Joe Alaskey RIP

Joe Alaskey, who provided the voice for famous cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Sylvester the Cat, has died aged 63.

Alaskey, who was born in New York on April 17, 1952, died from cancer on February 3, 2016.

Before working on TV and films, Alaskey was a successful stand-up impressionist and worked on a Boston radio morning show called Effective Radio with Bill, along with June Foray, before he was hired by Warner Bros in 1989 to take over from famed voice artist Mel Blanc, who had died that year.