About
Joe Alaskey, born April 17, 1952 in Troy, New York, and died February 3, 2016 in Green Island, New York, was an American actor and voice artist. He succeeded Mel Blanc as the principal voice of Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, and Yosemite Sam. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for his work on the animated series Duck Dodgers. He also voiced Grandpa Lou Pickles on Rugrats and Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist before being recruited by Friz Freleng in 1981.
* 1952-04-17 — † 2016-02-03
Major works
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)film
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)animated series
- Forrest Gump (1994)film
- Rugrats (1997)animated series
- Duck Dodgers (2003)animated series
Key milestones
- 1981Recruited by Friz Freleng to voice Looney Tunes characters.
- 2004Won a Daytime Emmy Award for voicing Daffy Duck and Marvin the Martian in Duck Dodgers.
- 2009Published his memoir titled That's Still Not All Folks!!.
Themes
Voice actingAnimationComedyImpressionCareer
Sources: televisionacademy.com · bbc.co.uk