Events in 1983 in animation.
Events
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December
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Films released
Television series
- January 9: Future Police Urashiman and ' debut on Fuji TV.
- January 10 - Captain debuts on Nippon TV.
- January 21 - Aku Dai Sakusen Srungle debuts on TV Asahi.
- February 5:
- Aura Battler Dunbine debuts on Nagoya TV.
- The Dukes debuts on CBS.
- February 17 - Gran debuts on BBC.
- March 1 - Ai Shite Knight debuts on TV Asahi.
- March 30 - Albegas debuts on MegaTON (TV Tokyo).
- March 31 - Miyuki debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 1 - Armored Trooper Votoms debuts on MegaTON (TV Tokyo).
- April 2 - Nanako SOS debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 3:
- Kinnikuman debuts on Nippon TV.
- Mîmu Iro Iro Yume No Tabi debuts on TBS.
- April 4:
- Mrs. Pepper Pot debuts on NHK General TV.
- Superbook II debuts on TV Tokyo.
- April 5 - Sasuraiger debuts on TV Tokyo.
- April 7 - Eagle Sam debuts on Tokyo Broadcasting System Television.
- April 9:
- Itadakiman debuts on Fuji TV.
- Lady Georgie debuts on TV Asahi.
- April 18 - Good Morning, Mickey! debuts on The Disney Channel.
- May 26 - Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru debuts in syndication.
- June 5 - Plawres Sanshiro debuts on TBS.
- July 1:
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel debuts on Nippon TV.
- Serendipity the Pink Dragon debuts on NTV.
- July 3 - The Super Dimension Century Orguss debuts on MBS.
- July 5 - Moschops debuts on ITV.
- July 6 - Psycho Armor Govarian debuts on TV Tokyo.
- July 11 - Cat's Eye debuts on Nippon TV.
- August 1 - Around the World with Willy Fog debuts on ANTENNE 2 and TVE1.
- September 1 - Donald Duck Presents debuts on Disney Channel.
- September 10:
- The Monchhichis debuts on ABC.
- The Littles debuts on ABC, Canal+, and TF1.
- The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show debuts on ABC.
- September 12:
- ' debuts in syndication.
- Henry's Cat debuts on BBC1.
- Inspector Gadget debuts in syndication (United States) and on FR3 (France).
- September 17:
- Alvin and the Chipmunks, Dungeons & Dragons, Saturday Supercade, The Biskitts, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, and Mr. T debut on NBC.
- Rubik, the Amazing Cube debuts on ABC.
- September 26 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe debuts in syndication.
- October 2 - Genesis Climber MOSPEADA debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 3:
- Bananaman debuts on BBC.
- Taotao debuts in syndication.
- Terrahawks debuts on ITV.
- October 4 - The Adventures of Portland Bill debuts on ITV Network.
- October 7 - Special Armored Battalion Dorvack debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 10: Fushigi no Kuni no Alice and Manga Aesop Monogatari debut on TV Tokyo.
- October 13 - Captain Tsubasa debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 20 - Igano Kabamaru debuts on Nippon Television.
- October 21 - Ginga HyÃ
ÂryÃ
« Vifam debuts on JNN (MBS TV).
- November 8 - Koshika Monogatari debuts on NHK.
- Specific date unknown - Victor & Maria debuts on CITV.
Births
January
- January 2: Anthony Carrigan, American actor (voice of Vladimir Putin in Animaniacs, Mr. Tyrant in Captain Fall).
- January 7: Brett Dalton, American actor (voice of Brick in Milo Murphy's Law, Parasite in ', Bat Lash in ', Talon in the Jake and the Never Land Pirates episode "Flight of the Feathers").
- January 14: Anne Walker Farrell, American animator (Re-Animated, Slacker Cats, Christmas Is Here Again, ', Good Vibes, Greatest Party Story Ever), storyboard artist (Random! Cartoons, The Mr. Men Show, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Ricky Gervais Show, BoJack Horseman, Mighty Magiswords, HouseBroken), writer (The Mr. Men Show) and director (BoJack Horseman, Final Space, Duncanville).
- January 17: Rickey D'Shon Collins, American voice actor (voice of Vince LaSalle in Recess, Tucker Foley in Danny Phantom, Bosworth in Once Upon a Forest, Byron / Boom in the Static Shock episode "Brother-Sister Act").
February
- February 4:
- Hannibal Buress, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer (voice of Matt Attack, DJ Don Jose and Street Troll in China, IL, Crisco in Chozen, Mom and Momma Lucas in Lucas Bros. Moving Co., the Nerd King in Nerdland, Edward the Birthday Dad in The Angry Birds Movie, Buddy in The Secret Life of Pets and The Secret Life of Pets 2, Mister Terrific in Justice League Action, Hefty Jeff in the Bob's Burgers episode "My Big Fat Greek Bob", Flame Prince in the Adventure Time episode "Five Short Tables", Miles in the BoJack Horseman episode "The Judge", Finch in The Simpsons episode "The Road to Cincinnati").
- Lauren Ash, Canadian actress (voice of Scorpia in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Diane Dunbrowski in Chicago Party Aunt, Beryl Chatterley in Kiff, Officer Karen in the It's Pony episode "10 Minute Ticket").
- February 23:
- Aziz Ansari, American actor and comedian (voice of Mub in Epic, Squint in ', DMO in Adventure Time, Billy Billions in ').
- Emily Blunt, English actress (voice of Tempest Shadow in ', Juliet in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, Naoko Satomi in The Wind Rises, Zoe Huntington in Animal Crackers, Juliet in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Drama Queen").
- February 27: Kate Mara, American actress (voice of Chrysalis Tate in Moonbeam City, Perl in ').
March
- March 1: Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (voice of Maz Kanata in the Star Wars franchise, Asha in Big Mouth and Human Resources, Roz in The Wild Robot).
- March 7: Greta Lee, American actress (voice of Lyla in ' and ', Bubbles in HouseBroken, Lilypad in Toy Story 5).
- March 12: Ron Funches, American actor and comedian (voice of Cooper in the Trolls franchise, Elliot Mothman in Inside Job, Jerry Shaw in The Great North, King Shark in Harley Quinn, Shag Rugg in Jellystone!, Rock in Rock Paper Scissors, Fox in Final Space, Sparko in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Sharzod in ', Bloofy in Inside Out 2).
- March 17: Leasa Epps-Eisele, American background artist (The Simpsons, Futurama) and texture painter (Barnyard).
- March 28: Natalie Lander, American actress (voice of Mirta in Winx Club, Liz Allan in Spider-Man, Stargirl in Justice League Action, Goldie in Goldie & Bear, Brigid in Craig of the Creek, Gigi Soda in the Animaniacs episode "Soda-pressed").
- March 31: Ashleigh Ball, Canadian voice actress and singer (voice of Applejack and Rainbow Dash in ', Plum Pudding in Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, Blythe Baxter in Littlest Pet Shop, Talia in LoliRock, Jet Propulsion in Ready Jet Go!, Mary Test in Johnny Test, Pinky in Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Kirstee in season two of Bratz, Tails in Sonic Prime, Black Widow in ').
April
- April 1: Matt Lanter, American actor (voice of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Aquaman in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Harry Osborn and Flash Thompson in Ultimate Spider-Man, Winter Soldier in the Avengers Assemble episode "Vibranium Curtain").
- April 4: Eric André, American actor and comedian (voice of Luci in Disenchantment, Azizi in The Lion King, Mark Bowman in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Darius in Sing 2, John Dory in Trolls Band Together).
- April 9: Allyn Rachel, American actress (voice of Bee in Bee and PuppyCat).
- April 11: Jamie Chung, American actress (voice of Go Go Tomago in Big Hero 6 and ', Death in ', Jade Nguyen in ', Rose Trefgarne in Sherwood, Misa in the ' episode "Akakiri").
- April 20: Tan France, British-American fashion designer and television personality (voice of Sir Benedict in Princess Power, himself in the Big Mouth episode "Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!").
May
June
- June 8: Mamoru Miyano, Japanese actor (voice of Light Yagami in Death Note, Cilan in Pokémon, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs, Ryuji Sakamoto in ').
- June 9: Alexia Khadime, English actress and singer (voice of Sardonyx in Steven Universe).
- June 16: Olivia Hack, American actress (voice of Rhonda Lloyd in Hey Arnold!, Ty Lee in ', Katooni in ', Mao Jahana in Blood+, Cloe in Bratz, Emily in the ' episode "It's Not Easy Being Gwen").
- June 19: Lisa Hanawalt, American illustrator, writer and cartoonist (BoJack Horseman, creator of Tuca & Bertie).
- June 23:
- Laura Post, American voice actress and director (voice of Diana Cavendish in Little Witch Academia, Rebecca Forester in Yo-kai Watch, Tellu and Queen Nehellenia in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Commander Trugg in ', Big Barda in Justice League Action).
- Kathreen Khavari, American actress (voice of Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in Avengers Assemble, Spider-Man, and Marvel Rising, Badyah in ', Twitch in ').
July
- July 1: Lynsey Bartilson, American actress (voice of Tuesday X in The X's, Malika in the Fillmore! episode "Red Robins Don't Fly").
- July 5: Jeff Mednikow, American animator, storyboard artist (Class of 3000, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Cleveland Show), writer, director and producer (Teen Titans Go!, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!).
- July 9: Janna Michaels, American former child actress (voice of Molly Cunningham in TaleSpin).
- July 27: Heidi Gardner, actress, comedian, and writer (voice of Tuva Van Void in Alien News Desk, Becca in Close Enough, episode "Houseguest From Hell", Last Baker in ', Eli's mom in Leo).
- July 29: Tania Gunadi, Indonesian-American actress and producer (voice of Miko Nakadai in ', Sam Lastname in Sanjay and Craig, Sashi Kobayashi in ', Lady Shiva in DC Super Hero Girls, Miss Elodie in Sofia the First, Kendra in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Iso in the Avengers Assemble episode "The Mighty Avengers", Pliny in StuGo).
- July 30: Abel Góngora, Spanish animator (Devilman crybaby, Lu Over the Wall).
August
- August 3: Sara Chase, American singer and actress (voice of Sasha Reed in The Simpsons episode "The Star of the Backstage").
- August 4: Greta Gerwig, American actress and filmmaker (voice of Pony Merks in China, IL, Tracy Walker in Isle of Dogs, herself in The Ghost and Molly McGee episode "Hooray for Mollywood!").
- August 9: Ashley Johnson, American voice actress (voice of Gretchen Grundler in Recess, Terra in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Jinmay in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Gwen Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise, Tulip Olsen in Infinity Train).
- August 11: Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor (voice of Thor in What If...?, Optimus Prime in Transformers One).
- August 14: Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born American actress (voice of Meg Griffin in Family Guy, various characters in Robot Chicken, Deema in Hell and Back, Greta in Wonder Park).
- August 26: Rob Cantor, American composer and singer-songwriter (Disney Television Animation).
- August 30: Charise Castro Smith, American playwright, actress, screenwriter, producer, and director (Encanto).
September
October
- October 3: Tessa Thompson, American actress (voice of Valkyrie in What If...?, Sophie in the Tuca & Bertie episode "The Sex Bugs", Taneisha in the BoJack Horseman episode "Love and/or Marriage").
- October 4: Laila Berzins, American actress (voice of Milluki Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Flaming Fury in The Reflection, Mrs. Croaker in Amphibia, Yana in Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, Nora Césaire in ').
- October 5:
- Jesse Eisenberg, American actor (voice of Blu in Rio and Rio 2).
- Shelby Rabara, American actress and dancer (voice of Peridot in the Steven Universe franchise, Kitsune in ').
- October 9: Spencer Grammer, American actress (voice of Summer Smith in Rick and Morty, Atlantis and Mother in the Robot Chicken episode "Please Do Not Notify Our Contractors", additional voices in the Solar Opposites episode "Hululand").
- October 13: Elizabeth Maxwell, American voice actress (voice of Winter Schnee in RWBY, Midnight in My Hero Academia, Arisa Uotani in Fruits Basket, Ymir in Attack on Titan, Caulifla in Dragon Ball Super, Sae Niijima in ', Shakky in the Funimation dub of One Piece).
- October 27: Melanie Minichino, American actress (voice of Aunt May in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Ava in T.O.T.S., Anya Corazon in Spider-Man, Watts in Blaze and the Monster Machines, Queen Isabella in The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show).
November
- November 6: Jessica Borutski, American animator (Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"), storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation, The Snoopy Show), character designer (Warner Bros. Animation, '), writer, producer (Bunnicula) and director (Warner Bros. Animation, The Loud House).
- November 7: Adam DeVine, American actor (voice of Pizza Steve in Uncle Grandpa, Boone Wiseman in ', Sam-I-Am in Green Eggs and Ham, Flash in The Lego Batman Movie, Julian in Ice Age Collision Course, Ed in Extinct, Tanner Fall in Captain Fall).
- November 14: Benjamin Renner, French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker (Ernest & Celestine, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales..., Migration).
- November 17:
- Patrick McHale, American animator, writer, storyboard artist (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Adventure Time), songwriter and filmmaker (creator of Over the Garden Wall).
- Harry Lloyd, English actor (voice of Viktor in Arcane, Butcher in the American Dad! episode "Widow's Pique", Captain Mann in the ' episode "A Different Approach").
- November 19: Adam Driver, American actor (voice of Adam Sackler in The Simpsons episode "Every Man's Dream", Art in the Bob's Burgers episode "The Bleakening").
December
- December 8: Utkarsh Ambudkar, American actor (voice of Chikku in Mira, Royal Detective, Jay in The Simpsons episode "Much Apu About Something", Aladdin in the China, IL episode "Wild Hogs").
- December 12: Mathew Valencia, American actor (voice of Tim Drake/Robin in The New Batman Adventures and ', Joaquin Cortez in the As Told by Ginger episode "Love with a Proper Transfer Student").
- December 20: Jonah Hill, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Snotlout in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, the title character in Allen Gregory, Hal Stewart / Tighten in Megamind, Green Lantern in The Lego Movie franchise, Carl in Sausage Party, Tommy in Horton Hears a Who!, Andy Hamilton in The Simpsons episode "Pranks and Greens").
- December 21: Steven Yeun, American actor (voice of Keith in ', Steve Palchuk in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, Little Cato in Final Space, the title character in Invincible, Speckle in Tuca & Bertie, Glenn Rhee in the Robot Chicken episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking").
- December 26: Steven Hartman, American former child actor (portrayed Brock Lee in ', voice of Nicky, Mick, Student and Boy in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Charlie Brown in It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown, Curly Gammelthorpe in the Hey Arnold! episode "Downtown as Fruits").
- December 30: Kaitlyn Robrock, American voice actress (voice of Smurfette in ', Mrs. Budnick and Weather Lady in Golan the Insatiable, Tommy Goodman and Candy in Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff, Retsuko's Mother in Aggretsuko, Felicia Sundew in Amphibia, Gwen in ThunderCats Roar, Betty in ', Susan in the Pickle and Peanut episode "Black Light Bowling", Nanny and Arcade Woman in the Doc McStuffins episode "Lost & Found", Oola in the Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "The Great Space Race", continued voice of Minnie Mouse).
Deaths
January
- January 2: Dick Emery, British comedian and actor (voice of Jeremy Hillary Boob, the Mayor of Pepperland and Max the Blue Meanie in Yellow Submarine), dies at age 67.
- January 17:
- John Dunn, Scottish animator and animation writer (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Spider-Man), dies at age 63.
- Doodles Weaver, American actor, comedian, musician, and comic writer (narrator in the Goofy cartoon Hockey Homicide), commits suicide at age 71.
February
March
April
May
- May 1: Eric Porter, Australian animator and film director (Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon), dies at age 71.
- May 7: József Romhányi, Hungarian writer, animation writer (The Gums, Kérem a következÃ
Ât!) and translator (Hungarian dub of The Flintstones), dies at age 62.
- May 17: Jake Day, American artist, sculptor, photographer, naturalist and illustrator (Merbabies, The Milky Way, Bambi), dies at age 90.
- May 21: Boris Stepantsev, Russian film director, animator, and illustrator (Karlsson-on-the-Roof), dies at age 53.
- May 23: George Bruns, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 68.
- May 27: Les Goldman, American production manager and producer (co-founder of MGM Animation/Visual Arts), dies at age 69.
June
August
September
October
November
December
- December 20: Hermann Diehl, German animator and film director (The Seven Ravens, Mecki), dies at age 77.
- December 23: Walter Greene, American composer (Walter Lantz Productions, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 73.
- December 30: Libico Maraja, Italian illustrator, animator and comics artist (worked for the animation studio IMA Film), dies at age 71.
- December 31: Ralph Wright, American animator, storyboard writer (Walt Disney Company) and actor (voice of Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise), dies at age 75.
See also
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