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Christine Cavanaugh
American actress (1963–2014) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 voices of Chuckie Finster in Nickelodeon's Rugrats and the titular protagonist of Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory, respectively, as well as the voices of Gosalyn Mallard in Disney's Darkwing Duck, Bunnie Rabbot from DIC Entertainment's Sonic the Hedgehog television series, and Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. She also voiced the title character of the 1995 live-action film Babe.
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.
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Early life
Christine Josephine Sandberg was born in Layton, Utah,[1][2] on August 16, 1963,[3] to Waldo Eugene Sandberg and Reta Mason.[4] At the age of 15, she was adopted by Kirt and Linda Johnson, whom she considered as her parents for the rest of her life, after her "mamma", Margaret Sandberg, died.[3] Cavanaugh was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5] She graduated from Layton High School in 1981.[6][7]
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In 1991, Cavanaugh began voicing 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 Disney's 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.[8][9] She was offered to reprise her role for the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, but decided against it when contract negotiations fell through,[10] so the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star Elizabeth Daily.[11][12] Also in 1995, Cavanaugh began voicing 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 in the hour-long TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip.[13]
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,[14] although some TV episodes and films with her recordings continued to be released until 2003. After her retirement, she was replaced by Candi Milo on Dexter's Laboratory and by Nancy Cartwright, her co-star in The Critic, as the voice of Chuckie in the Rugrats franchise.
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Death
On December 22, 2014, Cavanaugh died at her home in Cedar City, Utah, at the age of 51.[15] She was cremated, and her ashes were scattered into the Great Salt Lake.[16]
Legacy
Cavanaugh's legacy was acknowledged by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Dexter's Laboratory, as he cited her death as one of the factors in his refusal to create a revival of the show.[17]
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