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‘Star Wars’ and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ voice actor Tom Kane dies at 64

Nbcwashington · · 508 words · By Minyvonne Burke; Joe Kottke; NBC News
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“Tom Kane, who voiced characters in the “Star Wars” franchise and Professor Utonium in Cartoon Network’s “The Powerpuff Girls,” died Monday from complications of a stroke he suffered in 2020.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Independent, TMZ, and other news reports) confirm Tom Kane died on a Monday from complications of a stroke suffered in 2020.
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“He was 64.”
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Multiple independent sources, including The Independent and other news reports, explicitly state he was 64 years old at the time of his death.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Kane Dies at 64: Star Wars Legend Tom Kane, Voice of Yoda and Call of Duty Icon, Leaves Behind a Powerful Legacy. 8 hours ago. Save for later.Star Wars Actor Tom Kane, Who Voiced Yoda, Dead at 64.…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kane died at a hospital in Kansas City surrounded by his family, Zachary McGinnis, his representative, said in a statement. He was 64. McGinnis remembered Kane as a “legendary voice actor whose work s…
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/star-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Kane , the voice actor best known for lending his voice to the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series and The Powerpuff Girls , has died at the age of 64. Kane died Monday, his talent agency, G…
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/…
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“Kane, from Overland Park, Kansas, died at a hospital in Kansas City”
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TMZ and IBTimes UK confirm he was born in Overland Park and died at a hospital in Kansas City.
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web search NEUTRAL — What was Tom Kane’s cause of death? According to TMZ, Tom died on Monday at a hospital in Kansas City while surrounded by his family. His representative confirmed the actor died from complications con…
https://www.distractify.com/p/tom-kane-cause-of-death
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Kane, the voice actor who played Yoda on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Prof. Utonium on The Powerpuff Girls, has died at 64.He was 64. Kane’s death from stroke complications at a hospital in Kansa…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tom-kane-dead-y…
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web search NEUTRAL — Born Thomas Kane Roberts in Overland Park on 15 April 1962, he began experimenting with voice work as a teenager, calling local advertisers and offering his services while still at school. He later gr…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tom-kane-legacy-voice-actor-179762…
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“Kane began working with Lucasfilm as a voice actor on the 1996 video game “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire””
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Both StarWars.com and other news reports confirm he began working with Lucasfilm on the 1996 game 'Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'.
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web search NEUTRAL — LucasArts's Shadows of the Empire was developed as a collaboration with Nintendo, and is one of the first games available for the Nintendo 64, and a port was released later for Windows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Shadows_of_the_Empi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom began his work with Lucasfilm as a voice actor on the 1996 video game Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire , lending his talents to Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE fighter the same year. He would go on to v…
https://www.starwars.com/news/tom-kane
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web search NEUTRAL — Kane began working with Lucasfilm as a voice actor on the 1996 video game “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire,” according to an online “Star Wars” biography honoring the actor.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/star-wa…
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“He also voiced characters for “Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE fighter,” Captain Rottingham in “The Curse of Monkey Island,” and other “Star Wars” galaxy projects, including “Star Wars: Yoda’s Challenge — Activity Center.””
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StarWars.com confirms his roles in 'X-Wing vs. TIE fighter' and as Captain Rottingham in 'The Curse of Monkey Island'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Kane is an American retired voice actor. He is known for his work in animation and video games, most notably the Star Wars franchise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Kane
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom began his work with Lucasfilm as a voice actor on the 1996 video game Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire , lending his talents to Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE fighter the same year. He would go on to v…
https://www.starwars.com/news/tom-kane
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Kane, who voiced characters in the “Star Wars” franchise and Professor Utonium in Cartoon Network’s “The Powerpuff Girls,” died Monday from complications of a stroke he suffered in 2020.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/star-wa…
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“He reprised the role for video games, including “Star Wars: Episode I — Jedi Power Battles,” “Star Wars: Republic Commando,” and “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” and later LEGO “Star Wars” games and series.”
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“In other video games, he voiced the fan-favorite character C-3PO.”
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“In 2003, Kane voiced Yoda and C-3PO for Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Star Wars: Clone Wars 2D” micro-series.”
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Both StarWars.com and other news reports confirm he voiced Yoda and C-3PO in the 2003 'Star Wars: Clone Wars 2D' micro-series.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Yoda, C-3PO, additional voices. Thor: God of Thunder.2012. Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Kane
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2003, Kane joined the cast of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars: Clone Wars 2D micro-series, to bring Yoda and C-3PO to a new audience through 11 animated episodes.
https://www.starwars.com/news/tom-kane
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2003, Kane voiced Yoda and C-3PO for Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Star Wars: Clone Wars 2D” micro-series. Five years later, he landed his most prominent Lucasfilm role as the narrator for the new “Star Wa…
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/star-wa…
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“Five years later, he landed his most prominent Lucasfilm role as the narrator for the new “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.””
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly mentions: 'Five years later, he landed his most prominent Lucasfilm role as the narrator for the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars.'
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“Kane is best known for voicing Professor Utonium on Cartoon Network’s “The Powerpuff Girls” from 2016 to 2019.”
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While other claims confirm he voiced Professor Utonium, there is no evidence provided in the search results to verify the specific date range of 2016 to 2019.
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“McGinnis said that beyond Kane’s work as an actor, he was... a “devoted” husband and father of nine children.”
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“Kane and his wife, Cindy Roberts, had three biological children together and welcomed six other children through adoption and fostering”
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