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Thomas Kane Roberts (April 15, 1962 – May 18, 2026) was an American voice actor. He was known for his work in animation and video games, most notably the Star Wars franchise, voicing established characters Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Boba Fett, Qui-Gon Jinn, and C-3PO. Other notable roles include Professor Utonium in The Powerpuff Girls, Darwin Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys, Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Woodhouse in Archer, taking the role over from George Coe following his death in 2015. Kane provided his voice as an announcer for theme park attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and served as an announcer for several Academy Awards ceremonies, as well as for the Adult Swim series The Eric Andre Show in its second season. In November 2020, Kane suffered a stroke which left him with significant weakness on the right side of his body and damage to his speaking, writing, and reading abilities. In September 2021, his daughter Sam confirmed that he had to retire from voice acting. She gave regular updates on Facebook about his condition. Kane later died from complications of the stroke at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 18, 2026, at the age of 64.
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Top Cat (or TC, by its original title and The Top Cat Movie, in other countries) is a 2020 American computer-animated action comedy-drama film produced by Warner Animation Group, NicThic Productions, and The Kerner Entertainment Company and released under the Warner Bros. Pictures banner. The 48th animated feature from NicThic, as well as being the third theatrical Top Cat film based on the famous 1961 animated sitcom of the same name by Hanna-Barbera (Top Cat Begins and Top Cat: The Movie, respectively, both also being distributed by Warner Bros), it is directed by D. A. Nichols and Abbey Thickson, produced by Jordan Kerner, and written by James Sharp from a story by him, alongside Nichols and Catherine Woard. The film features the voices of Booboo Stewart, Chris Edgerly, Matthew Piazzi, and Benjamin Diskin reprising their roles in the previous two film's US dub as the titular character, Benny, Fancy-Fancy, and Spook, while Nolan North and Jess Harnell provides the voices of Choo-Choo and Brain, with Kenan Thompson, providing the role of Bottom Dog, the film's main villain (antagonist). In it, the aforementioned members of the gang embark on an adventure to stop Bottom Dog and his plans of capturing them.
