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Christine Cavanaugh

 
Actor: Christine Cavanaugh
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  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Children's/Family, Adventure
  • Career Highlights: Babe, The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
  • First Major Screen Credit: Darkwing Duck: Season 01 (1991)

Biography

Voice actor Christine Cavanaugh has an unmistakable speaking style and an amazing range of characters including babies, animals, monsters, and little mad scientists. She's probably best known as the voice of Chuckie on Nickelodeon's Rugrats and the voice of Dexter on Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory. Born in Utah, she moved to L.A. to become an actress and ended up doing voice work for a friend's student film. During the '80s, she provided the voice of Cathy for the three CBS animated specials based on the comic strip by Cathy Guisewite. She also did some normal acting as a guest star on Salute Your Shorts as well as a supporting role in the feature film Soulmates. In 1991, Cavanaugh started doing the voice of plucky girl duck Gosayln Mallard on the Disney cartoon Darkwing Duck as well as the voice of Chuckie Finster on the Klasky Csupo cartoon Rugrats. Obviously the bigger hit, Rugrats led to several video specials, video games, and eventually feature-length films. Staying with Klasky Csupo, she then provided the voice of Oblina, one of the three main monster-students on Aaahhh!!! Real Monsters. On the more grown-up side of things, Cavanaugh regularly appeared on The Critic as the voice of Marty, Jay Sherman's son, along with Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) as the voice of Jay's sister, Margo Sherman. You can also hear Cavanaugh on the animated series Sonic the Hedgehog, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Hercules, The Powerpuff Girls, and King of the Hill, as well as the voice of Birdie in McDonald's commercials. In 1995, she lent her voice to the live-action film Babe in the starring role of Babe the Gallant Pig. Choosing not to participate in the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star E.G. Daily (voice of Tommy Pickles). In 1996, she got busy as the intense boy-genius Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory and won an Annie Award in 2000 for the hour-long TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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Christine Cavanaugh
Born August 16, 1963 (1963-08-16) (age 46)
Utah, U.S.
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 1987 – 2001

Christine Cavanaugh (born August 16, 1963) is an American former voice actress who had a distinctive speaking style and had provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She is best known as the voice of Chuckie Finster on Rugrats and for being the original voice of Dexter on Dexter's Laboratory. She retired from voice acting for personal reasons in 2001.

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Biography

Born in Utah, Cavanaugh moved to Los Angeles, California to become an actress and ended up doing voice work for a friend's film. During the 1980s, she provided the voice of Cathy for the three CBS animated specials based on the comic strip by Cathy Guisewite.

In 1991, Cavanaugh started doing the voice of girl duckling Gosalyn Mallard on Disney's Darkwing Duck as well as the voice of Chuckie Finster on the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats and later, in 1994, the voice of Oblina, one of the three main monster-students on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

Cavanaugh can also be heard on The Critic as the voice of Marty, Jay Sherman's son, along with Nancy Cartwright, who would be her replacement as Chuckie Finster later in 2001. Her voice credits also include the animated series Sonic the Hedgehog, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Aladdin, Hercules: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, The Wild Thornberrys, Recess and King of the Hill, as well as the voice of Birdie in McDonald's commercials. In the early 1990s, Cavanaugh also served as an announcer for The Disney Channel for "coming up next" bumpers.

In 1995, Cavanaugh lent her voice to the live-action film Babe in the starring role of Babe the Gallant Pig. Choosing not to participate in the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star E.G. Daily who voices Tommy Pickles. In 1996, she started doing the voice of boy-genius Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory and won an Annie Award in 2000 for the hour-long TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip.

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.

Voiceography

Year Animated Series/Film Role Other notes
1987 David & the Magic Pearl David
1991 Darkwing Duck Gosalyn Mallard
Rugrats Chuckie Finster (seasons 1-10)
1993 Aladdin Sadira/Additional voices
Sonic the Hedgehog Bunnie Rabbot
1994 The Critic Marty Sherman
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Oblina
1995 Babe Babe the Gallant Pig
1996 Dexter's Laboratory Dexter (Seasons 1-2, part of Season 3)
101 Dalmatians: The Series Dumpling/Wizzer
1997 A Rugrats Vacation Chuckie Finster Video movie
The Brothers Flub Valentina
King of the Hill Bobby Hill (additional dialogue only), Pamela Adlon regularly performed his voice.
1998 Hercules: The Animated Series Alcides
Dexter's Rude Removal Dexter Unaired short
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly Birdie Commercials
The Powerpuff Girls Bunny, Bud Smith
The Rugrats Movie Chuckie Finster
The Wild Thornberrys Short Tail Macqaque
1999 Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip Dexter, D22, Old Man Dexter TV movie
2000 Rugrats: Search for Reptar Chuckie Finster Video Game
Cave Kids Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Dexter
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Chuckie Finster
2001 Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years Chuckie Finster TV documentary
The Rugrats: All Grown Up Chuckie Finster TV and movie

Filmography

Year TV Series/Film Role Other notes
1990 Cheers Terry Gardner Episode # 8.24: "Mr. Otis Regrets"
1991 Salute Your Shorts Mona Tibbs Episodes: "They Call Me Ms. Tibbs", "Mail Carrier Mona"
Empty Nest Kimberly Episode # 4.7: "Country Weston"
1992 Salute Your Shorts Mona Tibbs Episode: "Park Ranger Mona"
Herman's Head Martha Fitzer Episode # 2.13: "A Charlie Brown Fitzer"
1993 Wings Fan Episode # 4.17: "I Love Brian"
1994 Wild Oats Kathee
1995 Little Surprises Pepper Short
Down, Out & Dangerous Leslie McCoy TV movie
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 movie
2000 ER Gloria Episode # 7.3: "Mars Attacks"
Behind the Movie: Rugrats In Paris Herself TV documentary

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