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The voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck has died

Joe Alaskey
Joe Alaskey

Joe Alaskey, who voiced a host of iconic Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 63.

The actor also provided the voices for Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Foghorn Leghorn and Marvin the Martian, succeeding the legendary Mel Blanc following his death in 1989.

According to TMZ, Alaskey's passing was announced by his family on Wednesday night (February 3).

Outside of Looney Tunes, Alaskey used his vocal talents on the likes of Grandpa Pickles on Rugrats, Stinkie the ghost in Casper, and Droopy in a recent series of Tom & Jerry films.

He won a Daytime Emmy in 2004 for playing Daffy in Duck Dodgers.

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