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| Tom Kane, a profilic voice actor passed away from compilations of his massive stroke. |
If you grew up watching animation on Cartoon Network, you knew you had the Golden Era in television.
In his final months, Cathy Cavadini, E.G. Daily and Tara Strong reunited with Tom Kane. They came together to celebrate his birthday.
He had a massive stroke and it led to him retiring from voice acting.
Cavadini (Bloosom), Daily (Buttercup) and Strong (Bubbles) appeared in the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls. It was a legendary animated comedy action show that made grew the network's own branding.
Tom Kane died Monday in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 64, according to IMDB.
Probably best known as the voice of Professor Utonium on “The Powerpuff Girls,” Kane had a career as a voice actor that spanned decades.
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Born in Overland Park, Kane was a graduate of the University of Kansas, with his career beginning as a teen doing commercial voiceover work.
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| Last month, Tom Kane reunited with E.G. Daily, Catherine Cavadini and Tara Strong in celebration of Powerpuff Girls. |
Much of his career has centered around the “Star Wars” universe. Over the past 30 years, he voiced everything from minor characters to major characters like Yoda, Boba Fett, C-3PO, and even Luke Skywalker and Leia. He was the voice of Admiral Ackbar in 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi“.
He suffered a stroke in 2020 that kept him away from acting and public appearances. But he returned to the convention circuit earlier this year with his “Powerpuff” co-stars.
TMZ reported that his representative said he died from complications of the 2020 stroke at a Kansas City hospital. He’s survived by his wife and nine children.
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