This is a list of events in animation in 2018 .
Events
January
February
March
April
May
May 11 : John Kricfalusi issues a personal explanation and apology about the sexual assault allegations against him, though he denies some of the claims.[ 5]
June
July
August
September
October
October 1: The first episode of Bluey premieres on ABC Kids to universal critical acclaim.
October 19 : The rest of the first season of Hilda airs on Netflix.
October 26 : Film producer Adi Shankar states in an interview with IndieWire that he heard that the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon will leave The Simpsons following controversy over him potentially being a negative and racially offensive stereotype.[ 9]
October 29 : The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean states that Adi Shankar "does not speak for our show".[ 10]
November
December
Awards
Film released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Deaths
January
January 2 : Frank Buxton , American actor (voice of the title character in Batfink ), dies at age 87.[ 14] [ 15]
January 7 : Doug Young , American actor (voice of Doggie Daddy in The Quick Draw McGraw Show , Ding-A-Ling Wolf in The Huckleberry Hound Show , Yippee in The Peter Potamus Show ), dies at age 98.[ 16]
January 27 : Jim McLean, American animator and storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation , Disney Television Animation , He-Man and the Masters of the Universe , Denver, the Last Dinosaur , BraveStarr , Spider-Man ), dies at age 67.
January 28 :
Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (Våbenbrødre ), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.[ 17]
January 31 : Ann Gillis , American actress (voice of Faline in Bambi ), dies at age 90.[ 18]
February
February 2 : Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, dies at age 92.[ 19]
February 4 : John Mahoney , English-American actor (voice of Preston Whitmore in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return , General Rogard in The Iron Giant , Papi in Kronk's New Groove , Robert Terwilliger in The Simpsons episode "Funeral for a Fiend "), dies at age 77.[ 20] [ 21]
February 9 : Reg E. Cathey , American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure ), dies at age 59.[ 22] [ 23]
February 10 : Ginger Tam, American musician (did the backing vocals from VeggieTales ), dies at age 56.
February 24 : Bud Luckey , American animator, composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios , Pixar , Sesame Street ) and actor (voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles , Chuckles in Toy Story 3 , Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh ), dies at age 83.[ 24]
February 26 : Benjamin Melniker , American film and television producer (Warner Bros. Animation , Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? , Fish Police , Dinosaucers ), dies at age 104.[ 25]
February 27 : Bill Lignante , American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator (Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 91.[ 26]
March
March 1 : Pete Henderson , American comedian (voice of Monkeys in The Jungle Book ), dies at age 79.
March 3 : David Ogden Stiers , American actor (voice of Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast franchise and House of Mouse , Ratcliffe and Wiggins in Pocahontas , Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Jumba Jookiba in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Narrator in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie , Mr. Jolly, Narrator and Congressman in Teacher's Pet , Narrator and Crew Man in the American Dragon: Jake Long episode "The Talented Mr. Long", Nicky Flippers in Hoodwinked! and Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil , VLAD in 101 Dalmatians: The Series , Byron Beaver in The Angry Beavers , Solovar in the DC Animated Universe , Dr. Odium in the Static Shock episode "Hoop Squad", Karroo in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"), dies at age 75.[ 27]
March 14 : Stephen Hawking , English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "They Saved Lisa's Brain ", "Don't Fear the Roofer ", "Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot! " and "Elementary School Musical ", and the Futurama episodes "Anthology of Interest I ", "The Beast with a Billion Backs " and "Reincarnation "), dies from ALS at age 76.[ 28] [ 29]
March 15 : Robert Grossman , American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (Jimmy The C ), dies at age 78.[ 30] [ 31]
March 17 : Mike MacDonald , French-born Canadian actor and comedian (voice of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker Prince , Rip in The Ripping Friends , Lifeguard in the Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" episode "Naked Beach Frenzy"), dies from heart complications at age 63.[ 32]
April
April 4 : Soon-Tek Oh , Korean actor (voice of Zhou in Mulan ), dies at age 85.[ 33] [ 34]
April 5 : Isao Takahata , Japanese animator, film director and producer (Grave of the Fireflies , The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ), dies at age 82.[ 35]
April 8 : Chuck McCann , American actor, comedian, puppeteer, and television host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in DuckTales , The Thing in Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk , Blizzard in Iron Man , Heff Heffalump in The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh , the Amoeba Boys in The Powerpuff Girls , "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in Adventure Time ), dies at age 83.[ 36]
April 12 : Giuliano Cenci , Italian film director (The Adventures of Pinocchio ), dies at age 86.[ 37]
April 15 : R. Lee Ermey , American actor and Marine drill instructor (voice of Sarge in the Toy Story franchise, Sky Marshall Sanchez in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles , General Thorton in Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot , Colonel O'Malley in Recess: School's Out , Jack in Shark Bait , Wildcat in Batman: The Brave and the Bold , General Tsin in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness , Colonel Leslie Hapablap in The Simpsons episodes "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming " and "Waiting for Duffman ", General Sims in the Kim Possible episodes "Day of the Snowmen" and "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles", Sergeant Goonther in The Angry Beavers episode "Fancy Prance", Sergeant Hobo 678 in the Invader Zim episode "Hobo 13", Madison in the Rocket Power episode "Saving Lt. Ryan", Colonel Thrift in the Fillmore! episode "South of Friendship, North of Honor", Drill Sergeant in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves", Sarge in the My Life as a Teenage Robot episode "Last Action Zero", Bunny in the Father of the Pride episode "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend", Warden in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Inmates of Summer"), dies from pneumonia at age 74.[ 38] [ 39]
April 17 : Carl Kasell , American radio personality (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Pay Pal "), dies from alzheimer's disease at age 84.[ 40]
April 23 :
April 24 : Susan Shadburne , American screenwriter, director, producer, and filmmaker (Will Vinton Productions ), dies at age 75.[ 44]
May
May 7 :
May 11 : Zlatko Bourek , Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, dies at age 88.[ 46] [ 47]
May 13 : Margot Kidder , Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords , Mistress Helga in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , continued voice of Gaia in Captain Planet and the Planeteers ), dies at age 69.[ 48]
May 14 : Tom Wolfe , American author and journalist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Moe'N'a Lisa "), dies at age 88.[ 49]
May 16 : Joseph Campanella , American actor (voice of the Lizard in Spider-Man , William Shepard / the Master in Road Rovers , Matthew Thorne in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), dies at age 93.[ 50]
May 17 : Jerry Richardson, American animator, storyboard artist, background artist, prop designer and art director (Bobby's World , The Simpsons , Klasky Csupo , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , Adelaide Productions , Futurama , Cartoon Network Studios , Disney Television Animation , Warner Bros. Animation , Brickleberry ), dies at age 53.
May 18 : Fred Peters , American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company ), dies at age 95.[ 51] [ 52]
May 21 : Clint Walker , American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in Small Soldiers ), dies at age 90.[ 53]
June
June 1 : William Edward Phipps , American actor (voice of Prince Charming in Cinderella ), dies at age 96.[ 54] [ 55] [ 56]
June 2 : Nick Meglin , American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (Batfink , The Pink Panther ), dies from a heart attack at age 82.[ 57]
June 8 : Anthony Bourdain , American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian (voice of Lance Casteau in the Archer episode "Live and Let Dine", voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Food Wife ", and the Sanjay and Craig episode "Snake Parts Unknown"), commits suicide at age 61.[ 58]
June 11 : Rumen Petkov , Bulgarian animator, comics artist (Choko & Boko ) and director (Johnny Bravo , Dexter's Laboratory , Cow and Chicken , I Am Weasel , The New Woody Woodpecker Show ), dies at age 70.[ 59]
June 14 : José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of Conejíto , the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.[ 60]
June 28 :
Denis Akiyama , Japanese-Canadian actor (voice of Iceman , Silver Samurai , and Sunfire in X-Men , Malachite in the original English dub of Sailor Moon ), dies from cancer at age 66.[ 61]
Harlan Ellison , American screenwriter (Cadillacs and Dinosaurs , Silver Surfer , Love, Death & Robots , voiced himself in Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated , and The Simpsons episode "Married to the Blob ", additional voices in The Pirates of Dark Water ), dies at age 84.[ 62]
June 29 : Eugene Pitt , American musician (composed the theme music of Nickelodeon ), dies at age 80.[ 63]
July
July 1 : Peter Firmin , English animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of Noggin the Nog , Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss ), co-founder of Smallfilms , dies at age 89.[ 64]
July 4 : Darrell McNeil , American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor (Hanna-Barbera , Filmation , Bakshi Animation , Ruby-Spears , Walt Disney Company , Warner Bros. Animation , Don Bluth ), dies at age 60.[ 65]
July 10 : Lolee Aries , American television producer and production manager (Film Roman , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , MoonScoop ), dies from complications of lymphoma at age 61.[ 66]
July 19 :
July 20 : Carlos Vogt, Argentine comic artist and animator (worked for studio Burone Bruché), dies at age 85.[ 70]
July 21 : Elmarie Wendel , American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in The Lorax , Beverley Billingsley in the American Dad episode "Stanny Boy and Frantastic "), dies at age 89.[ 71]
July 25 : Patrick Williams , American composer, arranger and conductor (The Simpsons ), dies from cancer at age 79.[ 72]
August
August 5 :
August 13 : Unsho Ishizuka , Japanese voice actor (voice of Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop , Mr. Satan in the Dragon Ball franchise, Van Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood , Zabuza Momochi in Naruto , Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders , narrator and Professor Oak in Pokémon ), dies at age 67.[ 75]
August 15 : Kunihiro Abe , Japanese animator (Gundam ), dies at age 59 or 60.[ 76]
August 20 : Brian Murray , South African actor and theatre director (voice of Long John Silver in Treasure Planet ), dies at age 80.[ 77]
August 21 : Stefán Karl Stefánsson , Icelandic actor and singer (portrayed Robbie Rotten in LazyTown ), dies from bile duct cancer at age 43.[ 78]
August 23 : Russ Heath , American comic book artist and animator (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ), dies at age 91 from cancer.[ 79] [ 80]
August 24 : Robin Leach , English entertainment reporter and writer (voice of TV Host in the Garfield and Friends episode "Fat and Furry", Chamberlain in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Empress' Nightingale", voiced himself in the Family Guy episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater "), dies from a stroke at age 76.[ 81]
August 25 : Miyoko Asō , Japanese actress (voice of Fune Isono in Sazae-san , Pinako Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist , Cologne in Ranma ½ ), dies from dementia at age 92.[ 82]
August 31 : Carole Shelley , English actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in The Aristocats , Lady Kluck in Robin Hood ), dies at age 79.[ 83]
September
October
October 4 :
October 7 :
Gibba , Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.[ 89]
Michel Lyman, American animator (The Little Rascals Christmas Special , A Family Circus Christmas , A Chipmunk Christmas , The Mighty Kong ), storyboard artist (DIC Entertainment ), sheet timer (Film Roman , DIC Entertainment , Klasky Csupo , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , Hyperion Pictures , Adelaide Productions , All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series , Mike, Lu & Og , Generation O! , Disney Television Animation , The Cramp Twins , Warner Bros. Animation , Stripperella , American Dad! , Cartoon Network Studios , LeapFrog , Brickleberry , Madea's Tough Love , Bordertown , Dawn of the Croods , She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , Guardians of the Galaxy ), lip sync artist (Mike, Lu & Og , King of the Hill , Tron: Uprising , Guardians of the Galaxy ), animatic editor (Adventure Time ), production manager (The California Raisin Show ), producer (The Legend of Prince Valiant ) and director (The Legend of Prince Valiant , The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , The Angry Beavers , Phantom 2040 , C Bear and Jamal , The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Sym-Bionic Titan ), dies at age 67.
October 9 : Adam Burke, American animator (Pixar ), dies at age 47.[ 90]
October 15 : Domingo Rivera, American animator and clean-up artist (Cats Don't Dance , Quest for Camelot , The Iron Giant , The Tigger Movie , Atlantis: The Lost Empire , Eight Crazy Nights , Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas , The Simpsons , The Simpsons Movie ), dies at an unknown age.
October 17 : Robert J. Walsh , American composer (Looney Tunes , Marvel Productions ), dies at age 70.[ 91]
October 27 : Stephen Sustarsic, American television producer and writer (Disney Television Animation , Mighty Max , Exosquad , Bump in the Night , Duckman , Dilbert , Xiaolin Showdown , Danny Phantom , Loonatics Unleashed , World of Quest , Fanboy & Chum Chum , WordGirl , Johnny Test , Xiaolin Chronicles , co-creator of The Wild Thornberrys ), dies at age 62.[ 92]
October 30 : David Cherkassky , Soviet and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter (Kievnauchfilm ), dies at age 87.[ 93] [ 94]
November
November 4 : Jacques Muller , French animator (Walt Disney Company , Warner Bros. Animation , Amblin , ILM), dies at age 62.[ 95]
November 5 : Rick Reinert , American animator, film director and producer (MGM , Walt Disney Animation Studios , Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.[ 96] [ 97]
November 7 : Orlando Corradi , Italian film animator and director (founder of Mondo TV ), dies at age 78.[ 98]
November 13 : Stan Lee , American comics writer, editor and publisher (narrator in The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , voice of Fred's dad in Big Hero 6 and Big Hero 6: The Series , the Mayor of Superhero City in The Super Hero Squad Show , Mayor Stan in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. , Stan the janitor in Ultimate Spider-Man , himself in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies , The Simpsons episodes "I Am Furious (Yellow) ", "The Caper Chase " and "Married to the Blob ", and the Spider-Man episode "Farewell Spider-Man"), dies at age 95.[ 99] [ 100] [ 101] [ 102] [ 103] [ 104] [ 105] [ 106]
November 24 : Ricky Jay , American stage magician, actor and writer (narrator in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Double Trouble", voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Great Simpsina "), dies at age 72.[ 107]
November 26 : Stephen Hillenburg , American comics artist, animator, writer, producer, director, designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and actor (Rocko's Modern Life , creator of SpongeBob SquarePants ), dies at age 57.[ 108]
December
December 1 : Ken Berry , American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in The New Batman Adventures episode "Never Fear"), dies at age 85.[ 109]
December 10 : Alvin Epstein , American actor and director (voice of Bookseller in Beauty and the Beast ), dies at age 93.
December 17 : Penny Marshall , American actress, film director and producer (voice of Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley in the Army , Ms. Botz in The Simpsons episode "Some Enchanted Evening "), dies at age 75.[ 110] [ 111] [ 112] [ 113]
December 27 : Børge Ring , Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (Oh My Darling , Anna & Bella , Run of the Mill ), dies at age 97.[ 114]
December 29 : June Whitfield , English radio, television, and film actress (voice of Mrs. Rabbit in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends and Judge Pikelet in the Rex the Runt episode "The Trials of Wendy") dies at age 93.[ 115] [ 116] [ 117]
December 30 : Don Lusk , American animator and director (Walt Disney Animation Studios , Peanuts , Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 105.[ 118] [ 119]
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