Sherri Stoner

Sherri Stoner
Stoner in 2008
Born
Sherri Lynn Stoner

(1959-07-16) July 16, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, animator
Years active1980–present

Sherri Lynn Stoner (born July 16, 1959) is an American actress, animator, and writer. She also voiced Slappy Squirrel in the children's television series Animaniacs and for one short segment in its revival.

Biography

She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. She is probably best known for Animaniacs, for which she created and voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy retired cartoon squirrel.[2] In 2023 she reprised the role of Slappy Squirrel for the final episode of the Animaniacs revival.[3] She lives and works in Los Angeles.

She co-wrote (with Deanna Oliver) Universal's Casper and was on the writing staff of the 1996 revival of an animated Casper the Friendly Ghost, also known as The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper. Stoner and Oliver wrote the Disney film, My Favorite Martian, based on the original 1960s TV series.

Stoner served as animation reference model for Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid[4] and for Belle in Beauty and the Beast.[5] Ariel frequently bites her lower lip, and this was a mannerism of Stoner's that was adapted by animators.[1]

Stoner's live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in the 9th season of Little House on the Prairie, and appearances in Murder, She Wrote and Knots Landing. She worked with Tom Ruegger as story editor on Disney's The 7D.[6][7]

On the big screen, Stoner starred alongside Wendy O. Williams in the 1986 cult film favorite Reform School Girls. She was also a member of The Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ a b Korkis, Jim (November 19, 2021). "How Sherri Stoner Became "The Little Mermaid"". Cartoon Research. Retrieved October 14, 2022. ... Little things like the way she bites her lip were incorporated into Ariel's personality ...
  2. ^ Maurice LaMarche, Tom Ruegger, et al. (2006). Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Volume 2. Special Features: The Writers Flipped They Have No Script. [DVD]. Warner Home Video.
  3. ^ ""International Mouse of Mystery", "Aliens Resurrected", "The Stickening", "Slappy Returns", "Everyday Safety: Giant Adirondack Chair"". Animaniacs (2020 TV series). Season 3. Episode 10. February 17, 2023. Hulu. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ^ The Little Mermaid Art Gallery: Early Drawings, Model Keys, color Keys Archived May 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Disney Archives – Belle Character History
  6. ^ "'The 7D' Report for July 7 Disney XD Premiere". Animation Magazine. April 25, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  7. ^ DisneyChannelPR (April 3, 2014). "Kelly Osbourne joins the cast of Disney's The 7D, a contemporary, comedic take on the seven dwarfs, premiering this summer" (Press release). Archived from the original on December 17, 2014.