Frank Oz was off directing a Steve Martin/Eddie Murphy flick in 1999, so LucasArts, the video game arm of the studio, grabbed young Tom Kane, who'd been voicing various things there, to play Yoda for a new game... he would continue the role in much of the
Clone Wars franchise, also giving the wartime-like narration that began each episode... went on to "Powerpuff Girls," "Archer" and other animated properties, also was the voice of Disney World's monorail and multiple Oscars® telecasts... of complications from a 2020 stroke in Kansas City; 64:
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