Actor Tom Kane, Voice of Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Has Died at 64

Prolific dependable histrion Tom Kane, champion known for playing Yoda successful Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has died astatine property 64. Kane has racked up galore credits crossed Star Wars, Call of Duty, and a wide assortment of different animated projects. Tom Kane's endowment agency, Galactic Productions, confirmed his decease this morning.

"From his unforgettable performances successful Star Wars to countless animated series, documentaries, and games, Tom brought wisdom, strength, humor, and bosom to each relation helium touched," reads the agency's post. "His dependable became portion of our lives, our memories, and the stories we transportation with us. But beyond the unthinkable vocation was an bonzer man. Tom was a devoted hubby and begetter who, alongside his wife, built a loving household of 9 children — 3 biologic and six welcomed done adoption and fostering. That compassion and generosity defined who helium was conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic his singular endowment did. Though his dependable whitethorn present beryllium silent, the characters, stories, and emotion helium gave to the satellite volition unrecorded connected forever."

Although the histrion made a sanction for himself by playing Yoda successful Star Wars: The Clone Wars, helium besides voiced a fistful of different characters successful the beloved sci-fi franchise. Kane was the dependable of Boba Fett, C-3P0, Qui-Gon Jin, and respective different legendary characters successful Star Wars successful animated shows, games, and films.

Kane besides played Takeo Masaki, 1 of the 4 main characters successful Call of Duty's iconic Zombies mode. The histrion began his vocation successful 1977 astatine 15 years old, but things truly began to instrumentality disconnected for him successful the '90s and aboriginal 2000s arsenic helium booked roles successful cartoons similar Spider-Man: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Wild Thornberrys.

His dependable isn't conscionable heard connected TV, either. Tom Kane was hired for a fig of voices astatine Walt Disney World. He was the announcer for the park's monorail strategy and could beryllium heard providing wellness and information announcements astir the parkland pursuing the COVID-19 pandemic. He's besides been the announcer and narrator of galore TV shows implicit the years, including assorted Star Wars cartoons.

Unfortunately, Kane suffered from a changeable successful November 2020, prompting an aboriginal status successful 2021. The histrion struggled to talk and was truthful incapable to proceed his work.

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