Tom Kane, the prolific voice actor whose body of work included popular turns as Yoda on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and as Prof. Utonium on “The Powerpuff Girls,” died Monday at age 64. Kane suffered a stroke in 2020 that left him unable to speak or write and retired from acting thereafter. He made his first public appearance in years, reuniting with “The Powerpuff Girls” cast, at the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention in March. Read more from @THR:

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Tom Kane Dead: ‘Clone Wars’, ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice Actor Was 64

He also played Magneto and Ultron and worked on ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,’ ‘Kim Possible,’ ‘The Wild Thornberrys’ and much more.

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