1994 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Specific date unknown [ edit ] Television series debuts [ edit ] Television series endings [ edit ] January 21 : Booboo Stewart , American actor (voice of Jay in Descendants: Wicked World Jack O'Lantern in the Spider-Man Big City Greens January 28 : Maluma , Colombian singer (voice of Mariano in Encanto January 29 : Ayane Sakura , Japanese actress (voice of Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity in My Hero Academia Black Clover The Quintessential Quintuplets Non Non Biyori Attack on Titan Weathering With You Your Lie in April My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Tokyo Ravens Kantai Collection Is the Order a Rabbit? BanG Dream! Granblue Fantasy Boarding School Juliet Charlotte Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live King of Prism Azur Lane The Cuphead Show! February 11 : Dominic Janes , American former child actor (portrayed Jimmy in Re-Animated Out of Jimmy's Head Sammy Paré / Squid Boy in Wolverine and the X-Men February 23 : Dakota Fanning , American actress (voice of young Kim Possible in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time My Neighbor Totoro Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch Coraline Wonder Woman in the Justice League Unlimited February 27 : Rie Takahashi , Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Miki Naoki in School-Live! Fate/Grand Order KonoSuba Witchy PreCure! Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Seiyu's Life! Teasing Master Takagi-san Bakugan: Battle Planet Rent-A-Girlfriend April 2 : Sofie Zamchick , American actress and musician (voice of Linny in Wonder Pets! April 8 : Johnny LaZebnik, American production assistant (Norman Picklestripes Rob LaZebnik (Norman Picklestripes The Simpsons Ridley Jones Rugrats Eureka! April 13 : Gints Zilbalodis , Latvian filmmaker (Away Flow April 15 : Arif Zahir , American actor, musician, and internet personality (continued voice of Cleveland Brown in Family Guy April 16 : Liliana Mumy , American actress (voice of Leni Loud in The Loud House Higglytown Heroes Chowder Bravest Warriors Lilo & Stitch April 18 : Moisés Arias , American actor (voice of Zane in Astro Boy Despicable Me 2 The Emperor's New School Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo ").[ 26] [ 27] April 24 : Jordan Fisher , American actor and musician (voice of Sea Hawk in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Archibald's Next Big Thing Turning Red December 3 : Jake T. Austin , American actor (voice of Diego in Dora the Explorer Go, Diego, Go! The Ant Bully Rio Rio 2 The Emoji Movie Blue Beetle in Justice League Action DC Animated Movie Universe ).December 10 : Kayli Mills , American actress (voice of Emilia in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Sword Art Online December 17 : Nat Wolff , American actor (voice of Victor in Leap! Batman in Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen [ 36] January 5 : Joop Du Buy, Dutch animator, textile salesman, and comics artist (worked for Nederland Film during World War II), dies at age 59.[ 37] January 8 : Pat Buttram , American actor (voice of Napoleon in The Aristocats Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood The Rescuers The Fox and the Hound Garfield and Friends [ 38] January 28 : Hal Smith , American actor (voice of Owl in Winnie the Pooh Davey and Goliath Flintheart Glomgold and Gyro Gearloose in DuckTales Goofy , Elmer Fudd , and Winnie the Pooh ), dies at age 77.[ 39] [ 40] February 1 : Olan Soule , American actor (voice of Batman in The Adventures of Batman Sesame Street The New Scooby-Doo Movies Super Friends Fantastic Planet The Small One Martin Stein in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show [ 41] February 6 : Jack Kirby , American comics artist and animator (Fleischer Studios , Hanna-Barbera , Ruby-Spears ), dies at age 76.[ 42] February 8 : Raymond Scott , American composer, dies at age 85.[ 43] February 11 :
William Conrad , American actor (voice of the narrator in Rocky and Bullwinkle [ 44] Sorrell Booke , American actor (voice of Boss Hogg in The Dukes The Pound Puppies Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Rock-a-Doodle Bonkers The New Adventures of Captain Planet [ 45] [ 46] February 17 : Lou Bunin , American puppeteer and animator (Alice in Wonderland [ 47] February 24 : Dinah Shore , American singer and actress (sang the "Two Silhouettes" segment in Make Mine Music Fun and Fancy Free [ 48] [ 49] March 4 : John Candy , Canadian comedian and actor (voice of Den, Dan, Desk Sergeant and Robot in Heavy Metal The Rescuers Down Under Camp Candy [ 50] [ 51] March 10 : Reuben Timmins, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios , Van Beuren Studios , Terrytoons , Walt Disney Company , Hanna-Barbera , Tom & Jerry , Crusader Rabbit Peanuts Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids [ 52] March 22 : Walter Lantz , American animator, cartoonist, film director, and film producer (Walter Lantz Productions , Andy Panda , Woody Woodpecker , Chilly Willy , Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ), dies at age 94.[ 53] March 29 : Paul Grimault , French animator and film director (Le Roi et l'oiseau [ 54] March 31 : José Escobar Saliente , Spanish animator, comics writer and artist, dies at age 85.[ 55] June 10 : Jack Hannah , American animator, film director, screenwriter, and comic writer and artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios , Walter Lantz ), dies at age 81.[ 57] June 12 : Christopher Collins , American actor (voice of Starscream in The Transformers Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Mr. Burns and Moe Szyslak in season 1 of The Simpsons [ 58] June 14 : Henry Mancini , American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme , The Great Mouse Detective Tom and Jerry: The Movie [ 59] June 23 : Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 74.[ 60] June 28 : Richard Bickenbach , American animator and comics artist (Ub Iwerks , Warner Bros. Cartoons , MGM , Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 86.[ 61] [ 62] August 1 : Augstí Ascensio Saurí, Spanish animator and comics artist (El mago de los sueños [ 65] August 4 : Stanislav Látal , Czech puppeteer, animator and film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York [ 66] August 24 : Rickie Sorensen , American actor (voice of Spotty in 101 Dalmatians Arthur in The Sword in the Stone [ 67] August 26 : Werner Klemke, German animator, illustrator and comics artist (worked as an animator in the late 1930s), dies at age 77. [ 68] November 2 : Martin Taras , American comics artist and animator (Fleischer Studios , Famous Studios , Hanna-Barbera , Terrytoons , Ralph Bakshi ) and character designer (Baby Huey ), dies at age 80.[ 72] November 5 : Nikolay Fyodorov , Russian animator, film director and cartoonist (co-director of The Snow Queen [ 73] November 18 : Cab Calloway , American jazz singer and dancer (voiced singing characters in the Betty Boop Minnie the Moocher Snow White The Old Man of the Mountain [ 74] [ 75] [ 76] [ 77] November 23 : Irwin Kostal , American musical arranger (Walt Disney Animation Studios , Charlotte's Web November 30 : Lionel Stander , American actor (voice of Buzz Buzzard in Woody Woodpecker , Kup in The Transformers: The Movie Specific date unknown [ edit ] Izzy Ellis , American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons , Paramount Cartoon Studios , Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 83 or 84.[ 78] Ray Johnson Jr., American animator (Bebe's Kids The Get Along Gang Bobby's World Rocko's Modern Life Rugrats Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Hanna-Barbera , The Simpsons
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