Jim Ward, veteran voice actor known for 'Fairly OddParents' and video game roles, dies at 66

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Jim Ward, a prolific voice actor whose work spans Nickelodeon shows “Fairly OddParents,” “Danny Phantom” and video games including “Ratchet & Clank,” has died.He was 66.Ward died Wednesday, his former radio co-host commentator Stephanie Miller announced.

“Our Good friend, Jim Ward passed away yesterday,” she tweeted Thursday.“We’re going to spend the morning remembering his brilliance.” She first broke the news Wednesday, informing her followers on X (formerly Twitter) of “one of saddest messages I have ever received from the amazing Mrs.

Jim Ward.” The voice actor co-hosted and often appeared as a guest on Miller’s eponymous syndicated talk radio program from 2004 to 2021.Ward’s wife, Janice Ward, confirmed to TMZ that he died because of complications from advanced Alzheimer’s disease and was receiving treatment in Los Angeles before his death.

Entertainment & Arts Jeff Garcia, an L.A.comedian best known for voicing Sheen Estevez on Nickelodeon’s ‘Jimmy Neutron,’ has died at 50.Though Ward often imitated public figures on Miller’s show, he is best known for voicing a wide variety of characters, including real estate tycoon Doug Dimmadome (the famed owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome) and dogged news anchor Chet Ubetcha on “The Fairly OddParents.” He also voiced various roles in series “My Life as a Teenage Robot,” “Danny Phantom,” “Ben 10,” “The Replacements” and dozens of other animated shows.

In 2009, he earned a Daytime Emmy for his performance in the revival of “Biker Mice From Mars.”Butch Hartman, the creator and animator for “Fairly OddParents” and “Danny Phantom,” mourned his longtime collaborator on social media.“To say the voice over world has lost a giant is an understatement,” Hartman said on Instagram, hours after Ward’s death.

“Rest in peace, dear friend and thank you for bles...