Joe Alaskey
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| Joe Alaskey | |
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| Born | Joseph Francis Alaskey III April 17, 1952 Troy, New York |
| Died | February 3, 2016 Green Island, New York |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor Comedian |
| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1985-2001 |
| Years active at Cartoon Network Studios | 2001 |
| Years active at Warner Bros. | 2008-2016 |
Joseph Francis Alaskey III was an American actor.
Alaskey died on February 3, 2016 of cancer at the age of 63. Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz, which was Alaskey's final role, is dedicated to him.
Roles
20th century
21st century
Other roles
Being one of the first people to take up Mel Blanc's role following his death, Alaskey was the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Marvin the Martian for several Looney Tunes media, including the film Looney Tunes: Back in Action and the 2003 Duck Dodgers television series, in which he won an Emmy for his voice work.
Following Alaskey's death, Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, creators of the Duck Dodgers series, dedicated this drawing of Dodgers and Space Cadet to him.
