2021 in animation


2021 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 3: The Great Norths first episode "Sexi Moose Adventure" premieres on Fox.January 7: Season 2 of Paru Itagaki's Beastars airs its first episode on Japanese television.January 8: The second and final season of The Idhun Chronicles premiered on Netflix.January 13: Big City Greens gets renewed for a third season as part of The Houghton Brothers' new overall deal with Disney Television Animation.January 15:

February

February 2: Kid Cosmic premiered on Netflix.February 5: The first episode of The Snoopy Show is aired on Apple TV+.February 9: [The Walt The Walt Disney Company|Disney Company|Disney] shuts down Blue Sky Studios due to current "economic realities" related to the COVID-19 pandemic.February 15: Pop singer Gala releases a music video, Parallel Lines, with animation by Nina Paley.February 17: Cartoon Network announced a film for The Amazing World of Gumball.February 22: Voice actor Harry Shearer announces he will no longer voice the African-American character Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons, being replaced by Kevin Michael Richardson starting with the episode "Wad Goals".February 23: Monster High was announced to come back with a live-action film and animated series on Nickelodeon.February 26: Tom and Jerry was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. It flopped at the box office.

March

March 1: Qubo was discontinued, along with Ion Plus and Ion Shop.March 4:

April

April 7: Cartoon Network Studios Europe is rebranded as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.April 10: Blue Sky Studios closes down.April 12: The season 2 finale of Bluey titled, "Easter", premieres to universal acclaim.April 16:

May

May 16:
  • * The Great North concludes its first season on Fox with the episode "My Fart Will Go on Adventure". The season's finale was watched by only 812 thousand viewers that night.
  • * Family Guy concludes its 19th season on Fox with the episode "Tales of Former Sports Glory". The season's finale was seen by over 1.1 million viewers that night.May 17: Deadline Hollywood reported that The Owl House was renewed for a third season comprising three 44-minute specials, ahead of the premiere of the second season the following month.May 22: The second-season finale of Amphibia, "True Colors", finally premiered on Disney Channel three weeks after being delayed and subsequently leaked by iTunes.May 23:
  • * The Simpsons concludes its 32nd season on Fox with the episode "The Last Barfighter", guest starring English actor Ian McShane. The season's finale was seen by over 1 million viewers that night.
  • * Season 2 of Duncanville begins on Fox with the premiere of the following episodes:
  • ** "Das Banana Boot"
  • ** "Duncan's New Word"
  • * Bob's Burgers concludes its 11th season on Fox with the episode "Vampire Disco Death Dance". The season's finale was watched by only 980 thousand viewers that night, marking a new low in the show's viewership.May 27: The first episode of the rebooted series Rugrats is broadcast on Paramount+.May 31: The first episode of HouseBroken is broadcast.

June

June: During the annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Austria's first animated feature film, Rotzbub, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller & Santiago López Jover, is released. The plot and design are based on cartoonist Manfred Deix's life and cartoons.June 4: Season 2 of Amphibia released on Disney+, just a month after the season concluded.June 7: The Molly of Denali season one finale, a one-hour special titled "Molly and the Great One", premiered on PBS Kids.June 11:

July

July 2:

August

August 1: The third series of Bluey premieres to critical acclaim.August 6: Music video for "Fight Dirty", by Salvatore Ganacci, was released on YouTube.August 11: What If...?, an animated anthology series produced by Marvel Studios, premiered on Disney+.August 13: Music video for "Cold Heart", by Elton John and Dua Lipa, was released on YouTube.August 18: Episodes 6-10 from Season 2 of The Owl House were released on Disney+.August 20:

September

September 13:

October

October 1: The Ghost and Molly McGee premieres on Disney Channel in the United States.October 2: The third and final season of Amphibia premieres on Disney Channel.October 4: Alma's Way premieres on PBS Kids.October 5: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl releases worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, & Microsoft Windows.October 6: The first 5 episodes of The Ghost and Molly McGee were released on Disney+.October 8: Liden Films' Child of Kamiari Month premieres in Japanese theaters.October 9: Season 3 of Big City Greens premieres on Disney Channel with the Halloween special "Squashed!".October 10: Animaniacs reveals a sneak peek of the show's upcoming second season at New York Comic Con during a virtual event and is later released on YouTube by Hulu.October 16: Michael Caine, British actor announced that, contrary to reports of the previous day, he was not retiring from acting.October 22:
  • * Ron's Gone Wrong, produced by Locksmith Animation is released in theaters.
  • * Maya and the Three premiered on Netflix.October 25:
  • * American Dad! concludes its 18th season on TBS with the Halloween special "Steve's Franken Out". The season's premiere was watched by only 365 thousand viewers that night, marking a new low in the show's viewership.
  • * Season 4 of Craig of the Creek begins on Cartoon Network with the premiere of the episode "The Legend of the Library". The season's premiere was seen by 189 thousand viewers that night.October 28: Star Trek: Prodigy is released on Paramount+.October 29: The pilot/first episode of Murder Drones, was released on YouTube on the channel. It was Glitch Productions' first series that wasn't created by the company's founders, Luke & & Kevin Lerdwichagul.October 30: The pitch trailer for an animated series titled Pibby is released on YouTube. Creator Dodge Greenley said it may become a full series depending on the viewers' reactions, and the reception has been positive from fans and critics alike.October 31: Part 1 of a two-part season 1 finale of Helluva Boss, titled "Ozzie's", was released on YouTube. Part 2, titled "Queen Bee", was released in June 2023, almost twenty months after "Ozzie's".

November

November 3: The first 5 episodes from Season 3 of Amphibia were released on Disney+.November 5:

December

December 2: The miniseries Santa Inc. was released on HBO Max to critical disdain.December 3: The animated film version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid premiered on Disney+.December 4: The Bluey episode, "Pass The Parcel" airs to positive reviews, but sparked controversy due to the episode's message about competitive parenting.December 7: The second season of Go, Dog. Go! premieres on Netflix.December 10:

Awards

Television series debuts

DateTitleChannel, StreamingYear
January 1Headspace Guide to MeditationNetflix2021
January 3The Great NorthFox2021–present
January 4Toon In With MeMeTV2021–present
January 5Gabby's DollhouseNetflix2021–present
January 11Long Gone GulchYouTube2021
January 18Dino RanchDisney Junior2021–present
January 22Pixar PopcornDisney+2021
January 25Deer SquadNickelodeon2021–present
January 26Go, Dog. Go!Netflix2021–2023
February 2Kid CosmicNetflix2021–2022
February 5The Snoopy ShowApple TV+2021–present
February 6Devil May CareSyfy2021
February 20Tom and Jerry Special ShortsHBO Max2021
February 28Kayko and KokoshNetflix2021
March 4Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under YearsParamount+, Nickelodeon2021–2025
March 4Pacific Rim: The BlackNetflix2021–2022
March 5City of GhostsNetflix2021
March 17The PoleSyfy2021
March 17The SummonerSyfy2021
March 25Dota: Dragon's BloodNetflix2021–2022
March 26InvincibleAmazon Prime Video2021–present
March 26 Sunset ParadiseYouTube2021
March 29Elliott from EarthCartoon Network2021
April 2Bakugan: Geogan RisingCartoon Network, Teletoon2021
April 3Let's Make a Mug TooCBC, Tokyo MX2021
April 4BirdgirlAdult Swim2021–2022
April 8No Activity Paramount+2021
April 23Stan Lee's Superhero KindergartenAmazon Prime Video, Kartoon Channel2021
April 28Headspace Guide to SleepNetflix2021
May 4Star Wars: The Bad BatchDisney+2021–2024
May 14The Chicken SquadDisney Junior2021–2022
May 21M.O.D.O.K.Hulu2021
May 27RugratsParamount+, Nickelodeon2021–present
May 31HouseBrokenFox2021–2023
June 7The BeatBuds, Let's Jam!Nickelodeon2021–present
June 24Godzilla Singular PointNetflix2021
July 1Tom and Jerry in New YorkHBO Max2021
July 4We The PeopleNetflix2021
July 7Monsters at WorkDisney+2021–present
July 9Middlemost PostNickelodeon2021–2022
July 9The Patrick Star ShowNickelodeon2021–present
July 13Ridley JonesNetflix2021–2023
July 14Mother of the Goddess' DormitoryAT-X, Tokyo MX2021
July 16Johnny Test Netflix2021–2022
July 22Ultra City SmithsAMC2021
July 23Masters of the Universe: RevelationNetflix2021–2024
July 28Chip 'n' Dale: Park LifeDisney+2021–present
July 29Jellystone!HBO Max2021–2025
July 29The PrinceHBO Max2021
July 30CentaurworldNetflix2021
August 6Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing FriendsDisney Junior2021–present
August 11What If...?Disney+2021–present
August 20Mickey Mouse FunhouseDisney Junior2021–2025
August 24Oggy OggyNetflix2021–2023
August 27I Heart ArloNetflix2021
September 1Dug DaysDisney+2021
September 2Q-ForceNetflix2021
September 3SharkdogNetflix2021–2023
September 5Teenage EuthanasiaAdult Swim2021–present
September 5Legends of Dawn: The Sacred StoneWeTV, Iflix
TV9
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Kapamilya Channel, A2Z 		2021–present
September 7Octonauts: Above and BeyondNetflix2021–present
September 10The SmurfsNickelodeon2021–present
September 10Pokémon Master Journeys: The SeriesNetflix2021–2022
September 13Little EllenHBO Max2021–2022
September 13Mush-Mush and the MushablesCartoonito2021–2022
September 13Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!Cartoonito, Netflix2021–2025
September 16The Harper HouseParamount+2021
September 16He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseNetflix2021–2022
September 17Do, Re & MiAmazon Prime Video2021–2022
September 17Chicago Party AuntNetflix2021–2022
September 18Lucas the SpiderCartoonito2021–2023
September 18Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big CityYouTube, Family Jr.2021–present
September 23The Croods: Family TreeHulu, Peacock2021–2023
September 24Wolfboy and the Everything FactoryApple TV+2021–2022
September 28Ada Twist, ScientistNetflix2021–present
September 30Ten-Year-Old TomHBO Max2021–2023
September 30Yabba-Dabba DinosaursHBO Max2021–2022
October 1The Ghost and Molly McGeeDisney Channel2021–2024
October 4Alma's WayPBS Kids2021–present
October 4GhostforceDisney XD2021–present
October 8A Tale Dark & GrimmNetflix2021
October 8Get Rolling with OtisApple TV+2021–present
October 14Aquaman: King of AtlantisHBO Max2021
October 15Karma's WorldNetflix2021–2022
October 22Adventure BeastNetflix2021
October 22Inside JobNetflix2021–2022
October 22Maya and the ThreeNetflix2021
October 28Star Trek: ProdigyParamount+, Nickelodeon2021–2024
October 29FairfaxAmazon Prime Video2021–2022
October 29Murder DronesYouTube2021–2024
November 6ArcaneNetflix2021–present
November 14The Freak BrothersTubi2021
November 17Hit-MonkeyHulu2021–present
November 17Tear Along the Dotted LineNetflix2021
November 18Dogs in SpaceNetflix2021–2022
November 19Harriet the SpyApple TV+2021–present
December 2OdoHBO Max2021–2022
December 2Santa Inc.HBO Max2021
December 10Saturday Morning All Star Hits!Netflix2021
December 23Babble Bop!Peacock2021–present
December 23DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine RealmsHulu, Peacock2021–2023

Deaths

January

January 2: Aylin Özmenek, Turkish animator, dies at age 78–79.January 3: Daniel de la Vega, American animator, sheet timer and director, dies at an unknown age.January 5: David Saire, English actor, dies at age 90.January 7:
  • * Dave Creek, American animator and character designer, dies in a skydiving accident at age 43.
  • * Marion Ramsey, American actress and singer, dies at age 73.
  • * Val Bettin, American actor, dies at age 97.January 9: Antón Cancelas, Spanish voice actor, dies at age 65.January 13: Siegfried Fischbacher, German-American magician, entertainer and producer, dies from pancreatic cancer at age 81.January 14: Peter Mark Richman, American actor, dies at age 93.January 15: Dale Baer, American animator and storyboard artist, dies from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 70.January 16: Jim MacGeorge, American voice actor, dies at age 92.January 18: David Richardson, American television writer and producer, dies from heart failure at age 65.January 20: Mira Furlan, Croatian-born American actress and singer, dies from west nile virus at age 65.January 22:
  • * Ron Campbell, Australian film director, producer and animator, dies at age 81.
  • * Hank Aaron, American professional baseball player, dies at age 86.January 23:
  • * Hal Holbrook, American actor, dies at age 95.
  • * Larry King, American actor and radio host, dies at age 87.January 25: Ron Rodecker, American educator and artist, dies from heart disease at age 90.January 27: Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian, dies at age 94.January 28: Cicely Tyson, American actress, dies at age 96.January 29: Walker Boone, Canadian actor, dies at age 76.January 30:
  • * Marc Wilmore, American television writer, producer, actor and comedian, dies from COVID-19 at age 57.
  • * Allan Burns, American television producer and writer, dies from Parkinson's disease and lewy body dementia at age 85.

February

February 1:
  • * Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian, dies at age 44.
  • * Mac Torres, American animator, dies from parkinson's disease at age 67.
  • * Ángel Izquierdo, Spanish animator, storyboard artist and director, dies at an unknown age.February 4: Polly Lou Livingston, American actress, dies at age 91.February 5: Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor, dies at age 91.February 7: Oscar González Loyo, Mexican animator and comics artist, dies at age 61.February 8: Shūichirō Moriyama, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 86.February 9: Vinnie Bell, American animator, dies at age 89.February 17:
  • * Rush Limbaugh, American conservative political commentator, dies from lung cancer at age 70.
  • * Mitch Rochon, American animator, director and sheet timer, dies at age 72.February 20:
  • * Robert Schaefer, American background artist, storyboard artist and art director, dies at age 82.
  • * Gisele Recinos, American animator, dies at an unknown age.February 23: Vladimir Zuykov, Russian animator and illustrator,, dies at age 86 from COVID-19.February 25: Masako Sugaya, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 83.February 27: Tasuku Saitō, Japanese animation producer, dies at age 87.

March

March 1: Arvo Nuut, Estonian film operator and film producer, dies at age 79.March 4: Jane Tucker, American animator, dies at an unknown age.March 9: James Levine, American conductor, dies at age 77.March 15: Yasuo Ōtsuka, Japanese animator, dies at age 89.March 16: Minako Shiba, Japanese animator and character designer, dies at age 50.March 17: Jacques Frantz, French actor, dies at age 73.March 18: Richard Gilliland, American actor, dies at age 71.March 19:
  • * Gary Leib, American cartoonist, musician and animator, dies at age 65–66.
  • * Richard Bowman, American animator, director and sheet timer, dies at age 70.March 23: George Segal, American actor, dies at age 87.March 24: Jessica Walter, American actress, dies at age 80.

April

April 4: Ralph Schuckett, American keyboardist, composer and songwriter, dies at age 73.April 6: Walter Olkewicz, American actor, dies at age 72.April 9: DMX, American rapper and actor, dies from a cocaine-induced heart attack at age 50.April 10: Edwin E. Aguilar, Salvadoran-American animator and storyboard artist, dies from a stroke at age 46.April 15:
  • * Dário de Castro, Brazilian actor, dies from COVID-19 at age 72.
  • * Helen McCrory, English actress, dies from breast cancer at age 52.April 17:
  • * Osamu Kobayashi, Japanese animator, animation director and illustrator, dies from colon infection at age 57.
  • * Felix Silla, American actor, dies at age 84.April 19:
  • * Bunny Munns, American color key artist and ink & paint supervisor, dies at an unknown age.
  • * Kelsey Mulrooney, American actress, dies at age 33.April 20: Ana Lúcia Menezes, Brazilian actress, dies from a stroke at age 46.April 21: Terry O'Reilley, Canadian layout artist, dies at an unknown age.April 24: Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer, dies at age 89.April 25: Roy Naisbitt, English animator and layout artist, dies at age 90.April 29: Billie Hayes, American actress, dies at age 96.

May

May 1:
  • * Olympia Dukakis, American actress, dies at age 89.
  • * Sam Cornell, American animator, background artist, storyboard artist, writer and director, dies at age 82.May 4: Mark Barrows, American animator, dies at age 60.May 7: Tawny Kitaen, American actress, model and media personality, dies from dilated cardiomyopathy at age 59.May 10: Mike Yang, American animatic editor, dies at an unknown age.May 13: Olivier Jean-Marie, French animator, background artist, storyboard artist, writer and director, dies from cancer at age 60.May 15: Marisha Noroski, American animation checker, dies at an unknown age.May 19: David Anthony Kraft, American comics writer, critic, publisher and animation screenwriter, dies at age 68.May 23: Eric Carle, American author, designer and illustrator, dies from kidney failure at age 91.May 24: Samuel E. Wright, American actor and singer, dies from prostate cancer at age 74.May 26: Paul Soles, Canadian actor, dies at age 90.May 27: Phillip Young, American animator, dies at age 80.May 29:
  • * Marcell Jankovics, Hungarian graphic artist, film director, and author, dies at age 79.
  • * Gavin MacLeod, American actor, dies at age 90.May 30: Don Duga, American designer, storyboard artist, director and educator, dies at age 87.May 31: Arlene Golonka, American actress, dies at age 85.

June

June 6: Ron Allen, American production assistant, dies at an unknown age.June 7: Larry Gelman, American actor, dies at age 90.June 11: Kay Hawtrey, Canadian actress, dies at age 94.June 13: Ned Beatty, American actor, dies at age 83.

July

July 1: Philece Sampler, American actress, dies from a heart attack at age 67.July 3: Dave Thomson, American animator and scene-planner, dies at age 75.July 7: Chick Vennera, American actor, dies from cancer at age 74.July 13: Don Jurwich, American animation writer, director and producer, dies at age 87.July 16: Biz Markie, American rapper, DJ and record producer, dies from a stroke at age 57.July 20: Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer, dies at age 80.July 22: Noreen Beasley, American character designer and inbetweener, dies at an unknown age.July 24:
  • * Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor, dies at age 93.
  • * Alfie Scopp, English-Canadian voice actor, dies at age 101.July 28:
  • * Ron Popeil, American inventor and marketing personality, dies from a brain hemorrhage at age 86.
  • * Julie Benenati, American animation checker, dies at age 51.
  • * Dusty Hill, American musician and band member of ZZ Top, dies at age 72.July 30: Thea White, American voice actress, dies at age 81.

August

August 3: Fred Ladd, American writer and producer, dies at age 94.August 7: Jane Withers, American actress, dies at age 95.August 9: Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress, dies at age 48.August 10: Giorgio Lopez, Italian voice actor, dies at age 74.August 12: Peter R. Brown, Canadian-American animator and overseas supervisor, dies from cancer at an unknown age.August 13:
  • * Robert E. Stanton, American background artist, dies at age 60.
  • * Enzo Facciolo, Italian comics artist and animator, dies at age 89.August 17: Masami Suda, Japanese animator and character designer, dies at age 77.August 21: Fernando Ruiz Álvarez, Mexican animator and director, dies from a heart attack at age 79.August 26: French Tickner, American actor, dies at age 91.August 28: Jacques Drouin, Canadian animator and director, dies at age 78.August 29:
  • * Ed Asner, American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, dies at age 91.
  • * Jamie Kezlarian Bolio, American marketer and animator, dies at age 54.August 30: Linda Kahn, American television executive, dies from breast cancer at age 72.August 31: Theresa Plummer-Andrews, English animation television producer, dies at age 77.

September

September 6: Michael K. Williams, American actor, dancer, model and choreographer, dies from a drug overdose at age 54.September 7: Eiichi Yamamoto, Japanese animation director and screenwriter, dies at age 80.September 9: Marion Wells, American television writer, dies at age 73.September 14: Norm Macdonald, Canadian comedian, writer and actor, dies at age 61.September 18: Leo De Lyon, American actor, dies at age 96.September 23:
  • * David H. DePatie, American film and television producer, dies at age 91.
  • * Troy A. Gustafson, American animator, dies from leukemia at age 59.September 24: Takao Saitō, Japanese manga artist, dies at age 84.September 28: Myrna Gibbs, American ink & paint artist, dies at age 84.September 29: Mike Renzi, American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician, dies at age 80.September 30: Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese music composer, dies at age 90.

October

October 5:
  • * Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, American animator, dies at age 64.
  • * Pavao Štalter, Croatian animator, director, screenwriter, scenographer and artist, dies at age 92.October 10: Ruthie Tompson, American animator and camera technician, dies at age 111.'October 11: Brian Goldner, American business chief executive and film producer, dies from prostate cancer at age 58.October 16:
  • * Denise Bryer, English voice actress, dies at age 93.
  • * Lew Ott, American animator, character designer, background artist and production designer, dies at age 94.October 18: Christopher Ayres, American actor and ADR director, dies at age 56.October 19: Jack Angel, American voice actor, dies at age 90.October 20: Sean Gallimore, American animator, dies at age 56.October 21: Saori Sugimoto, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 58.October 22:
  • * Marlene Robinson May, American animator and sheet timer, dies at age 82.
  • * Peter Scolari, American actor, dies at age 66.October 27: Lynn Spees, American animator, dies at age 76.October 29''': Yoshiko Ōta, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 89.

November

November 3: Bob Baker, English screenwriter, dies at age 82.November 5: Kinji Yoshimoto, Japanese animator, film director and composer, dies at age 55.November 7: Dean Stockwell, American actor, dies at age 85.November 10: Chris Duncan, American background painter, visual effects artist and designer, dies at age 58.November 11: Graeme Edge, English musician, songwriter and poet, dies from metastatic cancer at age 80.November 13:
  • * David Fox, Canadian actor, dies from cancer at age 80.
  • * Joe Siracusa, American film and music editor, dies at age 99.November 17: Dave Frishberg, American composer and lyricist, dies at age 88.November 18: Keith Dinicol, Canadian actor, dies from a stroke at age 69.November 19: Will Ryan, American voice actor, singer and musician, dies at age 72.November 20: Nobuaki Sekine, Japanese voice actor, dies from a cerebral infarction at age 87.November 22: Doug MacLeod, Australian author and screenwriter, dies at age 62.November 26: Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist, dies at age 91.

December

December 1: Keiko Nobumoto, Japanese screenwriter, dies at age 57.December 3: Jōji Yanami, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 90.December 4: Tom Shannon, American animator, dies at age 71.December 5: Scott Page-Pagter, American voice actor, television producer, composer, sound effects artist and voice director, dies at age 52.December 8: Mitsutoshi Furuya, Japanese manga artist, dies at age 85.December 9: Don Asmussen, American cartoonist, dies at age 59.December 13:
  • * Giannalberto Bendazzi, Italian animation historian, dies at age 75.
  • * Vera Lanpher-Pacheco, American animator and voice actor, dies at age 66.
  • * Andrey Ignatenko, Russian animator, dies at age 64.December 16:
  • * Gérald Forton, Belgian-born French comic book artist, animator, storyboard artist, character designer, background artist and production designer, dies at age 90.
  • * Derrick J. Wyatt, American character designer and storyboard artist, dies at age 49.
  • * Catherine Peterson, American ink & paint artist and animation checker, dies at age 66.December 17: Frank Mula, American television writer and producer, dies at age 71.December 18: Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer, dies at age 35.December 22: Kirk Benson, American film editor, dies at age 60.December 24: Barry Bruce, American animation director and designer, dies at age 77.December 25: Michael Camarillo, American animator, background artist and prop designer, dies from an undiagnosed heart condition at age 57.December 28: John Madden, American football player, coach and sports commentator, dies at age 85.December 30:
  • * Stephen J. Lawrence, American composer, dies at age 82.
  • * David Schwartz, American animator, storyboard artist, writer and director, dies at age 67.December 31: Betty White, American actress and comedian, dies from a stroke at age 99.

Specific date unknown

  • Dean Spille, American background artist, dies at age 94.
  • Steve McGrath, American modeler, dies at an unknown age.
  • F.T. Ziegler, American camera operator, dies at an unknown age.
  • Dick Robbins, American television writer, dies at an unknown age.