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Joe Alaskey
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Born	Joseph Francis Alaskey III; April 17, 1952; Troy, New York, U.S.
Died	February 3, 2016 (aged 63); Green Island, New York, U.S.
Occupations	Actor and comedian
Years active	1975–2016

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Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his death.

He voiced Yosemite Sam in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as Blanc was unable to due to his age.

Role

Yosemite Sam

Yosemite Sam

References

↑ Kiefer, Halle (February 4, 2016). "Looney Tunes Voice Actor Joe Alaskey Dies at 63". Vulture. "According to his spokesperson, prolific voice actor and impressionist Joe Alaskey died of cancer Wednesday night at the age of 63."
↑ Leovy, Jill (February 4, 2016). "Joe Alaskey dies at 63; impersonator was a later voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck". Los Angeles Times.

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[1] Kiefer, Halle (February 4, 2016). "Looney Tunes Voice Actor Joe Alaskey Dies at 63". Vulture. "According to his spokesperson, prolific voice actor and impressionist Joe Alaskey died of cancer Wednesday night at the age of 63."

[2] Leovy, Jill (February 4, 2016). "Joe Alaskey dies at 63; impersonator was a later voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck". Los Angeles Times.

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+'''Joseph Francis Alaskey III''' (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was one of [[Mel Blanc]]'s successors at the [[Warner Bros.]] Animation studio until his death.
-He voiced [[Yosemite Sam]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', as [[Mel Blanc]] was unable to due to his age.
+He voiced [[Yosemite Sam]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', as Blanc was unable to due to his age.
-== Roles ==
+== Role ==
 <gallery>
-Yosemite Sam.png|Yosemite Sam
+Yosemite Sam.png|<center>Yosemite Sam</center>
 </gallery>
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joe-Alaskey/ Joe Alaskey] at Behind The Voice Actors
+* [[w:c:disney:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:disney|Disney Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:spongebob:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:spongebob|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia]]
+* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157870285/joe-alaskey Joe Alaskey] at Find a Grave
+* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016085/ Joe Alaskey] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
+* [[w:c:looneytunes:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:looneytunes|Looney Tunes Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:nickelodeon:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:nickelodeon|Nickipedia, the Nickelodeon Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:rugrats:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:rugrats|Rugrats Wiki]]
+* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JoeAlaskey Joe Alaskey] at TV Tropes
+* [[w:c:warnerbros:Joe Alaskey|Joe Alaskey]] at [[w:c:warnerbros|Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki]]
 {{Wikipedia}}
+[[Category:Deceased people]]
+[[Category:People]]
 [[Category:Voice actors]]

Joe Alaskey
File:Placeholder person.png
Born	Joseph Francis Alaskey III April 17, 1952 Troy, New York, U.S.
Died	February 3, 2016 (aged 63)^[1] Green Island, New York, U.S.^[2]
Occupations	Actor and comedian
Years active	1975–2016