Events in 1984 in animation.
Events
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April
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August
September
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November
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series debuts
Births
January
- January 2: Jessica Gao, American television producer and writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Robot Chicken, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Zip Zip, Rick and Morty).
- January 6: Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian (voice of Fiona Frizzle in The Magic School Bus Rides Again, Squeeks in Nature Cat, Nikki and Margaret Fictel in The Venture Bros., Lulu in DC League of Super-Pets, Lupe in Ferdinand, Stella and Eva in The Angry Birds Movie, Régine Le Haut in Leap!).
- January 12: Sam Richardson, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer (voice of Lee the Office Nerd in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Muninn in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bort the Garj in Archer, Dr. Champ in BoJack Horseman, Vendome in ', Marcus in Hoops, Garfield "Gary" Garoldson in M.O.D.O.K., Chico in HouseBroken, Swamp Thing in Harley Quinn, Shaggy Rogers in Velma).
- January 15: Natasia Demetriou, English actress (voice of Wingnut in ', Cala Maria in The Cuphead Show!, Svetlana in the Teenage Euthanasia episode "Suddenly Susan").
- January 19: Nathan Ruegger, American former voice actor and son of Tom Ruegger (voice of Skippy Squirrel in Animaniacs, Froggo in Histeria!, Little Plucky in Tiny Toon Adventures).
- January 20: Saverio Raimondo, Italian comedian, television host, radio host, television author and humorist (voice of Ercole Visconti in Luca).
- January 25: Kaiji Tang, Chinese actor (voice of Archer in Fate/stay night, Shiro Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Vegeta in the Bang Zoom! Entertainment dub of Dragon Ball Super, Su-Han in ').
- January 30: Kid Cudi, American musician and actor (voice of Clay in Trolls Band Together, Devon in The Cleveland Show episode "Brownsized").
February
- February 1:
- Abbi Jacobson, American comedian, writer, actress, illustrator and producer (voice of Sneaky Patty in Pickle and Peanut, Emily in BoJack Horseman, Chicken in The Master, Nya in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Princess Bean in Disenchantment, Katie Mitchell in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Megan in the Bob's Burgers episode "Three Girls and a Little Wharfy", Sister Sister in the Lucas Bros. Moving Co. episode "Sister Sister Sister").
- Lee Thompson Young, American actor (voice of Jermaine in Xiaolin Showdown, Teen Bebe in The Proud Family episode "Twins to Tweens"), (d. 2013).
- Cristina Milizia, American actress (voice of Carlitos in The Casagrandes, Charlene in Victor and Valentino, Poison Ivy and Jessica Cruz in the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, Teresa in the Barbie franchise).
- February 4: Matthew Moy, American actor (voice of Lars Barriga in Steven Universe, David of Spades in Alice's Wonderland Bakery).
- February 8: Cecily Strong, American actress and comedian (voice of various characters in The Awesomes, Megan Matheson in The Simpsons episode "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't", Petunia in the Nature Cat episode "Garden Impossible").
- February 28: Dean Fleischer Camp, American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Lilo & Stitch).
March
- March 2: Ian Sinclair, American actor (voice of Brook in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Whis in Dragon Ball Super, Toraji Ishida in Bamboo Blade, Dallas Genoard in Baccano!, Douglas Rosenberg in El Cazador de la Bruja, Takeru Oyama in Maken-ki!, Juzo Sakakura in the Danganronpa franchise, the title characters in Toriko and Space Dandy).
- March 4: Sam Marin, American voice actor and animator (voice of Benson, Muscle Man and Pops in Regular Show).
- March 7: Brandon T. Jackson, American actor (voice of Corduroy Jackson in BoJack Horseman, Jason Foley and Blair in The Zeta Project).
- March 10: Olivia Wilde, American actress and filmmaker (voice of Quorra in ', Lois Lane in DC League of Super-Pets).
- March 13: Noel Fisher, Canadian actor (voice of Toad in ', Klarion the Witch Boy in Justice League Action, Brainiac 5 in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five).
- March 20: Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer (voice of the title character in Kim Possible, Yuffie Kisaragi in ').
- March 28: Bill Switzer, American-Canadian actor (voice of Sai Argyle in the Gundam franchise, Cannonball in ', Eli Moon in Cardcaptor Sakura, Harvey Kinkle in ', Presley Carnovan in Mummies Alive!).
April
- April 2: Ashley Peldon, American actress (voice of Darla Dimple in Cats Don't Dance, additional voices in The Little Mermaid, ', The Star, ', ', The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and What If...?).
- April 3: Chrissie Fit, American actress (voice of Amanda Lopez in Milo Murphy's Law, Princess Valentina in Elena of Avalor, Cora in Animaniacs).
- April 4: Carolina Gaitán, Colombian actress and singer (voice of Pepa Madrigal in Encanto).
- April 8:
- Taran Noah Smith, American former actor (voice of Patrick Fitz / Rat Boy in the Batman Beyond episode "Rats").
- Kirsten Storms, American actress (voice of Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possible).
- April 10: Mandy Moore, American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of Rapunzel in the Tangled franchise, Sofia the First, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Once Upon a Studio, the title character in Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Nita in Brother Bear 2, Mara in ', Cassandra Barren in High School USA!, Tabitha Vixx in The Simpsons episode "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play", Courtney in the Family Guy episode "No Giggity, No Doubt", herself in the Clone High episode "Snowflake Day: A Very Special Holiday Episode").
- April 18: America Ferrera, American actress (voice of Astrid Hofferson in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise).
- April 25: Jillian Bell, American actress (voiced and portrayed Eleanor Fay Bloomingbottom in Godmothered, voice of Lex Lightning in SuperMansion, Melody in Gravity Falls, Violet Hart in Bless the Harts, Gluntz in Green Eggs and Ham, Captain Glenda Price in the Archer episode "Dining with the Zarglorp").
- April 26: Ryan O'Donohue, American actor (voice of young Kovu in ', Randell Weems and Digger Dave in Recess, Matt McGinnis in Batman Beyond).
- April 27: Patrick Stump, American musician and member of Fall Out Boy (performed "Immortals" in Big Hero 6 and the theme of Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voice of Ruberiot in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Josh in ', himself in the Teen Titans Go! episode "The Day the Night Stopped Beginning to Shine and Became Dark Even Though it Was the Day").
- Specific Date Unknown: David Lehner, American music composer (composed the theme song of The Life and Times of Juniper Lee with his brother Rob). (d. 2005)
May
- May 14:
- Jessica Boone, American voice actress (voice of Sheele in Akame ga Kill!, Rei Miyamoto in Highschool of the Dead, Chiyo Mihama in Azumanga Daioh, Mary Godwin in ').
- Olly Murs, English singer and songwriter (voice of Junior Agent #1 in Spies in Disguise, Spike in the 101 Dalmatian Street episode "A Summer to Remember").
- May 17:
- Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor (voice of Cindel in ', Pedro in Captain Fall).
- Lena Waithe, American actress, producer, and screenwriter (voice of Officer Specter in Onward, Lena Foreman in Big Mouth, Adult Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins in ' episode "When You Wish Upon a Roker").
- May 19: Mike Krol, American musician (Steven Universe).
- May 21: Sunkrish Bala, Indian-born American actor (voice of Cricket Fan and Guru in Family Guy, Orchestra Member in The Simpsons short "When Billie Met Lisa").
- May 23: Adam Wylie, American actor (voice of Jimmy Olsen in ', Peter Pan in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Brainiac 5 and Colossal Boy in Legion of Super Heroes, Pierce Wheels and J.T. in the Ben 10 franchise, Ulraj in The Secret Saturdays, Tritannus in Winx Club, Kenny Stanton in the Batman Beyond episode "Payback").
June
- June 5: Simon Rich, American humorist, novelist and screenwriter (Inside Out, The Simpsons).
- June 13: Phillip Van Dyke, American former actor (voice of Arnold, Sandy, Boy with Bucket and Ludwig in Hey Arnold!, young Martin in ', Ivan in Bartok the Magnificent, Joel in The New Batman Adventures episode "Legends of the Dark Knight").
- June 18:
- Ian Jones-Quartey, American animator (Steven Universe, Adventure Time, The Venture Bros.), producer (creator of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes) and voice actor (voice of Radicles, Darrell, and Crinky Wrinkly in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Snowflake Obsidian in the Steven Universe Future episode "Guidance").
- Christopher Ragland, American actor (voice of Percy in Thomas & Friends, Lance and Wilfried in My Knight and Me, additional voices in Hilda and Minions).
- June 19: Paul Dano, American actor (voice of Alexander in Where the Wild Things Are, Caspian Keyes in Pantheon).
- June 24: Lucien Dodge, American voice actor (voice of Zoisite in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Akaza in ', Tom in Tree Fu Tom, Damian Wayne in ').
- June 26: Aubrey Plaza, American actress, comedian, and producer (voice of Claire Wheeler in Monsters University, Eska in The Legend of Korra, Dylan Beekler in Golan the Insatiable, Laura in Little Demon, Nocturna in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mall Girl Pearl", Nina in the Duncanville episode "Das Banana Boot").
July
- July 3: Miguel Puga, American animator, storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Pink Panther and Pals, Good Vibes, Napoleon Dynamite, Futurama, Clarence, Gravity Falls), writer, director and producer (The Loud House, The Casagrandes).
- July 7: Ross Malinger, American former actor (original voice of T.J. Detweiler in Recess).
- July 19:
- Andrea Libman, Canadian actress (voice of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy in ', Lemon Meringue in Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, Emmy in Dragon Tales, Maya in Maya the Bee, the title character in Madeline, Chi Chi in Dragon Ball, X-23 in the ' episode of the same name, young AndrAla in ReBoot).
- Keenan Christensen, American actor (voice of Jimmy in Ed, Edd n Eddy, additional voices in ').
- July 30:
- Gina Rodriguez, American actress (voice of the title character in Carmen Sandiego, Velma Dinkley in Scoob!, Una in Ferdinand, Gina Alverez in Big Mouth, Princess Marisa in Elena of Avalor, Kolka in Smallfoot, Catwoman in Batwheels).
- RyÃ
Âhei Kimura, Japanese actor (voice of Hideki Hinata in Angel Beats!, Bokuto Koutarou in Haikyu!!, Lord Enma in Yo-Kai Watch, Ryouta Kise in Kuroko's Basketball, Japanese dub voice of Wade Load in Kim Possible and Colby in The Weekenders).
August
- August 12: Carl Faruolo, American animator, voice actor (voice of Papercut Peterson and Howie in ', Grenda in Gravity Falls, various characters in Sanjay and Craig and Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Gebbrey in Centaurworld), animatic editor (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee), storyboard artist (Cartoon Network Studios, Disney Television Animation, Sanjay and Craig, Oddballs), writer (Chowder, ', Fish Hooks, Sanjay and Craig, Oddballs), director (Brickleberry, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Oddballs) and producer (Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Animaniacs, Oddballs).
- August 17: Raphael Bob-Waksberg, American comedian, writer, producer (Tuca & Bertie), actor and voice actor (creator of BoJack Horseman).
- August 28: Zehra Fazal, American actress (voice of General Yunan in Amphibia, Faraday in Craig of the Creek, Basemax in ', Zahra in Glitch Techs, Mara in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Celine Starburst in ', Nadia Rizavi in ', Livewire in My Adventures with Superman, various characters in Young Justice).
- August 31: Julia Vickerman, American animator (Yo Gabba Gabba!, ', Good Vibes, '), storyboard artist (The Powerpuff Girls), writer (The Powerpuff Girls), director (Clarence) and producer (creator of Twelve Forever).
September
October
- October 1:
- Beck Bennett, American actor, comedian and writer (voice of Launchpad McQuack in DuckTales, Lance in Sing, Brad Eagleberger and Hank in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Nikita Ionescu in Comrade Detective, Austin Van Der Sleet, Kobolt and José in M.O.D.O.K., Thomas in Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Hamster in Hamster & Gretel, Father of Boy in the Axe Cop episode "The Rabbit Who Broke All the Rules", Repo Man in the Lucas Bros. Moving Co. episode "DDT", Brody in the We Bare Bears episode "Bro Brawl", Luc in the Close Enough episode "Houseguest from Hell", P3 in the Santa Inc. episode "Spring Awakening", Grayson Mathers in The Simpsons episode "The Longest Marge").
- Josh Brener, American actor (voice of Donatello in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mark Beaks in DuckTales, Neeku Vozo in Star Wars Resistance, Dylan in 101 Dalmatian Street).
- October 2: John Morris, American actor (voice of Andy Davis in the Toy Story franchise).
- October 3: Chris Marquette, American actor (voice of Alex O'Connell in The Mummy, Jamie Townsend in Fillmore!).
- October 14: Jason Davis, American actor (voice of Mikey Blumberg in Recess), (d. 2020).
- October 24: Ben Giroux, American actor (voice of Nate Wright in Big Nate, Mikey Munroe in Bunsen Is a Beast, Damian Wayne in Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Olsen in the DC Super Hero Girls episode "#WorldsFinest").
November
- November 3: Marcus Toji, American actor (voice of Park in Hey Arnold!, Maroshi in ', Wei in The Legend of Korra, Brian in Rainbow Brite, Vern Natoma in Fillmore!).
- November 9:
- Kyle Rideout, Canadian actor (voice of Thorax in ', Vinnie Terrio in Littlest Pet Shop, Terrance Buckshot in Packages from Planet X).
- Elysia Rotaru, Canadian actress (voice of Black Canary in ', Sable Spirit in the ' episode "Campfire Tales").
- November 10: Britt Irvin, Canadian actress (voice of Katie in ' and ', Jade in season 2 of Bratz, Runa Tokisaka in The SoulTaker, Lightning Dust in ', Sunny Flare in ', Ursula in George of the Jungle, continued voice of X-23 in ').
- November 16: Kimberly J. Brown, American actress (voice of Female Ants in A Bug's Life, the title character in Vampire Princess Miyu, Lona in The Little Polar Bear, Blair in The Ghost and Molly McGee episode "The Unhaunting of Brighton Video").
- November 20: Jeremy Jordan, American actor and singer (voice of Varian in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Lucifer Morningstar in Hazbin Hotel).
- November 22: Scarlett Johansson, American actress (voice of Ash in the Sing franchise, Nutmeg in Isle of Dogs, Mindy in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Elita-1 in Transformers One).
- November 23: Lucas Grabeel, American actor and musician (voice of Deputy Peck in Sheriff Callie's Wild West, the title character in Pinky Malinky, Jiku in Elena of Avalor, Gustav in DreamWorks Dragons, Uncle Eric in the Special Agent Oso episode "On Old MacDonald's Special Song", Justin Bieber in the Robot Chicken episode "Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special").
- November 25: Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (dub voice of Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians), (d. 2022).
- November 28: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress (voice of Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Trix Blixon in the Danger & Eggs episode of the same name).
December
- December 6:
- America Young, American actress (voice of Toralei Stripe and Howleen Wolf in the Monster High franchise, continued voice of Barbie in the Barbie franchise).
- Kira Tozer, Canadian actress (voice of Kattrin in Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2, Ella the Brachiosaurus in Dinosaur Train, Minka Mark in Littlest Pet Shop, Kagome Higurashi in ', Fire Flare in the ' episode "The Summer Sun Setback").
- December 16: Theo James, English actor (voice of Vesemir in ', Hector in Castlevania, Rek'yr in ', Bastion in X-Men '97).
- December 19: Stacie Chan, American actress and journalist (voice of Jade Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, Alex in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "Camp Comeoniwannascareya", Junior in the Fillmore! episode "Two Wheels, Full Throttle, No Brakes").
- December 25: Mike Rianda, American writer and director (The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Gravity Falls).
- December 30: LeBron James, American professional basketball player (portrayed himself in ' and the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square", voice of Business in The LeBrons, Gwangi in Smallfoot, and himself in The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", The Cleveland Show episode "A Short Story and a Tall Tale", and the Teen Titans Go! episode "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul").
Specific date unknown
Deaths
January
- January 2: David Detiege, American film director (The Man from Button Willow, Shinbone Alley), animation writer (Warner Bros. Cartoons), animator, producer, and director, dies at age 57.
- January 31: K-Hito, Spanish caricaturist, animator, sports journalist, film producer, publisher and comics writer and artist (Francisca, la mujer fatal, La Vampiresa Morros de Fresa), dies at age 93 or 94.
February
March
- March 10: Eugene Poddany, Chinese-born American composer (Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Animation/Visual Arts), dies at age 64.
- March 16: Shug Fisher, American actor, singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian (voice of Uncle Pecos in the Tom and Jerry short "Pecos Pest"), dies at age 76.
- March 18: Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist (wrote the theme from Spider-Man), dies at age 76.
- March 28: Ben Washam, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Jay Ward Productions), dies at age 69.
April
May
- May 2: Bob Clampett, American animator, director, producer and puppeteer (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Beany and Cecil), dies at age 70.
- May 13: Joop Geesink, Dutch comics artist and animator (Loeki de Leeuw, Dusty), dies at age 71.
- May 29: Aurelius Battaglia, American illustrator (Walt Disney Studios, United Productions of America), dies at age 74.
- Specific date unknown: Al Hubbard, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 70 or 71.
June
July
- July 3: Michiko Hirai, Japanese voice actress (voice of the title character in Sally the Witch, Starsha in Star Blazers), dies at age 48.
- July 14: Kenny Delmar, American actor (voice of Commander McBragg, The Hunter in King Leonardo and His Short Subjects, character of Senator Claghorn, inspiration for Foghorn Leghorn), dies at age 73.
- July 19: Harry Stockwell, American actor and singer (voice of the Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 82.
- July 27: James Mason, British actor (narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart), dies at age 75.
- July 29: Fred Waring, American bandleader and musician (Melody Time), dies at age 84.
August
- August 2: Quirino Cristiani, Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, created the world's first two animated feature films, and the first animated feature film with sound, pioneer of cutout animation, (El Apóstol, Sin dejar rastros, Firpo-Dempsey, Peludópolis, El mono relojero), dies at age 88.
- August 21: Phil Seuling, American organizer (founder of Comic Art Convention and Sea Gate Distributors) and actor (voice of one of the pig cops in Fritz the Cat), dies at age 50.
September
November
- November 14: Greg Irons, American underground cartoonist, animator, poster- and tattoo artist (Yellow Submarine), is killed by a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, at age 37.
- Specific date unknown: Brian White, British animator and comics artist (Animal Farm), dies at age 82.
December
Specific date unknown
- Vittorio Cossio, Italian comics artist and animator, dies at age 72 or 73.
See also
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