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Joe Alaskey, Voice Of Bugs Bunny And Daffy Duck, Dies At 63

Multiple reports say Alaskey suffered from cancer. He voiced several popular cartoon characters.

Joe Alaskey, Voice Of Bugs Bunny And Daffy Duck, Dies At 63

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By Melissa Prax

Posted: 1:29 p.m. EST Feb 4, 2016

The man who voiced Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and other popular cartoon characters has died.

Joe Alaskey was 63, and multiple reports say he suffered from cancer.

He started regularly voicing several Warner Bros. cartoon characters after original voicer Mel Blanc died in 1989.

With over 100 acting credits on IMDb, another notable role for Alaskey was voicing "Rugrats" grandpa Lou Pickles.

Alaskey also wrote several books and had a history in stand-up comedy.

This video includes images from Getty Images.

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