I just heard yesterday that veteran nineties voice actress Christine Cavanaugh passed away over a week ago on December 22. It's so sad because I really loved her work. She was born in Utah and moved to California after college to pursue her acting career. Probably best known as the voice of Chuckie from Rugrats, Babe the Pig from Babe and Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory, she also worked on Darkwing Duck, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Critic, Cave Kids, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, 101 Dalmatians: The Series and others. She retired in 2001 at age 38 to be closer to her family and was never heard from again until now. A long and prolific voice career, but 51? Way too early to go. She did not have any children and divorced her husband whom she met in college at University of Hawaii. Her friends are paying their respects including Tara Strong, Candi Milo, Bill Farmer and EG Daily. Tad Stones, producer of Darkwing Duck, said this about Ms. Cavanaugh:
Christine Cavanaugh was the heart of my most popular series. Without Gosalyn, Darkwing Duck would not have sold. And without Chrissy, Gosalyn wouldn't have had the balance of sweet and mischievous that made her such a memorable character.
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