Even if you didn’t know Tom Kane’s name, there’s a very good chance you knew his voice. Working in the field for the better part of 50 years, Kane lent his voice to film, TV, video games, and more. Basically, he was in everything: the Marvel Universe, Call of Duty, Powerpuff Girls, and Disney Parks, just to name a few. After suffering a stroke in 2020, Kane retired from voice acting, and this week, he passed away at the age of 64.
Kane’s career was truly prolific, but most of us probably knew him best for his work in a galaxy far, far away. Kane was the voice of Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a version of the character that over the years became probably just as beloved, if not more, than his film version. Kane even got into the Star Wars films, taking over the voice of Admiral Ackbar in 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. If you want to be amazed for the 15 minutes it takes you to scroll through his list of credits, head over to his IMDB page. He had an almost infinite range to play characters of any shape or size.
But as amazing as his career was, TMZ reports that when he passed away this week, he was surrounded by his family. So you have to imagine his family life was even better, and that’s the mark of a true legend.
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