How long do the greats have?

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Alot of people seek to bring back certain shows (Teen Titans, Xiaolin Showdown, American Dragon: Jake Long, Danny Phantom, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, etc) and honestly, who could forget the work of Mark Hamill, Clancy Brown, Ron Perlman or Tim Curry?

But the point i'm trying to get across, is that part of the reason those shows were popular was the actors who portrayed the characters so well. I've recently checked Ron Perlman and Tim Curry's profiles on Wikipedia and they're both in their 60's (Curry is older than Perlman). This has me under the (quite possibly accurate) assumption that Perlman (The voice of Slade from "Teen Titans") and Tim Curry (The voice of so many great characters) arent long for this world.

When their all gone, who could possibly fill the voids they left?
 
It's not Curry and Perlman I'm worried about. Those two have memorable voices, but they don't *memorable* cartoon characters that have lasted decades.

It's guys like Frank Welker, the cast of the Simpsons, Seth McFarlane, etc. that I'm worried about. The guys who've been the same characters for close to two decades or beyond.

Frank Welker's been around since the sixties, and outside of the live actions movies and 'A Pup Named Scooby Doo' has been voicing Fred since 1969. When Mr. Welker passes (which hopefully won't be for a very long time), Fred could very well die with him.

In the case of Clancy Brown and the cast of Spongebob, I have a feeling that once that show ends, it'll never be resurrected, just like the rest of the Nicktoons, so there's no real cause for concern there.

The Simpsons, however. If even one of the main cast goes on to their greater reward, it could conceivably kill the entire show.
 
When worrying about a world without those voice actors previously mentioned, one can at least be glad that there could very well still be decades left before they pass. It's worse though when you think similar thoughts about June Foray, considering that, you know, she was born in 1917. :(
 
I seriously doubt this. Both Shaggy and Scooby-Doo himself have had other voiceactors. Besides, Time Warner seems intent on milking the Scooby-Doo franchise for all its worth. They'll just hire somebody else if he passes. Hate to sound negative, but that's just business.

But about the Simpsons, if Dan Castlenetta passes, then yes, the show is done.



60's not that old. Ernest Borgine voices MermaidMan regularly on Spongebob Squarepants, and he's 94.

I don't think we have to worry about Perlman either. He was the title character in the recent HellBoy movies, both of which were big action films. He's not going anywhere for a long time.
 
Don't forget Dr. Claw (Inspector Gadget), Frank Welker also provided the voice of Dr. Claw. However Don Adams was replaced by Maurice Lamarche to provide the voice of Gadget in the recent animated series like Gadget and the Gadgetinis.
 
I really mean no offense to anyone, but I'm kind of scratching my head as to what the exact issue here is.

First, I don't know who this "lot of people" who "are seeking to revive Teen Titans, Xiaolin Showdown, Jake Long and Juniper Lee" are; if they're people within the industry, I think we would've heard something by now. If these people are just fans, then they need to accept that these shows are over and move on. For those who want more episodes of these late shows, there's always fan fiction.

Second, history has proven that no voice actor is irreplaceable. The world didn't spin off of its' axis when Mel Blanc, Paul Frees and Daws Butler passed away, and they're considered legends in their field. The characters that they voiced weren't permanently retired when they passed, so why would this happen when the likes of Mark Hamill or Clancy Brown or Tim Curry or Ron Perlman pass? We fans will mourn the loss of these actors (or simply lament should they just choose to retire), then eventually replacements will be found, and the characters that they voiced will live on.
 
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