JAMES EARL JONES DEAD AT 93

 

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best known for his signature deep voice that embodied Star Wars’ Darth Vader and The Lion King’s Mufasa. Along with being considered the first celebrity guest on Sesame Street, he made several more appearances later on, provided the narration for “The Parsley Garden” episode of ABC Weekend Specials, Diablo in an episode of Garfield and Friends, and reprised the role of Mufasa for The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.

VAHE HAYTAIAN DEAD AT 40

 

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He was a Technical Director for Walt Disney Television Animation, working on Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Mickey Mouse (2013), Pickle and Peanut, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Elena of Avalor, DuckTales (2017), Milo Murphy’s Law, Tangled: The Series, The Lion Guard, Big Hero 6: The Series, Amphibia, The Owl House and The Ghost and Molly McGee.

JACEK CZYŻ DEAD AT 67

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He provided the Polish dubs for Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget; a giant in Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears; Lord Stoneheart in The Care Bears; minor characters in two episodes of DuckTales; Taz, Yellow street cat, Arnold, Eagle and Dr. Hi IQ in episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures; several minor characters in episodes of Tom and Jerry Kids; Randy in an episode of Back to the Future; Maximilian Zeus in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series; several characters in Eek! The Cat including General Galapagos, Big Foot, Junk, Professor Wiggly and leader of the live potatoes; Ace of Hearts in Dog City; Captain Mel, a dictator and a director in episodes of Animaniacs; Rosey’s father and Grandpa Rosey in Little Rosey; several minor characters in episodes of Life with Louie; Beast and Mysterio in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Captain Albatross in an episode of Aladdin; Rafiki in Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard; several minor roles in episodes of The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and Pinky and the Brain; Byzonius in Freakazoid!; Kurt Bowman in an episode of Superman: The Animated Series; Fatso in Casper; Henry in Sesame Street; Skinner, Jeffrey, Mr. Lasalle and Streak in Reccess; Mr, Rudetski in an episode of X-Men: Evolution; Colonel Trabajl in Gadget and the Gadgetinis; Spirit of Honor, Family and Tradition in Mucha Lucha; Father Rekuta in Yu-Gi-Oh!; and General Grievous in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He also provided voices for The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Doug, The Addams Family, Dumb and Dumber and Cubix.

LUIS ALFONSO MENDOZA DEAD AT 55

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He provided the Latin America dubs for Winston in Thomas and Friends; Winston Zeddemore in The Real Ghostbusters; Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) and his appearances in the 2012 version; Daniel LaRusso in Karate Kid: The Animated Series; Barney Rubble in Flintstone Kids; Newton in Ned’s Newt; Daffy Duck, including Duck Dodgers; Dr. Stable and Ponet Fantastique Director in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; Octagon Vreedle in the Ben 10 franchise including Omniverse; and GoiGoi in The Lion Guard.

ANDREA ARRUTI DEAD AT 21

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She provided the Mexican dubs for Diamond Tiara, Fleur De Verre and Cloudchaser in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; Flora in Pokémon: Black and White; Frankie Greene in Transformers: Rescue Bots; Pip in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal; Sid Chang in The Loud House; Elise in Pokémon XY; Shasa Guten in Beyblade Burst: Evolution; and Makini in The Lion Guard.