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2026 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Specific date unknown [ edit ] Television series debuts [ edit ] Television series endings [ edit ] Television season premieres [ edit ] Television season finales [ edit ] January 8 : Guy Moon , American composer (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Hanna-Barbera , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , Grim & Evil The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Johnny Test [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] January 9 :
Bill Millar , English visual effect artist and animator (The Transformers: The Movie G.I. Joe: The Movie [ 25] T. K. Carter , American actor (voice of Alex in Turbo Teen Space Jam Jem The Transformers What a Cartoon! [ 26] [ 27] Ted Nichols , American composer (Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 97.[ 28] January 13 : Scott Adams , American cartoonist and producer (Dilbert [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] January 14 : Gloria Rocha, Mexican voice actress (Latin American dub voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe She-Ra: Princess of Power Tweety in Looney Tunes Josie and the Pussycats Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] January 16 :
Yoichiro Yoshikawa , Japanese composer (ViVid Strike [ 35] Mark Jones , American director, screenwriter (Super Friends Saturday Supercade Skysurfer Strike Force Mister T Heathcliff Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels James Bond Jr. Rubik, the Amazing Cube The Puppy's Further Adventures Rubik, the Amazing Cube , The Puppy's Further Adventures ), dies at age 72.[ 36] [ 37] Kianna Underwood, American actress (voice of Fuchsia Glover in Little Bill [ 38] January 18 : Roger Allers , American director (The Lion King Open Season The Prophet The Emperor's New Groove Brother Bear Aladdin Beauty and the Beast The Lion King 1½ Rock & Rule Open Season , The Little Mermaid Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Brother Bear 2 [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] January 19 : Stefan Gossler , German actor (German dub voice of Master Monkey in the Kung Fu Panda King Julien in the Madagascar franchise , Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Cell in Dragon Ball Z [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] January 20 : Kōzō Shioya , Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball Z [ 46] January 22 : Hudson Talbott , American author and animator (We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story [ 47] [ 48] January 24 : Alexis Ortega, Mexican voice actor (Latin American voice of Spider-Man in Spider-Man Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Super Hero Adventures Tadashi Hamada in Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6: The Series Cars 3 Goldie & Bear [ 49] January 25 : Gabe Lopez , American composer (Dora Trolls: TrollsTopia [ 50] [ 51] January 28 : Bryan Loren , American songwriter (wrote "Do the Bartman " for The Simpsons [ b] [ 52] [ 53] [ 54] January 29 : Kenneth Hyman , American studio executive (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts ), dies at age 97.[ 55] January 30 : Catherine O'Hara , Canadian-American actress (voice of Sally and Shock in The Nightmare Before Christmas Bartok the Magnificent Chicken Little Skylanders Academy The Last Kids on Earth The Magic School Bus Rides Again Frankenweenie Where the Wild Things Are Brother Bear 2 Over the Hedge The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Rock & Rule Elemental Witch's Night Out Monster House The Wild Robot Sofia the First Central Park [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] [ 59] [ 60] February 4 : Ricardo Schnetzer , Brazilian voice actor (Brazilian dub voice of Ares and Hades in Justice League Unlimited Lancelot in Shrek the Third Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda Captain Planet and the Planeteers Deathstroke in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Teen Titans Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Son of Batman Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Regular Show Dungeons & Dragons [ 61] [ 62] February 5 : Eladio González Garza , Mexican voice actor (Latin American voice of Robin , The Atom , The Flash , Bizarro , Captain Cold , Gorilla Grodd and Hawkman in Super Friends The Joker in The New Adventures of Batman Jimmy Olsen in Superman Fred and Barney Meet the Thing Valley of the Dinosaurs Lloyd in Space [ 63] February 10 : Shelly Desai , American actor (voice of Crenshaw in the Archer [ 64] [ 65] February 11 :
February 13 :
February 14 : Tom Noonan , American actor (voice of Principal in Hair High Anomalisa Animals. [ 75] [ 76] February 15 : Pino Colizzi , Italian actor and voice actor (Italian dub voice of Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven Robin Hood in Robin Hood [ 77] [ 78] [ 79] February 16 : Jane Baer , Canadian-American animator (The Great Mouse Detective Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mickey's Christmas Carol Rover Dangerfield Tom and Jerry: The Movie Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast Hot Wheels [ 80] [ 81] [ 82] February 17 : Jesse Jackson , American civil rights activist and politician (voice of Cocky Locky in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Henny Penny "), dies at age 84.[ 83] [ 84] [ 85] [ 86] February 19 : Eric Dane , American actor (voiced himself in the Family Guy [ 87] [ 88] February 21 : G.G. Santiago, American animator (Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer [ 89] February 23 :
March 1 : Clément Oubrerie , French comic artist, director, producer, screenwriter and animator (The Rabbi's Cat Aya of Yop City [ 95] March 3 : Bob Rosenfarb, American screenwriter (Heathcliff Defenders of the Earth The Get Along Gang The Wuzzles [ 96]
^ Returned to Fox after airing on TBS from 2014 to 2025.
^ Some sources mislabel his age as "58".
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