Happy 62nd Birthday to Quinton Flynn — The Voice of Kon! Born October 10, 1964, veteran voice actor Quinton Flynn celebrates his 62nd birthday today. • Raiden — Metal Gear • Iruka Umino — Naruto / Naruto Shippuden • Kon — Bleach • Marcus Damon / Masaru Daimon — Digimon Data Squad • Dr. Riddles — Zatch Bell! • Sheldon Lee / Don Prima — My Life as a Teenage Robot • Timon — The Lion King’s Timon & Pumbaa • Johnny Storm / Human Torch — Fantastic Four / Spider-Man: TAS • Malekith the Accursed — The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes • Axel / Lea — Kingdom Hearts • Silver the Hedgehog — Sonic the Hedgehog • Jhin — League of Legends • Reno — Final Fantasy VII • Kael’thas Sunstrider — Warcraft III / World of Warcraft • Henry Cooldown — No More Heroes • Lightning — Teen Titans #QuintonFlynn #Raiden #MetalGear

Happy 39th Birthday to Griffin Burns — The Voice of Muichiro Tokito! Born October 26, 1987, American voice actor and musician Griffin Burns celebrates his 39th birthday today. With major roles across anime, video games and animation, he has become one of the most recognizable English-language performers of his generation. • Muichiro Tokito — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Tartaglia / Childe — Genshin Impact • Prince Canute — Vinland Saga • Akira Fudo / Devilman — Devilman Crybaby • Vinegar Doppio — JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind • Shalnark — Hunter × Hunter • Jinta “Jintan” Yadomi — Anohana • Colt Grice — Attack on Titan • Taiyo Asano — Mission: Yozakura Family • Ryota Suzui — Kakegurui • Ritsuka Fujimaru — Fate/Grand Order • Tadano — Aggretsuko • Shinichi Kudo — Detective Conan films • G5 Iguazu — Armored Core VI #GriffinBurns #DemonSlayer #GenshinImpact

Happy 53rd Birthday to the Legendary Creator and Voice Actor Seth Macfarlane! What’s Your Favorite Seth Macfarlane Show — ‘Family Guy,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘the Cleveland Show,’ ‘the Orville’ or ‘Ted’?

Happy 53rd Birthday to Seth Macfarlane — The Creator & Voice of Peter Griffin! Born October 26, 1973, animator, writer, director, producer, actor, singer and voice performer Seth MacFarlane celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Few creators have left a bigger mark on modern adult animation. • Peter Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Brian Griffin / Glenn Quagmire & more — Family Guy • Stan Smith / Roger — American Dad! • Ted — Ted / Ted 2 / Ted television franchise • Mike — Sing • Johann Krauss — Hellboy II: The Golden Army • Tim the Bear — The Cleveland Show • Ed Mercer — The Orville MacFarlane created Family Guy and has voiced Peter, Stewie, Brian and Quagmire since the franchise began, along with countless supporting characters including Tom Tucker, Dr. Hartman and more. He also co-created American Dad!, bringing both Stan Smith and the endlessly disguised alien Roger to life, while his foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted became another major franchise spanning two movies, live-action television and now animation. 🏆 His career includes 5 Primetime Emmy Awards from 24 nominations, induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and 5 Grammy nominations. #SethMacFarlane #FamilyGuy #AmericanDad

Glitch Productions’ Current Slate

Gameoverse Greenlit for a Full 8-Episode Season — Episodes 2, 3 & 4 Arrive in 2027! 📅 CURRENT GAMEOVERSE SCHEDULE • Episode 1 — Pilot: May 15, 2026 • Episode 2: May 21, 2027 • Episode 3: August 27, 2027 • Episode 4: October 29, 2027 • Episodes 5–8: TBA #Gameoverse #GLITCHProductions #RossODonovan

‘Gameoverse’ Has Officially Been Greenlit for a Full Season at Glitch Productions — Season 1 Will Consist of 8 Episodes! The original GAMEOVERSE PILOT PREMIERED MAY 15, 2026 on GLITCH’s YouTube channel. GLITCH says the pilot has already accumulated MORE THAN 31 MILLION VIEWS. #Gameoverse #GLITCHProductions #Glitch

Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ Earned $4.3 Million at the Domestic Box Office on Its Opening Day! The $4.3M opening-day total includes roughly $1M FROM THURSDAY PREVIEWS, as well as about $325K from LAIKA’s earlier Fan First screenings. Wildwood was an enormous production, taking approximately 231 WEEKS to make and involving MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE, with 233 handmade puppets and 132 practical sets. With a reported ~$100M production budget, its theatrical performance will be closely watched throughout the coming weeks — especially given the enormous investment required for LAIKA’s handcrafted stop-motion production. #Wildwood #LAIKA #BoxOffice

Happy 36th Birthday to Michael Cusack — Co-Creator of Smiling Friends and the Voice of PIM, Allan, Mammon, Koala Man & More! Born October 25, 1990, Australian animator, writer, director, producer, musician and voice actor Michael Cusack celebrates his 36th birthday today. His surreal humor and unmistakable Australian style have made him one of the most distinctive creative voices in modern adult animation. • Pim Pimling / Allan / Mr. Frog & more — Smiling Friends • Co-creator — Smiling Friends • Creator — YOLO • Kevin Williams / Koala Man — Koala Man • Mammon — Helluva Boss • Servo — LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy • Crocodile — Crocodile and Cube: In the Studio • Damo & Darren — Damo and Darren • Creator / performer — Bushworld Adventures • Snappers the Sea Scourge — Gameoverse Cusack became internationally known through Smiling Friends, which he co-created with Zach Hadel while also voicing the relentlessly optimistic Pim, the deadpan Allan, Mr. Frog and numerous other bizarre characters. Beyond Smiling Friends, Cusack created YOLO and Koala Man, while voice-acting fans also know him as the greedy Sin Mammon in Helluva Boss and lovable droid Servo in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy. #MichaelCusack #SmilingFriends #Pim

Happy 42nd Birthday to the Pop Icon Katy Perry — The Voice of Smurfette! Born October 25, 1984, singer, songwriter and voice actress Katy Perry celebrates her 42nd birthday today. From record-breaking pop hits and global tours to animation and video games, Perry has become one of the defining entertainers of her generation. • Smurfette — The Smurfs / The Smurfs 2 • Ms. Leopard — Peppa Pig • Katy Perry collaboration — The Sims 3: Showtime • “I Kissed a Girl” • “Firework” • “Roar” • “Teenage Dream” Animation fans know Perry as the voice of Smurfette in Sony’s two live-action/animated Smurfs films. Years later, she joined another beloved franchise as Ms. Leopard in Peppa Pig’s special 20th-anniversary wedding storyline. Her impact on pop music is even bigger. Teenage Dream produced five Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles, making Perry the first woman to achieve that milestone from one album and matching the record set by Michael Jackson’s Bad. Perry has also received 13 Grammy Award nominations, while songs such as “Firework,” “Roar,” “Teenage Dream” and “I Kissed a Girl” remain among the most recognizable pop hits of the 21st century. #KatyPerry #Smurfette #PeppaPig

In honor of Zeno Robinson's 33rd birthday, what’s your favorite character voiced by the voice actor?

Happy 33rd Birthday to Zeno Robinson — The Voice of Hawks! Born October 25, 1993, acclaimed voice actor Zeno Robinson celebrates his 33rd birthday today. From anime and Disney animation to Marvel, DC, Transformers, Pokémon and video games, Robinson has become one of the most recognizable voices of his generation. • Hawks / Keigo Takami — My Hero Academia • Genya Shinazugawa — Demon Slayer • Hunter / The Golden Guard — The Owl House • Victor Stone / Cyborg — Young Justice • Remy Remington — Big City Greens • Harry Osborn — Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man • Thrash — Transformers: EarthSpark • Jabber Wonger — Gachiakuta • Garfiel Tinsel — Re • Shuji Hanma — Tokyo Revengers • Tōru Ishikawa — Horimiya • Goh — Pokémon Journeys • Gamma 2 — Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero • Akira Tendō — Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead • Vanitas — The Case Study of Vanitas • Dee Jay — Street Fighter 6 One of Robinson’s defining performances is Hawks, the lightning-fast Wing Hero from My Hero Academia. His work in the role earned him the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best VA Performance (English). Western-animation fans know him just as well as Hunter in The Owl House, Cyborg in Young Justice, Remy in Big City Greens and Terran Transformer Thrash in EarthSpark. His growing Marvel résumé also includes Harry Osborn in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. #ZenoRobinson #MyHeroAcademia #DemonSlayer

Happy 90th Birthday to the Legendary Masako Nozawa — The Iconic Voice of Son Goku! Born October 25, 1936, legendary Japanese voice actress Masako Nozawa celebrates an incredible 90th birthday today. With a career spanning generations of anime, film and video games, she is one of the most influential and instantly recognizable performers in Japanese animation history. • Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Goku Black — Dragon Ball franchise • Dr. Kureha — One Piece • Guilmon / evolved forms — Digimon Tamers • Dukemon / Gallantmon — Digimon franchise • Doraemon — Doraemon (1973) • Tetsuro Hoshino — Galaxy Express 999 • Kitaro / Medama-Oyaji — GeGeGe no Kitaro • Hiroshi Suzuishi — Beast King GoLion • Merryweather — Kingdom Hearts • Rigrit Bers Caurau — Overlord II • Gran — Japanese dub of The Croods films Nozawa’s defining legacy is, of course, Son Goku. She has voiced the Saiyan hero since the original Dragon Ball television anime began in 1986, continuing through Dragon Ball Z, GT, Kai, Super, DAIMA, feature films and countless video games. Even more remarkably, she also voices Gohan and Goten, allowing her to portray multiple generations of the Son family, while her chilling performance as Goku Black showed an entirely different side of that familiar voice. Happy 90th birthday to Masako Nozawa — from Doraemon, Guilmon and Dr. Kureha to Gohan, Goten and the one-and-only Son Goku, a true legend whose voice helped shape anime history! #MasakoNozawa #Goku #DragonBall

Happy 55th Birthday to Craig Robinson — The Voice of MR. Shark! Born October 25, 1971, actor, comedian, musician and voice performer Craig Robinson celebrates his 55th birthday today. From beloved live-action comedies to DreamWorks, Pixar, Disney, Nickelodeon and Netflix animation, his unmistakable voice and comedic delivery have made him a favorite across multiple generations. • Mr. Shark — The Bad Guys / The Bad Guys 2 • Atlas — Toy Story 5 • Baloney Tony — In Your Dreams • Pa Cheeks — Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie • Kevin — Dolittle • LeVar “Freight Train” Brown — The Cleveland Show • Dirk Turlington & others — American Dad! • Cookie — Shrek Forever After • Doc — Escape from Planet Earth • Grits — Sausage Party • Stew — Henchmen • Principal Nelson — Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur • George — Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters #CraigRobinson #TheBadGuys #ToyStory5

In honor of Nika Futterman's 57th birthday, what’s your favorite character voiced by the voice actress?

Happy 57th Birthday to Nika Futterman — The Voice of Asajj Ventress! Born October 25, 1969, acclaimed voice actress Nika Futterman celebrates her 57th birthday today. Her remarkably versatile career spans Star Wars, Nickelodeon, Disney, Marvel, DC, Sonic, anime and video games. • Asajj Ventress — Star Wars: The Clone Wars / The Bad Batch / Tales of the Underworld • Luna Loud — The Loud House • Sticks the Badger — Sonic Boom • Catwoman / Selina Kyle — Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold • Hawkgirl — DC Super Hero Girls • Zira — The Lion Guard • Angela / Gamora — Marvel animation • Forager / Green Lantern Forager — Young Justice • Hela / Lady Sif — The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes • Belle Pepper — Sanjay and Craig • Smellerbee — Avatar: The Last Airbender • Adam Lyon — My Gym Partner’s a Monkey • Chum Chum — Fanboy & Chum Chum • Cuckoo Loca — Disney’s Mickey Mouse productions #NikaFutterman #AsajjVentress #StarWars

In honor of Kevin Michael's 62nd birthday, what’s your favorite character voiced by the voice actor?

Happy 62nd Birthday to Kevin Michael Richardson — The Voice of Shredder! Born October 25, 1964, legendary voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson celebrates his 62nd birthday today. With his unmistakably deep and commanding voice, Richardson has built one of the most extensive careers in animation, film and video games. • The Joker — The Batman • Captain Gantu — Lilo & Stitch franchise • Shredder / Oroku Saki — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Trigon — Teen Titans and other DC productions • Dr. Julius Hibbert — The Simpsons • Maurice — The Penguins of Madagascar • Principal Brian Lewis — American Dad! • Antauri — Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! • Kamek — The Super Mario Bros. Movie • Tartarus — Halo 2 • Goro — Mortal Kombat • Dark Laser — The Fairly OddParents Richardson made animation history with his performance as The Joker in The Batman, becoming the first Black actor to portray the character and earning two Daytime Emmy nominations for the role. He is just as memorable as villains and larger-than-life characters like Shredder, Trigon, Tartarus and Goro, while roles such as Captain Gantu, Maurice, Principal Lewis and Kamek show the huge range behind that signature voice. #KevinMichaelRichardson #TheJoker #TheBatman

In honor of Nancy Cartwright's 69th birthday, what’s your favorite character voiced by the voice actress?

Happy 69th Birthday to Nancy Cartwright — The Legendary Voice of Bart Simpson! Born October 25, 1957, legendary voice actress Nancy Cartwright celebrates her 69th birthday today. For nearly four decades, her unmistakable performances have helped define some of television animation’s most beloved characters. • Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum / Todd Flanders & more — The Simpsons • Chuckie Finster — Rugrats / All Grown Up! • Rufus — Kim Possible • Mindy — Animaniacs • Pistol — Goof Troop • Todd Daring — The Replacements • Margo Sherman — The Critic • Bright Eyes — Pound Puppies • Gusty — My Little Pony • Daffney — The Snorks Cartwright’s defining role is unquestionably Bart Simpson, whom she has voiced since the Simpson family first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. She went on to create several other unforgettable Springfield voices, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney and Database. #NancyCartwright #TheSimpsons #KimPossible

Happy National Kangaroo Awareness Day — Celebrating Some of Animation’s Most Memorable Kangaroos!