Stephen Lee Viksten (July 19, 1960 ? June 23, 2014) was an American television writer and voice actor who was best known for voicing the character Oskar Kokoshka on the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold! . Viksten also wrote multiple episodes of Hey Arnold , Rugrats , Recess , Duckman and The Simpsons . Viksten's sole contribution to the latter, season 22's " Homer Scissorhands ", was his final writing credit before his death. ^[1]

Early life [ edit ]

Viksten was born in Ventura, California on July 19, 1960. His father was the vice president of the local Sears . During his teenage years, Viksten's family moved to Arcadia, California , where Viksten became editor of Arcadia High School 's newspaper. After graduating from Arcadia High School in 1978, Viksten attended several universities including the University of Missouri , UCLA , and Cal State Fullerton , though he did not obtain a bachelor's degree. ^[2]

Death [ edit ]

Viksten died on June 23, 2014, at age 53. ^[3] The TV film Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie , released three years later, was dedicated to his memory.

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External links [ edit ]

• Steve Viksten at IMDb