Nickelodeon Actors You Didn't Know Passed Away

the death of a beloved actor can be quite devastating especially one who was on a Nickelodeon show you grew up watching sadly these actors are no longer with us actor and comedian Les Lyle began his career on television back in the early 1970s and later became a major part of you can't do that on television the children's sketch comedy series in which you played numerous characters alongside an ensemble cast of kids the show initially aired on local television in Canada before switching to a national format that was broadcast on CTV Nickelodeon then picked up the series and took a more active role in production as it became a ratings hit in the United States it'll be more of this studying and none of you will be allowed to stay for detention after school Lyle appeared on every season of you can't do that on television for a total of 144 episodes during that time he continued to perform in other kids shows including voicing characters on animated series such as Dennis the Menace and the adventures of Teddy Ruxpin Lyle passed away in Ottawa Canada in 2009 at the age of 84. no cause of death was publicly provided by his agent or family Makoto iwomatsu most commonly credited throughout his career as Mako was a Japanese American actor who had roles in a large number of Television projects and films he received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the Sand Pebbles 1966 and had iconic roles in the Conan the Barbarian franchise Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory for Nickelodeon Mako had several parts in the highly acclaimed animated series avatar The Last Airbender most notably the fire-breathing Master iro the mentor aide and Uncle to the fire nation's Prince Zuko Mako also had a brief role as Mr Yamaguchi a fun-loving CEO of the toy company that invented Reptar in 2000's Rugrats in Paris the actor died in his home in Somas California in 2006 from esophageal cancer he was 72 years old and still working up until the end the character iro and Avatar would be recast with Greg Baldwin for the final two seasons of the show and for the sequel series The Legend of Korra Christine Cavanaugh had a long acting career making her debut as a voice actor in the late 1980s she appeared in a single episode of Cheers before having her first Nickelodeon appearance in two episodes of Salute Your Shorts she would go on to voice the character oblina and ah real Monsters and the adorably nervous Chucky Finster in the Rugrats franchise I don't know maybe it's not such a good idea also known for her roles in both the 1995 Academy award-nominated film babe and the Cartoon Network animated series Dexter's Laboratory Kavanaugh retired from acting in 2001 with Bart Simpson voice actor Nancy Cartwright replacing her as Chucky and Rugrats she would pass away 13 years later at her home at the age of 51 although no official cause of death was released she had been diagnosed with leukemia after making his acting debut in a music video for the singer and actress JoJo Cody Longo Rose to fame for his part in the 2012 Nickelodeon drama series Hollywood Heights aimed at an older audience compared to other Nickelodeon shows it largely focused on the exploits of Brittany Underwood's Lauren as she comes into contact with rock star Eddie Duran Longo played Eddie in 78 of these series's 80 episodes outside of Nickelodeon he had recurring roles in make it or Break It and secrets and lies with his final appearance coming in the podcast High School crimes and misdemeanors in 2020. he had simultaneously worked in music as a singer and producer throughout many stages of his career in 2023 Longo was discovered having passed away in his home in Austin Texas his representative suggested that he had died in asleep from an accidental alcohol overdose Kurt Bailey had roles in seemingly everything from NYPD Blue to Hotel Transylvania her Nickelodeon Bailey is best known for his performance as Kevin Lee the bossy camp counselor who's constantly pranked in all 26 episodes of the two season comedy series Salute Your Shorts while the character Kevin desperately wants to command others respect and admiration the kids at Camp I don't want to hold him at such low esteem they routinely call him Ugg to his face because he's ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly before his death in 2022 he was credited with additional voices in The SpongeBob Movie sponge on the Run pause the fury the legend of Hank and an episode of Love death and robots he was 59 years old when he died of lung cancer Jensen Panettiere is probably best known for his work in films but the actor also appeared in a number of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows and made for TV movies his first role came in 2002 on the television series Even Stevens before he managed to snag small parts and Hope and Faith and Third Watch he claimed to roll alongside his sister Hayden Panettiere in the Disney Channel film tiger cruise and provided the voice of Truman ax on Nickelodeon's animated show the exes he later portrayed the main character in the 2007 Nickelodeon television movie The Last Day of Summer reports of Panettiere's death came in February of 2023 when his body was found at his home in New York City it was just 28 when he passed away and the cause of death was later revealed to be cardiomegaly the actor had an enlarged heart and aortic valve complications among the most famous voice actors was John alaski best known as Mel blanc's replacement for a variety of Warner Brothers characters including Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck and Sylvester cat Pulaski also worked on a number of Nickelodeon projects portraying Mermaid Man in two of the SpongeBob SquarePants video games as well as providing a voice for a season 4 episode of Hey Arnold but alaski is probably best known for his role as Grandpa Lou pickles and Rugrats who replaced original actor David Doyle in 1997 and continued to portray Grandpa Lou in the television show and several movies until 2006. in 2016 the actor passed away at the age of 63 in his home in New York his spokesperson confirmed that at the time he had been diagnosed with cancer his final voice performance came in 2016's Tom and Jerry Back to Oz many people might not immediately recognize Steve vixton but that might be because he has primarily worked as a writer his first writing credit for a television series came when he co-authored 15 episodes of Rugrats and went on to write for duck man private dick Family Man recess and co-created and co-developed the series Hey Arnold and addition to his extensive behind the scenes work on this late 90s Nickelodeon animated series vixton also voiced several recurring characters the most notable among them being Oscar kokaska I wanted to do something to help you with your play so I made Susie write all your lines on these tiny pieces of paper big 's final writing credit came in 2011 on an episode of The Simpsons in 2014 at the age of 53 the writer and voice actor died no official cause of death was ever publicly released Craig Bartlett paid tribute to his former Hey Arnold writer saying today Arnold is hatless as I remember Steve this was in reference to the first Hey Arnold script that gave vixton Soul credit the episode titled Arnold's hat Alice playton was an actor arguably best known for her voice work though she also played live-action roles in films like 2009's The Rebound in 1985's Legend as well as television shows like Frazier and Law and Order she got her first role on stage at the age of 11 and was later nominated for a Tony Award but her most famous voice acting gig was arguably playing while the heiress BB Bluff and Nickelodeon's animated series Doug and she would reprise the role in Doug's first movie throughout the run of the show Clayton also occasionally provided the voice for other minor characters news arose in 2011 that she had died in her home borough of Manhattan in New York City her cause of death was heart failure brought on by a mix of June diabetes and pancreatic cancer Fred Willard was best known for his comedy work fans would likely recognize him from Mrs spinal tap Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy Roseanne and Everybody Loves Raymond in more recent times he played Frank Dunphy in Modern Family a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations is here we bear Phil since we it's always a Wanderer it's the curse of being a genius for Nickelodeon Willard voice the character Sammy Redman in a single episode of Hey Arnold and the loud grandfather pop pop in four seasons of the still running series the loud house whether it's death at the age of 86 was first reported in May of 2020. his daughter hope paid tribute to her father stating he kept moving working and making us happy until the very end it was later revealed that Willard had died from Cardiac Arrest due to complications from coronary artery disease Robin Griggs will be most familiar for her roles in the soap operas One Life to Live in another world as well as the small budget horror films of her later career like hell week and slasher's gone wild the actor's time on Nickelodeon came on the show rated K for kids by kids where she was one of a handful of hosts during the 1988 season the series primarily focused on raiding new movies and discussing their positives and negatives it became part of an essential experimental phase for the network mostly known at the time for the game show double dare Griggs died at 49 years old in 2022 after being diagnosed with endocervical adenocancer she had spent much of the final stage of her life discussing her condition on social media first rising to prominence and soap operas like Days of Our Lives In Another World Police sampler became a prolific voice actor who played characters in many animated projects such as Lucky Star Digimon Digital Monsters and the theatrical film Demon Slayer Infinity train sampler also appeared in a number of Nickelodeon shows over the years including a 1997 Rugrats episode and the 2019 installment of the loud house but her best known Nickelodeon voice role might be her Legend of Korra character top bayfon an earth-bending Master first introduced an avatar The Last Airbender the actor died of a heart attack in 2021 she had been voicing characters in the French animated series miraculous Tales of ladybug and Cat Noir before she died at the age of 67. Rick Burson was a prolific voice actor who worked in franchises like Star Wars and Looney Tunes having trained with Dawes Butler the voice behind characters like Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound Burson took over many of Butler's roles following his death in 1988. a year later Burson was also chosen as one of the replacements for the legendary Mel Blanc lending his voice to the likes of Elmer Fudd and many other Looney Tunes characters as a Nickelodeon voice actor he portrayed characters in both the Angry Beavers and cat dog but in 2004 his career came to an abrupt end after he was arrested at his home in Tujunga Los Angeles following a standoff with police reports of the incident offer conflicting details but it seemed that he was armed heavily intoxicated and possibly threatening a female roommate on the morning of his arrest Burson died four years later at the age of 59. according to Mark avenir who had previously worked with the actor on several projects his death was in part due to diabetes and arterial sclerosis also claiming quote drinking had a lot to do with it Tara Carrera McMullen began her acting career in 2004 when she was cast in the basketball comedy rebound despite having no acting experience Carrero McMullen was recommended for the part by her mother who was working as a casting agent she then landed a recurring role in the CBS legal drama Judging Amy where she played the gang member gracelia Reyes before making a single appearance in the Nickelodeon comedy series Zoe 101 at just 16 years old the young actor was killed while standing outside her apartment complex in 2005. according to police she was shot during gang-related violence that also wounded two of her friends two individuals were later sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting [Music] thank you

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Length: 10min 51sec (651 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 14 2023