Events in 1989 in animation.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
- May 14: The Simpsons shorts ends with the episode "TV Simpsons", seven months before it becomes a full-time animated series.
- May 23: Garfield's Babes and Bullets premieres on CBS. It is based on one of the stories featured in the book '.
June
July
- July 15: ' is first released.
- July 29: Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service is first released. The film became generally acclaimed in its Japanese home country. Streamline Pictures released the English-dub the following year, but legal limitations by Tokuma Shoten prevented the film from being released internationally, including its lack of a theatrical release in the United States. Disney later retained the international rights of the film in 1998. The English dub was redone to make it more fitting for the United States. In 2017, GKIDS would later retain the rights of the film. Its English dialogue translates closer to the Japanese version.
September
October
November
December
- December 16: Garfield and Friends concludes its second season on CBS with the following episodes:
- "Lemon Aid/Hog Noon/Video Airlines"
- "The Mail Animal/Peanut-Brained Rooster/Mummy Dearest"
- December 17: The first episode of The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", premieres on Fox, scripted by Mimi Pond. It marks the debuts of Seymour Skinner, Moe Szyslak, Mr. Burns, Barney Gumble, Patty and Selma, Ned Flanders, Todd Flanders, Santa's Little Helper, and Snowball II, with early appearances of Dewey Largo, Sherri and Terri, and Lewis. They would officially debut in later episodes of season 1.
- December 25: The film The BFG is first released. It is Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall's only animated feature film.
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Births
January
- January 3: Alex D. Linz, American former child actor (voice of Franklin in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, young Tarzan in Tarzan, young Cale Tucker in Titan A.E.).
- January 8: Karan Soni, Indian-American actor and comedian (voice of Spider-Man India in , Caspian in Strange World, Riff in Trolls World Tour, Rishi Singal in Karma's World, Manjeet in Mira, Royal Detective, Gavin in The Great North episode "Woodfellas Adventure").
- January 17: Kelly Marie Tran, American actress (voice of Dawn Betterman in The Croods franchise, Raya in Raya and the Last Dragon, and Once Upon a Studio, Rose Tico in the Star Wars Forces of Destiny episode "Shuttle Shock").
February
- February 13: Carly McKillip, Canadian actress and musician (voice of the title character in Cardcaptor Sakura).
- February 19: Griffin Newman, American actor and comedian (voice of Pip in Disenchanted, Jared Kushner in Our Cartoon President, Orko in ', Mad Hatter in the Harley Quinn episode "Another Sharkley Adventure").
- February 24: Daniel Kaluuya, English actor (voice of Bluebell in Watership Down, Spider-Punk in ').
- February 25: Kana Hanazawa, Japanese actress and singer (voice of Nadeko Sengoku in Monogatari, Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!, Angel/Kanade Tachibana in Angel Beats!, Kuroneko/Ruri GokÃ
 in Oreimo, Mayuri Shiina in Steins;Gate, Akane Tsunemori in Psycho-Pass, Kosaki Ondera in Nisekoi, Chiaki Nanami in Danganronpa, Kobato Hanato in Kobato, Rize Kamishiro in Tokyo Ghoul, Hinata Kawamoto in March Comes in Like a Lion, Ichika Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Mitsuri Kanroji in ').
March
- March 9: Jason Marnocha, American voice actor (voice of Jor-El in My Adventures with Superman, Megatron in ', Victor Vasko in Lackadaisy).
- March 11: Anton Yelchin, American actor (voice of Jim Lake in ', Shun Kazama in From Up on Poppy Hill, Albino Pirate in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!), (d. 2016).
- March 18: Lily Collins, English-American actress (voice of Baby Ape in Tarzan, Princess Dawn in Here Comes the Grump).
- March 20: Corey Padnos, American actor (voice of Cooper in ', Porkchop in ', Linus in the Peanuts franchise from 2000 to 2003).
- March 30: Cole Howard, Canadian actor (voice of Bert Wily in ', Wakiya Murasaki in Beyblade Burst, Shion Kiba in Cardfight!! Vanguard, Terramar in ').
April
- April 5: Freddie Fox, English actor (voice of Dennis in ', Captain Holly in Watership Down).
- April 12: Alice Lee, American actress and singer (voice of Lois Lane in My Adventures with Superman).
- April 19: Simu Liu, Canadian actor (voice of Lah Zhima in the ' episode "The Ninth Jedi", Hubert Wong in The Simpsons episode "When Nelson Met Lisa", Gerald Mesmerizer in the Corner Gas Animated episode "The Fresh Prints of Bell Heir").
- April 20:
- Carlos Valdes, Colombian-American actor (voice of Vibe in ').
- Chris Houghton, American animator (Fanboy & Chum Chum, Disney Television Animation, Harvey Beaks), character designer (Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Clarence), prop designer (Adventure Time), writer (Mickey Mouse, Harvey Beaks), producer, voice actor and brother of Shane Houghton (co-creator and voice of Cricket Green in Big City Greens).
- April 22: Jonathan Finn-Gamiño, American character designer (American Dad!) and storyboard artist (American Dad!, Big Mouth), (d. 2022).
May
June
- June 3: Megumi Han, Japanese actress (voice of Atsuko Kagari in Little Witch Academia, Gon Freecss in Hunter ÃÂ Hunter, and Hime Shirayuki / Cure Princess in HappinessCharge PreCure!, Japanese dub voice of Ryder in PAW Patrol, Bliss in The Powerpuff Girls, Cheerilee in ', and Sonata Dusk in ').
- June 9: Logan Browning, American actress (voice of Onyx in Young Justice, adult Penny Proud in ' episode "When You Wish Upon a Roker").
- June 14: Lucy Hale, American actress (voice of Periwinkle in Secret of the Wings, Zoe Bell in Trouble).
- June 20: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor and comedian (voice of Fishlegs Ingerman in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, King Gristle in the Trolls franchise, Alvin in ParaNorman).
- June 27: Kimiko Glenn, American actress (voice of Lena Sabrewing in DuckTales, Peni Parker in ', and ', Stefani Stilton in Bojack Horseman, Horse in Centaurworld, Izzy Moonbow in ', General Ezor in ', Margot in Summer Camp Island, Chuluun in The Lion Guard, Baby Shark in Baby Shark's Big Show!, Paperstar in Carmen Sandiego, the title character in Kiff).
- June 28: Markiplier, American YouTuber (voice of 5.0.5. in Villainous).
July
- July 2: Barbara Dunkelman, Canadian actress and internet personality (voice of Yang Xiao Long in RWBY, Nerris in Camp Camp).
- July 23: Daniel Radcliffe, English actor (voice of Rex Dasher in ', himself in the BoJack Horseman episode "Let's Find Out").
- July 25: Andrew Caldwell, American actor (voice of Howard Weinerman in ', Mitch Bilsky in The Adventures of Kid Danger, Teen Roku in the ' episode "The Avatar and the Firelord").
- July 31: Zelda Williams, American actress (voice of Kuvira in The Legend of Korra, Mona Lisa in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Casey Jones in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
August
- August 4: Alec Schwimmer, American television writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio).
- August 11: Alexis Tipton, American voice actress (Funimation).
- August 18: Anna Akana, American actress (voice of Gloria Sato in Big City Greens, Sasha Waybright in Amphibia, Daisy in Magical Girl Friendship Squad).
- August 19:
- Domee Shi, Chinese-born Canadian animator, screenwriter and director (Pixar).
- Romeo Miller, American rapper, actor, and television personality (voiced himself in the Static Shock episode "Romeo in the Mix", and performed the third theme song of the series).
- August 21: Hayden Panettiere, American actress (voice of Dot in A Bug's Life, Suri in Dinosaur, Willow in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, Red in Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Kate in Alpha and Omega, Yumi in the Fillmore! episode "Code Name: Electric Haircut", Ashley in the American Dad! episode "Stan's Food Restaurant").
September
- September 5: Kat Graham, American actress and singer (voice of April O'Neil in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rhythm and Blues in ').
- September 6:
- Lindsay Jones, American actor, director, gamer and host (voice of Ruby Rose in RWBY, Kimball in Red vs. Blue).
- Tord Larsson, English voice actor (voice of Tord in Eddsworld).
- September 7: Daiki Yamashita, Japanese voice actor (voice of Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia).
- September 14: Kazumi Evans, Canadian actress (voice of Adagio Dazzle in ', Rogue the Bat in Sonic Prime, Queen Sarai in The Dragon Prince, singing voice of Rarity and Princess Luna in ').
- September 17: Danielle Brooks, American actress (voice of Pearle Watson in Close Enough, Ruthless Ruth in the Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure episode "The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth", Charica in the Elena of Avalor episode "A Lava Story").
- September 22: SofÃÂa Espinosa, Mexican actress, writer and director (voice of Mama Luisa Rivera in Coco).
- September 27: Rumi Okubo, Japanese actress (voice of Ako Shirabe / Cure Muse in Suite PreCure, Chinatsu Yoshikawa in YuruYuri, Astolfo in Fate/Apocrypha, Suguri Kinoshita in Happy Kappy).
- September 29: Makoto Furukawa, Japanese voice actor and singer (voice of Saitama in One-Punch Man, Banri Tada in Golden Time, Miyuki Shirogane in ').
October
- October 5: Kensho Ono, Japanese voice actor (voice of Floch Forster in Attack on Titan, Giorno Giovanna in ', Larcade Dragneel in Fairy Tail, Japanese dub voice of Miles Morales in ' and Mugman in The Cuphead Show!).
- October 13: Skyler Page, American animator (TripTank), storyboard artist (Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Adventure Time), writer (Adventure Time), director (TripTank), producer and voice actor (creator and voice of the title character in Clarence).
- October 24: PewDiePie, Swedish internet personality (portrayed himself in the South Park episodes "Rehash" and "HappyHolograms", voice of Lonely Guy and Magician in asdfmovie8).
- October 30: Dustin Ybarra, American actor and comedian (voice of Armadillo in M.O.D.O.K., Danny Publitz in the Rick and Morty episode "The Old Man and the Seat", Macho in the Elena of Avalor episode "Changing of the Guard").
November
- November 10:
- Sherry Cola, American comedian and actress (voice of Helen in Turning Red, Naomi in The Tiger's Apprentice, Female Talent Judge in Thelma the Unicorn, Viv in Baby Shark's Big Show!, Cadet Kwan in ', Ms. Mahoney in the Primos episode "Summer of Bookita").
- Taron Egerton, Welsh actor (voice of Johnny in the Sing franchise).
- November 19: Caitlynne Medrek, Canadian actress (voice of Dawn in ', Mikoto in My-HiMe, Miu Matsuoka in Strawberry Marshmallow, Pan in Dragon Ball GT).
- November 22: Jon Rudnitsky, American actor and comedian (voice of Ned Ludd in ', Cyrus in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Jimmy in Under the Boardwalk, Dario in Wish).
December
- December 6: Della Saba, English actress (voice of Aquamarine in Steven Universe, young Judy Hopps in Zootopia, Bazeema in Wish).
- December 7: Nicholas Hoult, English actor (voice of Grosso in Underdogs, Jon Arbuckle in The Garfield Movie, Patrick in Crossing Swords, Harry Potter and Captain America in the Robot Chicken episode "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War").
- December 13: Taylor Swift, American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of Audrey in The Lorax).
- December 21: Quinta Brunson, American writer, producer, comedian, and actress (voice of Ivy in Cars on the Road, herself in Big Mouth, Hawkgirl in the Harley Quinn episode "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special", Dr. Fuzzby in Zootopia 2).
- December 22: Jordin Sparks, American singer and actress (voice of Blue Mermaid in the Team Umizoomi episode "The Legend of the Blue Mermaid", Gary's Mom in the Doug Unplugs episode "Botty Holidays", Tabitha in the Rugrats episode "Rescuing Cynthia").
- December 26: Blayn Barbosa, American former child actor (voice of Dwayne McCall in the Static Shock episode "Child's Play", second voice of Bucky Buenaventura in The Zeta Project).
Deaths
January
February
- February 5: Joe Raposo, American composer, songwriter, pianist, singer and lyricist (Sesame Street, ', Dr. Seuss, Madeline), dies at age 51.
- February 9: Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist and animator (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, Phoenix, Princess Knight, Unico, Message to Adolf, The Amazing 3, Buddha), dies at age 60.
- February 10: Herbert Ryman, American artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 78.
- February 11: George O'Hanlon, American actor (voice of George Jetson in The Jetsons), dies at age 76.
March
April
- April 5: Karel Zeman, Czech film director, animator and animation producer (Mr. Prokouk, The Fabulous World of Jules Verne), dies at age 78.
- April 9: Carl Wessler, American comics artist, animator and writer (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 75.
- April 24: Clyde Geronimi, Italian-American animation director (Bray Productions, Walter Lantz Productions, Walt Disney Company), dies at age 87.
- April 27: William Arthur Smith, American animation writer, comics artist and illustrator (worked for Walter Lantz), dies at age 71.
May
June
- June 1: Emery Hawkins, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Screen Gems, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, UPA), dies at age 77.
- June 2: Takeo Watanabe, Japanese musician and composer (Cutie Honey, Candy Candy, Mobile Suit Gundam), dies at age 56.
July
- July 2: Ben Wright, English actor (voice of Roger Radcliffe in 101 Dalmatians, Rama in The Jungle Book, Grimsby in The Little Mermaid), dies at age 74.
- July 3: Jim Backus, American voice actor (voice of Mr. Magoo in various media, Thurston Howell III in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet, Smokey the Genie in A-Lad-In His Lamp, Milton in Plutopia), dies at age 76.
- July 4:
- Camilla Mickwitz, Finnish animator, children's book writer and illustrator (Jason), dies at age 54.
- Vic Perrin, American actor (voice of Dr. Zin in Jonny Quest) dies at age 73.
- July 9: Lillian Friedman Astor, American animator (Fleischer Brothers), dies at age 77.
- July 10: Mel Blanc, American voice actor (voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat and various other characters in the Looney Tunes franchise, Barney Rubble and Dino in The Flintstones, Mr. Spacely in The Jetsons, original voice of Woody Woodpecker), dies at age 81.
- July 29: Rudy Zamora, Mexican-American animator and animation director (Jay Ward Productions, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 79.
August
September
- September 3: Franzisca Baruch, German-Israeli graphic designer, and character designer (designed characters and titles for the animated film Goethe is Alive!), dies at age 87.
- September 9: Nat Falk, American illustrator and cartoonist (How to Make Animated Cartoons), dies at age 91.
October
- October 4: Graham Chapman, English actor and comedian (occasional voices in Terry Gilliam's animated shorts in Monty Python's Flying Circus and the film spin-offs), dies from cancer at age 48.
- October 11: Paul Shenar, American actor and theater director (voice of Jenner in The Secret of NIMH), dies at age 53.
- October 12: Jay Ward, American animator and producer (Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, Super Chicken), dies at age 69.
- October 21: Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator and film director (Johnny the Giant Killer, Kiri le Clown, Joe), dies at age 79.
November
- November 17: Billy Lee, American actor (voice of the boy in The Reluctant Dragon), dies at age 60.
- November 22: Gerry Chiniquy, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 77.
- November 28: Ion Popescu-Gopo, Romanian graphic artist, animator and film director (ScurtÃÂ Istorie, The White Moor, Gopo's Little Man), dies at age 66.
December
Specific date unknown
See also
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