Christine Cavanaugh

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Christine Cavanaugh
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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.

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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

Christine Josephine Sandberg was born in Layton, Utah, [1] on August 16, 1963, [2] to Waldo Eugene Sandberg and Rheta Sandberg (née Mason). [3] Cavanaugh was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4]

Career

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 the early 1990s, Cavanaugh also served as an announcer for The Disney Channel for "coming up next" bumpers.[ citation needed ]

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

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

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 series. [14]

Filmography

Voice roles

YearWorkRoleNotes
1988 David and the Magic Pearl DavidEnglish dub
1991–1992 Darkwing Duck Gosalyn Mallard
1991–2002 Rugrats Chuckie Finster/Chuckie's Guardian Angel, additional voicesPlayed 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
GrampsAlien Kid #2
The Secret of the Seal TottoiEnglish dub
1993Recycle RexAdditional voices
1993–1994 Sonic the Hedgehog Bunnie Rabbot [15]
1993 A Flintstone Family Christmas Stony
1994–1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Oblina
1994–1995 The Critic Marty Sherman
1994 Aladdin Additional voices
Beethoven Rosebud1 episode "Cyrano De Beethoven"
1995 Babe BabeShe 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 voicesUncredited
1995–2002 Dexter's Laboratory Dexter55 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, boy3 episodes; Played in seasons 1 and 2.
1995–1997 Sing Me a Story with Belle Carroll the Book Worm
1995–1997The New Adventures of SheldonSheldon
1996P.J. Funnybunny: A Very Cool EasterRitchie Raccooncredited as Chris Cavanaugh
The Flintstones Christmas in BedrockAdditional voices
Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker OblinaCD-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 HarryAdditional voices
1998 Hercules: The Animated Series Alcides
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly BirdieDirect-to-video film
Rugrats: Search for Reptar Chuckie FinsterVideo 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 DexterTV film
The Brothers Flub Valerina
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island BirdieDirect-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 FinsterVideo game
2000Cartoon Cartoon FridaysDexter
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Chuckie Finster
2001 The Weekenders Tasha
Lloyd in Space Charmaine
Rugrats: Still Babies After All These YearsChuckie FinsterTV documentary
The Rugrats: All Grown Up! TV film
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World BirdieDirect-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

YearTV Series/FilmRoleNotes
1990 Cheers Terry GardnerEpisode # 8.24: "Mr. Otis Regrets"
1991 Salute Your Shorts Mona TibbsEpisode # 1.12: "Ug's Girlfriend Is Coming"
Empty Nest KimberlyEpisode # 4.7: "Country Weston"
1992 Salute Your Shorts Mona TibbsEpisode # 2.12: "They Call Me Ms. Tibbs"
Herman's Head Martha FitzerEpisode # 2.13: "A Charlie Brown Fitzer"
1993 Wings FanEpisode # 4.17: "I Love Brian"
Frasier Fast Food Worker (uncredited)Episode # 1.10: "Oops"
1994 Wild Oats Kathee
1995 Little Surprises PepperShort
Down, Out & Dangerous Leslie McCoyTV film
1996 Jerry Maguire Mrs. RemoCredited as Christina Cavanaugh
1997DeliveryBridgette
Soulmates Anna Weisland
The X-Files Amanda NelliganEpisode # 4.20: "Small Potatoes"
Everybody Loves Raymond ErinEpisode # 2.12: "All I Want for Christmas"
1998 You Lucky Dog BerniceTV film
2000 ER GloriaEpisode # 7.3: "Mars Attacks"

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