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[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

The original voice of Timmy Turner and many South Park characters, Mary Kay Bergman passed away twenty-seven years ago at just 38 🕊️

Remembering a true voice acting legend 🙏

Mary Kay Bergman possessed an extraordinary vocal range that allowed her to disappear into dozens of characters. On South Park, she helped establish the show’s female cast during its earliest years, while her work also reached Disney, DC, Marvel, Scooby-Doo, Captain Planet, and many other animated favorites.

She was also the original voice of Timmy Turner, provided the original yodeling voice for Jessie in Toy Story, and voiced Snow White in various projects, audiobooks, and promotional appearances until her passing in November 1999.

Some of her most memorable roles included:
• Daphne Blake — Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island / Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost / Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
• Jessie — Toy Story 2 (Yodeling Voice)
• Wendy Testaburger — South Park
• Liane Cartman — South Park
• Sheila Broflovski — South Park
• Snow White — Disney Promotional Media and Recordings
• Dr. Blight — Captain Planet and the Planeteers
• Barbara Gordon / Batgirl — Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
• Sharon Marsh — South Park
• Timmy Turner — The Fairly OddParents / Oh Yeah! Cartoons
• Perdita — 101 Dalmatians Animated StoryBook
• Jay Jay — Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• Shelly Marsh — South Park
• Si — Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
• Ms. Crabtree — South Park
• Arista — The Little Mermaid
• Mayor McDaniels — South Park
• Gwen Stacy — Spider-Man: The Animated Series
• Claudette / Bimbette — Beauty and the Beast
• Quasimodo’s Mother — The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Princess Anelle — Fantastic Four
• D.W. Read — Arthur’s Math Carnival / Arthur’s Thinking Games

Bergman passed away in November 11, 1999 at just 38. Twenty-seven years later, the remarkable range of characters she left behind continues to make her one of the most remembered voices of 1990s animation.

Mary Kay Bergman, 1961–1999 🎙️🕊️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Transformers and Madagascar Star Bernie Mac Passed Away Eighteen Years Ago at Just 50 Years Old. Today Would've Been His 69th Birthday 📺🕊️

Happy heavenly birthday! 🎂

Bernie Mac turned his fearless stand-up personality into one of television’s most memorable sitcom characters with Bernie “Mac” McCullough in The Bernie Mac Show.

His unmistakable voice, sharp delivery, and larger-than-life presence also carried into films like the Ocean’s trilogy, Mr. 3000, Guess Who, Transformers, and Friday. He even brought that personality into animation as Zuba in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

Some of his memorable roles include:
• Bernie “Mac” McCullough (The Bernie Mac Show)
• Frank Catton (Ocean’s Eleven / Ocean’s Twelve / Ocean’s Thirteen)
• Zuba (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
• Bobby Bolivia (Transformers)
• Percy Jones (Guess Who)
• Stan Ross (Mr. 3000)
• Jimmy Bosley (Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle)
• Gin Slagel (Bad Santa)
• Pastor Clever (Friday)
• Floyd Henderson (Soul Men)
• Dollar Bill (The Players Club)
• Gadgetmobile (Inspector Gadget’s Biggest Caper Ever)
• Mack (King of the Hill)
• Mitch Gilliam (Head of State)
• Jangle Leg (Life)
• Fruit Juice (Lil’ Pimp)
• Uncle Bernie (Moesha)
• Elston (Pride)
• Jimmy Lunchbox (Old Dogs)
• Uncle Jack (What’s the Worst That Could Happen?)

Across stand-up, television, film, and animation, Bernie Mac left behind performances filled with the bold personality and comic timing that made him instantly recognizable.

The laughter you gave audiences continues to live on through every unforgettable performance.

Happy Birthday in Heaven, Bernie Mac. 🎤🎬🕊️"

[Anime Feels @animefeelsx_]

We lost another legend today. 🥹

Voice actor Naoki Bando has passed away at the age of 69.

Throughout his decades-long career, Bando lent his voice to numerous anime, animated films, and international productions, including Naruto, Pokémon, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk, One-Punch Man, Crayon Shin-chan, and Yo-kai Watch.

His work also extended to Japanese dubbing, including roles in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Rugrats Movie, among many other productions.

His distinctive voice and decades of work helped bring countless characters and stories to audiences in Japan and beyond.

His contributions to the voice-acting and dubbing industry will continue to be remembered by generations of fans.

Rest in peace, Naoki Bando. 🕊️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Again, we say goodbye to a legendary voice actor today 😔

Veteran actress and VA Seela Sella has passed away at 89, leaving behind an extraordinary body of work across film, television, theatre, radio, and voice acting in Finland. Over the course of her career, she became one of the most respected performers of her generation, continuing to work well into her later years.

The Finnish actress also became a familiar voice to generations of animation fans through her extensive Finnish-language dubbing work, including several unforgettable Disney characters.

Some of her most memorable voice roles included:
• Yzma — The Emperor’s New Groove
• Lady Tremaine — Cinderella
• The Witch — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Magica De Spell — DuckTales
• Grandma Fa — Mulan
• Dowager Empress Marie — Anastasia
• Mad Madam Mim — The Sword in the Stone
• Tanana — Brother Bear
• The Queen — A Bug’s Life
• Madame Adelaide Bonfamille — The Aristocats
• Mama Gunda — Tarzan II
• Agnes Peenman — The Mask: Animated Series

From commanding the stage and screen to becoming the voice behind some of animation’s most memorable women, Sella built the kind of career that quietly became part of several generations’ lives.

Rest in peace, Seela Sella. Nearly seven decades of performances, and a voice that will continue living through the characters she brought to life. 🎙️���️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Dragon Tales and Lion King Voice Actor Caio Cesar Passed Away Eleven Years Ago Today at Just 27 🕊️

Remembering a young legend gone too soon 🙏

Caio César built an impressive career while still incredibly young, becoming part of the childhood of countless Brazillian viewers through some of animation’s most memorable characters.

Fans heard him as the Brazilian voice dub behind
Sokka - Sokka
Boots - Dora the Explorer
Snap - Chalkzone
Max - Dragon Tales
Tuffnut Thorston - How to Train Your Dragon
Otto Rocet - Rocket Power
Kovu - Lion King
Gizmo - Teen Titans
Prince Gumball - Adventure Time
and many more

His life was tragically short, but the characters he helped bring to life gave his voice a legacy that continues long after him.

Rest in paradise, Caio César 🕊️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Hollywood Icon Adam West passed away 9 years ago, he would have turned 98 years old today 🕊️🎂

For an entire generation, Adam West was Batman.

His colorful, straight-faced take on Bruce Wayne in the 1966 Batman series was completely different from the darker versions that followed, but that was precisely what made it endure.

West played the absurdity with total seriousness, turning the Caped Crusader into one of television’s defining pop-culture figures. The role brought instant fame, but also years of typecasting before West eventually embraced his unique place in Batman history.

What makes his later career especially fitting is how often he returned to superheroes, usually with a wink toward his own legacy:

Bruce Wayne / Batman (Batman)
Mayor Adam West (Family Guy)
Simon Trent / Gray Ghost (Batman: The Animated Series)
Adam West / Catman (The Fairly OddParents)
Uncle Art (Meet the Robinsons)
Ace / Hollywood Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
Young Mermaid Man (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Timothy North / Fearless Ferret (Kim Possible)
General Carrington (XIII)
Captain Blasto (Rugrats)
Mayor Grange (The Batman)
Thomas Wayne (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
and many more!

The Gray Ghost role became particularly meaningful: West voiced an aging television superhero who had inspired Bruce Wayne as a child, effectively allowing one generation of Batman to honor another. Years later, SpongeBob SquarePants even reunited West with Burt Ward as the younger Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, another affectionate nod to their Batman-and-Robin history.

On what would have been his 98th birthday, the cape and cowl remain only one part of his legacy.

Happy heavenly birthday, legend 🕊️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Again, we say goodbye to another legend today at 66 🕊️🎙️

One of the most recognizable voices in dubbing has gone silent.

Veteran voice actor Ettore Zuim has passed away at 66, leaving behind more than four decades of work across animation, anime, movies, television and video games.

For Disney fans, he became especially memorable as the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Hercules in the 1997 animated classic and David Kawena in Lilo & Stitch. DC fans also knew him as Bruce Wayne / Batman, dubbing Christian Bale throughout The Dark Knight trilogy and portraying the character in games including Batman: Arkham Origins, Arkham Knight and Injustice: Gods Among Us.

His incredible list of characters also included:
• Hercules — Hercules
• Bruce Wayne / Batman — The Dark Knight Trilogy / Batman: Arkham / Injustice
• Dracule Mihawk — One Piece
• Mugen — Samurai Champloo
• Prince Charming — Shrek 2 / Shrek the Third
• Nigel Uno / Numbuh 1 — Codename: Kids Next Door
• Jon Arbuckle — Garfield
• Yakko Warner — Animaniacs
• Heiter — Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Eric the Cavalier — Dungeons & Dragons
• Fire Lord Sozin — Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Noah — Total Drama
• Hotstreak — Static Shock
• Shen — League of Legends
• David Kawena — Lilo & Stitch

From Disney and DC to One Piece, Frieren, Shrek and gaming, Ettore Zuim helped make characters from around the world feel at home to generations of Portuguese-speaking fans.

Rest in peace, Ettore Zuim. The characters will remain, and so will the voice that made so many of them unforgettable. 🕯️

[Cartoons On The Moon @CartoonsOTMoon]

Francisco Reséndez, la voz de Scooby-Doo y el comandante Pixis, ha fallecido a los 85 años.

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

The gentle giant, Michael Clarke Duncan left us 14 years ago today at just 54 years old 🥺

Michael Clarke Duncan had the kind of screen presence that made you notice him immediately, but it was the warmth behind that presence that made audiences remember him.

At 6'5" with an unmistakable voice, Duncan could easily play intimidating figures, yet his breakthrough as John Coffey in The Green Mile revealed something much deeper. The performance earned him an Academy Award nomination and remains the role most closely tied to his legacy: powerful, heartbreaking, and remarkably gentle.

Some of his most popular roles include:
John Coffey (The Green Mile)
Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (Daredevil)
Bear (Armageddon)
Manute (Sin City)
Attar (Planet of the Apes)
Balthazar (The Scorpion King)
Benjamin King (Saints Row)
Commander Vachir (Kung Fu Panda)
Kilowog (Green Lantern)
Leo Knox (The Finder)

What made Duncan special was the contrast he brought to the screen. He could look imposing without losing vulnerability, deliver comedy without forcing it, and make even larger-than-life characters feel human.

Michael Clarke Duncan was physically larger than life, but the humanity he brought to his characters is what made his legacy even bigger. 🕊️❤️

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

We just lost another legend today 😔

Anime just lost a veteran behind Akira, Death Note, Naruto and today’s biggest isekai titles.

Director and animator Yūji Yanase has passed away at 59. His death was announced today by the production committees behind The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for the Throne and The World’s Strongest Rearguard, two currently airing anime he directed. Their staffs expressed deep gratitude for his work and sorrow over his sudden passing.

Yanase spent decades working across nearly every level of anime production. His extensive credits included:

• Akira — In-Between Animation
• Death Note — Key Animation
• Hellsing — Animation Director
• Chobits — Animation Director
• Naruto: Shippuden — Episode Direction
• Pokémon XY — Episode Direction
• Macross 7 — Key Animation
• Aria the Animation — Animation Director
• Symphogear — Animation Director
• Saint Seiya Omega — Animation Director

He later became especially known as a series director, leading anime including In Another World With My Smartphone, If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, By the Grace of the Gods, In the Land of Leadale, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, and Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra. His directing career began with Himegoto in 2014.

His final chapter is especially bittersweet, with two series under his direction still airing when news of his passing was announced.

Rest in peace, Yūji Yanase. From animator to director, his work quietly became part of decades of anime history. 🕊️

[Harley Anime✨ @dbs_10_10]

NOOOOOOO😭😭😭 first optimas and now dragon ball!? Our childhood is slowly leaving us…

[Anime Posts @animeposts]

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[Felipe Dumas @PhoeboBuffay]

RIP Tim Curry

[Anime Shots @anime_shots]

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we now have three versions of Aang doing his marble trick!