US EditionVeteran Voice Actor Jim Ward Has Died
Jim Ward retired in 2021 due to advanced Alzheimer’s and had extensive credits in animation and video games, including The Fairly OddParents and Ratchet & Clank.
- On Wednesday, Jim Ward, 66, died from complications of advanced Alzheimer's, his wife Janice Ward told TMZ on Thursday, December 11.
- He had retired amid his illness, candidly sharing how he began impressions with a tape recorder and enjoyed working on Secret Files of the Spy Dogs.
- He voiced key animated characters including Doug Dimmadome and Chet Ubetcha on The Fairly OddParents, Captain Qwark in Ratchet & Clank, and cohosted Stephanie Miller's radio show.
- Fans and colleagues flooded social media with tributes remembering Jim Ward's brilliance, and Larry Morgan, fellow voice star, praised his studio work as an art form.
- The timing places Ward among several recent celebrity losses, as his death came the same week Jeff Garcia, voice actor , passed, noted by Hollywood coverage of recent celebrity deaths.
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Hastings Tribune
Jim Ward, veteran voice actor known for 'Fairly OddParents' and video game roles, dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Jim Ward, a prolific voice actor whose work spans Nickelodeon shows “Fairly OddParents,” “Danny Phantom” and video games including “Ratchet & Clank,” has died. He was 66.
Voice actor Jim Ward, known for ‘The Fairly OddParents,’ dies of advanced Alzheimer’s
Jim Ward, a prolific voice actor known for the “The Fairly OddParents” and nearly 200 video games, has died at age 66. The New York City native died Wednesday morning due to complications from advanced Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Janice, told TMZ. Ward’s death was first made public in a social media post shared by syndicated talk radio host Stephanie Miller. Ward co-hosted “The Stephanie Miller Show,” heard daily on Sirius XM’s Progress chann…
The Hollywood Reporter
The WrapJim Ward, Voice Actor on ‘Fairly OddParents,’ ‘Ratchet & Clank’ and Lots More, Dies at 66
Jim Ward, the wildly versatile voice actor and impressionist known for his work on The Fairly OddParents and Ratchet & Clank, has died. He was 66.
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