Christine Cavanaugh — the original voice of “Babe” the pig and Dexter from “Dexter’s Laboratory” — has died at the age of 51. According to reports, Cavanaugh passed away on December 22nd. Details surrounding her death are unclear.
While alive, Christine provided the voice of countless iconic cartoon characters including Chuckie the red-headed baby from “Rugrats.”She also voiced characters from “Darkwing Duck,” “Aladdin,”
“The Critic,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and “The Wild Thornberrys.”
Eventually in 2001, Cavanaugh retired from voice acting. Her character in “Rugrats” was replaced by Nancy Cartwright — who’s most famous for voicing Bart Simpson.
Christine had no biological children — but she was the godmother to the child of one of her close friends. May her soul rest in perfect peace.
