1962

## History

* William Lava succeeds Milt Franklyn starting with "The Jet Cage" and "Good Noose". However, even after Milt Franklyn passed away, his arrangements of the *Looney Tunes* and *Merrie Melodies* opening themes were used for a couple of more years, lasting until 1964.
* Chuck Jones is fired for moonlighting on UPA's film *Gay Purr-ee* and is replaced by Phil Monroe.
* Friz Freleng leaves for MGM Cartoons and is replaced by Arthur Davis and later Gerry Chiniquy.

## Television

* 7 August - The final first-run episode of *The Bugs Bunny Show* airs on ABC.
* August - *The Bugs Bunny Show* moves from prime-time to Saturday mornings.

## Theatrical releases

### Feature films

* January 18 - *Pinocchio* (re-issue)
* February 9 - *Moon Pilot* (premiere)
* April 5 - *Moon Pilot*
* May 17 - *Bon Voyage!*
* June 6 - *Big Red*
* September 26
	+ *Almost Angels* premiered in Salt Lake City, Utah
	+ *Lady and the Tramp* (re-issue)
* November 7 - *The Legend of Lobo*
* December 19 - *In Search of the Castaways* (premiere)
* December 21 - *In Search of the Castaways*

### Shorts

* January 1 -  "Rock-a-Bye Gator"
* January 20 -  "Wet Hare"
* January 29 -  "Home Sweet Home Wrecker"
* February 10 -  "A Sheep in the Dee"
* February 26 -  "Pest of Show"
* March 5 -  "Room and Bored"
* March 10 -  "Fish and Slips"
* March 23 -  "High Steaks"
* March 26 -  "Fowled-Up Birthday"
* March 31 -  "Quackodile Tears"
* April 9 -  "Mouse into Space"
* April 13 -  "High Steaks"
* April 21 -  "Crows' Feat"
* April 30 -  "Mackerel Moocher"
* May 12 -  "Mexican Boarders"
* May 15 -  "Phoney Express"
* May 18 -  "Landing Stripling"
* May 28 -  "Careless Caretaker"
* June 9 -  "Bill of Hare"
* June 18 -  "Mother's Little Helper"
* June 21 -  "Calypso Cat"
* June 30 -  "Zoom at the Top"
* July 2 -  "Tragic Magic"
* July 20 -  "Dicky Moe"
* July 21 -  "The Slick Chick"
* July 23 -  "Hyde and Sneak"
* August 13 -  "Voo-Doo Boo-Boo"
* August 18 -  "Louvre Come Back to Me!"
* September 1 -  "Honey's Money"
* September 3 -  "Punchy Pooch"
* September 13 -  "Tall in the Trap"
* September 22 -  "The Jet Cage"
* September 23 -  "Crowin' Pains"
* October 12 -  "Sorry Safari"
* October 15 -  "Little Woody Riding Hood"
* October 22 -  "Mother Was a Rooster"
* October 29 -  "Corny Concerto"
* November 1 -  "Buddies Thicker Than Water"
* November 10 -  "Good Noose"
* November 23 -  "Fish and Chips"
* December 8 -  "Shishkabugs"
* December 19 - N/A "A Symposium on Popular Songs"
* December 21
	+ "Carmen Get It!"
	+ "Greedy Gabby Gator"
* December 29 -  "Martian Through Georgia"

## Theme parks

* November 18 - Swiss Family Treehouse opens in Adventureland at Disneyland

## Character debuts

* March 27 - Charile Beary, Bessie Beary, Junior Beary, Suzy Beary, Goose Beary
* Milly and Melody Mouse
* November 7 - Cattlemen
* December 21 - Jacques Paganel, Thomas Ayerton, Bill Gaye
* December - Whitewater Duck
* Ratface

## Theme parks

* November 18 - Swiss Family Treehouse opens in Adventureland at Disneyland

## People

### Births

* January 7 - Hallie Todd (actress)
* January 17 - Jim Carrey (actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer)
* February 4 - Jim O'Heir (actor and voice actor)
* February 5 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress)
* February 7
	+ Garth Brooks (country music artist)
	+ Eddie Izzard (stand-up comedian, actress, voice actress, and writer)
* February 14 - Kirk Thatcher (director, producer, screenwriter, and production designer)
* February 17 - Lou Diamond Phillips (actor and director)
* March 3 - Dean Clark (actor and voice actor)
* March 11 - Jeffrey Nordling (actor)
* March 12 - Chris Sanders (screenwriter and voice actor)
* March 20 - Stephen Sommers (director, producer, and screenwriter)
* March 21
	+ Matthew Broderick (actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian)
	+ Rosie O'Donnell (comedian, actress, voice actress, author, and television personality)
* March 26 - Chris Bailey (animator and film director)
* April 2
	+ Clark Gregg (actor, screenwriter, and director)
	+ Michael Rooney (choreographer)
* April 15 - Tom Kane (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* April 26 - Debra Wilson (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* May 9 - Sean McNamara (director, screenwriter, producer, and actor)
* May 12 - Emilio Estevez (actor, film director, and writer)
* May 17 - Craig Ferguson (television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer, and voice actor)
* May 23 - Karen Duffy (actress, voice actress, model, and television personality)
* May 26 - Bobcat Goldthwait (actor, comedian, and director)
* May 27 - Steven Brill (director, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
* June 5 - Jeff Garlin (stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, screenwriter, and author)
* June 10
	+ Carolyn Hennesy (actress, author, and zoo advocate)
	+ Tzi Ma (actor)
* June 12 - Kevin Lima (director, animator, and voice actor)
* June 19 - Paula Abdul (singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality)
* July 3 - Tom Cruise (actor, producer, and television director)
* July 13 - Tom Kenny (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* July 18 - Lee Arenberg (actor)
* July 19 - Anthony Edwards (actor and director)
* July 20 - Carlos Alazraqui (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, singer, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter)
* July 21 - Ike Eisenmann (actor)
* July 30 - Alton Brown (actor, TV personality, chef, and musician)
* August 6 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
* August 11
	+ Rob Minkoff (director, producer, animator, and screenwriter)
	+ Vicki Kenderes-Eibner (puppeteer, director, and singer)
* August 13 - John Slattery (actor and director)
* August 16 - Steve Carell (actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director)
* August 20 - James Marsters (actor, voice actor, musician, and comic book writer)
* August 24 - David Koechner (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter)
* August 29 - Ian James Corlett (voice actor, producer, and author)
* August 31 - Dee Bradley Baker (voice actor)
* September 8 - Thomas Kretschmann (actor and voice actor)
* September 9 - Kevin Grevioux (actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer)
* September 12 - Amy Yasbeck (actress)
* September 19 - Cheri Oteri (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* September 21 - Rob Morrow (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer, and songwriter)
* September 24 - Nia Vardalos (actress, voice actress, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, and singer)
* September 26 - Patrick Bristow (actor and comedian)
* September 29 - Roger Bart (actor, voice actor, and singer)
* October 2 - Jeff Bennett (voice actor and singer)
* October 11 - Joan Cusack (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* October 13
	+ T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (actress, voice actress, writer, director, producer, and comedian)
	+ Kelly Preston (actress and former model)
* October 14 - Trevor Goddard (boxer and actor)
* October 16 - Flea (musician and actor)
* October 19 - Evander Holyfield (boxer and actor)
* October 22 - Bob Odenkirk (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer)
* October 26 - Cary Elwes (actor, voice actor, and writer)
* November 1 - Brenda Chapman (screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, and producer)
* November 3 - Brian Henson (director, producer, writer, performer, and son of Jim Henson)
* November 11 - Demi Moore (actress)
* November 14
	+ Harland Williams (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, artist, musician, and radio personality)
	+ Laura San Giacomo (actress and voice actress)
* November 19 - Jodie Foster (actress, director, and producer)
* November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman (singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice actor, author, and social activist)
* November 28 - Jon Stewart (comedian, actor, and talk-show host)
* December 6 - Colin Salmon (actor and voice actor)
* December 9 - Felicity Huffman (actress and voice actress)
* December 18 - James Sie (actor, voice actor, and author)
* December 19 - Jill Talley (actress and voice actress)
* December 22 - Ralph Fiennes (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
* December 31 - Lance Reddick (actor, voice actor, and musician)

### Deaths

* February 6 - Roy Atwell (actor, comedian, and composer)
* December 15 - Charles Laughton (actor, screenwriter, producer, and director)
* April 24 - Milt Franklyn (musical composer, arranger)