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Christine Cavanaugh

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Not to be confused with Christine Kavanagh.

Christine Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996
Born
Christine Josephine Sandberg

(1963-08-16)August 16, 1963
Layton, Utah, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 51)
Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2003
Spouse
Kevin James Cavanaugh
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(m. 1985; div. 1988)​

Christine Josephine Cavanaugh (née Sandberg; August 16, 1963 – December 22, 2014) was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She was the original voice of Chuckie Finster in Nickelodeon's Rugrats and the voices of Gosalyn Mallard in Disney's Darkwing Duck, Bunnie Rabbot from ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and the titular characters of Babe and Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory, respectively.

Cavanaugh retired from voice acting and public life in general in 2001, although some media with her contributions continued to be released until 2003. She died at age 51 on December 22, 2014, at her home in Cedar City, Utah.

Early life

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Christine Josephine Sandberg was born in Layton, Utah,[1] on August 16, 1963,[2] to Waldo Eugene Sandberg and Reta Mason.[3] At the age of 15, she was adopted by Kirt and Linda Johnson, who she considered as her parents for the rest of her life, after her "mamma", Margaret Sandberg, died.[2] Cavanaugh was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She graduated from Layton High School in 1981.[4]

Career

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In 1991, Cavanaugh voiced Gosalyn Mallard, the titular character's adoptive daughter on Disney's Darkwing Duck as well as Chuckie Finster on Nickelodeon's Rugrats and later in 1994, Oblina on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

Cavanaugh could also be heard on The Critic as the voice of Marty, Jay Sherman's son. Her voice credits also include the animated series Sonic the Hedgehog, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Hercules: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, The Wild Thornberrys, and Recess, as well as the voice of Birdie in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald.

In 1995, Cavanaugh lent her voice to the live-action film Babe in the starring role of the titular character.[5][6] She was offered to reprise her role for the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, but decided against it when contract negotiations fell through,[7] so the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star Elizabeth Daily.[8][9] Also in 1995, Cavanaugh started doing the voice of the eponymous character of Dexter's Laboratory, which began as a short under Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! show, and later became the first short to be adapted into its own series for Cartoon Network. She later won an Annie Award in 2000 for her voice performance as Dexter in the hour-long TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip.[10]

Cavanaugh also guest starred on several TV shows including Salute Your Shorts, Cheers, Empty Nest, Wings, The X-Files, Everybody Loves Raymond, and ER, and had supporting roles in the feature films Soulmates and Jerry Maguire. Cavanaugh retired from voice acting in 2001 to spend more time with family,[11] although some TV episodes and films with her recordings continued to be released until 2003. After her retirement, she was replaced by Candi Milo as the voice of Dexter and by Nancy Cartwright, her co-star in The Critic, as the voice of Chuckie in Rugrats.

Death

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On December 22, 2014, Cavanaugh died at her home in Cedar City, Utah, at the age of 51.[12] She was cremated and her ashes were scattered into the Great Salt Lake.[13]

Legacy

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Cavanaugh's legacy was acknowledged by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Dexter's Laboratory. Tartakovsky cited Cavanaugh's death as a factor in his refusal to create a reboot of the show without Christine Cavanaugh reprising her role as Dexter and Alison Moore reprising her role as Dee Dee.[14]

Filmography

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Voice roles

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Year Work Role Notes
1988 David and the Magic Pearl David English dub
1991–1992 Darkwing Duck Gosalyn Mallard
1991–2002 Rugrats Chuckie Finster/Chuckie's Guardian Angel, additional voices Played Chuckie for the first 7 seasons and a few early episodes of season 8. Nancy Cartwright replaced her for the rest of the series and the Rugrats spin-off, All Grown Up!
1992 Raw Toonage Gosalyn Mallard
Gramps Alien Kid #2
The Secret of the Seal Tottoi English dub
1993 Recycle Rex Additional voices
1993–1994 Sonic the Hedgehog Bunnie Rabbot [15]
1993 A Flintstone Family Christmas Stoney
1994–1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Oblina
1994–1995 The Critic Marty Sherman
1994 Aladdin Additional voices
Beethoven Rosebud 1 episode "Cyrano De Beethoven"
1995 Babe Babe She was offered to reprise her role for the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, but decided against it due to personal matters, so the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star Elizabeth Daily.
Balto Additional voices Uncredited
1995–2002 Dexter's Laboratory Dexter 55 episodes; Played in seasons 1, 2, and only a few early season 3 episodes, Candi Milo played the rest of the series.
1995-1996 What a Cartoon! Dexter, Alien kid 2, boy 3 episodes; Played in seasons 1 and 2.
1995–1997 Sing Me a Story with Belle Carroll the Book Worm
1995–1997 The New Adventures of Sheldon Sheldon
1996 P.J. Funnybunny: A Very Cool Easter Ritchie Raccoon credited as Chris Cavanaugh
The Flintstones Christmas in Bedrock Additional voices
Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker Oblina CD-Rom
1996–2000 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Frog Child
1996 Cave Kids Bamm-Bamm Rubble
1997 101 Dalmatians: The Series Wizzer, Dumpling
Recess Library Kid, Digger #2, Sue Bob Murphy
Unbeatable Harry Additional voices
1998 Hercules: The Animated Series Alcides
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly Birdie Direct-to-video film
Rugrats: Search for Reptar Chuckie Finster Video game
The Powerpuff Girls Bunny, Bud Smith
The Rugrats Movie Chuckie Finster
The Wild Thornberrys Short-tailed Macaque
1999 Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip Dexter, D22, Old Man Dexter TV film
The Brothers Flub Valerina
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island Birdie Direct-to-video film
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space Direct-to-video film
Sing Me a Story with Belle Carol the Book Worm
Rugrats: Studio Tour Chuckie Finster Video game
2000 Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Dexter
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Chuckie Finster
2001 The Weekenders Tasha
Lloyd in Space Charmaine
Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years Chuckie Finster TV documentary
Rugrats: All Growed Up! TV film
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World Birdie Direct-to-video film
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Have Time, Will Travel Direct-to-video film
2003 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch Direct-to-video film; final film role

Live-action

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Year TV Series/Film Role Notes
1990 Cheers Terry Gardner Episode # 8.24: "Mr. Otis Regrets"
1991 Salute Your Shorts Mona Tibbs Episode # 1.12: "Ug's Girlfriend Is Coming"
Empty Nest Kimberly Episode # 4.7: "Country Weston"
1992 Salute Your Shorts Mona Tibbs Episode # 2.12: "They Call Me Ms. Tibbs"
Herman's Head Martha Fitzer Episode # 2.13: "A Charlie Brown Fitzer"
1993 Wings Fan Episode # 4.17: "I Love Brian"
Frasier Fast Food Worker (uncredited) Episode # 1.10: "Oops"
1994 Wild Oats Kathee
1995 Little Surprises Pepper Short
Down, Out & Dangerous Leslie McCoy TV film
1996 Jerry Maguire Mrs. Remo Credited as Christina Cavanaugh
1997 Delivery Bridgette
Soulmates Anna Weisland
The X-Files Amanda Nelligan Episode # 4.20: "Small Potatoes"
Everybody Loves Raymond Erin Episode # 2.12: "All I Want for Christmas"
1998 You Lucky Dog Bernice TV film
2000 ER Gloria Episode # 7.3: "Mars Attacks"

References

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  1. ^ "Christine Cavanaugh". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Christine Cavanaugh Obituary (2014) – Los Angeles, California". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Waldo E. Sandberg". Deseret News. September 19, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Television Shows Made by Latter-Day Saints". ldsfilm.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Moret, Jim (August 7, 1995). "'Babe' the Pig Really Sizzles". CNN Showbiz News. CNN. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Work Pays Off with Top Roles As Voice-Over". Deseret News. August 25, 1995. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Hayward, Anthony (January 5, 2015). "Christine Cavanaugh: Voice Actor Behind the Eponymous Pig in 'Babe' and the Worrisome Toddler Chuckie in 'Rugrats'". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  8. ^ Lacher, Irene (December 18, 1998). "A Former Phantom, a Future Noah". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  9. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (December 18, 2001). "A Voice Actor Speaks for Herself". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  10. ^ "28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (December 30, 2014). "Christine Cavanaugh, Voice of Chuckie from 'Rugrats,' 'Babe,' Dies at 51". Variety. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Christine Cavanaugh, Piglet's Voice In 'Babe,' Dies At 51". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  13. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3 ed.). McFarland. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ John-Day, Michael (April 25, 2023). "Dexter's Laboratory Creator Addresses the Chances of a Revival Series". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "Christine Cavanaugh (visual voices guide)". BTVA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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