2021 in animation

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This is a list of events in animation in 2021.

Events[]

January[]

  • January 3:
    • In The Simpsons episode The Dad-Feelings Limited actor Dan Aykroyd is special guest voice.
    • The first episode of The Great North is broadcast.
  • January 15: HBO Max added its new "Animation" landing page.[1]
  • 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.[2]
  • January 28: After more than 10 years, Roger Craig Smith will no longer be the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog.[3]

February[]

  • 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.[4]
  • February 15: Pop singer Gala releases a music video, Parallel Lines, with animation by Nina Paley.[5]
  • February 17: Cartoon Network announced a movie for The Amazing World of Gumball.
  • 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.[6]
  • 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[]

  • March 4:
  • 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.[7][8][9][10]
  • March 10: South Park releases another pandemic special.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • March 15: DuckTales (2017) aired its final episode a three-parter appropriately titled "The Last Adventure!".
  • March 21:
    • The 700th episode of The Simpsons, "Manger Things", premiered. The couch gag is animated by Bill Plympton.[13]
    • Lebanese animated feature Alephia 2053 released on YouTube and streaming platforms.[14]
  • 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.[15]
  • March 28: In The Simpsons episode Uncut Femmes, rock musician Bob Seger is special guest voice.[16]
  • March 29:
    • The first episode of an animated series based on Pieter De Poortere's gag comic Boerke (in English: Dickie) airs on television.[17]
    • 101 Dalmatian Street makes its US cable television premiere.[18]

April[]

  • April 7: Cartoon Network Studios Europe is rebranded as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
  • April 10: Blue Sky Studios closes down.
  • April 16: Netflix Animation releases Arlo the Alligator Boy.
  • April 18: In The Simpsons episode Panic on the Streets of Springfield actor Benedict Cumberbatch is special guest voice.[19][20]
  • April 23: Mike Rianda's debut film The Mitchells vs. the Machines, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, is first released. The film is later officially released in Netflix on 30 April.
  • 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.[21]
    • If Anything Happens I Love You, directed by Michael Govier and Will McCormack, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[21]

May[]

  • 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.[22]
  • 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.[23]
  • May 22: The second season finale of Amphibia, "True Colors", is finally released three weeks after being delayed and subsequently leaked.
  • May 23: Actor Ian McShane plays special guest voice in The Simpsons episode The Last Barfighter.[24]
  • May 31: The first episode of HouseBroken is broadcast.[25][26]

June[]

  • June 11:
    • Sony Pictures Animation releases Wish Dragon, written and directed by Chris Appelhans.
    • Rainbow High premieres its season 1 finale on YouTube.
  • June 12: The second season of The Owl House premieres to critical acclaim.
  • June 18: Luca premiered on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically in the United States.[27]

July[]

  • 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 30: Kirk DeMicco's Vivo, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, premiers. It marks Sony Pictures Animation's first musical film. The film is later officially released on Netflix on 6 August.
  • 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 one of the few examples of an explicitly queer couple in a Disney animated series.[28]

August[]

  • August 6: Animaniacs announced that their second season will premiere on November 5. A teaser is uploaded on YouTube to celebrate the news.[29]
  • August 11: What If...? an animated anthology series produced by Marvel Studios, premiered on Disney+.[30]
  • August 20:
  • August 27: I Heart Arlo is first released on Netflix.

September[]

  • 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.[31][32]
  • September 21: The Amazing World of Gumball gets a new series and greenlit movie, with Ben Bocquelet returning to the franchise.
  • September 26: In The Simpsons episode The Star of the Backstage actor Kristen Bell provides the voice of Marge Simpson's singing voice. Sara Chase also guest stars as Sasha Reed.

October[]

  • October 1: The Ghost and Molly McGee premieres to critical acclaim.
  • October 2: The third season of Amphibia premieres to critical acclaim.
  • October 3: In The Simpsons episode Bart's in Jail! actor Alan Cumming, sports anchor Scott Hanson and Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch are special guest voices.
  • 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.[33]
    • In The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XXXII actress and singer Susan Egan, voice actor Maurice LaMarche and former basketball player Tree Rollins are special guest voices.
  • October 16: Michael Caine, British actor (voice of Lord Redbrick in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, and Finn McMissile in Cars 2) announced that, contrary to reports of the previous day,[34] he was not retiring from acting.[35][36]
  • October 17: In The Simpsons episode The Wayz We Were songwriter Trey Anastasio is special guest voice. Pamela Reed also reprises her role as Ruth Powers.
  • October 22:
  • October 30: The pitch trailer for an animated series titled, Pibby, is released on YouTube to universal critical acclaim. Creator Dodge Greenley said it may become a full series depending on the viewers' reactions, and the reception has been positive from fans and critics alike.[37][38][39]

November[]

  • November 5: The second season of Animaniacs premieres to critical acclaim and positive reviews.
  • November 7: In The Simpsons episode A Serious Flanders actor Brian Cox, actress Cristin Milioti, actor Timothy Olyphant, actor Chris O’Dowd and actress Jessica Paré are special guest voices.
  • November 8: The final season of Squidbillies premiered.
  • November 21: In The Simpsons episode Portrait of a Lackey on Fire actress Christine Baranski, actor Victor Garber, and fashion designer Christian Siriano are special guest voices.
  • November 22: Reruns of King of the Hill returned on Adult Swim since after losing the syndication rights in 2018.
  • November 24: Walt Disney Animation Studios's 60th animated film Encanto was released to theaters.
  • November 25: South Park: Post COVID was released on Paramount+.
  • November 28: In The Simpsons episode Mothers and Other Strangers actress Rachel Bloom is special guest voice. Glenn Close also reprises her role as Mona Simpson.

December[]

  • December 13: Squidbillies airs its final episode.
  • December 14: Flowers and Trees and WALL-E are inducted in the National Film Registry for their cultural, historical and/or aesthetical importance and will be preserved for all time. [40]
  • December 15:
  • December 16: South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID was released on Paramount+.
  • December 19: Jay Johnston was confirmed to be removed from the voice role of Jimmy Pesto in Bob's Burgers, stemming from participation in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[41][42]
  • December 23: After more than 14 years on the air, Comedy Central aired Futurama for the final time due to Adult Swim regaining the syndication rights from Comedy Central.
  • December 24: Encanto was released on Disney+ 30 days after it's theatrical release.
  • December 27: Reruns of Futurama returned on Adult Swim since after losing the syndication rights to the series to Comedy Central in 2007.[43]
  • December 30: The movie special, Hilda and the Mountain King, based on the Hilda TV series premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim and positive reviews.[44]

Awards[]

Films released[]

Main article: List of animated feature films of 2021

Television series debuts[]

Main article: List of animated television series of 2021
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[45] Syfy 2021–present
The Summoner[46] 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[47] 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
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
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 & Grimm Netflix 2021–present
Get Rolling with Otis Apple TV+ 2021–present
October 14 Aquaman: King of Atlantis HBO Max 2021
October 15 Karma’s World Netflix 2021–present
October 22 Adventure Beast Netflix 2021–present
Inside Job 2021–present
Maya and the Three 2021
October 28 Star Trek: Prodigy Paramount+, Nickelodeon 2021–present
October 29 Fairfax Amazon Prime Video 2021–present
November 6 Arcane Netflix 2021–present
November 14 The Freak Brothers Tubi 2021–present
November 17 Hit-Monkey Hulu 2021–present
Tear Along the Dotted Line Netflix 2021–present
November 18 Dogs in Space Netflix 2021–present
November 19 Harriet the Spy Apple TV+ 2021–present
December 2 Odo HBO Max 2021–present
Santa Inc. 2021–present
December 10 Saturday Morning All Star Hits! Netflix 2021–present
December 23 Babble Bop! Peacock 2021–present
Dragons: The Nine Realms Hulu, Peacock 2021–present

Television series endings[]

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[48] Bless the Harts Fox 2019-2021
September 2 Adventure Time: Distant Lands HBO Max 2020-2021 Ended
October 22 Maya and the Three Netflix 2021
October 28 Aquaman: King of Atlantis HBO Max
November 4 The Harper House Paramount+ Cancelled
November 25[49] F Is for Family Netflix 2015–2021 Ended
December 7 Centaurworld 2021
December 12 Squidbillies Adult Swim 2005–2021
December 16 The Fungies! HBO Max 2020-2021 Cancelled
December 24 Talking Tom & Friends YouTube 2015-2021 Ended

Deaths[]

January[]

  • January 2: Aylin Özmenek, Turkish animator, dies at age 78-79 from COVID-19.[50]
  • January 3: Daniel de la Vega, American animation director (Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Danny Phantom, My Life as a Teenage Robot) and sheet timer (Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Tiny Toon Adventures, Disney Television Animation, Mad Jack the Pirate, Dora the Explorer), dies at an unknown age.[51]
  • January 7:
    • Dave Creek, American character designer (Bob's Burgers, Central Park, The Great North), dies in a skydiving accident at an unknown age.[52]
    • Marion Ramsey, American actress (voiced teacher in the Robot Chicken episode Sausage Fest), dies at age 73.[53][54]
    • Val Bettin, American actor (voice of Dr. David Dawson in The Great Mouse Detective, The Sultan in Aladdin, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bishop in Shrek), dies at age 97.[55]
  • January 9: Antón Cancelas, Spanish voice actor (Spanish dub synchronisation of Saint Seiya), dies at age 65.[56]
  • January 15: Dale Baer, American animator, animation director, layout artist and character animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 70.[57]
  • 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.[58]
  • January 18: David Richardson, American animation writer and producer (worked for The Simpsons), dies at age 65 from heart failure.[59]
  • January 20: Mira Furlan, Croatian-born, American actress and singer (voice of Silver Sable in Spider-Man, Babette in Arcane), dies from west nile virus at age 65.[60][61][62]
  • 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 Television Animation, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Duckman), dies at age 81.[63]
    • Hank Aaron, American professional baseball player (voiced himself in the Futurama episode A Leela of Her Own), dies at age 86.[64][65]
  • 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.[66]
    • 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.[67]
  • January 25: Ron Rodecker, American animator (Dragon Tales), dies at age 90.[68]
  • January 27: Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (voice of 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.[69]
  • January 29: Walker Boone, Canadian actor (voice of Mario in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World), dies at age 76.[70]
  • 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.[71][72]
    • Allan Burns, American screenwriter and television producer (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, Dudley Do-Right, George of the Jungle), dies from parkinson's disease and lewy body dementia at age 85.[73]

February[]

  • February 1: Mac Torres, American animator (Pac-Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jetsons: The Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dino Babies), dies from parkinson's disease at age 67.[74]
  • February 4: Polly Lou Livingston, American actress (voice of Tree Trunks in Adventure Time) dies at age 91.[75]
  • 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 on Madeline, 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.[76]
  • 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.[77]
  • February 9: Vinnie Bell, American animator (Terrytoons, Schoolhouse Rock!, The Berenstain Bears, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law), dies at age 89.[78]
  • 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.[79]
    • Mitch Rochon, American animator, director and sheet timer (Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation), dies at an unknown age.[80]
  • 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.[81]
  • February 25: Masako Sugaya, Japanese voice actress (Aim for the Ace!, Nobody's Boy Remi, Perman, Urusei Yatsura), dies at age 83.
  • February 27: Tasuku Saitō, Japanese animation producer (Gegege no Kitarō, Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, Tiger Mask), dies at age 87.[82]

March[]

  • March 9: James Levine, American conductor (conducted in Fantasia 2000), dies at age 77.[83]
  • 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.[84]
  • March 16: Minako Shiba, Japanese animator and character designer (Noir, Black Butler, Hikaru no Go), dies at age 50.[85]
  • March 17: Jacques Frantz, French actor (voice of Obelix in Asterix and the Vikings), dies at age 73.[86]
  • March 19:
    • Gary Leib, American cartoonist, musician and animator (founder of the animation studio Twinkle), dies at age 65–66.[87]
    • Richard Bowman, American animator, director (ChalkZone, Danny Phantom) and sheet timer (X-Men, The Simpsons, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Æon Flux, Men in Black: The Series, My Friends Tigger & Pooh), dies at age 70.[88]
  • 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.[89]
  • 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.[90]

April[]

  • April 4: Ralph Schuckett, American composer (4Kids Entertainment), dies at age 73.
  • April 9: DMX, American rapper and actor (voiced himself in the South Park episode Chef Aid), dies from an cocaine-induced heart attack at age 50.[91]
  • April 10: Edwin E. Aguilar, American animator (The Simpsons, The Oblongs, Brickleberry, The Edge of Seventeen, Rooted in Peace), dies from a massive stroke at age 46.[92]
  • 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.[93]
  • April 16:
    • Osamu Kobayashi, Japanese animator, animation director and illustrator (Ani*Kuri15, Naruto, Grandia), dies at age 57 of kidney cancer.[94]
    • Felix Silla, American actor (additional voice in The Lord of the Rings), dies at age 84.[95]
  • April 20: Ana Lúcia Menezes, Brazilian actress (voice of Amy Rose in Sonic X and Sonic Boom, Margaret 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.[96]
  • April 21: Terry O'Reilley, Canadian layout artist (The Raccoons, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Wild Kratts, Atomic Puppet, Hilda, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie), dies at an unknown age.[97]
  • April 24: Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer (Doraemon, Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Getter Robo, Tiger Mask), dies at age 89.
  • April 25: Roy Naisbitt, British animator and layout artist (A Christmas Carol, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Balto, Space Jam, The Last Belle), dies at age 90.[98]
  • April 29: Billie Hayes, American actress (voice of Orgoch in The Black Cauldron, Mother Mae-Eye in Teen Titans, and Teen Titans Go!), dies at age 96.

May[]

  • May 1:
    • Olympia Dukakis, American actress (voice of Zelda in The Simpsons episode The Old Man and the Key), dies at age 89.[99][100]
    • Sam Cornell, American animator, writer (The New 3 Stooges) and storyboard artist (George of the Jungle, Jetsons: The Movie, The Rugrats Movie), dies at age 82.[101]
  • May 4: Mark Barrows, American effects animator (BraveStarr, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Simpsons Movie), dies at age 60.[102]
  • May 13: Olivier Jean-Marie, French animation writer and director (Space Goofs, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Zig & Sharko), dies at age 60.[103]
  • May 19: David Anthony Kraft, American comics writer, critic, publisher and animation screenwriter (G.I. Joe Extreme, Street Fighter), dies at age 68.[104][105]
  • 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.[106]
  • 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.[107][108]
  • May 27: Phillip Young, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Looney Tunes: Back in Action), dies at age 80.[109]
  • May 29:
    • Marcell Jankovics, Hungarian graphic artist, animated film director and author (Sisyphus, The Struggle), dies at age 79.[110]
    • Gavin MacLeod, American actor (voice of Captain Gumble in the Pound Puppies episode Bone Voyage), dies at age 90.[111]
  • 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.[112]
  • May 31: Arlene Golonka, American actress (voice of Debbie on Speed Buggy), dies at age 85.

June[]

  • June 13: Ned Beatty, American actor (voice of Lotso in Toy Story 3 and Tortoise John in Rango), dies at age 83.[113][114]

July[]

  • 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, and 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.[115]
  • July 13: Don Jurwich, American animation writer, director and producer (Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Productions), dies at age 87.[116][117]
  • July 16: Biz Markie: American rapper (voice of Kenny the Cat in SpongeBob SquarePants, Snorlock in Adventure Time), dies at age 57.[118]
  • July 20: Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (played on the soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas), dies at age 80.[119][120]
  • July 22: Noreen Beasley, American character designer and inbetweener (Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at an unknown age.
  • July 24:
    • Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor (voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons, The Sandman in The Fairly OddParents episode Beddy Bye/The Grass is Greener), dies at age 93.[121][122]
    • Alfie Scopp, English-Canadian voice actor (voice of Charlie-in-The-Box in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), dies at age 101.
  • July 28: Ron Popeil, American inventor (voiced himself in the Futurama episode A Big Piece of Garbage), dies at age 86 from a brain hemorrhage.[123]
  • July 30: Thea White, American actress (voice of Muriel Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog) dies at age 81.[124][125]

August[]

  • August 3: Fred Ladd, American writer and producer (wrote for the American dubs of Astro Boy, Gigantor, Kimba the White Lion, creative consultant for the DiC dub of Sailor Moon), dies at age 94.
  • August 9: Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (voice of Candace Flynn on Phineas and Ferb, Conan Edogawa on Case Closed, Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga on Naruto, Katara on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sandy Cheeks on SpongeBob Squarepants), dies at age 48.
  • 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.[126][127]
  • August 12: Peter R. Brown, Canadian-American animator (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, A Goofy Movie, The Little Lulu Show, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Space Jam) and overseas supervisor (Recess, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Lloyd in Space, Family Guy), dies from cancer at an unknown age.[128]
  • August 13: Robert E. Stanton, American background artist (Filmation, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Curious George), dies at age 60.
  • August 14: Enzo Facciolo, Italian comics artist and animator (worked for Toni Pagot), dies at age 89.[129]
  • August 17: Masami Suda, Japanese animator and character designer (Fist of the North Star, Slam Dunk, Speed Racer), dies at age 77.[130]
  • 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), dies at age 91.[131]
    • Jamie Kezlarian Bolio, American clean-up animator and marketer (Rocko's Modern Life, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Illusionist), dies at age 54.[132]
  • August 30: Linda Kahn, American television executive (Nickelodeon, Scholastic Entertainment), dies from breast cancer at age 72.[133]
  • August 31: Theresa Plummer-Andrews, British animation TV producer (The Animals of Farthing Wood, Bob the Builder), dies at age 77.[134][135]

September[]

  • September 7: Eiichi Yamamoto, Japanese animation director and screenwriter (Kimba the White Lion, Cleopatra, Belladonna of Sadness), dies at age 80.[136]
  • 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), dies at age 61.[137][138]
  • September 23:
    • Troy A. Gustafson, American effects animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 59 from leukemia.[139]
    • 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.[140]
  • September 24: Takao Saitō, Japanese manga artist (Golgo 13), dies at age 84.[141]
  • September 28: Myrna Gibbs, American ink and paint artist (The Flintstones, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Marvel Productions, This Is America, Charlie Brown), dies at an unknown age.
  • September 30: Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese music composer (Cyborg 009, Space Runaway Ideon, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai), dies at age 90.[142]

October[]

  • October 5: Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, American effects animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sullivan Bluth Studios, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 64.[143]
  • October 10: Ruthie Tompson, American animator and camera technician (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 111.[144]
  • October 11: Brian Goldner, American business chief executive and film producer (CEO of Hasbro from 2008 to 2021), dies from prostate cancer at age 58.[145]
  • October 16: Denise Bryer, British voice actress (Twizzle in The Adventures of Twizzle, Commander Makara in Star Fleet, Noddy in The Noddy Shop), dies at age 93.[146]
  • October 18: Christopher Ayres, American voice actor and ADR director (Dragon Ball Z Kai, Gantz, Dragon Ball Super), dies at age 56.[147]
  • October 19: Jack Angel, American voice actor (Hawkman, The Flash, Samurai in Super Friends, King Zarkon in Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Ramjet and Astrotrain in The Transformers and The Transformers: The Movie, The Liquidator in Darkwing Duck), dies at age 90.[148]
  • October 20: Sean Gallimore, American cleanup animator (Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park, The Pagemaster, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Space Jam: A New Legacy), dies at age 56.[149][150]
  • October 21: Saori Sugimoto, Japanese voice actress (Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, Nintama Rantarō, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing), dies at age 58.[151]
  • October 22:
    • Marlene Robinson May, American animator and sheet timer (Alvin and the Chipmunks, DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, CatDog, Ed, Edd n Eddy), dies at age 82.
    • Peter Scolari, American actor (voice of Wilford B. Wolf in Animaniacs, Preston Vogel in Gargoyles, Prof. Higgenson in What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Ray Palmer/Atom in Batman: The Brave and the Bold), dies at age 66.
  • October 29: Yoshiko Ota, Japanese voice actress (Kimba the White Lion, Himitsu no Akko-chan, Princess Knight), dies at age 89.[152]

November[]

  • November 3: Bob Baker, British screenwriter (Wallace and Gromit), dies at age 82.[153]
  • November 5: Kinji Yoshimoto, Japanese animator, animated film director (Legend of Lemnear, I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Seven Mortal Sins) and composer, passes away at age 55.[154]
  • November 7: Dean Stockwell, American actor (voice of Duke Nukem on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, adult Tim Drake in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker), dies at age 85.
  • November 10: Chris Duncan, American background painter, visual effects artist and designer (Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio), dies at age 58.[155]
  • November 11: Graeme Edge, English musician, songwriter and poet (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Viva Ned Flanders), dies from metastatic cancer at age 80.[156][157]
  • November 13:
  • November 17: Dave Frishberg, American composer and lyricist (wrote "I'm Just a Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock!), dies at age 88.
  • November 18: Keith Dinicol, Canadian actor (voice of Willow 1 in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series), dies from a stroke at age 69.[160]
  • November 19: Will Ryan, American voice actor, singer and musician, (voice of Petrie in The Land Before Time, Willie the Giant in Mickey's Christmas Carol, House of Mouse, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Scrooge McDuck in Sport Goofy in Soccermania, Pete in Mickey's Christmas Carol, and DuckTales, Grubby in The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, The Seahorse Herald in The Little Mermaid, Wall in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi), dies at age 72.[161]
  • November 20: Nobuaki Sekine, Japanese voice actor (.hack//Legend of the Twilight), dies from a cerebral infarction at age 87.[162]
  • November 22: Doug MacLeod, Australian author and screenwriter (Dogstar), dies at age 62.[163]
  • November 26: Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Yokel Chords), dies at age 91.[164]

December[]

  • December 1: Keiko Nobumoto, Japanese screenwriter (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Wolf's Rain, Tokyo Godfathers), dies from esophageal cancer at age 57.[165]
  • December 3: Jōji Yanami, Japanese voice actor (Inuyasha, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z) and narrator (Dragon Ball), dies at age 90.[166]
  • December 5: Scott Page-Pagter, American voice actor, television producer, composer, sound effects artist and voice director (Saban Entertainment), passed away from cancer at age 52.[167]
  • December 8: Mitsutoshi Furuya, Japanese manga artist (Dame Oyaji), dies at age 85.[168]
  • December 13:
  • December 17: Frank Mula, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons), dies at age 71.[173]
  • December 18: Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress, voice actress (Japanese voice of Anna in Frozen) and singer, committed suicide at age 35.
  • December 24: Barry Bruce, American animation director and designer (Will Vinton Studios, Return to Oz, Sesame Street), dies at age 77.[174]
  • December 25: Michael Camarillo, American effects animator (Bebe's Kids, The Swan Princess, Quest for Camelot, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Powerpuff Girls Movie), background artist (The Simpsons) and prop designer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Sym-Bionic Titan), dies from an undiagnosed heart condition at age 57.[175]
  • December 28: John Madden, American football coach and sportscaster (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Sunday, Cruddy Sunday), dies at age 85.[176]
  • December 30: Stephen J. Lawrence, American composer (Sesame Street, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss), dies at age 82.[177][178]
  • December 31: Betty White, American actress and comedian (voice of Gretchen Claus in The Story of Santa Claus, Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer, Sophie Hunter in The Wild Thornberrys, Granny in Teacher's Pet, Mrs. Doolin in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Gary's Mother in Gary the Rat, Grandma in Higglytown Heroes, Grandma Shelia Martin in Glenn Martin DDS, Mrs. Claus in Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa, Agatha McLeish in Pound Puppies, Grammy Norma in The Lorax, Old Lady in Mickey Mouse, Beatrice in SpongeBob SquarePants, Bitey White in Toy Story 4 and Forky Asks a Question, Mrs. Sarah Vanderwhoozie in Trouble, voiced herself in The Simpsons episodes Missionary: Impossible and Homerazzi, and the Family Guy episode Peterotica), passes away at age 99.[179]

Specific date unknown[]

  • Tom Shannon, American animator and layout artist (Filmation, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at an unknown age.
  • Dean Spille, American animator, layout artist and background artist (Peanuts specials, Frosty Returns, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Garfield and Friends), dies at age 94.
  • Derrick J. Wyatt, American character designer, storyboard artist (The Ripping Friends) and layout artist (¡Mucha Lucha!, Teen Titans, Legion of Super Heroes, Transformers: Animated, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Ben 10: Omniverse), dies at age 49.[180]

See also[]

  • 2021 in anime

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