Joe Alaskey

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Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist.Alaskey was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros.

Animation studio until his death.

He alternated with Jeff Bergman and Greg Burson in voicing Warner Bros.

cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, and Taz, among many others.

He also voiced Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures from 1990 to 1995.

Alaskey was the second actor to voice Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats (inheriting the role after David Doyle's death in 1997).

He voiced Lou again in the Rugrats spin-off series All Grown Up!, as well as the Rugrats film trilogy.

He also voiced Uncle Stinkie in Casper, as well as the film's 1996 animated spin-off The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper.

Early life

Alaskey was born in Troy, New York on April 17, 1952 to Joseph Francis Alaskey Jr. and Domenica "Dorothy" De Sorrento De Luca Alaskey. At age 3, he was looking for a pair of sunglasses or people's cigar butts so that he could portray different characters. Alaskey was interested in archeology at the age of ten. After archeology, he was interested in becoming a priest and an English teacher. Alaskey moved to New York City in the 1970s, where he worked in insurance while preparing to become an actor.

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Career

Alaskey began his show business career as a stand-up comedian and broadcaster after moving to New York City. He was on occasion seen impersonating Jackie Gleason, with whom he bore a physical similarity. In the 1980s, Gleason personally selected Alaskey to re-record selected dialogue from The Honeymooners' "lost episodes" that were found in Gleason's private collection. The scheme was shelved after Gleason died in 1987. Alaskey performed various voices for Galtar and the Golden Lance in 1985. Alaskey appeared on several television shows, including Night Court, Head of the Class, Back to the Future, and Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards. Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Yosemite Sam was his first major film. In the "Mighty's Wedlock Whimsy" episode of Bakshi-Hyde Ventures' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures in 1988, Alaskey performed a vocal Gleason impersonation, as well as a Cary Grant impersonation in the "Beauty Mouse" episode of the same season.

Alaskey, who is best known for his ability to impersonate Looney Tunes characters, also did voice work for non-Warner Bros. characters. On Rugrats, he has portrayed Grandpa Lou Pickles (inheriting the role after David Doyle's death in 1997). In the Rugrats spin-off series All Grown Up!, Lou was portrayed again. He also created Thomas Timberwolf for the internet series TimberWolf, which was also created by animation legend Chuck Jones. He appeared on Toon's channel briefly as a voice-over announcer (and in some cases Dcom extras on Disney Channel). In Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Curt Connors was the voice of Curt Connors in the Spider-Man 2 video game and Doctor Octopus. Alaskey appeared in the independent film Legend of Sasquatch and portrayed Mermaid Man in the SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Krusty Krab's Creature. In Casper, he appeared on Stinkie as well as the film's 1996 animated sequel, The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper. Out of This World played Beano Froelich, but Alaskey left the program early in the season's final season, making only infrequent appearances in a few episodes. He appeared on the first broadcast game show Couch Potatoes, hosted by Marc Summers in the 1980s. Onscreen appearances by Alaskey depicting the show's "next door neighbor." Jim McKrell was brought on to replace him for the show's final weeks by Jim McKrell, and the phrase "next door neighbor" was dropped. He appeared on The New Hollywood Squares as a panelist, hosted by John Davidson during this period.

In the film Looney Tunes: Back to Action, he took over the parts of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He also provided the voices for Sylvester, Tweety, and other Looney Tunes characters at times. On Tiny Toon Adventures, Alaskey was the primary spokesperson for Plucky Duck.

Alaskey appeared in a rare interview conducted by Logan Leistikow and published by TheYellowMic.com in 2008. He answered questions and told his tale, then stepped out onto Hollywood Boulevard and spoke to people who wanted to hear his famous voices on the street. This was the first time Alaskey had performed in public in this manner.

Alaskey first began narrating Murder Comes to Town, the Investigation Discovery Network's flagship television documentary series.

Ron Douglas, Alaskey's only leading role in a live action film, was as lovable loser Ron Douglas in the black comedy Lucky Stiff, directed by Anthony Perkins and co-starring Donna Dixon and Jeff Kober.

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