Joe Alaskey was best known as the voice of Daffy Duck, but also played many other Looney Tunes characters (Picture: Getty Images)

Voice artist Joe Alaskey – best known for providing the voice of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes favourites – has died aged 63.

According to writer Mark Evanier Joe passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday night after battling cancer.

Joe, who was born in New York in 1952, voiced a whole string of characters throughout his career – although he was best known for his Looney Tunes work, taking over the voices of a whole host of cartoon favourites after Mel Blanc’s death in 1989.

He voiced many of the classic characters from 1990-1995, as well as working on newer shows including Tiny Toon Adventures, for which he provided the voice of Plucky Duck.




As well as Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny Alaskey voiced Sylvester, Tweety, Marvin The Martian, Foghorn Leghorn and others.

Joe’s other work included providing the voice of Richard Nixon in 1994’s Forrest Gump, as well as playing Yosemite Sam and Foghorn Leghorn in the 1988 hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit:

He also took over the role of Rugrats’ Grandpa in 1997 following the death of the character’s original voice actor David Doyle, working on the series from 1997-2004 as well as its spin-off All Grown Up.

He won an Emmy Award in 1994 for his work as Daffy in the show Duck Dodgers, as well as being nominated for an Annie Award (honouring achievements in animation) for the same role in 2004.

Joe’s later roles included work on the 2011 film Tom And Jerry And The Wizard Of Oz – which won him a nomination at the Behind The Voice Actors Awards in 2012.

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