Animator Serta Mills dies at 80

Animator and layout artist Serta Mills, whose credits incorporated TV series "He-Guy and also the Masters from the World" and "Family Guy," died 12 ,. 5. He was 80. During the period of work that survived from 1956 until his retirement in 2002, Mills labored for Disney, Snowball, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Hyperion, Universal and Fox Animation.Mills would be a layout supervisor for "He-Guy" and "She-Ra: Princess of Energy" in 1985, the 1989 series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and also the 1990 feature toon "Happily Ever After."Like a layout artist he gained credits on films including "The Key from the Sword," "Pinocchio and also the Emperor from the Evening," "Freddie as F.R.O.7.," "Asterix Conquers America," "The Page Master" and "Felines Don't Dance" and television series "Pandamonium" and "Family Men."Animator credits include "Linus! The Lion Hearted" in 1964, the "ABC Afterschool Special" episode "Cyrano" and television series "Fundamental essentials Days," "Partridge Family 2200 AD," "Jabberjaw" and "Godzilla."Mills was story director on three series in 1973, "Goober and also the Ghost Chasers," "Inch High, Detective AgencyInch and "Speed Buggy," art director for that 1965 series "Captain Fathom" along with a model artist on "Body fat Albert and also the Cosby Kids."In the final credit, he would be a storyboard artist for that 2002 made-for-video pic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame II." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com