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Joe Alaskey, the Emmy-award winning actor who provided voice-overs for a host of Looney Choons characters, has died aged 63.
Alaskey passed away from cancer on Wednesday, according to a report by TMZ.
He voiced Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Tweety, Sylvester and a number of other memorable characters.
Notable deaths in 2016
Show all 42Alaskey was born in Troy, New York, and began his career as an impressionist, taking over from Mel Blanc in 1989.
He also provided voice-overs for the Discovery investigation Murder Comes To Town.
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