ceremonies and Fiddlesworth in
Shrek the Third, Red Goon Gnomes in
Gnomeo & Juliet), author/illustrator and film director (
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,
Shrek 2,
Gnomeo and Juliet,
Smurfs: The Lost Village,
UglyDolls), (d.
2020). •
January 17:
Tracey Moore, Canadian voice actress and director (voice of
the title character in the
DIC dub of
Sailor Moon,
Princess Toadstool in
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and
Super Mario World, George in
George Shrinks, Marcus Snarkis in
Flying Rhino Junior High). •
January 25:
Audrey Wells, American producer, director and screenwriter (
Over the Moon), (d.
2018). •
January 27:
Philip Rosenthal, American television writer, producer and actor (voice of TV Dad in
The Simpsons Movie, Danny Bananas in the
BoJack Horseman episode "A Little Uneven, Is All", himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Undercover Burns"). •
January 29: •
JG Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer (
The Venture Bros.,
Archer). •
Steve Sax, American former professional baseball player and coach (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Homer at the Bat").
February •
February 1:
Mark Dodson, American voice actor (voice of Cookie Crook and Cookie Cop in ads for
Cookie Crisp, Henchmoles in the
Darkwing Duck episode "Aduckyphobia", the Locomotive Kid in the
Bonkers episode "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains"), (d.
2024). •
February 3:
Aron Abrams, American television producer and writer (
King of the Hill,
Glenn Martin, DDS, ''
Bob's Burgers''), (d.
2010). •
February 6:
Harry Thompson, British radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and television writer (co-creator of
Monkey Dust), (d.
2005). •
February 7: •
Robert Smigel, American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer (
TV Funhouse,
Hotel Transylvania and
Leo). •
Yasunori Matsumoto, Japanese actor (voice of Eren Kruger in
Attack on Titan, Jean Havoc in
Fullmetal Alchemist, Japanese dub voice of the title character in
Turbo,
Robin in
Batman: The Animated Series, and Roddy in
Flushed Away). •
February 14: Achiu So, American animator (
Hanna-Barbera,
Meena), storyboard artist (
WildBrain,
Santa, Baby!,
Futurama,
The Cleveland Show,
How Murray Saved Christmas,
Family Guy,
American Dad!) and background artist (
WildBrain). •
February 17:
Thom Adcox-Hernandez, American actor (voice of Lexington in
Gargoyles,
the title character in season 1 of
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Dipstick in
101 Dalmatians: The Series, Simon Lear in
Invasion America, Deputy Bean in
Tom Sawyer, Mr. Marsh in
All Grown Up!, Pupert in
The Buzz on Maggie, the
Tinkerer in
The Spectacular Spider-Man, Sparkplug in
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, Flint in
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure,
Klarion the Witch Boy in
Young Justice). •
February 18:
Tony Anselmo, American voice actor (continued voice of
Donald Duck) and animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios,
The Simpsons). •
February 19: Charles Schneider, American television writer (
The New Woody Woodpecker Show,
Poochini,
Tom and Jerry Tales). •
February 20: •
Joel Hodgson, American actor, comedian (voice of Bill Dewey in
Steven Universe, Tommy in
Welcome to the Wayne) and television writer (
Space Ghost Coast to Coast). •
Shoji Kawamori, Japanese anime creator, producer, screenwriter, visual artist, and mecha designer (
Macross). •
Wendee Lee, American voice actress (voice of
Bulma in the
Dragon Ball franchise, T.K. Takaishi in
Digimon Adventure,
Faye Valentine in
Cowboy Bebop, Moegi in
Naruto, Queen Serenity in the
Viz Media dub of
Sailor Moon, Vanessa Leeds in
Robotech, Kiva Andru in
Megas XLR, Yoruichi Shihoin, Tatsuki Arisawa and Ururu Tsumugiya in
Bleach, Angel in
The Big O, Kiyone Makibi in
Tenchi in Tokyo, Twilight Suzuka in
Outlaw Star, the title character in
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya). •
February 28: Wojciech Paszkowski, Polish actor (Polish dub voice of Maurice in
the Madagascar franchise, Dinky Dalton in
The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Great Gazoo in
The Flintstones, Roy Rooster in
Garfield and Friends, Herbert Landon and Whistler and
Captain America in
Spider-Man,
Galactus and
Blastaar in
Fantastic Four,
Bruce Banner and Hulk in
Iron Man,
Timon in
Timon and Pumbaa,
Randy Marsh and
Conan O'Brien and
Barack Obama in
South Park,
Beta Ray Bill in
Silver Surfer, Zapp Brannigan in
Futurama, Catbert in
Dilbert,
Skeletor in
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Red Alert and Wing Saber in
Transformers: Cybertron, Poe in
Ruby Gloom,
Black Manta and
Jason Blood and Etrigan in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold,
Nick Fury and Jack Fury in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, J.A.R.V.I.S. and Uncle Ben in Ultimate Spider-Man, Flam and Gustave le Grande and Star Swirl the Bearded in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''), (d.
2024).
March •
March 1: William Schifrin, American screenwriter (
Nickelodeon Animation Studio,
Quest for Camelot,
Warner Bros. Animation,
Freefonix,
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty,
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild). •
March 4:
Vicky Jenson, American animator (
FernGully: The Last Rainforest), storyboard artist (
Heathcliff,
Filmation,
Marvel Productions,
Police Academy,
Dink, the Little Dinosaur,
Warner Bros. Animation,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest,
The Ren & Stimpy Show,
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show,
The Baby Huey Show,
DreamWorks Animation), character designer (
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures,
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw,
Beethoven), background artist (
Hanna-Barbera,
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures,
Christmas in Tattertown,
The Ren & Stimpy Show), art director (
FernGully: The Last Rainforest,
Beethoven), production designer (
Computer Warriors,
The Road to El Dorado), writer (
The Baby Huey Show) and director (
The Baby Huey Show,
Shrek,
Shark Tale). •
March 12: •
Kipp Lennon, American musician and member of
Venice (voice of Michael Jackstone in ''
The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special, singing voice of Leon Kompowsky in The Simpsons'' episodes "
Stark Raving Dad" and "
Mr. Lisa's Opus", additional voices in
The Story of Santa Claus). • Robin Klein, American casting director (
Foodfight!), (d.
2004). •
March 13: •
Adam Clayton, English-born Irish musician, bassist and member of
U2 (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Trash of the Titans"). •
Joe Ranft, American screenwriter, animator, and voice actor (
Walt Disney Animation Studios,
Pixar), (d.
2005). •
March 17:
Vicki Lewis, American actress (voice of
Wonder Woman in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Deb and Flo in
Finding Nemo, Beret Girl in
An Extremely Goofy Movie, Serena in the
Ben 10: Alien Force episode "X = Ben + 2", Agent Locke in the
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode "The Widening Gyre"). •
March 26:
Jennifer Grey, American actress (voice of Mrs. Kurokawa in
The Wind Rises, Edna in
Duck Duck Goose, various characters in
Phineas and Ferb). •
March 28:
Erika Scheimer. American voice actress (voice of various characters in
She-Ra: Princess of Power, Shock Clock, Skelevator and Cory in
Ghostbusters, Tweeterbell in
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Bratman in
Hero High, Marcia Brady in season 2 of
The Brady Kids). •
March 29:
Hiromi Tsuru, Japanese actress and narrator (voice of
Bulma in the
Dragon Ball franchise, Meryl Strife in
Trigun, Ukyo Kuonji in
Ranma ½, Mikami in
Ghost Sweeper Mikami), (d.
2017). •
March 31:
Michelle Nicastro, American actress, singer and musician (voice of Odette in
The Swan Princess) (d.
2010).
April •
April 3: Younghee Higa, American animation checker (
The Simpsons,
King of the Hill,
Oh Yeah! Cartoons,
Hey Arnold!), sheet timer (
The Simpsons,
King of the Hill,
CatDog,
Hey Arnold!,
Klasky Csupo,
Family Guy,
Ben 10,
American Dad!,
Dawn of the Croods,
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!,
Central Park), lip sync artist (
Rugrats) and director (
ChalkZone). •
April 4: •
Hugo Weaving, English actor (voice of Bill Barnacle in
The Magic Pudding, Noah in
Happy Feet and
Happy Feet Two, Noctus and Grimble in ''
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole''). •
Lorraine Toussaint, Trinidadian actress (voice of Shadow Weaver in
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Rashida Remington in
Big City Greens, Masago in the
Star Wars: Visions episode "Akakiri", Emily Ghost in the
Summer Camp Island episode "The Emily Ghost Institute for Manners and Magical Etiquette", Dr. Franklin in the
Static Shock episode "Jimmy", Dr. Lullah in
StuGo). •
April 8:
John Schneider, American actor and singer (voice of Bo Duke in
The Dukes, Dan the Forest Ranger in
The Raccoons and the Lost Star, Rick O'Connell in
The Mummy, Ace in the
King of the Hill episode "You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)"). •
April 14:
Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian (voice of
Hulk Hogan in ''
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, Big Dog in 2 Stupid Dogs, Fatso in Casper, Bibbo Bibbowski and Lobo in Superman: The Animated Series, Boss Beaver in Timon & Pumbaa, Trypticon in The Transformers, Gusteau in Ratatouille, Hook Hand in the Tangled franchise, Eeyore in Christopher Robin and Ralph Breaks the Internet, Grin in Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, Krang in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Phil in Toonsylvania, Bloat in Finding Nemo, Tank in An Extremely Goofy Movie, Lord of Nightmares in the Earthworm Jim'' episode "Evil in Love"). •
April 25:
Olivier Jean-Marie, French animator (
Robo Story,
Albert the 5th Musketeer, ''
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop), background artist (Clémentine), storyboard artist (Spiff and Hercules, Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers, Snow White: The Sequel), writer (Rabbids Invasion) and director (Les Minikeums, Xilam, creator of Zig & Sharko, co-creator of Rolling with the Ronks!''), (d.
2021). •
April 27:
Javier Fernandez-Peña, Spanish actor (voice of
Spanish Buzz in
Toy Story 3, additional voices in
The Amazing World of Gumball). •
April 29:
Steve Blum, American actor (voice of
Spike Spiegel in
Cowboy Bebop, Roger Smith in
The Big O, Mugen in
Samurai Champloo,
Orochimaru in
Naruto,
Shishio Makoto in
Rurouni Kenshin, Heatblast and Vilgax in
Ben 10,
Green Goblin in
The Spectacular Spider-Man, Amon in
The Legend of Korra,
Wolverine in numerous
Marvel productions, Jamie in
Megas XLR, Zeb Orrelios in
Star Wars Rebels, continued voice of TOM in
Toonami).
May •
May 6:
John Flansburgh, American musician and member of
They Might Be Giants (performed the theme songs of
Higglytown Heroes and
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). •
May 10:
Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist and member of
U2 (voice of Clay Calloway in
Sing 2, himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Trash of the Titans"). •
May 18:
Maldwyn Pope, Welsh musician and composer (performed the theme song of
Fireman Sam). •
May 19:
Jann Carl, American television host (voice of Jann Starl in
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol). •
May 20: •
Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director (voice of the
title character in
Tarzan). •
John Billingsley, American actor (voice of Dr. Psy-Q Hi in
Duck Dodgers, Dr. Henklefust in the
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "The Night the Clown Cried II: Tears of Doom!"). •
May 22:
Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, artist, screenwriter and actor (
Neon Genesis Evangelion). •
May 23:
Robert Leighton, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, puzzle writer, humorist and television writer (
KaBlam!,
Ed, Edd n Eddy). •
May 29:
Neil Crone, Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker (voice of Gordon the Big Engine, Diesel 10 and Splatter in
Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Mr. Flack in the
The Magic School Bus episode "Out of This World", Dr. T. in
Slam Dunk, Tony in the
Paw Patrol franchise, Perky in
Erky Perky, reprised voice of Gordon the Big Engine in
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go). •
May 31: •
Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian and writer (voice of Klokateer and Dr. Commander Vermin Chuntspinkton in
Metalocalypse, Dogbert in
Dilbert, Chris Sizemore, Ed Burnett and Rob Holguin in
King of the Hill, Dr. Reamus Elliott in the
Duckman episode "All About Elliott", Triton in the
Hercules episode "Hercules and the Son of Poseidon", Space Drifter in the
Minoriteam episode "Space Driftin", Chris in the
Code Monkeys episode "Benny's Birthday", V-Giny in the
Futurama episode "
In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela", Captain and Lord Poltergeist in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Ghoul Fools"). •
Mark Dindal, American animator, screenwriter, character designer, storyboard artist, voice actor and film director (''
Cats Don't Dance, The Emperor's New Groove, Chicken Little''). •
Don Harvey, American actor (voice of Chucko in
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and
Justice League Unlimited, Gnaww in the
Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Main Man", Milos Duncek in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "The Haunted Sonata").
June •
June 3:
Andrei Svislotski, Russian animator and director (
Curious George,
Rugrats,
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, ''
Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Duckman''), (d.
2022). •
June 8:
Gary Trousdale, American animator, director, and screenwriter (
Walt Disney Animation Studios). •
June 11:
Bill Schultz, American animation producer (
Film Roman,
Cartoon Network,
Mike Young Productions,
True and the Rainbow Kingdom). •
June 15: Michael Sicoly, American former actor (voice of Papa in season 1 of
The Baby Huey Show, Gorgeous in season 1 of
Space Goofs, additional voices in
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and
Gadget & the Gadgetinis). •
June 17:
Thomas Haden Church, American actor (voice of Dwayne in
Over the Hedge,
Killer Moth in the
Teen Titans episode "Date with Destiny", Quillgin in the
Regular Show episode "The Christmas Special"). •
June 22:
Catherine Disher, Canadian actress (voice of
Jean Grey in
X-Men: The Animated Series and
Spider-Man, Mrs. Goose in
Franklin, Bromley Polie in
Rolie Polie Olie). •
Specific date unknown:
Chad Webber, American graphic designer and former child actor (voice of
Charlie Brown in
Snoopy Come Home, ''
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown and There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'').
July •
July 2:
Terry Rossio, American screenwriter (
Aladdin,
Shrek). •
July 10:
Jeff Bergman, American actor (continued voice of various characters in the
Looney Tunes franchise). •
July 14:
Jane Lynch, American actress and comedian (voice of Sergeant Calhoun in
Wreck-It Ralph and
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Gretched in
Shrek Forever After, Alice in
Rio, Dotty Campbell in
Family Guy, Madame Rothchild in
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Jackie Greenway in
Handy Manny,
Nebula in
The Super Hero Squad Show, Mrs. Johnson in
Phineas and Ferb, Mrs. Locks in
Goldie and Bear, Supersonic Sue in
Big Hero 6: The Series, Ole Golly in
Harriet the Spy). •
July 15:
Willie Aames, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (continued voice of Jamie Boyle in
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, voice of Hank the Ranger in
Dungeons & Dragons). •
July 19:
Steve Viksten, American voice actor (voice of Oskar Kokoshka in
Hey Arnold!) and television writer (
Rugrats,
Duckman,
Hey Arnold!,
Recess,
Higglytown Heroes,
The Simpsons), (d.
2014). •
July 22:
John Leguizamo, American actor and comedian (voice of Sid in the
Ice Age franchise,
Bruno Madrigal in
Encanto, Gune in
Titan A.E.). •
July 23:
Jim Kammerud, American director, writer, producer and animator (
Walt Disney Company). •
July 26:
Ned Goldreyer, American television producer and writer (
The Simpsons,
Dilbert,
Back at the Barnyard). •
July 30:
Richard Linklater, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (
Waking Life,
A Scanner Darkly,
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood).
August •
August 5:
John Mariano, American actor (voice of Bobby in
Animaniacs, Agent D in
Men in Black: The Series, Sewer Czar in
The Tick episode "The Tick vs. Filth"). •
August 7:
David Duchovny, American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist and singer-songwriter (voice of Tiny Jesus in
Queer Duck: The Movie, Ice Cream Man in
10 Year Old Tom,
Fox Mulder in the
Eek! The Cat episode "Eek Space-9" and
The Simpsons episode "
The Springfield Files", Richard in the
Duckman episode "The Girls of Route Canal", himself in the
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Metaphors"). •
August 10: •
Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor (voice of
Puss in Boots in the
Shrek franchise). •
Sunao Katabuchi, Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. •
August 13: Stevan Wahl, American animator (
The Brave Little Toaster,
Bill Melendez Productions,
Rover Dangerfield, ''
Bebe's Kids, Cats Don't Dance, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Rugrats Go Wild, Futurama, Curious George, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol) and storyboard artist (Dan Vs., Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Harper House''). •
August 17:
Sean Penn, American actor (voice of Terence in
The Angry Birds Movie, himself in the
Family Guy episode "Hot Shots"). •
August 23 Chris Potter, Canadian actor (voice of
Gambit in
X-Men: The Animated Series and
Spider-Man). •
August 28: •
Barry Purves, English animator. •
Jodi Carlisle, American actress (voice of Marianne Thornberry in
The Wild Thornberrys, Dr. Sara Bellum in
Darkwing Duck, Wendy Richter and The Fabulous Moolah in ''
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'').
September •
September 1:
Joseph Williams, American singer, songwriter and composer (singing voice of adult
Simba in
The Lion King, performed the
Adventures of the Gummi Bears theme). •
September 8:
Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter (voice of Opal in
Steven Universe). •
September 13: •
Greg Baldwin, American voice actor (continued voice of Aku in
Samurai Jack,
Splinter in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and
Iroh in
Avatar: The Last Airbender). •
David Fine, Canadian filmmaker (
George and Rosemary,
In and Out, ''
Bob's Birthday, Shaun the Sheep, Animal Behaviour, co-creator of Bob and Margaret and Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy''). •
September 16:
Mike Mignola, American comic writer and author (
Atlantis: The Lost Empire,
Hellboy Animated,
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, designed
Mr. Freeze for
Batman: The Animated Series). •
September 21:
David James Elliott, Canadian actor (voice of Romac in the
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Star Crossed",
Thor in the
Hercules episode "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods"). •
September 27: •
Debi Derryberry, American voice actress (voice of the title character in
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,
Tinker Bell in
Peter Pan & the Pirates, Jake Tasmanian Devil in
Taz-Mania,
Wednesday Addams in
The Addams Family, Simon Sez in
Ben 10,
Ryo-Ohki in
Tenchi Muyo!, Candy in
Glitter Force, Maya Aida / Glitter Heart in
Glitter Force Doki Doki, Diana in the
Viz Media dub of
Sailor Moon, Cheer Bear in
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic). •
J. Allen Williams, American animator (
Darkstar: The Interactive Movie). •
David Gasman, American actor (voice of
Goku in the
AB Groupe dub of
Dragon Ball Z, William Dunbar in
Code Lyoko, Clay Bailey in
Xiaolin Chronicles, Henri in
My Knight and Me, John, Nansen, and Pesci in
Rabbids Invasion). •
September 30:
Vincent Waller, American animator (
Spümcø), storyboard artist (
Hanna-Barbera,
DIC Entertainment,
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,
Spümcø,
The Tick,
The Baby Huey Show,
Earthworm Jim,
Duckman,
SpongeBob SquarePants,
Cartoon Network Studios, ''
The X's), character designer (The Ren & Stimpy Show, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law), prop designer (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, SpongeBob SquarePants), background artist, art director (Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law), overseas supervisor (Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child), technical director (SpongeBob SquarePants), writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Baby Huey Show, Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", Evil Con Carne, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), director (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, 2 Stupid Dogs, The Oblongs, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'') and producer (
Nickelodeon Animation Studio).
October •
October 4:
Loren Lester, American voice actor (voice of
Dick Grayson in the
DC Animated Universe,
Barbecue in
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Rick Gordon in
Defenders of the Earth,
Jordan Knight in
New Kids on the Block,
Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold,
Danny Rand/Iron Fist in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''). •
October 9:
Madeleine Blaustein, American voice actress and comic book writer (voice of
Meowth in
seasons 1-
8 of
Pokémon, Dr. K and Mayor of Bubble Town in
Cubix: Robots for Everyone,
Solomon Muto and Zygor in
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Oslo, Burnt Meatballs, Chef, Audience and King Hungry the Ate in
Fighting Foodons, Chef Kawasaki, Waddle Doo, Professor Curio, Tuggle, Gengu, Melman and Biblio in
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Wally Tusket, Comrade Turbinski and Lord Flash in
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, Principal, Police Officer and Chief of Police in
Sonic X, Migeira in
Samurai Deeper Kyo, Dr. Kureha in the
4Kids dub of
One Piece, Overkill in
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Topher, Sartorius Kumar and Professor in
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Helga in season 1 of
Dinosaur King, Shoe the Shoebill in ''
Impy's Island and Impy's Wonderland
, Grizzlepuss in The Little Panda Fighter, Rassimov in Huntik: Secrets & Seekers''), (d.
2008). •
October 10:
Dan Ferro, American actor (voice of T.J. Finger in the
Bonkers episode "The Final Review", Gang Banger #1 and Goon #2 in the
Gargoyles episode "For It May Come True"), (d.
2022). •
October 16: Mark Barrows, American effects animator (
BraveStarr,
Walt Disney Animation Studios,
The Simpsons Movie), (d.
2021). •
October 18:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer (voice of
Dracula Rhett Butler and himself in the
Robot Chicken episode "Maurice Was Caught", Master Croc in
Kung Fu Panda 2 and
Kung Fu Panda 3, Jean Clawed in
Minions: The Rise of Gru). •
October 21:
Paul Rugg, American television writer and producer (
Warner Bros. Animation,
The 7D) and actor (voice of Mr. Director in
Animaniacs, the title character in
Freakazoid! and the
Teen Titans Go! episode "Huggbees",
Nostradamus in
Histeria!, Dark Lord Chuckles in
Dave the Barbarian, Hans Rotwood in
American Dragon: Jake Long, Lord Starchbottom in
The 7D, Artephius in
The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Cricket in
Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Gweelok in
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Cantalop, Ted Viking, and the President of the Universe in ''
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes''). •
October 24:
BD Wong, American actor (voice of Li Shang in
Mulan and
Mulan II, the
Wolf,
Aladdin, and the
Genie in
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, Hon Wing in
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Will Du in the
Kim Possible episode "Number One", Toad Liu Hai in the
DuckTales episode "The House of the Lucky Gander!"). •
October 29: Valery Pappas, American actress (voice of Shriek in
Skeleton Warriors, Stiffany Deathman and Mother Screetch in
Toonsylvania, Jean Farrel, Mother Bear and Eleanor Dewberry in
Timon & Pumbaa, High Strung Chicken in ''
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, Eden in the Aladdin episode "Some Enchanted Genie", Ghost Bride in the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Till Death Do Us Start", Auntie Foo Foo in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper episode "Family Reunion", Girl #2, Mom #3 and Actress in the Cow and Chicken episode "Child Star", Piper in the Pepper Ann episode "One Angry Woman", Ivana Sugardadsky in the Back at the Barnyard episode "The Farmer Takes a Woman", additional voices in Problem Child, Men in Black: The Series, Mad Jack the Pirate, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome'').
November •
November 4:
Kathy Griffin, American actress and comedian (voice of Alice in
Dilbert, Caroline in
Lion of Oz, Roxanne Gaines in
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, the Bridesmaid in
Stripperella, Rhoga in
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone, Vera in ''
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures, Taran in Shrek Forever After, Francine Rhenquist in The Simpsons episode "Bye Bye Nerdie", Luis Agent Autumn Summerfield in the What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' episode "The Unnatural"). •
November 5: •
Tilda Swinton, British actress (voice of Wood Sprite in ''
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Oracle in Isle of Dogs, Ancient One in the What If...?'' episode "
What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?"). •
Snežana Bogdanović, Serbian actress (additional voices in
Courage the Cowardly Dog). •
November 6:
Eddie Korbich, American actor (voice of Al and Moo Sleech in
Doug, Flick Duck, Edouard Snooty, Ootsie and Bootsie Snooty in
PB&J Otter). •
November 8: •
Nell Scovell, American television writer (
The Simpsons,
The Critic,
Space Ghost Coast to Coast). •
Megan Cavanagh, American actress (voice of Judy Neutron in
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Julia in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Luna in
Winx Club, Brunhilda in
Back at the Barnyard, Stern Fern in
The Loud House). •
November 10:
Neil Gaiman, English author (voice of Albert the Manservant in ''
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!, Snowball V in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII", himself in the Arthur episode "Falafelosophy" and The Simpsons'' episode "
The Book Job"). •
November 11:
Stanley Tucci, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Herb Kazzaz in
BoJack Horseman,
Leonardo da Vinci in
Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Giovanni Caproni in
The Wind Rises, Boldo in
The Tale of Despereaux, Bitsy Brandenham in
Central Park, Herb Copperbottom in
Robots, Abraham Erskine in the
What If...? episode "
What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?"). •
November 13:
Neil Flynn, American actor (voice of XR in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Mr. Bannister in
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja,
Jonathan Kent in
Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Weather News Network Producer in
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Turpin in the
King of the Hill episode "Arlen City Bomber", Max Flush in the ''
Bob's Burgers'' episode "O.T.: The Outside Toilet"). •
November 14: Hana Kukal, Slovak-born Canadian animator (
Atkinson Film-Arts,
The Raccoons,
FernGully: The Last Rainforest,
Rupert,
Lacewood Productions,
Once Upon a Forest,
Problem Child,
Eight Crazy Nights,
The Secret World of Benjamin Bear), storyboard artist (''
Stickin' Around, Hippo Tub Co.
, Pound Puppies, Almost Naked Animals, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, PAW Patrol) and director (Katie and Orbie, Dirtgirlworld''), (d.
2020). •
November 17:
RuPaul, American television personality and actor (voice of Mr. X in
Amphibia, Queen Chante in
The Simpsons episode "
Werking Mom"). •
November 18:
Elizabeth Perkins, American actress (voice of Coral in
Finding Nemo, Phyllis in
My Little Pony: A New Generation, Jan Shaw, Mrs. Ashmore and Sherilyn in
King of the Hill,
Aunt May/Quippy Spider-Man in
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). •
November 19:
Olivier Jean-Marie, French animator (
Robo Story,
Albert the 5th Musketeer, ''
Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop), background artist (Clémentine), storyboard artist (Spiff and Hercules, Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers, Snow White: The Sequel), writer (Rabbids Invasion) and director (Les Minikeums, Xilam, creator of Zig & Sharko, co-creator of Rolling with the Ronks!''), (d.
2021). •
December 21:
Raymie Muzquiz, American animator, sheet timer (
Rugrats,
Duckman,
The Rugrats Movie), storyboard artist (
Klasky Csupo,
The Simpsons, ''
Bobby's World, Squirrel Boy, Dinosaur Train) and director (Duckman, Rugrats, The Electric Piper, Hey Arnold!, Drawn Together, Squirrel Boy, Sit Down, Shut Up, Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Disenchantment''). •
December 23:
Mutsumi Inomata, Japanese animator (
Fist of the North Star,
Urusei Yatsura,
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny,
Space Warrior Baldios,
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko,
City Hunter), (d.
2024). •
December 24:
Glenn McQueen, Canadian animator (
Pixar), (d.
2002). •
December 26:
Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor (voice of Chief Tui in the
Moana franchise,
Boba Fett in the
Star Wars: Visions episode "Tatooine Rhapsody"). •
December 28:
Jeff Martin, American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons,
Baby Blues). •
December 31:
Chuck Sheetz, American animator, storyboard artist (
King of the Hill), sheet timer (
The Simpsons, ''
Rocko's Modern Life, Klutter!, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman, Recess: School's Out), director (Film Roman, Recess, Welcome to Eltingville, Drawn Together, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Fresh Beat Band of Spies, The Powerpuff Girls, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Llama Llama, Duncanville, The Harper House) and producer (Recess, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!'').
Specific date unknown •
Michael Rowe, American television writer and producer (
ALF Tales,
The PJs,
Futurama,
Family Guy,
Brickleberry,
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series). •
Jon Vitti, American screenwriter and producer (
The Simpsons,
The Critic,
King of the Hill,
The Simpsons Movie,
Alvin and the Chipmunks,
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,
The Angry Birds Movie). • Sib Ventress, American television writer (
Disney Television Animation,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio,
Animaniacs,
Dumb and Dumber,
C Bear and Jamal,
The Mask,
Our Friend, Martin,
Sitting Ducks,
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage,
Pound Puppies,
Slugterra,
Goldie & Bear,
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz,
Guardians of the Galaxy,
Cannon Busters,
Spidey and His Amazing Friends,
Octonauts: Above & Beyond). • Nick Rijgersberg, Canadian animator (''
It's Punky Brewster, The Nutcracker Prince, The Raccoons, The Ren & Stimpy Show, CINAR, What's with Andy?), storyboard artist (Inspector Gadget, Bob the Builder), overseas supervisor (Conan the Adventurer) and director (CINAR, Bratz: Starrin' & Stylin', Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz''), (d.
2020). • Antoine Guilbaud, French-born American animator, storyboard artist (
The Angry Beavers,
Rugrats,
CatDog,
Baby Blues,
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers,
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows,
Camp Lazlo,
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,
Phineas and Ferb), character designer (
Rugrats), background artist, prop designer (''
Rocko's Modern Life), color stylist (What a Cartoon!), art director (Oswald), writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Camp Lazlo, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Phineas and Ferb, Zip Zip) and producer (creator of Get Blake!''). • Dan Riba, American animator, storyboard artist (
Ruby-Spears Enterprises,
DIC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation,
Cartoon Network Studios,
Dragons: Race to the Edge,
Harvey Girls Forever!), character designer (
Batman: The Animated Series,
Batman Beyond), sheet timer (
Superman: The Animated Series) and director (
ALF: The Animated Series,
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,
Warner Bros. Animation,
Turok: Son of Stone,
Ben 10,
DreamWorks Animation Television). •
Wendy Tilby, Canadian animator. ==Deaths==