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This is a list of events in '''animation in 2018'''.
==Events==
===January===
* '''January 22''': [[Minnie Mouse]] receives a star at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Minnie Mouse|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/minnie-mouse|publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
===February===
* '''February 26''': ''[[Final Space]]'' airs on TBS and Adult Swim.
===March===
* '''March 4''': [[90th Academy Awards]]:
** ''[[Dear Basketball]]'' by [[Glen Keane]] wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/|title=90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees|website=The Oscars 2018|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Enterprises, Inc.]]|date=23 January 2018|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
** ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/arts/oscar-winners.html|title=The 2018 Oscar Winners: Full List|date=March 4, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 25''': The [[couch gag]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]'' is animated by [[Bill Plympton]]. This is the sixth time he receives this honour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7343988/|title=3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
* '''March 29''': [[John Kricfalusi]] is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and [[child grooming|groomed]] them when they were underage.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news|first=Ariane|last=Lange|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse|title= Creator Of "Ren & Stimpy" Accused Of Preying On Underage Girls Who Wanted Animation Careers|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
===April===
* '''April 27''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' beat the record of TV series ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' as the longest-running U.S. (prime time) TV series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-simpsons-to-become-longest-running-primetime-scripted-series-on-tv/|title="The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===May===
* '''May 11''': [[John Kricfalusi]] issues a personal explanation and apology about the allegations by animators Robin Byrd and Katie Rice, though he denies some of the claims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kricfalusi_john.htm|title=John Kricfalusi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 13''': In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]'' the family travels to [[Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8259932/|title=Throw Grampa from the Dane|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
===June===
* '''June 11''': [[Nina Paley]]'s animated feature film, ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'', premiers, which analyses [[The Book of Exodus]] and the evolution of [[Judaism]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] religion.<ref name="Annecy">{{cite web |url=https://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20183119 |title=Seder-Masochism |date=June 2018 |work=[[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>
===August===
* '''August 17''': [[Matt Groening]]'s new animated TV series, ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' airs on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Netflix Announces DISENCHANTMENT, a New Epic Fantasy Animated Series from Matt Groening |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-disenchantment-a-new-epic-fantasy-animated-series-from-matt-groening |location=Hollywood, CA |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abbi-jacobson-lead-voice-cast-netflixs-animated-matt-groening-comedy-1024125|title=Abbi Jacobson to Lead Voice Cast for Netflix's Animated Matt Groening Comedy|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|date=July 25, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref>
===October===
* '''September 7''': Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively for the streaming service [[Netflix]].
===October===
* '''October 26''': [[Adi Shankar]] states in an interview with ''[[IndieWire]]'' that the character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] will leave ''[[The Simpsons]]'' following controversy that he is a negative and racially offensive stereotype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/|title=‘The Simpsons’ Is Eliminating Apu, But Producer Adi Shankar Found the Perfect Script to Solve the Apu Problem|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=26 October 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 29''': ''Simpsons'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] states that "Adi Shankar does not speak for our show".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/entertainment/simpsons-apu-leaving-speculation/index.html|title='The Simpsons' producer responds to claim Apu is leaving|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=29 October 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>
===December===
* '''December 12''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People]]'' are added to the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5476779/national-film-registry-2018/|title=See the 25 Movies Just Added to the National Film Registry|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref>
==Awards==
* [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]: ''[[Bao (film)|Bao]]''
* [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] Cristal du long métrage: ''[[Funan (film)|Funan]]''
* [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]''
* [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''Rezo''
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[César Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Dilili in Paris]]''
* [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]''
* [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]''
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Goya Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]''
* [[23rd Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Animation Award]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year]]: ''[[Night Is Short, Walk On Girl|The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl]]''
* [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film]]: ''[[Okko's Inn]]''
* [[National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[Saturn Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' ''(note: the 2018/2019 events were combined; films released in both years were eligible)''
* [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Tokyo Anime Award]]: ''[[In This Corner of the World (film)|In This Corner of the World]]'' and ''[[Kemono Friends]]''
* [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
==Film released==
{{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}}
==Television series debuts==
{{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="75%" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Channel
! scope="col" |Year
|-
|January 14
|''[[Hot Streets (TV series)|Hot Streets]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–19
|-
|January 15
|''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]''
|Nickelodeon
|2018
|-
| rowspan="2" |January 19
|''[[Trolls: The Beat Goes On!]]''
|Netflix
| rowspan="2" |2018–19
|-
|''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]''
|CW Seed
|-
|January 26
|''[[Llama Llama (TV series)|Llama Llama]]''
|Netflix
|2018–19
|-
|February 11
|''[[Our Cartoon President]]''
|Showtime
|2018–20
|-
|February 19
|''[[Pinkalicious & Peterrific]]''
|PBS Kids
|2018–present
|-
|February 23
|''[[Apple & Onion]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|February 26
|''[[Final Space]]''
|TBS, Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|March 2
|''[[B The Beginning|B: The Beginning]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|March 23
|''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'' (2018)
|Disney Junior
|2018–present
|-
|March 30
|''[[Craig of the Creek]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|April 6
|''[[The Boss Baby: Back in Business]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|April 8
|''[[Ballmastrz: 9009]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|April 14
|''[[Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own]]''
|Discovery Family
|2018–19
|-
|April 20
|''[[Spy Kids: Mission Critical]]''
|Netflix
|2018
|-
|April 26
|''[[Little Big Awesome]]''
| rowspan="2" |Amazon Video
|2018–present
|-
|May 11
|''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''
|2018–19
|-
|June 1
|''[[Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers: The Animated Series]]''
|YouTube
|2018–present
|-
|June 8
|''[[The Hollow (TV series)|The Hollow]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|June 18
|''[[Big City Greens]]''
|Disney Channel
|2018–present
|-
|June 29
|''[[Harvey Street Kids]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|July 1
|''[[Polly Pocket]]''
|Universal Kids
|2018–present
|-
|July 7
|''[[Summer Camp Island]]''
|Cartoon Network, HBO Max
|2018–20
|-
| rowspan="2" |July 13
|''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]''
|Disney Junior
|2018–present
|-
|''[[The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|July 20
|''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nicktoons
|2018–present
|-
|July 27
|''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|August 5
|''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–19
|-
|August 17
|''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]''
| rowspan="2" |Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|August 31
|''[[Paradise PD]]''
|2018–present
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 1
|''[[Total DramaRama]]''
| rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
|2018–20
|-
|September 14
|''[[The Dragon Prince]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|September 16
|''[[Human Kind Of]]''
|[[Facebook Watch]]
|2018
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 21
|''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Pete the Cat (TV series)|Pete the Cat]]''
| Amazon Video
|2018–present
|-
|October 7
|''[[Star Wars Resistance]]''
|Disney Channel
|2018–20
|-
| rowspan="2" |October 18
|''[[Robozuna]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]''
|Facebook Watch
|2018
|-
|November 5
|''[[Rainbow Rangers]]''
|Nick Jr.
|2018-present
|-
|November 9
|''[[Super Drags]]''
|Netflix
|2018
|-
|November 12
|''[[Butterbean's Cafe]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.
|2018-20
|-
|November 13
|''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|November 16
|''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny]]''
|Amazon Video
|2018–19
|-
|November 20
|''[[Motown Magic]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
| rowspan="2" |November 21
|''[[Queen America]]''
|Facebook Watch
|2018-19
|-
|''[[Let's Go Luna!]]''
|PBS Kids
|2018-present
|-
|December 9
|''[[The Shivering Truth]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|December 21
|''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]''
| rowspan="2" |Netflix
|2018–19
|-
|December 22
|''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]''
|2018
|-
|December 23
|''[[Bakugan: Battle Planet]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|December 31
|''[[Abby Hatcher]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.
|2018-present
|}
==Television series endings==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width="75%"
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| January 20 || ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="2" | 2015–18 || Cancelled
|-
| January 26 || ''[[The Adventures of Puss in Boots]]'' || Netflix || Ended
|-
| February 10 || ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18 || rowspan="2" | Cancelled
|-
| February 16 || ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'' || Netflix || 2012–18
|-
| March 5 || ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' || Disney XD || 2014–18 || Ended
|-
| March 18 || ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' || Boomerang || 2015–18 || rowspan="6" | Cancelled
|-
| April 13 || ''[[The Magic School Bus Rides Again]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| April 23 || ''[[Peg + Cat]]'' || PBS Kids || 2013–18
|-
| May 4 || ''[[Kong: King of the Apes]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18
|-
| May 18 || ''[[Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (2015) || Netflix, Universal Kids || 2015–18
|-
| May 19 || ''[[Future-Worm!]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="3" | 2016–18
|-
| May 25 || ''[[Trollhunters]]'' || Netflix || Ended
|-
| June 3 || ''[[Justice League Action]]'' || Cartoon Network || rowspan="2" | Cancelled
|-
| June 14 ||''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' || Nickelodeon || 2018
|-
| June 24 || ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2014–18 || Ended
|-
| July 20 || ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2016–18 || rowspan="4" | Cancelled
|-
| August 3 || ''[[Dinotrux]]'' || 2015–18
|-
| August 6 ||''[[Splash and Bubbles]]'' || PBS Kids || 2016–18
|-
| August 11 ||''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'' || Nicktoons || 2015–18
|-
| September 3 ||''[[Adventure Time]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2010–18 || Ended
|-
| September 7 || ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18 || Cancelled
|-
| September 8 ||''[[Sofia the First]]'' || rowspan="2" | Disney Junior || 2012–18 || Ended
|-
| September 10 ||''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]'' || 2015–18 || rowspan="11" | Canceled
|-
| September 15 ||''[[Mysticons]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18
|-
| September 28 ||''[[Skylanders Academy]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18
|-
| October 1 ||''[[Goldie & Bear]]'' || Disney Junior || 2015–18
|-
| October 5 || ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]'' || HBO || 2016–18
|-
|October 12 || ''[[Tarzan and Jane (TV series)|Tarzan and Jane]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| October 14 || ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'' || PBS Kids || 2010–18
|-
| October 28 || ''[[Human Kind Of]]'' || Facebook Watch || rowspan="3" | 2018
|-
| November 9 || ''[[Super Drags]]'' || Netflix
|-
| November 29 || ''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' || Facebook Watch
|-
| December 7 || ''[[Neo Yokio]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| December 14 || ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]'' || 2016–18 || Ended
|-
| December 21 || ''[[Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus]]'' || Cinemax || 2017–18 || Cancelled
|-
| December 23 || ''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || rowspan="2" | Ended
|-
| December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || 2015–18
|-
| December 30 || ''[[Bunnicula (TV series)|Bunnicula]]'' || Boomerang || 2016–18 || Cancelled
|}
==Deaths==
===January===
* '''January 31''':
** Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Ann Gillis]], American actress (voice of Faline in ''[[Bambi]]''), dies at age 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319268/|title=Ann Gillis|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===February===
* '''February 2''': Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, passes away at age 92.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm</ref>
* '''February 4''': [[John Mahoney]], British actor (Preston Whitmore in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' and ''[[Atlantis: Milo's Return]]'', General Rogard in ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', Papi in ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]'', Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr. ([[Sideshow Bob]]'s father) in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Funeral for a Fiend]]''), dies at age 77. <ref name=ChicagoTribuneObit>Chris Jones (2018) [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html "John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and 'Frasier' actor who walked away from Hollywood, dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206045841/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html |date=February 6, 2018 }} ''Chicago Tribune'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=VanityFair>Julie Miller (2018) [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/john-mahoney-dead "John Mahoney, Beloved Frasier Father, Dies at 77"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2018.</ref>
* '''February 9''': [[Reg E. Cathey]], American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''), dies at age 59. <ref name="EN24">{{cite web|url=http://www.elitenews24.com/reg-e-cathey-actor-on-house-of-cards-and-the-wire-dies-at-59-entertainment-news-top-stories/|publisher=Elite News 24|title=Reg E. Cathey, actor on House Of Cards and The Wire, dies at 59, Entertainment News & Top Stories|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=Varietyobit>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/reg-cathey-dead-dies-the-wire-house-of-card-1202694366/|title=Reg Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor, Dies at 59|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=February 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>)
* '''February 24''': [[Bud Luckey]], American animator, composer ([[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], [[Pixar]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'') and voice actor ([[Rick Dicker]] in ''[[The Incredibles]]'', [[List of Toy Story characters#Chuckles|Chuckles the Clown]] in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' and [[Eeyore]] in ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="HRO">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bud-luckey-dead-oscar-nominated-animator-who-designed-woody-toy-story-was-83-1088229|title=Bud Luckey, Oscar-Nominated Animator Who Designed Woody for 'Toy Story,' Dies at 83|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
* '''February 27''': [[Bill Lignante]], American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator ([[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm|title=Bill Lignante|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===March===
* '''March 3''': [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (voice of [[Cogsworth]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', Ratcliffe and Wiggins in ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', the Archdeacon in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Dr. Jumba Jookiba in ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''), dies at age 75.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-dies.html|title=David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on ‘M*A*S*H', Dies at 75|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 14''': [[Stephen Hawking]], British mathematician and physicist (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes ''[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]'', ''[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]'', ''[[Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot]]'', ''[[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|Elementary School Musical]]'' and the ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes ''[[Anthology of Interest I]]'' and ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''), dies at age 76.<ref name="IT-20180314">{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180329/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=rsbm>{{cite journal|last1=Carr|first1=Bernard J.|last2=Ellis|first2=George F. R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Gary W.|last4=Hartle|first4=James B.|last5=Hertog|first5=Thomas|last6=Penrose|first6=Roger|last7=Perry|first7=Malcolm J.|last8=Thorne|first8=Kip S.|title=Stephen William Hawking CH CBE. 8 January 1942—14 March 2018|journal=[[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=66|year=2019|pages=267–308|issn=0080-4606|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0001|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* '''March 15''': [[Robert Grossman]], American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''[[Jimmy The C]]''), dies at age 78.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grossman_robert.htm|title=Robert Grossman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php</ref>
===April===
* '''April 4''': [[Soon-Tek Oh]], Korean voice actor (voice of Zhou in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sung |first=Ji-eun |title=Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046619 |newspaper=[[Korea Joongang Daily]] |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/soon-tek-oh-dead-dies-mulan-father-asian-american-theater-pioneer-1202746825 |title=Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan’s Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 7, 2018 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
* '''April 5''': [[Isao Takahata]], Japanese animator, film director and producer (director of ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' , ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | title = Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82 | date = April 6, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | work = [[BBC]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406052620/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* '''April 8''': [[Chuck McCann]], American actor, comedian, puppeteer and TV host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in ''[[DuckTales]]'', [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' and''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series)|Hulk]]'', [[Blizzard (comics)|Blizzard]] in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', Heff Heffalump in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh]]'', "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in ''[[Adventure Time]]'' ), dies at age 83. <ref name="throbit">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097|title=Chuck McCann, Comic Actor and Popular Kids TV Host, Dies at 83|first=Chris|last=Koseluk|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 8, 2018|issn=0018-3660}}</ref>
* '''April 12''': [[Giuliano Cenci]], Italian animated film director (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''), dies at age 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|title=E' morto Giuliano Cenci, uno dei papà di Carosello|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150917/https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''April 15''': [[R. Lee Ermey]], American actor (voice of [[Sarge (Toy Story)|Sarge]] in ''[[Toy Story]]'', Colonel Leslie Hapablap in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''), dies at age 74.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stevens|first=Matt|date=2018-04-15|title=R. Lee Ermey, Harsh Drill Instructor in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies at 74 (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/obituaries/r-lee-ermey-dead-actor.html|access-date=2020-11-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* '''April 23''': [[Bob Dorough]], American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (wrote music for ''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''), passes away at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock-dies/|title=Bob Dorough, ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Performer and Writer, Dies at 94|publisher=The Wrap|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94|title=Bob Dorough Dies at 94|publisher=The Arkansas Times|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
===May===
* '''May 7''': [[Miki Muster]], Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator ([[Bavaria Film]], made cartoons based on the work of [[Guillermo Mordillo]] and [[Manfred Schmidt (artist)|Manfred Schmidt]]'s ''[[Nick Knatterton]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm|title=Miki Muster|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 11''': [[Zlatko Bourek]], Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, passes away at age 88.<ref>{{harvtxt|Snješka Knežević|2011|p=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/111425/Default.aspx | title=INTERVJU Zlatko Bourek: Sreća što nisam bogat | date=1 August 2010 | issue=483 | first1=Ana | last1=Jerković | newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]] | language=hr | access-date=26 January 2013 }}</ref>
* '''May 13''': [[Margot Kidder]], Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in ''[[GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords]]'', Gaia in ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', Mistress Helga in ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''), dies at age 69. <ref>{{Cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='Superman' Star Margot Kidder Dies at 69|author=''The Hollywood Reporter'' Staff|date=May 14, 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 16''': [[Joseph Campanella]], American actor (voice of [[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard]] on ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''), dies at age 93. <ref name="play">{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 |title=Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2018 |journal=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 18''': [[Fred Peters (artist)|Fred Peters]], American animator and comics artist ([[Walt Disney Company]]), dies at age 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peters_fred.htm|title=Fred Peters|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hosting-6718.tributes.com/obituary/show/Fredrick-D.-Peters-106110020|title=Fredrick Peters Obituary - Reading, Massachusetts|website=Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 21''': [[Clint Walker]], American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in ''[[Small Soldiers]]''), dies at age 90. <ref name="nytobit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/obituaries/clint-walker-towering-western-star-is-dead-at-90.html |title=Clint Walker, Western Star Tall in the Saddle, Is Dead at 90 |first=John |last=Schwartz |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 22, 2018}}</ref>
===June===
* '''June 1''': [[William Edward Phipps]], American actor (voice of [[Prince Charming]] in ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''), dies at age 96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/|title=William Phipps|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 2''': [[Nick Meglin]], American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (wrote ''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' cartoons), passes away from a heart attack at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meglin_nick.htm|title=Nick Meglin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 8''': [[Anthony Bourdain]], American cook, journalist and writer (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[The Food Wife]]'' and in the ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' episode ''Snake Parts Unknown''), commits suicide at age 61. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthony-bourdain-dies/|title=How Rock Music Shaped 'Bad Boy' Chef Anthony Bourdain|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=June 8, 2018|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 11''': [[Rumen Petkov]], Bulgarian animator and comics artist (''Choko & Boko''), passes away at age 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm|title=Rumen Petkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 28''':
** [[Denis Akiyama]], Japanese-Canadian voice actor (voice of [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman/Bobby Drake]], [[Kenuichio Harada|Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada]] and [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] in ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'' and [[Dark Kingdom#Kunzite|Malachite]] in the original English dub of ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]''), dies at age 66 from cancer. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denis-akiyama-dead-johnny-mnemonic-pixels-actor-dies-at-66-1124688|title=The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades.|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Bartlett|first=Rhett|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
** [[Harlan Ellison]], American writer (voice himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Married to the Blob]]''), dies at age 84. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-harlan-ellison-20180628-story.html |title=Harlan Ellison dies at 84; acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=June 28, 2018 |website=latimes.com |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 29''': [[Eugene Pitt]], American musician (composed the theme music of ''[[Nickelodeon]]''), dies at age 80. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/177935/doo-wop-singer-eugene-pitt-passes|title=Doo-Wop Singer Eugene Pitt Passes|website=Allaccess.com|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>
===July===
* '''July 1''': [[Peter Firmin]], British animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of ''[[Noggin the Nog]]'', ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' and ''[[Bagpuss]]''), co-founder of [[Smallfilms]], dies at age 89.<ref name="BBCFirmin">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652 |access-date = 1 July 2018 | work = BBC News | date = 1 July 2018 | title = Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* '''July 4''': [[Darrell McNeil]], American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor ([[Hanna-Barbera]], [[Filmation]], [[Ralph Bakshi]], [[Ruby-Spears]], [[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Don Bluth]]), dies at age 60.<ref>https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/07/andy-mangels-remembers-darrell-mcneil-1957-2018/</ref>
* '''July 21''': [[Elmarie Wendel]], American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', Beverley Billingsley in the ''[[American Dad]]'' episode ''[[Stanny Boy and Frantastic]]''), dies at age 89. <ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4998158/elmarie-wendel-of-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-dies-at-89|title=Elmarie Wendel Of '3rd Rock From The Sun' Dies At 89|last=Hoahing|first=Cheryl A.|date=July 22, 2018|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
===August===
* '''August 5''': [[Charlotte Rae]], American actress, comedienne and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', Nanny in ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/charlotte-rae-mrs-garrett-80s-sitcom-facts-life-dies-92/|title=Charlotte Rae, Mrs Garrett in '80s Sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' Dies at 92|last=Rossi|first=Rosemary|date=August 5, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=August 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''August 15''': [[Kunihiro Abe]], Japanese animator (''Gundam''), dies at age 59 or 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/mecha-animator-kunihiro-abe-passes-away-at-50/.135607|title=Mecha Animator Kunihiro Abe Passes Away at 50|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 20''': [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]], South African actor and theatre director (voice of [[Long John Silver]] in ''[[Treasure Planet]]''), dies at age 80. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Nominee-Brian-Murray-Passes-Away-at-80-20180821|title = Tony Nominee Brian Murray Passes Away at 80|date = 21 August 2018|access-date = 21 August 2018|website = [[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref>
* '''August 23''': [[Russ Heath]], American comic book artist and animator (''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''), dies at age 91 from cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/41535-russ-heath-passes-away.html|title=Russ Heath Passes Away at 91|website=Newsarama|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/heath_russ.htm|title=Russ Heath|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 31''': [[Carole Shelley]], British actress (voice of Amelia Gabble the goose in ''[[The Aristocats]]'', Lady Kluck in ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''), dies at age 79.<ref name="Slotnik">{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/obituaries/carole-shelley-dead.html|title=Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79|work=The New York Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
===September===
* '''September 6''': [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor (voice of Charlie B. Barkin in ''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]'', Judge Keaton in the ''[[Duckman]]'' episode ''Das Sub'', M.F. Thatherton in the ''[[King of the Hill (TV series)|King of the Hill]]'' episode ''The Company Man'', Senator Buckingham in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episode ''School Lies''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/|title=Burt Reynolds|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===October===
* '''October 4''': [[Will Vinton]], American animator and film director (''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'', ''[[The California Raisins]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/will.vinton/posts/2219206734981677|title=Will Vinton|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-will-vinton-creator-of-famous-claymation-characters-dies|title=Portland's Will Vinton, creator of famous Claymation characters, dies|publisher=[[KATU]]|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 7''': [[Gibba]], Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2018/10/07/news/alassio-e-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-1.34050821|title=Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano|date=Oct 7, 2018|website=lastampa.it|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 9''': Adam Burke, American animator ([[Pixar]]), dies at age 47.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/pixar-animator-adam-burke-dies/|title=Pixar Animator Adam Burke Dies|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=Oct 9, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===November===
* '''November 4''': [[Jacques Muller (animator)|Jacques Muller]], French animator ([[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Amblin]], ILM), dies at age 62.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009026902134 Jacques Muller Memorial page at Facebook] Retrieved 13 November 2018</ref>
* '''November 5''': [[Rick Reinert]], American animator, animated film director and producer ([[MGM]], [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]], Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847|title=FREDRICK REINERT Obituary - Springfield, VA | The Plain Dealer|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144|title=Fredrick Reinert Obituary - Annandale, Virginia | Legacy.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 12''': [[Stan Lee]], American comics writer, editor and publisher (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes ''[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]'', ''[[The Caper Chase]]'' and ''[[Married to the Blob]]''), dies at age 95. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lee_s.htm|title=Stan Lee|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 27''': [[Stephen Hillenburg]], American comics artist and animator (''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''), dies at age 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hillenburg_stephen.htm|title=Stephen Hillenburg|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===December===
* '''December 1''': [[Ken Berry]], American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''), dies at age 85. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ken-berry-dead-f-troop-mamas-family-star-was-85-999739|title=Ken Berry, Star of 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family,' Dies at 85|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=December 1, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
* '''December 17''': [[Penny Marshall]], American actress, film director and producer (voiced herself in ''[[Laverne & Shirley in the Army]]'', voice of Ms. Botz the babysitter-bandit in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Some Enchanted Evening]]''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001508/|title=Penny Marshall|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 27''': [[Børge Ring]], Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''[[Anna & Bella]]'', ''Run of the Mill''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ring_borge.htm|title=Børge Ring|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 30''': [[Don Lusk]], American animator and director ([[Walt Disney Company]], ''[[Peanuts]]'' TV specials, [[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 105.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527206/|title=Don Lusk|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[2018 in anime]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2018-01-01,2018-12-31&genres=animation&sort=num_votes,desc Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]]
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This is a list of events in '''animation in 2018'''.
==Events==
===January===
* '''January 22''': [[Minnie Mouse]] receives a star at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Minnie Mouse|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/minnie-mouse|publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
===February===
===March===
* '''March 4''': [[90th Academy Awards]]:
** ''[[Dear Basketball]]'' by [[Glen Keane]] wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/|title=90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees|website=The Oscars 2018|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Enterprises, Inc.]]|date=23 January 2018|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
** ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/arts/oscar-winners.html|title=The 2018 Oscar Winners: Full List|date=March 4, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 25''': The [[couch gag]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]'' is animated by [[Bill Plympton]]. This is the sixth time he receives this honour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7343988/|title=3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
* '''March 29''': [[John Kricfalusi]] is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and [[child grooming|groomed]] them when they were underage.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news|first=Ariane|last=Lange|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse|title= Creator Of "Ren & Stimpy" Accused Of Preying On Underage Girls Who Wanted Animation Careers|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
===April===
* '''April 27''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' beat the record of TV series ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' as the longest-running U.S. (prime time) TV series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-simpsons-to-become-longest-running-primetime-scripted-series-on-tv/|title="The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===May===
* '''May 11''': [[John Kricfalusi]] issues a personal explanation and apology about the allegations by animators Robin Byrd and Katie Rice, though he denies some of the claims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kricfalusi_john.htm|title=John Kricfalusi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 13''': In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]'' the family travels to [[Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8259932/|title=Throw Grampa from the Dane|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
===June===
* '''June 11''': [[Nina Paley]]'s animated feature film, ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'', premiers, which analyses [[The Book of Exodus]] and the evolution of [[Judaism]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] religion.<ref name="Annecy">{{cite web |url=https://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20183119 |title=Seder-Masochism |date=June 2018 |work=[[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>
===August===
* '''August 17''': [[Matt Groening]]'s new animated TV series, ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' airs on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Netflix Announces DISENCHANTMENT, a New Epic Fantasy Animated Series from Matt Groening |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-disenchantment-a-new-epic-fantasy-animated-series-from-matt-groening |location=Hollywood, CA |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abbi-jacobson-lead-voice-cast-netflixs-animated-matt-groening-comedy-1024125|title=Abbi Jacobson to Lead Voice Cast for Netflix's Animated Matt Groening Comedy|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|date=July 25, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref>
===October===
* '''September 7''': Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively for the streaming service [[Netflix]].
===October===
* '''October 26''': [[Adi Shankar]] states in an interview with ''[[IndieWire]]'' that the character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] will leave ''[[The Simpsons]]'' following controversy that he is a negative and racially offensive stereotype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/|title=‘The Simpsons’ Is Eliminating Apu, But Producer Adi Shankar Found the Perfect Script to Solve the Apu Problem|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=26 October 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 29''': ''Simpsons'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] states that "Adi Shankar does not speak for our show".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/entertainment/simpsons-apu-leaving-speculation/index.html|title='The Simpsons' producer responds to claim Apu is leaving|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=29 October 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>
===December===
* '''December 12''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People]]'' are added to the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5476779/national-film-registry-2018/|title=See the 25 Movies Just Added to the National Film Registry|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref>
==Awards==
* [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]: ''[[Bao (film)|Bao]]''
* [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] Cristal du long métrage: ''[[Funan (film)|Funan]]''
* [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]''
* [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''Rezo''
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[César Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Dilili in Paris]]''
* [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]''
* [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]''
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Goya Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]''
* [[23rd Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Animation Award]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year]]: ''[[Night Is Short, Walk On Girl|The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl]]''
* [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film]]: ''[[Okko's Inn]]''
* [[National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
* [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[Saturn Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' ''(note: the 2018/2019 events were combined; films released in both years were eligible)''
* [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Tokyo Anime Award]]: ''[[In This Corner of the World (film)|In This Corner of the World]]'' and ''[[Kemono Friends]]''
* [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
* [[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''
* [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''
==Film released==
{{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}}
==Television series debuts==
{{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="75%" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Channel
! scope="col" |Year
|-
|January 14
|''[[Hot Streets (TV series)|Hot Streets]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–19
|-
|January 15
|''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]''
|Nickelodeon
|2018
|-
| rowspan="2" |January 19
|''[[Trolls: The Beat Goes On!]]''
|Netflix
| rowspan="2" |2018–19
|-
|''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]''
|CW Seed
|-
|January 26
|''[[Llama Llama (TV series)|Llama Llama]]''
|Netflix
|2018–19
|-
|February 11
|''[[Our Cartoon President]]''
|Showtime
|2018–20
|-
|February 19
|''[[Pinkalicious & Peterrific]]''
|PBS Kids
|2018–present
|-
|February 23
|''[[Apple & Onion]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|February 26
|''[[Final Space]]''
|TBS, Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|March 2
|''[[B The Beginning|B: The Beginning]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|March 23
|''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'' (2018)
|Disney Junior
|2018–present
|-
|March 30
|''[[Craig of the Creek]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|April 6
|''[[The Boss Baby: Back in Business]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|April 8
|''[[Ballmastrz: 9009]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|April 14
|''[[Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own]]''
|Discovery Family
|2018–19
|-
|April 20
|''[[Spy Kids: Mission Critical]]''
|Netflix
|2018
|-
|April 26
|''[[Little Big Awesome]]''
| rowspan="2" |Amazon Video
|2018–present
|-
|May 11
|''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''
|2018–19
|-
|June 1
|''[[Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers: The Animated Series]]''
|YouTube
|2018–present
|-
|June 8
|''[[The Hollow (TV series)|The Hollow]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|June 18
|''[[Big City Greens]]''
|Disney Channel
|2018–present
|-
|June 29
|''[[Harvey Street Kids]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|July 1
|''[[Polly Pocket]]''
|Universal Kids
|2018–present
|-
|July 7
|''[[Summer Camp Island]]''
|Cartoon Network, HBO Max
|2018–20
|-
| rowspan="2" |July 13
|''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]''
|Disney Junior
|2018–present
|-
|''[[The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|July 20
|''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nicktoons
|2018–present
|-
|July 27
|''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|August 5
|''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–19
|-
|August 17
|''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]''
| rowspan="2" |Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|August 31
|''[[Paradise PD]]''
|2018–present
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 1
|''[[Total DramaRama]]''
| rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
|2018–20
|-
|September 14
|''[[The Dragon Prince]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|September 16
|''[[Human Kind Of]]''
|[[Facebook Watch]]
|2018
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 21
|''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Pete the Cat (TV series)|Pete the Cat]]''
| Amazon Video
|2018–present
|-
|October 7
|''[[Star Wars Resistance]]''
|Disney Channel
|2018–20
|-
| rowspan="2" |October 18
|''[[Robozuna]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
|''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]''
|Facebook Watch
|2018
|-
|November 5
|''[[Rainbow Rangers]]''
|Nick Jr.
|2018-present
|-
|November 9
|''[[Super Drags]]''
|Netflix
|2018
|-
|November 12
|''[[Butterbean's Cafe]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.
|2018-20
|-
|November 13
|''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''
|Netflix
|2018–20
|-
|November 16
|''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny]]''
|Amazon Video
|2018–19
|-
|November 20
|''[[Motown Magic]]''
|Netflix
|2018–present
|-
| rowspan="2" |November 21
|''[[Queen America]]''
|Facebook Watch
|2018-19
|-
|''[[Let's Go Luna!]]''
|PBS Kids
|2018-present
|-
|December 9
|''[[The Shivering Truth]]''
|Adult Swim
|2018–present
|-
|December 21
|''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]''
| rowspan="2" |Netflix
|2018–19
|-
|December 22
|''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]''
|2018
|-
|December 23
|''[[Bakugan: Battle Planet]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2018–present
|-
|December 31
|''[[Abby Hatcher]]''
|Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.
|2018-present
|}
==Television series endings==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width="75%"
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| January 20 || ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="2" | 2015–18 || Cancelled
|-
| January 26 || ''[[The Adventures of Puss in Boots]]'' || Netflix || Ended
|-
| February 10 || ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18 || rowspan="2" | Cancelled
|-
| February 16 || ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'' || Netflix || 2012–18
|-
| March 5 || ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' || Disney XD || 2014–18 || Ended
|-
| March 18 || ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' || Boomerang || 2015–18 || rowspan="6" | Cancelled
|-
| April 13 || ''[[The Magic School Bus Rides Again]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| April 23 || ''[[Peg + Cat]]'' || PBS Kids || 2013–18
|-
| May 4 || ''[[Kong: King of the Apes]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18
|-
| May 18 || ''[[Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (2015) || Netflix, Universal Kids || 2015–18
|-
| May 19 || ''[[Future-Worm!]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="3" | 2016–18
|-
| May 25 || ''[[Trollhunters]]'' || Netflix || Ended
|-
| June 3 || ''[[Justice League Action]]'' || Cartoon Network || rowspan="2" | Cancelled
|-
| June 14 ||''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' || Nickelodeon || 2018
|-
| June 24 || ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2014–18 || Ended
|-
| July 20 || ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2016–18 || rowspan="4" | Cancelled
|-
| August 3 || ''[[Dinotrux]]'' || 2015–18
|-
| August 6 ||''[[Splash and Bubbles]]'' || PBS Kids || 2016–18
|-
| August 11 ||''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'' || Nicktoons || 2015–18
|-
| September 3 ||''[[Adventure Time]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2010–18 || Ended
|-
| September 7 || ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18 || Cancelled
|-
| September 8 ||''[[Sofia the First]]'' || rowspan="2" | Disney Junior || 2012–18 || Ended
|-
| September 10 ||''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]'' || 2015–18 || rowspan="11" | Canceled
|-
| September 15 ||''[[Mysticons]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18
|-
| September 28 ||''[[Skylanders Academy]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18
|-
| October 1 ||''[[Goldie & Bear]]'' || Disney Junior || 2015–18
|-
| October 5 || ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]'' || HBO || 2016–18
|-
|October 12 || ''[[Tarzan and Jane (TV series)|Tarzan and Jane]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| October 14 || ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'' || PBS Kids || 2010–18
|-
| October 28 || ''[[Human Kind Of]]'' || Facebook Watch || rowspan="3" | 2018
|-
| November 9 || ''[[Super Drags]]'' || Netflix
|-
| November 29 || ''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' || Facebook Watch
|-
| December 7 || ''[[Neo Yokio]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2017–18
|-
| December 14 || ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]'' || 2016–18 || Ended
|-
| December 21 || ''[[Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus]]'' || Cinemax || 2017–18 || Cancelled
|-
| December 23 || ''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || rowspan="2" | Ended
|-
| December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || 2015–18
|-
| December 30 || ''[[Bunnicula (TV series)|Bunnicula]]'' || Boomerang || 2016–18 || Cancelled
|}
==Deaths==
===January===
* '''January 31''':
** Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Ann Gillis]], American actress (voice of Faline in ''[[Bambi]]''), dies at age 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319268/|title=Ann Gillis|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===February===
* '''February 2''': Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, passes away at age 92.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm</ref>
* '''February 4''': [[John Mahoney]], British actor (Preston Whitmore in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' and ''[[Atlantis: Milo's Return]]'', General Rogard in ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', Papi in ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]'', Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr. ([[Sideshow Bob]]'s father) in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Funeral for a Fiend]]''), dies at age 77. <ref name=ChicagoTribuneObit>Chris Jones (2018) [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html "John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and 'Frasier' actor who walked away from Hollywood, dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206045841/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html |date=February 6, 2018 }} ''Chicago Tribune'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=VanityFair>Julie Miller (2018) [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/john-mahoney-dead "John Mahoney, Beloved Frasier Father, Dies at 77"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2018.</ref>
* '''February 9''': [[Reg E. Cathey]], American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''), dies at age 59. <ref name="EN24">{{cite web|url=http://www.elitenews24.com/reg-e-cathey-actor-on-house-of-cards-and-the-wire-dies-at-59-entertainment-news-top-stories/|publisher=Elite News 24|title=Reg E. Cathey, actor on House Of Cards and The Wire, dies at 59, Entertainment News & Top Stories|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=Varietyobit>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/reg-cathey-dead-dies-the-wire-house-of-card-1202694366/|title=Reg Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor, Dies at 59|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=February 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>)
* '''February 24''': [[Bud Luckey]], American animator, composer ([[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], [[Pixar]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'') and voice actor ([[Rick Dicker]] in ''[[The Incredibles]]'', [[List of Toy Story characters#Chuckles|Chuckles the Clown]] in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' and [[Eeyore]] in ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="HRO">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bud-luckey-dead-oscar-nominated-animator-who-designed-woody-toy-story-was-83-1088229|title=Bud Luckey, Oscar-Nominated Animator Who Designed Woody for 'Toy Story,' Dies at 83|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
* '''February 27''': [[Bill Lignante]], American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator ([[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm|title=Bill Lignante|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===March===
* '''March 3''': [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (voice of [[Cogsworth]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', Ratcliffe and Wiggins in ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', the Archdeacon in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Dr. Jumba Jookiba in ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''), dies at age 75.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-dies.html|title=David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on ‘M*A*S*H', Dies at 75|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 14''': [[Stephen Hawking]], British mathematician and physicist (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes ''[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]'', ''[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]'', ''[[Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot]]'', ''[[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|Elementary School Musical]]'' and the ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes ''[[Anthology of Interest I]]'' and ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''), dies at age 76.<ref name="IT-20180314">{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180329/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=rsbm>{{cite journal|last1=Carr|first1=Bernard J.|last2=Ellis|first2=George F. R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Gary W.|last4=Hartle|first4=James B.|last5=Hertog|first5=Thomas|last6=Penrose|first6=Roger|last7=Perry|first7=Malcolm J.|last8=Thorne|first8=Kip S.|title=Stephen William Hawking CH CBE. 8 January 1942—14 March 2018|journal=[[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=66|year=2019|pages=267–308|issn=0080-4606|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0001|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* '''March 15''': [[Robert Grossman]], American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''[[Jimmy The C]]''), dies at age 78.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grossman_robert.htm|title=Robert Grossman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php</ref>
===April===
* '''April 4''': [[Soon-Tek Oh]], Korean voice actor (voice of Zhou in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sung |first=Ji-eun |title=Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046619 |newspaper=[[Korea Joongang Daily]] |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/soon-tek-oh-dead-dies-mulan-father-asian-american-theater-pioneer-1202746825 |title=Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan’s Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 7, 2018 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
* '''April 5''': [[Isao Takahata]], Japanese animator, film director and producer (director of ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' , ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | title = Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82 | date = April 6, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | work = [[BBC]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406052620/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* '''April 8''': [[Chuck McCann]], American actor, comedian, puppeteer and TV host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in ''[[DuckTales]]'', [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' and''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series)|Hulk]]'', [[Blizzard (comics)|Blizzard]] in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', Heff Heffalump in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh]]'', "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in ''[[Adventure Time]]'' ), dies at age 83. <ref name="throbit">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097|title=Chuck McCann, Comic Actor and Popular Kids TV Host, Dies at 83|first=Chris|last=Koseluk|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 8, 2018|issn=0018-3660}}</ref>
* '''April 12''': [[Giuliano Cenci]], Italian animated film director (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''), dies at age 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|title=E' morto Giuliano Cenci, uno dei papà di Carosello|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150917/https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''April 15''': [[R. Lee Ermey]], American actor (voice of [[Sarge (Toy Story)|Sarge]] in ''[[Toy Story]]'', Colonel Leslie Hapablap in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''), dies at age 74.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stevens|first=Matt|date=2018-04-15|title=R. Lee Ermey, Harsh Drill Instructor in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies at 74 (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/obituaries/r-lee-ermey-dead-actor.html|access-date=2020-11-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* '''April 23''': [[Bob Dorough]], American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (wrote music for ''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''), passes away at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock-dies/|title=Bob Dorough, ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Performer and Writer, Dies at 94|publisher=The Wrap|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94|title=Bob Dorough Dies at 94|publisher=The Arkansas Times|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
===May===
* '''May 7''': [[Miki Muster]], Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator ([[Bavaria Film]], made cartoons based on the work of [[Guillermo Mordillo]] and [[Manfred Schmidt (artist)|Manfred Schmidt]]'s ''[[Nick Knatterton]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm|title=Miki Muster|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 11''': [[Zlatko Bourek]], Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, passes away at age 88.<ref>{{harvtxt|Snješka Knežević|2011|p=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/111425/Default.aspx | title=INTERVJU Zlatko Bourek: Sreća što nisam bogat | date=1 August 2010 | issue=483 | first1=Ana | last1=Jerković | newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]] | language=hr | access-date=26 January 2013 }}</ref>
* '''May 13''': [[Margot Kidder]], Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in ''[[GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords]]'', Gaia in ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', Mistress Helga in ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''), dies at age 69. <ref>{{Cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='Superman' Star Margot Kidder Dies at 69|author=''The Hollywood Reporter'' Staff|date=May 14, 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 16''': [[Joseph Campanella]], American actor (voice of [[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard]] on ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''), dies at age 93. <ref name="play">{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 |title=Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2018 |journal=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 18''': [[Fred Peters (artist)|Fred Peters]], American animator and comics artist ([[Walt Disney Company]]), dies at age 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peters_fred.htm|title=Fred Peters|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hosting-6718.tributes.com/obituary/show/Fredrick-D.-Peters-106110020|title=Fredrick Peters Obituary - Reading, Massachusetts|website=Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 21''': [[Clint Walker]], American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in ''[[Small Soldiers]]''), dies at age 90. <ref name="nytobit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/obituaries/clint-walker-towering-western-star-is-dead-at-90.html |title=Clint Walker, Western Star Tall in the Saddle, Is Dead at 90 |first=John |last=Schwartz |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 22, 2018}}</ref>
===June===
* '''June 1''': [[William Edward Phipps]], American actor (voice of [[Prince Charming]] in ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''), dies at age 96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/|title=William Phipps|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 2''': [[Nick Meglin]], American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (wrote ''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' cartoons), passes away from a heart attack at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meglin_nick.htm|title=Nick Meglin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 8''': [[Anthony Bourdain]], American cook, journalist and writer (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[The Food Wife]]'' and in the ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' episode ''Snake Parts Unknown''), commits suicide at age 61. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthony-bourdain-dies/|title=How Rock Music Shaped 'Bad Boy' Chef Anthony Bourdain|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=June 8, 2018|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 11''': [[Rumen Petkov]], Bulgarian animator and comics artist (''Choko & Boko''), passes away at age 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm|title=Rumen Petkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 28''':
** [[Denis Akiyama]], Japanese-Canadian voice actor (voice of [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman/Bobby Drake]], [[Kenuichio Harada|Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada]] and [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] in ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'' and [[Dark Kingdom#Kunzite|Malachite]] in the original English dub of ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]''), dies at age 66 from cancer. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denis-akiyama-dead-johnny-mnemonic-pixels-actor-dies-at-66-1124688|title=The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades.|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Bartlett|first=Rhett|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
** [[Harlan Ellison]], American writer (voice himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Married to the Blob]]''), dies at age 84. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-harlan-ellison-20180628-story.html |title=Harlan Ellison dies at 84; acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=June 28, 2018 |website=latimes.com |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 29''': [[Eugene Pitt]], American musician (composed the theme music of ''[[Nickelodeon]]''), dies at age 80. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/177935/doo-wop-singer-eugene-pitt-passes|title=Doo-Wop Singer Eugene Pitt Passes|website=Allaccess.com|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>
===July===
* '''July 1''': [[Peter Firmin]], British animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of ''[[Noggin the Nog]]'', ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' and ''[[Bagpuss]]''), co-founder of [[Smallfilms]], dies at age 89.<ref name="BBCFirmin">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652 |access-date = 1 July 2018 | work = BBC News | date = 1 July 2018 | title = Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* '''July 4''': [[Darrell McNeil]], American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor ([[Hanna-Barbera]], [[Filmation]], [[Ralph Bakshi]], [[Ruby-Spears]], [[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Don Bluth]]), dies at age 60.<ref>https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/07/andy-mangels-remembers-darrell-mcneil-1957-2018/</ref>
* '''July 21''': [[Elmarie Wendel]], American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', Beverley Billingsley in the ''[[American Dad]]'' episode ''[[Stanny Boy and Frantastic]]''), dies at age 89. <ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4998158/elmarie-wendel-of-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-dies-at-89|title=Elmarie Wendel Of '3rd Rock From The Sun' Dies At 89|last=Hoahing|first=Cheryl A.|date=July 22, 2018|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
===August===
* '''August 5''': [[Charlotte Rae]], American actress, comedienne and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', Nanny in ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/charlotte-rae-mrs-garrett-80s-sitcom-facts-life-dies-92/|title=Charlotte Rae, Mrs Garrett in '80s Sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' Dies at 92|last=Rossi|first=Rosemary|date=August 5, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=August 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''August 15''': [[Kunihiro Abe]], Japanese animator (''Gundam''), dies at age 59 or 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/mecha-animator-kunihiro-abe-passes-away-at-50/.135607|title=Mecha Animator Kunihiro Abe Passes Away at 50|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 20''': [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]], South African actor and theatre director (voice of [[Long John Silver]] in ''[[Treasure Planet]]''), dies at age 80. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Nominee-Brian-Murray-Passes-Away-at-80-20180821|title = Tony Nominee Brian Murray Passes Away at 80|date = 21 August 2018|access-date = 21 August 2018|website = [[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref>
* '''August 23''': [[Russ Heath]], American comic book artist and animator (''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''), dies at age 91 from cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/41535-russ-heath-passes-away.html|title=Russ Heath Passes Away at 91|website=Newsarama|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/heath_russ.htm|title=Russ Heath|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 31''': [[Carole Shelley]], British actress (voice of Amelia Gabble the goose in ''[[The Aristocats]]'', Lady Kluck in ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''), dies at age 79.<ref name="Slotnik">{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/obituaries/carole-shelley-dead.html|title=Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79|work=The New York Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
===September===
* '''September 6''': [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor (voice of Charlie B. Barkin in ''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]'', Judge Keaton in the ''[[Duckman]]'' episode ''Das Sub'', M.F. Thatherton in the ''[[King of the Hill (TV series)|King of the Hill]]'' episode ''The Company Man'', Senator Buckingham in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episode ''School Lies''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/|title=Burt Reynolds|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===October===
* '''October 4''': [[Will Vinton]], American animator and film director (''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'', ''[[The California Raisins]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/will.vinton/posts/2219206734981677|title=Will Vinton|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-will-vinton-creator-of-famous-claymation-characters-dies|title=Portland's Will Vinton, creator of famous Claymation characters, dies|publisher=[[KATU]]|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 7''': [[Gibba]], Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2018/10/07/news/alassio-e-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-1.34050821|title=Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano|date=Oct 7, 2018|website=lastampa.it|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 9''': Adam Burke, American animator ([[Pixar]]), dies at age 47.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/pixar-animator-adam-burke-dies/|title=Pixar Animator Adam Burke Dies|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=Oct 9, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===November===
* '''November 4''': [[Jacques Muller (animator)|Jacques Muller]], French animator ([[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Amblin]], ILM), dies at age 62.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009026902134 Jacques Muller Memorial page at Facebook] Retrieved 13 November 2018</ref>
* '''November 5''': [[Rick Reinert]], American animator, animated film director and producer ([[MGM]], [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]], Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847|title=FREDRICK REINERT Obituary - Springfield, VA | The Plain Dealer|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144|title=Fredrick Reinert Obituary - Annandale, Virginia | Legacy.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 12''': [[Stan Lee]], American comics writer, editor and publisher (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes ''[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]'', ''[[The Caper Chase]]'' and ''[[Married to the Blob]]''), dies at age 95. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lee_s.htm|title=Stan Lee|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 27''': [[Stephen Hillenburg]], American comics artist and animator (''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''), dies at age 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hillenburg_stephen.htm|title=Stephen Hillenburg|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
===December===
* '''December 1''': [[Ken Berry]], American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''), dies at age 85. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ken-berry-dead-f-troop-mamas-family-star-was-85-999739|title=Ken Berry, Star of 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family,' Dies at 85|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=December 1, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
* '''December 17''': [[Penny Marshall]], American actress, film director and producer (voiced herself in ''[[Laverne & Shirley in the Army]]'', voice of Ms. Botz the babysitter-bandit in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Some Enchanted Evening]]''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001508/|title=Penny Marshall|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 27''': [[Børge Ring]], Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''[[Anna & Bella]]'', ''Run of the Mill''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ring_borge.htm|title=Børge Ring|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 30''': [[Don Lusk]], American animator and director ([[Walt Disney Company]], ''[[Peanuts]]'' TV specials, [[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 105.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527206/|title=Don Lusk|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[2018 in anime]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2018-01-01,2018-12-31&genres=animation&sort=num_votes,desc Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]]
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