General Grievous made his first appearance in a animated Clone Wars short on April 8, 2004. The episode also featured Voolvif Monn (the wolfman Jedi) who was chosen to appear as a winner of a Cartoon Network choose a Jedi contest. ("Chapter 20", The Clone Wars, Star Wars TV Event)
Happy 55th birthday to John DiMaggio, a celebrity voice actor notable for his voice performances as a lot of funny and iconic characters, including:
Bender Bending Rodriguez - Futurama (1999-)
Tiny Tiger/Uka Uka - Crash Nitro Kart (2003; only Tiny) / Crash of the Titans (2007; only Uka Uka) / Crash: Mind Over Mutant (2008; only Uka Uka) / Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (2017) / Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019) / Crash Bandicoot: On The Run! (2021; only Tiny)
Schnitzel - Chowder (2007-2010)
Jake The Dog - Adventure Time (2010-2018)
Bobo Haha - Generator Rex (2010-2013)
Fung/Croc Bandits - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011-2016)