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This is a list of events in animation in 2021.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- January 3:
- In The Simpsons episode "The Dad-Feelings Limited" actor Dan Aykroyd is special guest voice.[1]
- The first episode of The Great North is broadcast.
- January 15: HBO Max added its new "Animation" landing page.[2]
- January 25: Disney+ decides to remove Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Aristocats and Swiss Family Robinson from their kids profiles due to certain scenes featuring unfortunate old-fashioned racial stereotypes. They remain available to adult viewers.[3]
- January 28: After more than 10 years, Roger Craig Smith will no longer be the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog.[4]
February[edit]
- February 2: Kid Cosmic premiered on Netflix and has been renewed for two more seasons.
- February 9: Disney shuts down Blue Sky Studios due to current "economic realities" related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- February 15: Pop singer Gala releases a music video, Parallel Lines, with animation by Nina Paley.[6]
- February 22: Voice actor Harry Shearer announces he will no longer voice the African-American character Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons, with Kevin Michael Richardson taking the role.[7]
- February 23: Monster High was announced to come back with a live-action movie and animated series on Nickelodeon.
- February 26: Tom and Jerry was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.
March[edit]
- March 4:
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was released on the launch of Paramount+.
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years premiered on Paramount+.
- March 5: Raya and the Last Dragon was released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ (with Premier Access).
- March 6: New York Times Columnist, Charles M. Blow, claims that the Looney Tunes character, Pepé Le Pew, was a "normalized rape culture". After that, the character is removed from Space Jam: A New Legacy and will no longer be in every other current/future Warner Bros. projects in response to the George Floyd protests.[8][9][10][11]
- March 10: South Park releases another pandemic special.[12]
- March 14: In The Simpsons episode "Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars" film director J. J. Abrams and actor Greg Grunberg are special guest voices.[13]
- March 15: DuckTales (2017) aired its final episode lasting 90 minutes, appropriately titled "The Last Adventure!".
- March 21: The 700th episode of The Simpsons, "Manger Things", premiered. The couch gag is animated by Bill Plympton.[14]
- March 21: Lebanese animated feature Alephia 2053 released on YouTube and streaming platforms.[15]
- March 26: The SpongeBob SquarePants episode, "Mid-Life Crustacean" was removed and will not be available to stream on Paramount+ due to the panty raid scene, while "Kwarantined Krab" decides not to air from Nickelodeon due to similarities to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
- March 28: In The Simpsons episode Uncut Femmes, rock musician Bob Seger is special guest voice.[17]
- March 29:
- The first episode of an animated series based on Pieter De Poortere's gag comic Boerke (in English: Dickie) airs on television.[18]
- 101 Dalmatian Street makes its US cable television premiere.[19]
April[edit]
- April 7:
- Cartoon Network Studios Europe is rebranded as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
- Blue Sky Studios closes down.
- April 18: In The Simpsons episode Panic on the Streets of Springfield actor Benedict Cumberbatch is special guest voice.[20][21]
- April 25: 93rd Academy Awards:
- Soul, directed by Pete Docter and Dana Murray, produced by Pixar, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The soundtrack, composed by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score.[22]
- If Anything Happens I Love You, directed by Michael Govier and Will McCormack, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[22]
May[edit]
- May 9: In The Simpsons episode Mother and Child Reunion film director Werner Herzog, analyst Nate Silver and TV host George Stephanopoulos appear as special guest voices.[23]
- May 16: In The Simpsons episode The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. TV presenter and actor Stephen Fry appears as special guest voice.[24]
- May 23: Actor Ian McShane plays special guest voice in The Simpsons episode The Last Barfighter.[25]
- May 31: The first episode of HouseBroken is broadcast.[26][27]
June[edit]
- June 11: Rainbow High premieres its season 1 finale on YouTube.
- June 18: Luca premiered on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically in the United States.[28]
July[edit]
- July 2: The Boss Baby: Family Business was released simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock.
- July 16:
- Space Jam: A New Legacy was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.
- Rainbow High premieres the first episode of its second season .
- July 31: The Owl House episode titled, "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door" premieres to critical acclaim towards Luz and Amity officially dating making them the first animated couple on a Disney animated series.[29]
August[edit]
- August 6: Animaniacs announced that their second season will premiere on November 5. A teaser is uploaded on YouTube to celebrate the news.[30]
- August 11: What If...? an animated anthology series produced by Marvel Studios, premiered on Disney+.[31]
- August 20: PAW Patrol: The Movie was released simultaneously in theaters and streaming on Paramount+.
September[edit]
- September 13: The preschool block, Cartoonito, was released on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.
- September 18: After 18 years, Family Guy officially leaves Adult Swim.[32][33]
October[edit]
- October 2: The third season of Amphibia premieres to critical acclaim.
- October 10: Animaniacs reveals a sneak peek of the show's upcoming second season at New York Comic Con during a virtual event and is later released on YouTube by Hulu. [34]
- October 15: Michael Caine, American actor (voice of Lord Redbrick in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, and Finn McMissile in Cars 2) has announced today that he has retired from acting.[35][36]
- October 22: Maya and the Three will premiere on Netflix
November[edit]
- November 5: The second season of Animaniacs will premiere.
- November 24: Walt Disney Animation Studios's 60th animated film Encanto will be exclusively released in theaters for 30 days
Awards[edit]
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Soul
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: If Anything Happens I Love You
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Soul
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Soul
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Wolfwalkers
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: TBA
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Josep
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: TBA
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Soul
- Golden Reel Awards: Soul
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Turu, the Wacky Hen
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Soul
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: Looking for Magical Doremi
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Soul
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Soul
- Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Wolfwalkers
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: TBA
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Soul
- Tokyo Anime Award: Violet Evergarden: The Movie
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Soul
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Soul
Films released[edit]
Television series debuts[edit]
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Headspace Guide to Meditation | Netflix | 2021–present |
| January 3 | The Great North | Fox | 2021–present |
| January 4 | Toon In With Me | MeTV | 2021–present |
| January 5 | Gabby's Dollhouse | Netflix | 2021–present |
| January 11 | Long Gone Gulch | YouTube | 2021–present |
| January 18 | Dino Ranch | Disney Junior | 2021–present |
| January 22 | Pixar Popcorn | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| January 25 | Deer Squad | Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| January 26 | Go, Dog. Go! | Netflix | 2021–present |
| February 2 | Kid Cosmic | 2021–present | |
| February 5 | The Snoopy Show | Apple TV+ | 2021–present |
| February 6 | Devil May Care | Syfy | 2021–present |
| February 20 | Tom and Jerry Special Shorts | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| March 4 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Paramount+, Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| March 5 | City of Ghosts | Netflix | 2021–present |
| March 17 | The Pole[37] | Syfy | 2021–present |
| The Summoner[38] | 2021–present | ||
| March 25 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Netflix | 2021–present |
| March 26 | Invincible | Amazon Prime Video | 2021–present |
| March 29 | Elliott from Earth | Cartoon Network | 2021–present |
| April 4 | Birdgirl | Adult Swim | 2021–present |
| April 8 | No Activity (Season 4) | Paramount+ | 2021–present |
| April 23 | Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten | Amazon Prime Video, Kartoon Channel | 2021–present |
| April 28 | Headspace Guide to Sleep | Netflix | 2021–present |
| May 4 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| May 14 | The Chicken Squad | Disney Junior | 2021–present |
| May 21 | M.O.D.O.K. | Hulu | 2021–present |
| May 27 | Rugrats (2021) | Paramount+, Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| May 31 | Housebroken[39] | Fox | 2021–present |
| June 7 | The BeatBuds, Let’s Jam! | Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| July 1 | Tom and Jerry in New York | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| July 4 | We The People | Netflix | 2021–present |
| July 7 | Monsters at Work | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| July 9 | Middlemost Post | Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| The Patrick Star Show | 2021–present | ||
| July 13 | Ridley Jones | Netflix | 2021–present |
| July 16 | Johnny Test (2021) | 2021–present | |
| July 22 | Ultra City Smiths | AMC | 2021–present |
| July 23 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Netflix | 2021–present |
| July 28 | Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| July 29 | Jellystone! | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| The Prince | 2021–present | ||
| July 30 | Centaurworld | Netflix | 2021–present |
| August 6 | Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Disney Junior | 2021–present |
| August 11 | What If...? | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| August 20 | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Disney Junior | 2021–present |
| August 24 | Oggy Oggy | Netflix | 2021–present |
| August 27 | I Heart Arlo | 2021–present | |
| September 1 | Dug Days | Disney+ | 2021–present |
| September 2 | Q-Force | Netflix | 2021–present |
| September 3 | Sharkdog | 2021–present | |
| September 5 | Teenage Euthanasia | Adult Swim | 2021–present |
| Legends of Dawn: The Sacred Stone | WeTV, Iflix (International) TV9 (Malaysia) NET (Indonesia) Kapamilya Channel, A2Z (Philippines) |
2021–present | |
| September 7 | Octonauts: Above and Beyond | Netflix | 2021–present |
| September 10 | The Smurfs | Nickelodeon | 2021–present |
| September 13 | Little Ellen | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| Mush-Mush and the Mushables | Cartoonito | 2021–present | |
| Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! | Cartoonito, Netflix | 2021–present | |
| September 16 | The Harper House | Paramount+ | 2021–present |
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Netflix | 2021–present | |
| September 17 | Do, Re & Mi | Amazon Prime Video | 2021–present |
| Chicago Party Aunt | Netflix | 2021–present | |
| September 18 | Lucas the Spider | Cartoonito | 2021–present |
| September 23 | The Croods: Family Tree | Hulu, Peacock | 2021–present |
| September 24 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory | Apple TV+ | 2021–present |
| September 28 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Netflix | 2021–present |
| September 30 | Ten-Year-Old Tom | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs | 2021–present | ||
| October 1 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Disney Channel | 2021–present |
| October 4 | Alma's Way | PBS Kids | 2021–present |
| Ghostforce | Disney XD | 2021–present | |
| October 8 | A Tale Dark and Grimm | Netflix | 2021–present |
| Get Rolling with Otis | Apple TV+ | 2021–present | |
| October 14 | Aquaman: King of Atlantis | HBO Max | 2021–present |
| October 15 | Karma’s World | Netflix | 2021 |
| October 22 | Adventure Beast | Netflix | |
| Inside Job | |||
| Maya and the Three | |||
| October 28 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Paramount+, Nickelodeon | |
| October 29 | Fairfax | Amazon Prime Video | |
| November 6 | Arcane | Netflix | |
| November 17 | Hit-Monkey | Hulu | |
| Tear Along the Dotted Line | Netflix | ||
| November 19 | Eureka | Disney Junior | |
| Harriet the Spy | Apple TV+ | ||
| Fall | Dogs in Space | Netflix | |
| Santa Inc. | HBO Max | ||
| Smiling Friends | Adult Swim | ||
| TBA | Angry Birds: Summer Madness | Netflix | |
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | HBO Max | ||
| Tooned Out | |||
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal[40] | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | ||
| Big Nate | Nickelodeon |
Television series endings[edit]
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Lazor Wulf | Adult Swim | 2019–2021 | Cancelled |
| January 15 | Carmen Sandiego | Netflix | Ended | |
| February 15 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Disney Channel, Disney XD | 2017–2021 | Cancelled |
| March 15 | DuckTales (2017) | Ended | ||
| April 15 | Infinity Train | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | 2019-2021 | Cancelled |
| May 13 | Castlevania | Netflix | 2017-2021 | Ended |
| June 14 | Final Space | TBS, Adult Swim | 2018-2021 | Cancelled |
| June 20[41] | Bless the Harts | Fox | 2019-2021 | |
| September 2 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | HBO Max | 2020-2021 | Ended |
| TBA | F Is for Family | Netflix | 2015–2021 | Ending |
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- January 2: Aylin Özmenek, Turkish animator, dies at age 78-79 from COVID-19.[42]
- January 7:
- Dave Creek, American character designer (Bob's Burgers, Central Park, The Great North), dies at in a skydiving accident at an unknown age.[43]
- Marion Ramsey, American actress (voiced teacher in the Robot Chicken episode Sausage Fest), dies at age 73.[44][45]
- January 9: Antón Cancelas, Spanish voice actor (Spanish dub synchronisation of Saint Seiya), dies at age 65.[46]
- January 15: Dale Baer, American animator, animation director, layout artist and character animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 70.[47]
- January 16: Jim MacGeorge, American voice actor (Captain Huffenpuff, Beany Boy and Crowy on Beany and Cecil, Oliver Hardy in Laurel & Hardy), dies at age 92.[48]
- January 18: David Richardson, American animation writer and producer (worked for The Simpsons), dies at age 65 from heart failure.[49]
- January 22: Ron Campbell, Australian animated film director, producer (Ron Campbell Films, Inc.) and animator (worked on The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, and for Hanna-Barbera, Disney Animation, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, Duckman), dies at age 81.[50]
- January 23:
- Hal Holbrook, American actor and voice actor (voice of Amphitryon in Hercules, Cranston in Cats Don't Dance, Mayday in Planes: Fire & Rescue), dies at age 95.[51]
- Larry King, American actor and radio host (voiced Doris the Ugly Stepsister in Shrek, and himself in The Simpsons episode Sideshow Bob Roberts, Bee Movie, and Arthur episode "Elwood City Turns 100"!) dies at age 87.[52]
- January 25: Ron Rodecker, American animator (Dragon Tales) dies at age 90.[53]
- January 26–27: Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedienne (Mrs. Glick in The Simpsons, old female airplane passenger in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Mrs. Tensedge in The Iron Giant, Gran in The Croods, and dub voice of Dola in Castle in the Sky), dies at age 94.[54]
- January 30: Marc Wilmore, American actor (voice of a psychologist in The Simpsons episode It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge, Walter Burkett on The PJs), producer, comedian and animation writer (The Simpsons, The PJs, F Is for Family), dies at age 57 from COVID-19.[55][56]
February[edit]
- February 4: Polly Lou Livingston, American actress (voice of Tree Trunks in Adventure Time) dies at age 91.[57]
- February 5: Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor (voice of Henri le Pigeon in An American Tail The Grand Duke of Owls in Rock-a-Doodle The Narrator in The Madeline (TV series) and Charles Muntz in Up) dies at age 91.
- February 7: Oscar González Loyo, Mexican animator and comics artist (made animated scenes for the Mexican version of Sesame Street: Plaza Sésamo), dies at age 61.[58]
- February 8: Shūichirō Moriyama, Japanese voice actor (Aoba baseball manager in Captain, Zhuqiamon in Digimon Tamers, the narrator in Jormugand, Japanese dub voice of Flotsam and Jetsam in The Little Mermaid, Percival C. McLeach in The Rescuers Down Under and Buford in Rango), dies at age 86.[59]
- February 9: Vinnie Bell, American animator (Terrytoons, Schoolhouse Rock!, The Berenstain Bears, Harvey Birdman) dies at age 89.[60]
- February 17: Rush Limbaugh, American radio presenter, TV presenter and author (voiced himself in Excellence in Broadcasting, a Galactical political commentator in Blue Harvest and the Rancor in It's a Trap!, all Family Guy episodes), dies at age 70.[61]
- February 23: Vladimir Zuykov, Russian animator and illustrator, (Film, Film, Film, Winnie-the-Pooh, About an Old Man, an Old Woman and Their Hen Ryaba), dies at age 86 from COVID-19.[62]
March[edit]
- March 9: James Levine, American conductor (conducted in Fantasia 2000), dies at age 77.[63]
- March 15: Yasuo Ōtsuka, Japanese animator (Panda and the Magic Serpent, Alakazam the Great, The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots, Lupin III), dies at age 89.[64]
- March 17: Jacques Frantz, French actor (voice of Obelix in Asterix and the Vikings), dies at age 73.[65]
- March 19: Gary Leib, American cartoonist, musician and animator (founder of the animation studio Twinkle), dies at age 65–66.[66]
- March 23: George Segal, American actor (voice of J.B. in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Eli in Adventures from the Book of Virtues, Dr. Benton C. Quest in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Dr. Eli Zelig in The Zeta Project, Horror in Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure, Peter Trickell in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Bernie in American Dad!, and Nick in The Simpsons, dies at age 87.[67]
- March 24: Jessica Walter, American actress (voice of Ashley Walker-Club-Dupree in The Magic School Bus, Demoness in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Old One in The Land Before Time, Malory Archer in Archer, Mrs. Wyatt in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Tabitha in Turbo: F.A.S.T., Miss Heinous / Meteora Butterfly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Athena in Justice League Action, and Granny Goodness in Harley Quinn) dies at age 80.[68]
April[edit]
- April 10: Edwin Aguilar, American animator (The Simpsons, The Oblongs, Brickleberry, The Edge of Seventeen, and Rooted in Peace) dies at age 46 from a massive stroke.[69]
- April 15: Helen McCrory, American actress (voice of Mrs. Bean in Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Lucy Fletcher in Phineas and Ferb) dies at age 52 from breast cancer.[70]
- April 16:
- Osamu Kobayashi, Japanese animator, animation director and illustrator (Ani*Kuri15, Naruto, Grandia), dies at age 57 of kidney cancer.[71]
- Felix Silla, American actor (additional voice in The Lord of the Rings), dies at age 84.[72]
- April 20: Ana Lúcia Menezes, Brazilian actress (voice of Amy Rose in Sonic X and Sonic Boom, Margeret in Regular Show, Gwen Tennyson in Ben 10, Misa Amane in Death Note and Koto in Yu Yu Hakusho) dies at age 46 from stroke.[73]
May[edit]
- May 1: Olympia Dukakis, American actress (voice of Zelda in The Simpsons episode The Old Man and the Key), dies at age 89.[74][75]
- May 13: Olivier Jean-Marie, French animation writer and director (Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Zig & Sharko, Oggy and the Cockroaches), dies at age 61 from cancer.[76]
- May 19: David Anthony Kraft, American comics writer, critic, publisher and animation screenwriter (G.I. Joe Extreme), dies at age 68-69.[77][78]
- May 24: Samuel E. Wright, American actor and singer (voice of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, Kron the Iguanodon in Dinosaur), dies at age 74.[79]
- May 26: Paul Soles, Canadian actor (voice of Hermey in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Spider-Man), dies at age 90.[80][81]
- May 29:
- Marcell Jankovics, Hungarian graphic artist, animated film director and author (Sisyphus, The Struggle), dies at age 79.[82]
- Gavin MacLeod, American actor (voice of Captain Gumble in the Pound Puppies episode Bone Voyage), dies at age 90.[83]
- May 30: Don Duga, American designer, storyboard artist, director and educator (Frosty the Snowman, The Little Drummer Boy, The Last Unicorn) dies at age 87.[84]
June[edit]
- June 13: Ned Beatty, American actor (voice of Lotso in Toy Story 3 and Tortoise John in Rango), dies at age 83.[85][86]
July[edit]
- July 1: Philece Sampler, American actress (voice of Older Toph Beifong in The Legend of Korra, Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk, Sabine Chang in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, English voice of Mimi Tachikawa in Digimon Adventure) dies at age 67.
- July 7: Chick Vennera, American actor (voice of Pesto in Animaniacs, Lorenzo in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Chauffeur in Batman Beyond and Ferrett in Static Shock) dies at age 74.[87]
- July 13: Don Jurwich, American animation writer, director and producer, (Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Animation) dies at age 87.[88][89]
- July 20: Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (played on the soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas), dies at age 80.[90][91]
- July 24: Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor (voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons, voice of The Sandman in The Fairly OddParents episode Beddy Bye/The Grass is Greener), passes away at age 93.[92][93]
- July 30: Thea White, American actress (voice of Muriel Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog) passed away at age 81.[94][95]
August[edit]
- August 10: Giorgio Lopez, Italian voice actor (Italian dub voice of King Harold in the Shrek franchise, Italian dub voice of Scrooge McDuck), dies at age 74.[96][97]
- August 14: Enzo Facciolo, Italian comics artist and animator (worked for Toni Pagot), passes away at age 89.[98]
- August 26: French Tickner, American actor (English voice of Kagome's Grandpa in Inuyasha Watari in Death Note) dies at age 91.
- August 29: Ed Asner, American actor, voice artist, and a president of the Screen Actors Guild (voice of Carl Fredricksen in Up, Roland Daggett in Batman: The Animated Series, Hudson in Gargoyles, and J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man) passed away at age 91.[99]
- August 31: Theresa Plummer-Andrews, British animation TV producer (The Animals of Farthing Wood, Bob the Builder), dies at age 77.[100][101]
September[edit]
- September 14: Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (voice of Death in Family Guy, Norm The Genie in The Fairly OddParents, Pigeon in Mike Tyson Mysteries, Glumshanks in Skylanders Academy and Mogens in Klaus) passed away at age 61.[102][103]
- September 23:
- Troy A. Gustafson, American effects animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios) passed away at age 59 from leukemia.[104]
- David H. DePatie, American film and television producer (Last executive of Warner Bros Cartoons, co-founder of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and executive producer at Marvel Productions) dies at age 91.[105]
October[edit]
- October 10: Ruthie Tompson, American animator and camera technician (Walt Disney Animation Studios) passed away at age 111.[106]
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- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb