1997 in animation

none April 2021 1997 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 January 7: The U.S. animation studio Frederator Studios is founded. January 12: The first episode of King of the Hill is broadcast.'King of Hill' Drawn With a Drawl Howard Rosenberg Howard Rosenberg https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-10-ca-17040-story.html Los Angeles Times January 10, 1997 February 24, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094516/https://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-10/entertainment/ca-17040_1_hank-hill March 4, 2016 February February 8: The final episode of the Sailor Moon, anime airs. February 9: The Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is first broadcast, with the series breaking the record of The Flintstones as the longest-running U.S. primetime animated TV series.https://ew.com/article/1997/12/26/1997-timeline/ 1997 Timeline August 9, 2011 Entertainment Weekly Marlene McCampbell December 26, 1997 May 25, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070525044642/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290859,00.html live March March 3: Daria, a spin-off series of Beavis and Butt-Head airs its first episode.Brainy 'Beavis' Pal 'Daria' Spins Off Los Angeles Times March 3, 1997 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-03-ca-34294-story.html 2010-08-23 Howard Rosenberg mdy-all live https://web.archive.org/web/20120715015913/https://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-03/entertainment/ca-34294_1_daria-morgendorffer July 15, 2012 March 15: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth premieres, the first film in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=418 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) Anime News Network August 2, 2020 March 24: 69th Academy Awards: Quest by Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997 The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners October 23, 2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences live https://web.archive.org/web/20141109082132/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997 November 9, 2014 March 26: Mark Dindal's Cats Don't Dance premieres. April April 1: As an April Fools' Day joke, Cartoon Network reruns Tex Avery's Screwy Squirrel cartoon Happy-Go-Nutty for 12 hours straight.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/avery_tex.htm Tex Avery lambiek.net August 2, 2020 The Pokémon anime first airs in Japan. April 2: The first episode of Hikarian is broadcast.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=933 Hikarian - Great Railroad Protector (TV) Anime News Network August 2, 2020 April 7: The first episode of The Kindaichi Case Files airs.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2799 Kindaichi Case Files (manga) Anime News Network August 2, 2020 April 17: The first episode of Blake and Mortimer, based on the eponymous comics series Blake and Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs, is broadcast.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jacobs.htm Edgar Pierre Jacobs lambiek.net August 2, 2020 April 19: The first episode of The Angry Beavers airs.Angry Beavers Episodes - Angry Beavers Full Episode Guides on Nicktoons https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/angry-beavers/episodes/199760 https://web.archive.org/web/20090924002142/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/angry-beavers/episodes/199760 dead September 24, 2009 TV Guide April 15, 2012 April 21: Matt Groening founded the animation production company The Curiosity Company, which would later produce Futurama. May May 11: King of the Hill concludes its first season on Fox with the episode "Plastic White Female". The season's finale reeled in a total of over 13.2 million viewers that night.1997-05-14 Article clipped from The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385049/ 2025-08-23 The Los Angeles Times 73 May 16: Todd McFarlane's Spawn, based on the comic series Spawn, is first broadcast. May 18: The Simpsons concludes its eighth season on Fox with the episode "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson".Groening, Matt (October 28, 2010). Richmond, Ray; Gimple, Scott M.; McCann, Jessie L.; Seghers, Christine; Bates, James W. (eds.). Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 (1st ed.). HarperCollins. 9780061711282. June June 5: The Japanese animation studio Bee Train is founded.http://www.beetrain.co.jp/contents/main/company/ About Bee Train Bee Train 2012-02-27 Japanese mdy-all June 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130625211504/http://www.beetrain.co.jp/contents/main/company/ dead June 14: The first episode of The Adventures of Paddington Bear is broadcast, based on the eponymous children's book series. June 15: The Walt Disney Company releases Hercules, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. July July 12: Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke premieres. Now-former Miramax chairman Harvey Weinstein responded with the infamous "no-cuts" policy by Toshio Suzuki as Weinstein nearly gave up wanting to distribute the film for the United States release.A god among animators https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/14/japan.awardsandprizes Xan Brooks The Guardian 2005-09-14 October 6, 2023 He instead hired Neil Gaiman to work on the English dub for the film.Anderson Kyle Why People Forget Neil Gaiman Wrote MONONOKE's Dub https://nerdist.com/article/princess-mononoke-neil-gaiman-hayao-miyazaki-miramax/ Nerdist October 6, 2023 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101081128/https://nerdist.com/article/princess-mononoke-neil-gaiman-hayao-miyazaki-miramax/ live July 14: The first episode of Johnny Bravo airs. Because of its infamy for frequent suggestive humor, it became an adult interest.Johnny Bravo: Season One. Special Features: Bringing Up Johnny Bravo 2010 Van Partible, Jeff Bennett, Butch Hartman, John McIntyre Warner Home Video DVD etal July 15: The first episode of Cow and Chicken is broadcast.https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/cow-and-chicken-1117341278/ Cow and Chicken Phil Gallo July 15, 1997 Variety 2013-05-31 mdy-all One of Cartoon Network's earliest queer coded animated programs.Confused Cow and Chicken 1997 1 4a The Red Guy acts feminine in drags while teaching Cow and Chicken in sensitivity training. July 19: Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki's The End of Evangelion premieres. July 22: The first episode of I Am Weasel is broadcast.https://david-feiss.netfirms.com/episodes.html Episode Guide: Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel David Feiss January 12, 2000 May 29, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061212174713/http://david-feiss.netfirms.com/episodes.html December 12, 2006 July 26: A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation premieres. August August 5: The Peanuts special It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown released exclusively for VHS & VCD."Peanuts - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12. August 13: The first episode of South Park premieres on Comedy Central. It marks the debut of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, his baby brother Ike, Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, Mr. Garrison, Wendy Testaburger, Butters Stotch, Bebe Stevens, Token Black, Liane Cartman, Officer Barbrady and Chef.Fallows Randall Weinstock Jeffrey Andrew Taking South Park Seriously SUNY Press 2008 978-0-7914-7566-9 August 24: The first episode of Franklin airs. August 31: The first episode of Space Goofs is broadcast.https://tvrdb.com/listings/1997-08-31/?s=223 The Television & Radio Database - Listings for Sunday, 31st August 1997 tvrdb.com October 7, 2025 September September 1: The first episode of 101 Dalmatians: The Series, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is broadcast. September 3: DIC Entertainment's The Wacky World of Tex Avery airs. It was brutally panned by critics, who declared it an "insult" to Tex Avery's legacy.Perlmutter David 2018-05-04 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows https://books.google.com/books?id=FMFTDwAAQBAJ&q=Les+Studios+Tex+dic&pg=PA680 Rowman & Littlefield 349, 680–681 978-1538103739 September 5: The first episode of Kipper airs. September 8: Bill Plympton's I Married a Strange Person! premieres. September 13: The first episode of Pepper Ann is broadcast. The first episode of Recess, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is broadcast. The first episode of Science Court (later renamed Squiggle Vision) is broadcast. September 15: The first episode of Caillou is broadcast in Canada. It was televised in the United States three years later. This cartoon received intense criticism for the titular character's negative behavior. It was described as "the world's most universally reviled children's program.",https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/analysis-caillou-is-an-aggressively-bad-show-ruining-the-worlds-children-and-its-all-canadas-fault Caillou is an aggressively bad show ruining the world's children ... and it's all Canada's fault Tristan Hopper National Post May 1, 2017 November 3, 2024 despite some positive reviews.2001-10-07 FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Sharing the Small Stuff https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/tv/for-young-viewers-sharing-the-small-stuff.html 2026-03-20 The New York Times en-US 0362-43312000-09-04 Kids' Series Give Gentle Life Lessons Television Review https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-04-ca-15135-story.html 2026-03-20 Los Angeles Times en-US September 21:TV Listings for - September 21, 1997 - TV Tango http://tvtango.com/listings/1997/09/21/king_of_the_hill 2025-08-23 tvtango.com Season 9 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson". This episode was pulled off from syndication & streaming services years later due to it featuring the World Trade Center, which would end up being destroyed 4 years later.Tyler Adrienne Lealos Shawn August 12, 2024 The Simpsons: Every Banned Episode (& Why) https://screenrant.com/simpsons-show-episodes-banned-censored-reasons August 23, 2025 Screen Rant Season 2 of King of the Hill begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying". September 28: The Simpsons episode "The Principal and the Pauper" is first broadcast, where Principal Skinner is revealed to be an impostor, an episode which will prove to be controversial among long-time fans. Many fans believed that this episode is when the show jumped the shark. September 29: The first episode of Noah's Island airs. October October 13: The first episode of Fennec is broadcast. October 17: Teletoon is launched in Canada. The first episode of Ned's Newt is broadcast on Teletoon. The show would eventually air on Fox Kids in the United States in 1998. October 23: Milan Blažeković' Lapitch the Little Shoemaker premieres. This is Blažeković's third film produced from Croatia Filmhttp://www.pulafilmfestival.hr/55/en/index.php?p=list&group=37 CHILDREN'S FILM PROGRAMME July 2008 November 10, 2023 Pula Film Festival dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090715005736/http://www.pulafilmfestival.hr/55/en/index.php?p=list&group=37 15 July 2009 and the second to perceive the United States release. October 24: The first episode of Freaky Stories airs.http://playbackonline.ca/1997/10/06/19496-19971006/ Freaky Stories a first on many fronts Playback Maddever, Mary 1997-10-06 2011-08-24 mdy-all October 26: The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror VIII" premieres on Fox. November November 14: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's Anastasia premieres.https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v159952 Anastasia (1997) - Gary Goldman, Don Bluth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related AllMovie August 2, 2020 This marks Bluth's first well-regarded film since All Dogs Go to Heaven in 1989 and the only film to be at its best from Fox Animation Studios overall.Osborne Lisa Anastasia http://www.boxoffice.com/reviews/theatrical/2008-08-anastasia Boxoffice Boxoffice Media, LLC October 6, 2023 November 14, 1997 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140202161118/http://www.boxoffice.com/reviews/theatrical/2008-08-anastasia February 2, 2014 November 18: Motion Painting No. 1 and Tulips Shall Grow are added to the National Film Registry.Librarian of Congress Names 25 New Films to National Film Registry Library of Congress November 18, 1997 https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1997/97-200.html July 22, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090811151201/http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1997/97-200.html August 11, 2009https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ Complete National Film Registry Listing Library of Congress August 2, 2020 November 19: The final episode of Dragon Ball GT, airs ending an 11-year run of shows based on the Dragon Ball franchise until the premiere of Dragon Ball Super in 2015. November 22: Rugrats concludes its fourth season on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the episodes "Angelica Nose Best/The Pirate Light"."Rugrats: The Complete Series". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. August 11, 1991. Retrieved August 13, 2025. November 28: The final episode of Beavis and Butt-Head is broadcast on MTV. December December 2: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is arrested for drug possession with 50g of stimulants, 7g of morphine, 9g of marijuana. While on bail he goes to the Philippines on his English-registered cruiser the Ocean Nine; returning to smuggle in an M16 with M203 grenade launcher, a Glock 17, and a large amount of ammunition.「宇宙戦艦ヤマトプロデューサー 覚せい剤所持容疑で逮捕」『朝日新聞』1998年1月17日 December 6: The final episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters airs. December 16: The airing of the Pokémon episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon" causes photosensitive epileptic seizures among more than 600 viewers in Japan, prompting the series to have a four-month hiatus. December 17: The South Park episode "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" first airs, in which Mr. Hankey, Mr. Mackey and Father Maxi make their debut. December 25: Adarna: The Mythical Bird premieres in the Philippines, becoming the first feature-length animated Filipino film. Specific date unknown Hanna-Barbera closed its studio doors in Hollywood, California, one year after Time Warner purchased Turner Broadcasting System. Ray Nowland's Go to Hell!! premieres, an animated feature animated completely by one person. Awards Mainichi Film Award for Best Film: Princess Mononokehttp://mainichi.jp/enta/cinema/mfa/etc/history/52.html 5 2th y (1997年) March 27, 2012 Mainichi Film Award The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd Japanese Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year: Princess Mononoke Films released List of animated feature films of 1997 January 10 - Deep Sea Fleet: Submarine 707 (Japan) January 24: Alien from the Darkness (Japan) The Quest for the Key to Heaven (Sweden) February 4 - VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs! (United States) February 11: Droids: The Pirates and the Prince (United States and Canada) Ewoks: The Haunted Village (United States and Canada) Hercules (United States) February 18 - Underground Adventure (United States and Canada) March 6 - The Little Bastard (Germany) March 8: Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (Japan) Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Gozen 0 toki Nūbē Shisu (Japan) March 11 - Journey Beneath the Sea (United States and Canada) March 15: The Dog of Flanders: The Movie (Japan) Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (Japan) March 26: Cats Don't Dance (United States) Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (Japan) March 28: Mondo Plympton (United States) Spy of Darkness (Japan) March 29 - Kikansha Sensei (Japan) April 8 - Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (United States) April 12 - Hermes – Winds of Love (Japan) April 19: Case Closed: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Japan) Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (Japan) Tiny Heroes (Hungary, Germany, and United States) April 22 - VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! (United States) April 25 - City Hunter: The Motion Picture (Japan) May - Tom and Fluffy (Estonia) May 11 - Jiang de Kailaban jue (China and Germany) May 15 - The Count of Monte Cristo (Canada and United States) May 20: Anastasia (United States and Japan) The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (United States) May 21 - Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (Japan) June 23 - Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (Croatia and Germany) June 27 - Hercules (United States) July 5 - Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon (Japan) July 10 - Dibu: The Movie (Argentina) July 12 - Princess Mononoke (Japan) July 13 - Beauty and the Beast (United States) July 18 - The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (United States) July 19 - The End of Evangelion (Japan) July 22: The Day the Earth Moved (Japan) Fujimi Orchestra (Japan) July 26 - A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (Hong Kong) July 28 - Soreike! Anpanman Niji no Piramiddo (Japan) August 1: Jungle Emperor Leo (Japan) Lupin III: Island of Assassins (Japan) August 2: Slayers Great (Japan) Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (Japan) August 5: Perfect Blue (Japan) Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (United States) August 22 - Pippi Longstocking (Sweden, Germany, and Canada) September 8 - I Married a Strange Person! (United States) September 12 - Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi (Japan) September 13: Spur to Glory: The Igaya Chiharu Story (Japan) The Ugly Duckling (United Kingdom) September 20 - Spacibo at the End of the Edo Period (Japan) October 2 - The Fearless Four (Germany, United States, and United Kingdom) October 4 - The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (United States) October 11 - A Christmas Carol (United States) October 14 - Babes in Toyland (United States) October 21 - Annabelle's Wish (United States) October 25 - Kigyō Senshi Yamazaki: Long Distance Call (Japan) November 11: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (United States and Canada) Twilight of the Dark Master (Japan) November 18 - VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall! (United States) November 21 - Anastasia (United States) December 4 - Benjamin Bluemchen (Germany and Luxembourg) December 9 - The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (United States) December 25: Adarna: The Mythical Bird (Philippines) The Secret of Anastasia (United States) Specific date unknown: Go to Hell!! (Australia) Home of Acorns (Japan) Hua Mulan (Italy) Katharina & Witt, Fiction and Reality (Germany) Megasónicos (Spain) Merry Christmas Little Moonky! (Belgium and France) Neznayka on the Moon (Russia) The Perfume of the Invisible One (France and Italy) Pocahontas and the Spider Woman (Italy) Television series debuts List of animated television series of 1997 Date Title Channel Year January 12 King of the Hill Fox 1997–2010 March 3 Daria MTV 1997–2002 April 19 Nightmare Ned ABC 1997 The Angry Beavers Nickelodeon 1997–2001 May 16 Todd McFarlane's Spawn HBO 1997–1999 July 11 Spicy City 1997 July 14 Johnny Bravo Cartoon Network 1997–2004 July 15 Cow and Chicken 1997–1999 I Am Weasel 1997–2000 August 13 South Park Comedy Central 1997–present August 31 Recess ABC 1997–2001 September 1 101 Dalmatians: The Series ABC, Syndication 1997–1998 Extreme Dinosaurs Syndication 1997 Extreme Ghostbusters September 3 The Wacky World of Tex Avery September 6 Space Goofs France 3 1997–2006 September 13 Pepper Ann ABC, UPN 1997–2000 Science Court ABC The Legend of Calamity Jane Kids' WB 1997 The New Batman Adventures 1997–1999 The New Batman/Superman Adventures 1997–2000 September 15 Mummies Alive! Syndication 1997 September 20 The New Adventures of Zorro (1997) 1997–1998 Van-Pires October 4 The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police Fox Kids October 11 Men in Black: The Series Kids' WB 1997–2001 October 20 Channel Umptee-3 1997–1998 November 4 Cartoon Sushi MTV Television series endings Date Title Channel Year Notes January 17 Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series ABC, Syndication 1996–1997 Cancelled February 15 Gargoyles Syndication, ABC 1994–1997 February 22 C Bear and Jamal Fox Kids 1996–1997 Road Rovers Kids' WB April 4 Dragon Flyz Syndication April 16 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Cartoon Network May 17 Waynehead Kids' WB June 1 Freakazoid! 1995–1997 August 1 Eek! The Cat Fox Kids 1992–1997 Ended August 9 Nightmare Ned ABC 1997 Cancelled August 22 Spicy City HBO August 30 The Mask: Animated Series CBS 1995–1997 September 6 Duckman USA Network 1994–1997 September 8 Mr. Men and Little Miss CITV 1995–1997 Ended September 20 X-Men Fox Kids 1992–1997 September 27 The Legend of Calamity Jane Kids' WB 1997 Cancelled; remaining eps continued to air on Latin America and Europe countries until 1998. November 16 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Nickelodeon 1994–1997 Cancelled November 23 The Incredible Hulk (1996) UPN Cancelled November 25 Mummies Alive! Syndication 1997 November 28 Beavis and Butt-Head MTV 1993–1997; 2011 Ended, but was revived in 2011. What a Cartoon! Cartoon Network 1995–1997 Cancelled December 2 The Wacky World of Tex Avery Syndication 1997 December 4 Extreme Ghostbusters December 24 Extreme Dinosaurs Syndication 1997 Television season premieres DateTitleSeasonChannelJanuary 26Beavis and Butt-Head7MTVJuly 16Dexter's Laboratory2Cartoon NetworkAugust 24Aaahh!!! Real Monsters4NickelodeonSeptember 6Pinky and the Brain3Kids' WB (The WB)September 8Animaniacs5Kids' WB (The WB)September 13Doug6ABCThe Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries3Kids' WB (The WB)September 21King of the Hill2FoxThe Simpsons9September 22Hey Arnold!2Nickelodeon Television season finales DateTitleSeasonChannelJanuary 1Dexter's Laboratory1Cartoon NetworkFebruary 12Hey Arnold!1NickelodeonFebruary 22The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries2Kids' WB (The WB)March 8Doug5ABCMay 11King of the Hill1FoxMay 17Pinky and the Brain2Kids' WB (The WB)May 18The Simpsons8FoxSeptember 28The Angry Beavers1NickelodeonNovember 22Doug6ABCRugrats4NickelodeonNovember 28Beavis and Butt-Head7Was originally the final season of the show before it was revived for 8th season 14 years later.MTVDecember 1Hey Arnold!2NickelodeonDecember 15Johnny Bravo1Cartoon Network Births January January 7: Kyle Stanger, British actor (voice of Lumpy the Heffalump in the Winnie the Pooh franchise). January 21: Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer (voice of Finn in the Adventure Time franchise, Jean Francois in Team America: World Police, young Robin in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Pug in ParaNorman, Cody Maverick in Surf's Up 2: WaveMania, Lance in Voltron: Legendary Defender, Tom Kullersen in Dragons: The Nine Realms, Porridge in the Chowder episode "My Big Fat Stinky Wedding"). January 24: Jonah Bobo, American actor (voice of Austin in The Backyardigans, Tod in The Fox and the Hound 2). February February 10: Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress and model (voice of Darby in My Friends Tigger & Pooh, young Penny in Bolt, Snow White in Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs, Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and The Addams Family 2, the title character in Nimona, Furi in The Emperor's New School episode "Kuzcogarten", Honey in the American Dad! episode "Steve & Snot's Test-Tubular Adventure", Boodles in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Mickey's Monster Musical"). February 11: Jenny Yokobori, American voice actress (voice of Dashi in Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Acturn and Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef, Kuromi in Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures, Jade Hunter and Ainsley Slater in Rainbow High, Laser Baby in The Boys Presents: Diabolical episode "Laser Baby's Day Out", Japanese Girl in the Central Park episode "Rival Busker", continued voice of Kumiko Albertson in The Simpsons). March March 3: Nissae Isen, Canadian voice actress (voice of George in Miss BG, Ivy in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Thor in Captain Flamingo, Jade in My Friend Rabbit, Yuri in My Big Big Friend, Trollee in Mike the Knight, Ayla Elephant in Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Juanita in the Atomic Betty episode "Takes One to Know One", adult D.W. Read in the Arthur episode "All Grown Up"). March 18: Ciara Bravo, American actress, singer, and comedian (voice of Giselita in Open Season). March 30: Gideon Adlon, American actress (voice of Hayley Travis in Pacific Rim: The Black, ZaZa Royale in Battle Kitty, Dawn Marie in Slippin' Jimmy, Circle in Shape Island, Phantom Girl in Legion of Super-Heroes, Lydia in the Solar Opposites episode "The Matter Transfer Array").Gideon Adlon biography and filmography Gideon Adlon movies https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/gideon-adlon/54498/ 2023-05-30 Tribute en-US April April 15: Maisie Williams, English actress (voice of Goona in Early Man, Cammie MacCloud in Gen:Lock). April 24: Marisa Davila, American actress (voice of Alex Rose in Super Giant Robot Brothers). May May 11: Lana Condor, American actress, producer, and singer (voice of Kaoru in Rilakkuma and Kaoru, Casey McGarry in BoJack Horseman, Ruby Gillman in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken). May 12: Odeya Rush, Israeli actress and model (voice of Samara in Pantheon). July July 30: Finneas O'Connell, American singer, songwriter (Turning Red), record producer and actor (voice of Jesse in Turning Red, himself in The Simpsons short "When Billie Met Lisa").Hissong Samantha Spanos Brittany 2020-07-30 Billie Eilish Drops 'My Future' in Time for Finneas' Birthday https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-my-future-new-song-1033106/ 2023-05-30 Rolling Stone en-US August August 5: Olivia Holt, American actress (voice of Amber in Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, Dagger in Spider-Man, Morgan in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Spider-Girl in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "The Spider-Verse").2014-09-24 Disney XD Medianet http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900078&type=holt 2024-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924114420/http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900078&type=holt September 24, 2014 August 16: Piper Curda, American actress (voice of Debby Kang in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Mabel Tanaka in Hoppers). August 19: Marcello Hernández, American actor and comedian (voice of Fergus in Shrek 5).https://deadline.com/2025/11/shrek-5-marcello-hernandez-skyler-gisondo-1236630452/ 'SNL's Marcello Hernández & 'Superman's Skyler Gisondo Join 'Shrek 5' As Shrek & Fiona's Sons Deadline Hollywood November 27, 2025 November 27, 2025 Deadline Hollywood D'Alessandro Anthony August 22: Jacob Dudman, English actor, writer and filmmaker (voice of Charles Darwin in the Primal episode "The Primal Theory", Eldred in the Unicorn: Warriors Eternal episode "The Awakening").About https://www.jacobdudman.com/biography 2023-08-07 jakedudman en January 31, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200131092633/https://www.jacobdudman.com/biography dead August 23: Lil Yachty, American rapper (voice of Green Lantern in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies). August 25: Bryana Salaz, American actress and singer (voice of Anga in The Lion Guard, Teenage Meteora Butterfly in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Gone Baby Gone"). October October 6: Michael J. Woodard, American singer and actor (voice of Arlo Beauregard in Arlo the Alligator Boy and I Heart Arlo).2018-05-13 'American Idol' Top 14: Get to Know the Contestants Revealed So Far Billboard Billboard https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8342065/american-idol-top-14-contestants 2023-05-30 May 13, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180513084815/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8342065/american-idol-top-14-contestants bot: unknown October 7: Kira Kosarin, American actress and singer (voice of Shannon in Lucky).2016-04-21 Kira Kosarin Celebrates Her 18th Birthday with a Trip to London 2 - Twist http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/kira-kosarin-celebrates-her-18th-birthday-with-a-trip-to-london-73183/photos/kira-kosarin-birthday-london-2-116237 2023-05-30 April 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160421163538/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/kira-kosarin-celebrates-her-18th-birthday-with-a-trip-to-london-73183/photos/kira-kosarin-birthday-london-2-116237 dead October 10: Grace Rolek, American actress (voice of Connie Maheswaran in the Steven Universe franchise, Louise in Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol, Molly in the Special Agent Oso episode "Gold Flower"). October 23: Zach Callison, American actor (voice of the title character in the Steven Universe franchise, Prince James in Sofia the First, Zuzz in Cleopatra in Space, King Tut in Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Billy Batson in Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Justice League: War, Lego DC Batman: Family Matters and Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters). October 26: Rhenzy Feliz, American actor (voice of Camilo Madrigal in Encanto). November November 1: Max Burkholder, American actor (voice of various characters in Family Guy, Blue Teammate #6 in The Ant Bully, Timmy Tibble in Arthur's Missing Pal, Roo in My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Kid Doctor and Little Boy in American Dad!, Mom's Maggot in Fly Me to the Moon, Chomper in The Land Before Time, Billy in Astro Boy, Kid, Harry Potter, Justin Bieber and Pudgy Kid in The Cleveland Show, the title character in the Random! Cartoons episode "Samsquatch", Billy Connors in The Spectacular Spider-Man episode "Natural Selection", World in the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episode "Destination: Imagination"). December December 15: Maude Apatow, American actress (voice of Justine in Pantheon).Cardoza Riley 2019-08-02 LOL! Leslie Mann's Daughter Iris Claps Back After Mom Critiques Her Makeup https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/leslie-manns-daughter-iris-claps-back-after-mom-critiques-makeup/ 2023-05-30 Us Weekly en-US December 16: Spence Moore II, American actor (voice of George The Tiger in My Father's Dragon). Deaths January January 1: Al Eugster, American animator (Fleischer Studios, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Productions, Famous Studios), dies at age 87.https://popeyeanimators.blogspot.com/2011/05/al-eugster.html Popeye Cartoons (formerly Popeye Animators): Al Eugster Bob Jaques May 4, 2011 January 8: Normand Hudon, Canadian animator and comics artist (Au P'tit Café), dies at age 67.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hudon_normand.htm Normand Hudon lambiek.net January 10: Sheldon Leonard, American actor (voice of Dodsworth in Kiddin' the Kitten and A Peck o' Trouble, Kid Banty in Sock-a-Doodle-Do, the title character in Linus the Lionhearted), dies at age 89.Frank Bruni Frank Bruni Sheldon Leonard, Film Actor And TV Producer, Dies at 89 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/13/movies/sheldon-leonard-film-actor-and-tv-producer-dies-at-89.html The New York Times January 13, 1997Dick Vosburgh Dick Vosburgh https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sheldon-leonard-1283571.html Sheldon Leonard The Independent January 17, 1997 London January 5, 2014 January 11: Ed DeMattia, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Captain America, Here Comes the Grump, The Pink Panther Show, The Phantom Tollbooth, Filmation, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Simpsons, Tiny Toon Adventures, James Bond Jr.), dies at an unknown age.0218205 Ed DeMattia January 18: Adriana Caselotti, American actress and singer (voice of the title character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 80.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/21/arts/adriana-caselotti-80-voice-of-snow-white.html Adriana Caselotti, 80, Voice of Snow White January 21, 1997 The New York Times October 8, 2017 February February 6: Ernie Anderson, American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer (narrated Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, 2 episodes of Animaniacs, The Powerpuff Girls shorts for The What A Cartoon Show!), dies at age 73.Tom Feran The Plain Dealer TV Icon 'Ghoulardi' Dies at 73 February 7, 1997Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 1153–1154). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition. February 8: Robert Ridgely, American voice actor (voice of the Purple Pie Man in Strawberry Shortcake, the title character in Thundarr the Barbarian, Mr. Kelp in Snorks, Rex Charger in Centurions, Al Vermin in Bonkers, and the Commander in Dexter's Laboratory), dies at 65.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/16/nyregion/robert-ridgely-65-film-and-tv-actor.html Robert Ridgely, 65, Film and TV Actor The New York Times February 16, 1997 December 4, 2013 Mr. Ridgely, a native of Teaneck, N.J., began as a cabaret artist. subscriptionRobert Ridgely, film, TV actor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112557095/obituary-for-robert-ridgely/ November 5, 2022 Democrat and Chronicle February 16, 1997 New York, Rochester 30 Newspapers.com February 26: David Doyle, American actor (voice of Sheriff Gomer Cleghorn in the TaleSpin episode "Citizen Khan", Professor Hubert in the Road Rovers episode "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You", Sam Delaney in the Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series episode "The Human Factor", first voice of Lou Pickles in Rugrats), dies at age 67.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-01-mn-33700-story.html David Doyle; Actor on 'Charlie's Angels' Myrna Oliver March 1, 1997 Los Angeles Times February 26, 2020 subscription Andy Houts, American actor (voice of McGrew, Bucky, Oodles, Wuggles in Rugrats, Snill and Butch in AAAHH!!! Real Monsters),Andy Houts (visual voices guide) https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Andy-Houts/ 2026-07-03 Behind The Voice Actors en-US animator (Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman), and writer (Rugrats), dies at 31.Rugrats Episode Guide (1996-97) http://www.animeexpressway.com/rugrats/rrep1997.htm 2026-07-03 www.animeexpressway.com February 27: Harry Love, American animator and production coordinator (Charles Mintz, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat), dies at age 85.https://variety.com/1997/scene/people-news/harry-love-1117342164/ Harry Love 1997-03-24 Varietyhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-08-mn-36062-story.html Harry Love; Animator got Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera 1997-03-08 2023-07-04 Los Angeles Times March March 22: Les Kline, American animator (worked for Walter Lantz on many Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons, and was Lantzʼs longest serving employee, working from 1929 to 1971, with a small gap in the early 50s), dies at age 90. March 31: Jon Stone, American writer, producer, and director (Sesame Street), dies at age 65.Staff JON STONE DIES; A KEY FIGURE ON 'SESAME STREET' https://buffalonews.com/news/jon-stone-dies-a-key-figure-on-sesame-street/article_60a86c3b-3f42-5ea8-917a-206ed3ca157b.html 2021-11-01 The Buffalo News April 1997 en April April 16: Roland Topor, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer, animator and playwright (Les Escargots, Fantastic Planet), dies at age 59.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/topor_roland.htm Roland Topor lambiek.net April 20: Stamatis L. Polenakis, Greek comic artist and animated film director (O Ntoútse afigeítai, translated as The Duce Narrates), dies at age 88 or 89.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/polenakis_stamatis.htm Stamatis L. Polenakis lambiek.net 17 August 2023 May May 4: Alvy Moore, American actor (voice of Grandpa Little in The Littles), dies at age 75. May 18: Phyllis Craig, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera) and ink and paint supervisor (Film Roman), dies at age 68.https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.4/awm2.4pages/2.4tributecraig.html#:~:text=Phyllis%20Craig%2C%20was%20Film%20Roman's,veteran%20of%20the%20animation%20industry. Phyllis Craig: A Woman of Many Colors (1929-1997) Animation World Network May 25: Peter Rangmar, Swedish comedian and actor (dub voice of Timon in The Lion King), dies at age 40.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/84JJ1/ville-lagga-ner-galenskaparna--after-shave-efter-dodsfallet Ville lägga ner Galenskaparna & After shave efter dödsfallet Andreas Hansson sv aftonbladet.se April 17, 2017 October 28, 2019 May 29: George Fenneman, American announcer (voice of the narrator in The Simpsons episode "Marge on the Lam"), dies from emphysema at age 77.Van Gelder Lawrence Lawrence Van Gelder June 6, 1997 George Fenneman, 77, Dies; Courtly Foil for Groucho https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/06/arts/george-fenneman-77-dies-courtly-foil-for-groucho.html The New York Times June June 24: Brian Keith, American actor (voice of Uncle Ben in Spider-Man, Duckman's Father in the Duckman episode "Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts"), commits suicide at age 75.2015-10-16 Actor Brian Keith Found Dead in Apparent Suicide - latimes Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-25-me-7884-story.html 2021-09-13 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151016193440/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-25/local/me-7884_1_brian-keith-show October 16, 2015 June 29: William Hickey, American actor (voice of Dr. Finklestein in The Nightmare Before Christmas), dies at age 69. July July 2: James Stewart, American actor (voice of Wylie Burp in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West), dies at age 89.James Stewart, the Hesitant Hero, Dies at 89 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/03/movies/james-stewart-the-hesitant-hero-dies-at-89.html October 31, 2019 The New York Times July 3, 1997 October 31, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191031212635/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/03/movies/james-stewart-the-hesitant-hero-dies-at-89.html live August August 27: Dick N. Lucas, American animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 77.http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=person&itemid=155232 Dick N. Lucas - SFdb August 2, 2020 September September 6: Bianca Majolie, Italian-American story artist, animator, concept artist and writer (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 96.Ghez Didier They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: the 1930s Chronicle Books 2015 174–83 978-1452137438 September 9: Burgess Meredith, American actor (voice of Puff the Magic Dragon in a series of TV specials, Golobulus in G.I. Joe: The Movie), dies at age 89.Gussow Mel September 11, 1997 Burgess Meredith, 89, Who Was at Ease Playing Good Guys and Villains, Dies https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/11/movies/burgess-meredith-89-who-was-at-ease-playing-good-guys-and-villains-dies.html The New York Times September 17, 2011Burgess Meredith dies at 89 http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/10/meredith.obit CNN September 10, 1997 September 17, 2011 October October 7: Wan Laiming, Chinese animator and film director (founder of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Shuzhendong Chinese Typewriter, Uproar in the Studio, The Camel's Dance, Princess Iron Fan, Havoc in Heaven, Why is the Crow Black-Coated), dies at age 97.http://www.shfsy.com/chinese/memorial/20000805074851/402.htm Memorial https://web.archive.org/web/20050213231204/http://www.shfsy.com/chinese/memorial/20000805074851/402.htm 2005-02-13 mdy-allTravel Channel China. "http://www.tctc.com.cn/2005/laopian/laopian_tsgz.htm 铁扇公主 - 老片场 - 旅游卫视 the travel channel 24 December 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070102142152/http://www.tctc.com.cn/2005/laopian/laopian_tsgz.htm 2 January 2007 ." "Tieshangongzhufirst-length cartoon." Retrieved on 2006-12-24.New York Times December 2004. "NY Times https://web.archive.org/web/20120206025528/http://www.gmw.cn/content/2006-05/16/content_417373.htm February 6, 2012 ." "China Hurries to Animate Its Film Industry." Retrieved on 2006-12-20. October 18: Milt Neil, American comics artist and animator (The Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz), dies at age 83.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/neil_milt.htm Milt Neil lambiek.net August 2, 2020 October 22: Per Lygum, Danish animator and comics artist (worked for the animation department of Marten Toonder, directed 1980s Christmas TV commercial for Tuborg Beer), dies at age 64.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lygum_per.htm Per Lygum lambiek.net August 2, 2020 Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (Black and White, The Grey Neck, Thumbelina), dies at age 92.http://www.moscow-tombs.ru/1997/amalrik_la.htm Московские могилы. Амальрик Л.А. www.moscow-tombs.ru August 2, 2020 October 24: Don Messick, American voice actor (voice of Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in Yogi Bear, Benton Quest in Jonny Quest, Bamm-Bamm Rubble in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, the title character in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Dr. Vernon Danger in the Freakazoid! episode Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet), dies at age 71. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-09-24-9809240311-story,amp.html Barking Up A New Tree Donald Liebenson September 24, 1998 Chicago Tribune September 1, 2020Evanier Mark POV: Don Messick Comics Buyer's Guide https://www.newsfromme.com/pov/col161/ newsfromme.com 20 June 2020 21 November 1997 October 25: Tina Lattanzi, Italian voice actress (provided the Italian voices of the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady Tremaine in Cinderella, the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty), dies at age 99.15 November 2008 14 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114132628/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/ottobre/26/Addio_Tina_Lattanzi_divina_voce_co_0_9710261234.shtml 26 October 1997 Corriere della Sera Addio Tina Lattanzi, divina voce della Garbo http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/ottobre/26/Addio_Tina_Lattanzi_divina_voce_co_0_9710261234.shtml14 May 2020 Roberto Rombi 29 October 1997 la Repubblica È morta l'attrice Tina Lattanzi https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/10/26/morta-attrice-tina-lattanzi.html November November 12: Chang Yu-sheng, Taiwanese musician, actor, and comedian (dub voice of teenage Hercules in Hercules), dies at age 31.Kwok Kar Peng Late Taiwanese singer Chang Yu-sheng's 1996 unplugged performance in Singapore goes viral, Entertainment News AsiaOne 23 June 2021 https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/late-taiwanese-singer-chang-yu-sheng-1996-unplugged-performance-a-mei-singapore-the-ark 8 December 2022 December December 6: Eliot Daniel, American songwriter (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 89.0199614 Eliot Danielhttp://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/23474 Songs written by Eliot Daniel SecondHandSongs 2015-01-26 mdy-allhttp://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/93271 Original versions of Blue Shadows on the Trail SecondHandSongs 2015-01-26 mdy-all December 16: Lillian Disney, American ink artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), and widow of Walt Disney, dies at age 98.http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/18/lillian-disney-dies-philanthropist-widow-of-walt/ Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Lillian Disney dies December 18, 1997 December 11, 2017http://waltdisney.org/blog/walt-and-lilly Walt Disney Family Museum Taylor George Walt and Lilly February 14, 2012 December 11, 2017Jackson Kathy Walt Disney: Conversations 2006 University Press of Mississippi 1-57806-713-8 120 First registration https://archive.org/details/waltdisneyconver00disn/page/120https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/arts/walt-disney-s-widow-lillian-dies-at-98.html Walt Disney's Widow, Lillian, Dies at 98 Weinraub Bernard December 18, 1997 The New York Times 0362-4331 September 6, 2016LILLIAN DISNEY DIES AT 98 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/12/20/lillian-disney-dies-at-98/313294b5-a8b1-4da9-9239-58e485cb07e3/ January 27, 2021 Washington Post December 18, 1997 Specific date unknown Frank Little, American animator and comics artist (Terrytoons), dies at age 90.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/little_frank.htm Frank Little lambiek.net August 2, 2020 See also 1997 in anime Notes Lower-Alpha References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb