Events in 1980 in animation .
Events
January
February
March
April
May
August
September
October
November
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series
Births
January
January 4 : Greg Cipes , American actor (voice of Beast Boy in Teen Titans , Teen Titans Go! , and Young Justice , Kevin Levin in the Ben 10 franchise, Chiro in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! , Iron Fist in Ultimate Spider-Man , Michelangelo in multiple Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media, Jake in SciGirls ).
January 16 : Lin-Manuel Miranda , American actor (voice of Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/Gizmoduck in DuckTales ), singer and songwriter (Moana , Vivo , Encanto ).
January 18 :
January 21 : Nana Mizuki , Japanese actress and singer (voice of Hinata Hyuga in Naruto , Tsubomi Hanasaki / Cure Blossom in HeartCatch PreCure! , Vanessa Enoteca in Black Clover , Ann Takamaki in Persona 5: The Animation , Kozuki Hiyori in One Piece ).
January 22 : Christopher Masterson , American actor and disc jockey (voice of Shane G. in The Wild Thornberrys ).
January 30 :
January 31 : James Adomian , American comedian and actor (voice of Captain Huggyface in WordGirl , the President of the Planet in Pig Goat Banana Cricket , the title character in Future-Worm! , Bernie Sanders , Ted Cruz , and Bill Clinton in Our Cartoon President , Phineas Phage in The Venture Bros. , Bane in Harley Quinn , Randy in Close Enough , Buck Leatherleaf in the Amphibia episode "Girl Time", Jimmy Kimmel in the Celebrity Deathmatch episode "The Banter Bloodbath", Ogdoad in the Adventure Time episode "The Suitor", Imperial Captain in the Star Wars Rebels episode "The Forgotten Droid").
February
February 12 : Christina Ricci , American actress (voice of Gwendy Doll in Small Soldiers , Lilly in Alpha and Omega , Vexy in The Smurfs 2 , Yellow in The Hero of Color City , Terra in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract , Erin in The Simpsons episode "Summer of 4 Ft. 2 ", Princess Ponietta and Kathy Ireland in the Rick and Morty episode "Rickdependence Spray ", Catwoman in Batman: Caped Crusader ).
February 17 :
February 21 : Justin Roiland , American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director (voice of Blendin Blandin in Gravity Falls , Lemongrab in Adventure Time , Oscar in Fish Hooks , Korvo in Solar Opposites , co-creator and first voice of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith in Rick and Morty ).
February 22' : Haven Paschall, American voice actress and singer, (Pokemon XY ).
February 28 : Charles Halford , American actor (voice of Bibbo Bibbowski in The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen , Vladimir in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , Gang Leader in the Blade Runner: Black Lotus episode "City of Angels").
March
March 9 : Matthew Gray Gubler , American actor (voice of Winsor in Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur , Riddler in Batman: Assault on Arkham , Jimmy Olsen in All-Star Superman ).
March 31 : Kate Micucci , American actress (voice of Sadie Miller in Steven Universe , Webby Vanderquack in DuckTales , Sara Murphy in Milo Murphy's Law , Dr. Fox in Unikitty! , Daisy in Nature Cat , Terri in Amphibia , Luhley in Ben 10: Omniverse , continued voice of Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise).
April
April 8 : Katee Sackhoff , American actress (voice of She-Hulk in The Super Hero Squad Show , Bo-Katan Kryze in the Star Wars franchise, Poison Ivy in Batman: The Long Halloween , Grrrl in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences ", herself in The Cleveland Show episode "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang").
April 10 : Jasika Nicole , American actress (voice of Reina in Danger & Eggs , Vixen in Justice League Action ).
April 13 : Colleen Clinkenbeard , American actress (voice of Riza Hawkeye and Rose Thomas in Fullmetal Alchemist , Rachel Moore in Case Closed , Esther Blanchett in Trinity Blood , Eclair in Kiddy Grade , Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece , Erza Scarlet in Fairy Tail , Momo Yaoyorozu / Creati in My Hero Academia ).
April 24 : Reagan Gomez-Preston , American actress (voice of Roberta Tubbs in The Cleveland Show , Jenny Pizza and Kiki Pizza in Steven Universe , Mikayla in Infinity Train , Hailey and Mrs. Munoz in 10 Year Old Tom , Jessica's Friend, Pregnant Girl on TV and Pregnant Girl on TV's Friend in the Rick and Morty episode "Rick Potion No. 9 ").
April 26 : Channing Tatum , American actor (voice of George Washington in America: The Motion Picture , Superman in The Lego Movie franchise, Migo in Smallfoot , Joaquin in The Book of Life ).
May
May 2 :
May 4 : Lauren Montgomery , American storyboard artist, film and television director, and character designer (Warner Bros. Animation , The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , The Legend of Korra , Voltron: Legendary Defender ).
May 24 : Sabrina Alberghetti, Canadian animator, storyboard artist (Ed, Edd n Eddy , WildBrain Studios , The Hollow , DC Super Hero Girls , The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse ) and director (Chibiverse ).
May 27 : Ben Feldman , American actor (voice of Tylor Tuskmon in Monsters at Work , Chris in Big Hero 6: The Series ).
June
June 9 : Matthew Margeson , American musician, composer, and arranger (Dreamworks Animation , Transformers: Prime , Alice's Wonderland Bakery , Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures ).
June 10 : Jessica DiCicco , American actress (voice of the title character in The Buzz on Maggie , Lexi Bunny in Loonatics Unleased , Malina in The Emperor's New School , Flame Princess in Adventure Time , Tambry and Giffany in Gravity Falls , Lynn and Lucy Loud in The Loud House , Hanazuki in Hanazuki: Full of Treasures , Summer Penguin in Muppet Babies , April, May, and June in Legend of the Three Caballeros , Gwen in The Mighty B! , Grotta in Sofia the First , Bug in Future-Worm! , Hissy in Puppy Dog Pals , Annie Bramley in It's Pony , Candice in Close Enough , Frightwig in Ben 10 ).
June 12 : Kawa Ada , Afghan-Canadian actor, writer and producer (voice of Razaq in The Breadwinner ).
June 13 : Abbey McBride, American actress (voice of Ling-Ling in Drawn Together , Mackenzie B in Golan the Insatiable , Temperance Brennan, Lindsey and Candy Cane Eater in American Dad! , Loud Carol in Santa Inc. ).
June 23 : Melissa Rauch , American actress (voice of Harley Quinn in Batman and Harley Quinn , Tizzy in Sofia the First , Beth Bayani in Firebuds , Marie Antoinette in the Animaniacs episode "France France Revolution", Mollie in the Jake and the Never Land Pirates episode "Smee-erella", the title character in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Baby").
June 26 : Jason Schwartzman , American actor and musician (voice of Ash in Fantastic Mr. Fox , Jesper in Klaus , Arcangelo Corelli in Neo Yokio , Uncle Sam in Duncanville , Jonathan Ohnn/Spot in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ).
June 27 : Ben Bocquelet , French-British animator (The Little Short-Sighted Snake ), writer (The Hell's Kitchen ), producer and director (creator of The Amazing World of Gumball ).
July
July 1 : Fortune Feimster , American actress and comedian (voice of Brenda in Bless the Harts , Ava in Summer Camp Island , Brohilda in the Niko and the Sword of Light episode "The Thorn of Contention", Evelyn in The Simpsons episode "Livin La Pura Vida ", Counselor D in Soul , Nibbles in Zootopia 2 ).
July 3 : Olivia Munn , American actress (voice of Koko in The Lego Ninjago Movie , Captain Callisto in Miles from Tomorrowland , Lady Bullseye in Hit-Monkey , Thomas Edison in America: The Motion Picture , Liz Wilson in the Robot Chicken episode "Kramer vs. Showgirls").
July 7 : Michelle Kwan , American retired figure skater (voice of Shopkeeper in Mulan II , Michelle Kwanzleberry in the Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! episode "Run for Fun", herself in the Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door ", the Arthur episode "The Good Sport", and The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass ").
July 10 : James Rolfe , American filmmaker, actor, producer and internet personality (voice of Bimmy in the Smiling Friends episode "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back").
July 17 : Brett Goldstein , British actor, comedian and writer (voice of Tony Stark in the Robot Chicken episode "May Cause Light Cannibalism", himself in the Harley Quinn episode "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special").
July 18 :
Kristen Bell , American actress (voice of Anna in the Frozen franchise and Ralph Breaks the Internet , Hiromi in The Cat Returns , Cora in Astro Boy , Harper Jambowski and the singing voice of Marge Simpson in The Simpsons , Priscilla in Zootopia , Jade Wilson in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies , Molly Tillerman in season 1 of Central Park , Ruthie in the BoJack Horseman episode "Ruthie ").
Mike Yank, American television producer and writer (Animation Collective , Out of Jimmy's Head , The Drinky Crow Show , Disney Television Animation , The Problem Solverz , Johnny Test , Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot , Breadwinners , Dawn of the Croods , Harvey Girls Forever! ).
July 19 :
Adam Muto , American writer, storyboard artist, animator, and producer (Cartoon Network Studios ).
Chris Sullivan , American actor and musician (voice of Bane in Merry Little Batman , Behemoth in Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate , Gunther and Teddy in Amphibia , Santa Claus in the Where's Waldo? episode "A Wanderer Christmas", Grogg and Steve in Vampirina , Taserface in the What If...? episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? ", Jerry in the American Dad! episode "Viced Principal").
July 20 : Beth Chalmers, British voice actress (voice of One, Three, Five and Sixteen in Numberblocks )
August
August 4 : Daniel Ross , American actor, voice actor and producer (voice of Donald Duck in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures ).
August 7 : Andrew Morgado , American actor, ADR mixer and sound editor (Family Guy , The Casagrandes , Cleopatra in Space ).
August 19 : Aaron Horvath , American animator, television writer, producer, and director (Teen Titans Go! , The Super Mario Bros. Movie ).
August 26 :
Macaulay Culkin , American actor (portrayed and voiced Richard Tyler in The Pagemaster , voice of Nicholas McClary in Wish Kid , Bastian Bux, Kevin McCallister, Billy and Kid in Robot Chicken , Downtown Pat in Entergalactic ).
Chris Pine , American actor (voice of Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians , Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , King Magnifico in Wish , Dr. Deviso in SuperMansion , Alistair Covax in the American Dad! episode "Rabbit Ears", second voice of Dave in Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey ).
September
October
October 1 : Sarah Drew , American actress (voice of Stacy Rowe in Daria ).[ 14]
October 3 : Nick Cannon , American actor, comedian, rapper, and television host (voice of Louis in Garfield: The Movie , Officer Lester in Monster House ).
October 8 : Mike Mizanin , American pro wrestler and actor (voiced himself in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery and Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon , Steve in Hamster & Gretel ).[ 15] [ 16]
October 17 : Justin Shenkarow , American actor (voice of Harold Berman in Hey Arnold! , Patch in 101 Dalmatians: The Series , Eddie Horton in Lloyd in Space , Gelman in Recess , Rhino in Spidey and His Amazing Friends ).
October 18 :
Natasha Rothwell , American writer, actress, and comedian (voice of Sakina in Wish , Zan Owlson in DuckTales , Mommy Shark in Baby Shark's Big Show! , Kaya in Archer , Brunzetta in Star vs. the Forces of Evil , Candice Green in The Ghost and Molly McGee , Japonaloid in Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm , Terry Toucan in Tuca & Bertie , Clemelia Bloodsworth in the BoJack Horseman episode "Time's Arrow ", Erin in The Simpsons episode "Uncut Femmes ").
Pinar Toprak , Turkish-American composer, conductor and musician (PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie , Us Again ).
November
November 2 : Brittany Ishibashi , Japanese-American actress (voice of Akemi and Jorōgumo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Kihu in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures , Amaten in Oni: Thunder God's Tale ).
November 17 : Stuart Stone , Canadian actor (voice of Ralphie Tennelli in The Magic School Bus , Peter Walker in Care Bears Nutcracker Suite , Hip Koopa in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World , Bentley Raccoon in The Raccoons , Charles / Brainchild in The Tick episode "Coach Fussell's Lament").
November 29 : Janina Gavankar , American actress (voice of Niki in Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey , Kensington in The Mighty Ones , Pav-Ti in the Tales of the Jedi episode "Life and Death").
December
Specific date unknown
Deaths
January
January 29 : Jimmy Durante , American actor, comedian, pianist, and singer (voiced himself in Frosty the Snowman ), dies at age 86.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
January 31 : Ferdinand Bis, A.K.A. Ferdo Bis, Croatian comics artist and animator, dies at age 69.[ 21]
February
March
May
May 2 : George Pal , Hungarian-American animator, film director, special effects maker and film producer (Puppetoons , Tulips Shall Grow , John Henry and the Inky-Poo , Tubby the Tuba ), dies at age 72.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
May 15 : Len Lye , New Zealand film director, sculptor, animator and film director (The Peanut Vendor , A Colour Box , Rainbow Dance , Free Radicals ), dies at age 78.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
May 16 : Cornett Wood , American animator and lay-out artist (Walt Disney Company , Warner Bros. Cartoons ), dies at age 74.[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
May 31 : Sonny Burke , American composer (Lady and the Tramp ), dies at age 66.[ 37]
June
August
August 26 : Tex Avery , American animator, cartoonist, film director, and voice actor (Warner Bros. Cartoons , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio ), creator or further developer of (Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Elmer Fudd , Droopy , Screwy Squirrel , The big Bad Wolf , Red Hot Riding Hood , and George and Junior ), dies at age 72.[ 39] [ 40]
September
November
November 15 : Bill Lee , American playback singer (Walt Disney Animation Studios ), dies at age 64.[ 47]
November 17 : Paul Smith , American animator and film director (Walt Disney Animation Studios , Walter Lantz Productions , Warner Bros. Cartoons ), dies at age 74.[ 48]
November 20 : Ben Sharpsteen , American animation director and film producer, (sequence director for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , supervising director for Pinocchio and Dumbo , production supervisor for Fantasia , Fun and Fancy Free , Melody Time , The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad , Cinderella , and Alice in Wonderland ), dies at age 85.[ 49] [ 50]
December
See also
Notes
^ Tokyo Channel 12 was an independent station at the time of broadcast.
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