Astro (dog)

Astro (November 15, 1968 - March 23, 1987) was a male Shiba Inu owned by filmmaker Carl Andy, given to him as a wedding gift in early 1969 by manga artist Osamu Tezuka, creator of Mighty Atom, known overseas as Astro Boy, whom Carl Andy named the dog after. Astro appeared in various projects, either directed or produced by Andy such as Toby (1975), The Cat Creeps (1983) and The Boy from the Blue (1985) as well as episodes of Toons From Around the World (1984-1988) but most of the time served as the family dog throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Astro died on March 15, 1987 at 18 years old, he was buried near Andy's late wife Tiffany Freeda at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary in Los Angelis that summer.
Category:1968 animal births
Category:1987 animal deaths
Category:Carl Andy Timeline