1994 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Events
January
February
- February 6: The first episode of Aladdin is broadcast.
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Television season premieres
Television season finales
Births
January
- January 21: Booboo Stewart, American actor (voice of Jay in ', Jack O'Lantern in the Spider-Man episode "Bring on the Bad Guys", Kevin in the Big City Greens episode "Big Resolution").
- 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, Secre Swallowtail in Black Clover, Yotsuba Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Natsumi Koshigaya in Non Non Biyori, Gabi Braun in Attack on Titan, Ayane in Weathering With You, Tsubaki Sawabe in Your Lie in April, Iroha Isshiki in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Suzuka Dairenji in Tokyo Ravens, Nagato-class, Sendai-class, Kuma, Tama, Shimakaze in Kantai Collection, Cocoa Hoto in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Ran Mitake in BanG Dream!, Clarisse in Granblue Fantasy, Hasuki Komai in Boarding School Juliet, Nao Tomori in Charlotte, Rinne in ' and King of Prism, Prinz Eugen in Azur Lane, dub voice of Ms. Chalice in The Cuphead Show!).
February
- February 11: Dominic Janes, American former child actor (portrayed Jimmy in Re-Animated and Out of Jimmy's Head, voice of Sammy Paré / Squid Boy in Wolverine and the X-Men).
- February 23: Dakota Fanning, American actress (voice of young Kim Possible in ', Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, Lilo in ', the title character in Coraline, young Wonder Woman in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Kid Stuff").
- February 27: Rie Takahashi, Japanese voice actress and singer (voice of Miki Naoki in School-Live!, Mash Kyrielight in Fate/Grand Order, Megumin in KonoSuba, Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle in Witchy PreCure!, Emilia in ', Futaba Ichinose in Seiyu's Life!, Takagi in Teasing Master Takagi-san, Dan Kouzo in ', Sumi Sakurasawa in Rent-A-Girlfriend).
March
- March 1: Justin Bieber, Canadian singer (voice of A.Z. in ', himself in The Simpsons episode "The Fabulous Faker Boy").
- March 10: Alan Ituriel, Mexican cartoonist and voice actor (creator and voice of Black Hat in Villainous).
- March 26: AJ Bridel, Canadian actress and singer (voice of Pipp Petals in ' and My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale).
- March 29: Jack Bandeira, English actor (voice of Aelwulf in the ' episode "The Heart of Kings").
April
- April 2: Sofie Zamchick, American actress and musician (voice of Linny in Wonder Pets!).
- April 8: Johnny LaZebnik, American production assistant (Norman Picklestripes), television writer and son of Rob LaZebnik (Norman Picklestripes, The Simpsons, Ridley Jones, Rugrats, Eureka!).
- April 13: Gints Zilbalodis, Latvian filmmaker, animator and composer (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, Twinkle in Higglytown Heroes, Panini in Chowder, Beth Tezuka in Bravest Warriors, continued voice of Mertle Edmonds in the Lilo & Stitch franchise).
- April 18: Moisés Arias, American actor (voice of Zane in Astro Boy, Antonio Perez in Despicable Me 2, Marcus in The Emperor's New School episode "Rabbit Face", Fred in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo").
- April 24: Jordan Fisher, American actor and musician (voice of Sea Hawk in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Finley in Archibald's Next Big Thing, Robaire in Turning Red).
May
June
July
August
- August 17: Taissa Farmiga, American actress (voice of Raven in the DC Animated Movie Universe).
- August 18: Michaela Jill Murphy, American actress (voice of Toph Beifong in ', Chacha in The Emperor's New Groove franchise, young Franny Robinson in Meet the Robinsons, young Suyin in The Legend of Korra episode "Old Wounds").
- August 23: Francesca Reale, American actress (voice of Sydnie in Entergalactic, Aizmuth in Strange World).
- August 29: Eduardo Franco, American actor and comedian (voice of DJ Catnip in Gabby's Dollhouse, Trevin in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Pako in Koati, Darryl in Goat, Loaf in Hoppers).
September
November
December
- December 3: Jake T. Austin, American actor (voice of Diego in Dora the Explorer and seasons 1-3 of Go, Diego, Go!, Nicky in The Ant Bully, Fernando in Rio and Rio 2, Alex in The Emoji Movie, Blue Beetle in Justice League Action and the DC Animated Movie Universe).
- December 10: Kayli Mills, American actress (voice of Emilia in ', Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online).
- December 17: Nat Wolff, American actor (voice of Victor in Leap!, Batman in ').
Deaths
January
- January 5: Joop Du Buy, Dutch animator, textile salesman, and comics artist (worked for Nederland Film during World War II), dies at age 59.
- January 8: Pat Buttram, American actor (voice of Napoleon in The Aristocats, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood, Luke in The Rescuers, Chief in The Fox and the Hound, Cactus Jake in Garfield and Friends), dies at age 78.
- January 28: Hal Smith, American actor (voice of Owl in Winnie the Pooh, Goliath in Davey and Goliath, Flintheart Glomgold and Gyro Gearloose in DuckTales, continued voice of Goofy, Elmer Fudd, and Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 77.
February
- February 1: Olan Soule, American actor (voice of Batman in The Adventures of Batman, Sesame Street, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, and Super Friends, Master Taj in Fantastic Planet, the Boy's Father in The Small One, Martin Stein in '), dies at age 84.
- February 6: Jack Kirby, American comics artist and animator (Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears), dies at age 76.
- February 8: Raymond Scott, American composer, dies at age 85.
- February 11:
- William Conrad, American actor (voice of the narrator in Rocky and Bullwinkle), dies at age 73.
- Sorrell Booke, American actor (voice of Boss Hogg in The Dukes, Mayor Fist in The Pound Puppies, Sheriff Rufus and TJ Buzby in Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Big Daddy Boo in ', Pinky in Rock-a-Doodle, Boss Hoss in the Bonkers episode "Love Stuck", Sheriff Hebbs in The New Adventures of Captain Planet episode "Jail House Flock"), dies at age 64.
- February 17: Lou Bunin, American puppeteer and animator (Alice in Wonderland), dies from a stroke at age 89.
- February 24: Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (sang the "Two Silhouettes" segment in Make Mine Music, and narrated and sang the "Bongo the Bear" segment in Fun and Fancy Free), dies at age 77.
March
- March 4: John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (voice of Den, Dan, Desk Sergeant and Robot in Heavy Metal, Wilbur in The Rescuers Down Under, himself in Camp Candy), dies from a heart attack at age 43.
- 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), dies at age 84.
- 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.
- March 29: Paul Grimault, French animator and film director (Le Roi et l'oiseau), dies at age 89.
- March 31: José Escobar Saliente, Spanish animator, comics writer and artist, dies at age 85.
April
May
June
- June 10: Jack Hannah, American animator, film director, screenwriter, and comic writer and artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walter Lantz), dies at age 81.
- June 12: Christopher Collins, American actor (voice of Starscream in The Transformers, Cobra Commander in , Mr. Burns and Moe Szyslak in season 1 of The Simpsons), dies at age 44.
- June 14: Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme, The Great Mouse Detective, '), dies at age 70.
- June 23: Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 74.
- June 28: Richard Bickenbach, American animator and comics artist (Ub Iwerks, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 86.
July
August
- August 1: AugstàAscensio SaurÃÂ, Spanish animator and comics artist (El mago de los sueños), dies in a car accident at age 45.
- August 4: Stanislav Látal, Czech puppeteer, animator and film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York), dies at age 75.
- August 24: Rickie Sorensen, American actor (voice of Spotty in 101 Dalmatians, Arthur in The Sword in the Stone), dies at age 47.
- August 26: Werner Klemke, German animator, illustrator and comics artist (worked as an animator in the late 1930s), dies at age 77.
September
October
November
- 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.
- November 5: Nikolay Fyodorov, Russian animator, film director and cartoonist (co-director of The Snow Queen), dies at age 80.
- November 18: Cab Calloway, American jazz singer and dancer (voiced singing characters in the Betty Boop shorts Minnie the Moocher, Snow-White, The Old Man of the Mountain), dies at age 86.
- November 23: Irwin Kostal, American musical arranger (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Charlotte's Web), dies at age 83.
- November 30: Lionel Stander, American actor (voice of Buzz Buzzard in Woody Woodpecker, Kup in '), dies at age 86.
Specific date unknown
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