Alaskey, Joe 1949-

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Alaskey, Joe 1949-

PERSONAL

Born May 26, 1949; some sources cite birthplace as Watervliet, NY.

Addresses:

Agent—VOX, Inc., 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Manager—Hassman Entertainment, 11601 Dunstan Way, Suite 206, Brentwood, CA 90049.

Career:

Actor and voice-over artist. Worked in radio for WVBF, 1981-86; appeared in advertisements and promotional spots; appeared as Daffy Duck and Sylvester at Six Flags theme parks; wrote Wild West Medicine Show Revue for Six Flags Dallas.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding performer in an animated program, 2004, for Duck Dodgers; Annie Award nomination, outstanding voice acting in an animated feature production, International Animated Film Society, 2004, for Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ron Douglas, Lucky Stiff (also known as That Shamrock Touch), New Line Cinema, 1988.

Voice of Yosemite Sam, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (live action and animated; also known as Dead Toons Don't Pay Bills, Murder in Toontown, Roger Rabbit: A New Breed of Toon, Toons, The Toontown Trial, Trouble in Toontown, Who Shot Roger Rabbit?, Chi ha incastrato Roger Rabbit, Falsches Spiel mit Roger Rabbit, Hvem snorede Roger Rabbit, Kto wrobil krolika Rogera?, Kuka viritti ansan, Roger Rabbit?, Quem tramou Roger Rabbit?, Quien engano a Roger Rabbit?, Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit?, Uma cilada para Roger Rabbit, and Vem satte dit Roger Rabbit?), Buena Vista, 1988.

Stand-up comic, That's Adequate (also known as I o to chodzi), Southgate Entertainment, 1989.

Voice of Dr. Ziplock, Spaced Invaders (animated; also known as Martians!), Buena Vista, 1990.

Voice of Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (animated), 1991.

Voices of Plucky Duck and Tupelo Toad, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation), Warner Bros. Home Video, 1992.

Second night clerk, Bank Robber, I.R.S. Releasing, 1993.

Voice of a producer, The Waiter, Vance Fellows Productions, 1993.

Voice of President Nixon, Forrest Gump (also known as Forrest Gump, o contador de historias), Paramount, 1994.

(Uncredited) Voice of Marvin the Martian, Another Froggy Evening (animated), Warner Bros., 1995.

Voice of Stinkie, Casper (live action and animated; also known as Casper, the Friendly Ghost), Universal, 1995.

Voices of Sylvester as Slazlo and Daffy Duck as Sam, Carrotblanca (animated short film), Warner Bros., 1995.

Voice of baseball dog, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (also known as A incrivel jornada II—Perdidos em Sao Francisco, De vuelta a casa 2: Perdidos en San Francisco, Ein Tierisches Trio, L'incroyable voyage a San Francisco, Paa rymmen i San Francisco-Den otroliga vandringen 2, Perdidos em Sao Francisco, Quattro zampe a San Francisco, Retour au bercail II: Perdus a San Francisco, and Uton hazafele 2.—Kaland San Franciscoban), Buena Vista, 1996.

Voices of Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, and K-9 the dog, Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (animated short film; also known as Duck Dodgers in the Third Dimension), Warner Bros., 1996.

Voice of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles, A Rugrats Vacation (animated), Paramount Home Video, 1997.

Voice of Sylvester, Father of the Bird (animated short film), Warner Bros., 1997.

Voice, Bugs Bunny's Funky Monkeys (animated), 1997.

Voice of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles, The Rugrats Movie (animated; also known as Ipanat, Les razmoket, Les razmoket, le film, Ratjetoe, de rugrats film, Rollinger, Rugrats, aventuras en panales, Rugrats—Der Film, Rugrats—Il film, Rugrats: La pelicula—Aventuras en panales, Rugrats mozi—Fecsegoe tipegoek, and Rugrats: O filme), Paramount, 1998.

Voice of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (animated; also known as Rugrats in Paris: The Movie—Rugrats II and Rugrats in Paris—Der Film), Paramount, 2000.

Voices of Sylvester and Tweety, Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (animated), Warner Bros. Home Video, 2000.

Thomas Timber Wolf, Timber Wolf (animated; also known as Chuck Jones' "Timber Wolf"), Warner Bros., 2001.

Voice of Officer Wembley, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (animated), Warner Home Video, 2001.

Voices of Hunter and Nuk, Balto II: Wolf Quest (animated; also known as Balto II—Auf der Spur der Woelfe, Balto 2, il mistero del lupo, and Balto II—susilauma), Universal, 2002.

Voice of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles, Rugrats Go Wild (animated; also known as Rescue Me, The Rugrats Meet the Wild Thornberrys, The Rugrats Movie III, Rugrats 3: Rescue Me, Les razmoket rencontrent les Delajungle, Los rugrats: Vacaciones salvajes, Os rugrats e os Thornberrys vao aprontar, and Ratjetoe en de Thornberrys—Bij de beesten af), Paramount, 2003.

Voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and others, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie, Looney Tunes: The Movie, The Untitled Looney Tunes Project, Les Looney Tunes passent a l'action, Looney Tunes: Behazra L'Action, Looney tunes: De nuevo en accion, Looney Tunes—De volta a acao, Looney Tunes: Les revoila!, Looney tunes: Taas kehissae, and Runi chunzu: Bakku in akushon), Warner Bros., 2003.

Voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, and others, Looney Tunes: Reality Check (animated), Warner Bros., 2003.

Voices of Bugs Bunny and others, Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (animated), Warner Bros., 2003.

Voices of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck for President (animated), Warner Home Video, 2004.

Voice, Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (animated short film), Warner Bros. Animation, 2004.

Voice of Dave, The Legend of Sasquatch (animated), Gorilla Pictures, 2006.

Voices of Daffy Duck and others, Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (animated), Warner Home Video, 2006.

Voice of Santa Claus, Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike (animated), Screen Media Ventures, 2007.

Also provided the voice of a coachman, Adventures in Odyssey (animated).

Film Additional Voices:

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (animated), Warner Bros. Home Video, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voices of Baby Huey and Vincent Virus, Richie Rich (animated; also known as The Baby Huey Show, The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, and The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show), ABC, 1980-82, CBS, 1986.

Voices of Ford, Carter, and Geraldo, D.C. Follies, syndicated, 1987-89.

Beano Froelich, Out of This World, syndicated, 1987-90.

Announcer and next door neighbor, Couch Potatoes, syndicated, 1989.

Voices of Plucky Duck and Dr. Gene Splicer, Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1990-92, Fox, 1992-93.

Voice of sheriff, Back to the Future (animated; also known as Back to the Future: The Animated Series), CBS, 1991-93.

Voices of Plucky Duck and others, The Plucky Duck Show (animated), Fox, 1992.

Voice of Flaps the elephant, Bonkers (animated; also known as Disney's "Bonkers"), syndicated, 1993-96.

Voices of Sylvester, Tweety, and others, The Sylvester & Tweety Movies (animated; also known as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries), CBS, 1995-2000.

Voices of Stinkie and gory narrator, Casper (animated; also known The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper), Fox and Fox Family Channel, 1996-98.

Voice of Daffy Duck (main theme), The Bugs n' Daffy Show (animated), The WB, 1996-97, Cartoon Network, 1996-2002.

Voices of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles and others, Rugrats (animated; also known as Adventures in Diapers, Aventuras en panales, Ipanat, Las diabluras de Tommy, Les razmoket, and Rollinger), Nickelodeon, c. 1998-2004.

Voice of chief, Teamo Supremo (animated; also known as Disney's "Teamo Supremo"), ABC, 2002-2004.

Voices of Grandpa Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles and others, All Grown Up (animated; also known as Rugrats All Grown Up, Les razbitume, Los nuevos rugrats, and Rugratazo), Nickelodeon, beginning 2003.

Voices of Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers and Marvin the Martian as the Martian commander, Duck Dodgers (animated; also known as Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century), Cartoon Network, 2003-2005.

Voices of Sylth Vester, the Royal Tweetums, and others, Loonatics Unleashed (animated), The WB, 2005-2006, The CW, beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, The 100 Greatest Cartoons, Channel 4 (England), 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Voice on the radio, Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (also known as Kingfish, Kingfish—Egy vaskezue diktator, Kingfish: L'histoire de Huey P. Long, Kingfish: La vie de Huey P. Long, and O poder da corrupcao), TNT, 1995.

Jackie Gleason, King of the World (also known as Muhammad Ali: King of the World and Maailmanvaltias: Muhammad Ali), ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Animated Specials:

Voices of Daffy Duck and Marvin the Martian, Lunar Tunes, 1991.

Voices of Truffles and the ducks, A Wish for Wings That Work, 1991.

Voice of Plucky Duck, It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special, 1992.

Voice of Plucky Duck, Tiny Toons Spring Break, Fox, 1994.

Voice of Plucky Duck, Tiny Toons Adventures: Night Ghoulery, Fox, 1995.

Voice of Louis "Grandpa" Pickles, The Rugrats: All Growed Up, Nickelodeon, 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Voice of Leonard Nimoy, Spitting Image: 1987 Movie Awards, NBC, 1987.

Voice of Daffy Duck, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Thomas Dobbs, "Author, Author," Night Court, NBC, 1986.

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986.

Jack, "Ode to Simone," Head of the Class, ABC, 1987.

Voice of Sourpuss, "The Ice Goose Cometh/Pirates with Dirty Faces," Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse), CBS, 1987.

Voice of Sourpuss, "Mighty's Wedlock Whimsy/Anatomy of a Milquetoast," Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse), CBS, 1988.

Himself, The Match Game (also known as Match Game '90 and Match Game 90/91), ABC, 1990 (multiple episodes).

Third Mr. Smith, "Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Fun as They Used to Be," The Golden Palace, CBS, 1992.

Trekker, "Eat Something," Nurses, NBC, 1992.

Voice of the lobster monster, "Double Bubble," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Voice of the lobster monster, "Thingamajigger," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Voice of the lobster monster, "Urchin," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Voice of Yosemite Sam, "The Warners 65th Anniversary Special," Animaniacs (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Animaniacs," Animaaniset, and Animania), Fox, 1994.

Voice, "I, Duckman," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1994.

Voice of hyena, "Guru-Some," Timon & Pumbaa (animated), CBS, 1995.

Voice of Little Jimmy, "Jailhouse Shock," Timon & Pumbaa (animated), CBS, 1995.

Voice of Little Jimmy, "Nest Best Thing," Timon & Pumbaa (animated), CBS, 1995.

Voice, "American Dicks," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1996.

Voice, "Sperms of Endearment," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1996.

Voice, "Bird of Prey," Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997.

Voice, "Deadliners," Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997.

Voice, "Slimer's Sacrifice," Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997.

Voice of Daffy Duck, "My Best Friend's Wedding," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998.

Voices of German major and second soldier, "Veterans Day," Hey Arnold! (animated; also known as Hey, Arnold!), Nickelodeon, 1999.

Voices of soda vendbot and newspaper vendbot, "The Slayer," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Voice of Wilbur Wright, "If It's Wright, It's Wrong," Time Squad (animated), Cartoon Network, 2001.

Voices of general and third alien, "VII: Jack and the Three Blind Archers," Samurai Jack (animated), Cartoon Network, 2001.

Guest star, "Scary Movie 3; Honey; Big Fish; Looney Tunes: Back in Action," Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Voice of Ivan, "See No Evil/The Great Unwashed," My Life as a Teenage Robot (animated; also known as Mi vida de robot adolescente), Nickelodeon, 2003.

Voice of Peter Potamus, "Deadomutt: Part 1," Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Voices of Peter Potamus and FEAR, "X, the Exterminator," Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Voice of broadswordsman, "The Swamp," Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated; also known as Avatar—Der Herr der Elemente), Nickelodeon, 2006.

Voice of Principal Smelling, "Operation: R.E.C.E.S.S./Operation: H.A.M.S.T.E.R.," Codename: Kids next Door (animated; also known as KND: A turma do bairro and Kodenavn: Nabobarna), Cartoon Network, 2006.

Zeke's grandfather, "The Pyramid of the Invulnerable," Monster Allergy, The CW, 2006.

Also appeared as Ronald Reagan, Misfits of Science, NBC; as Bob Hope, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC; and in episodes of other series, including Growing Pains, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Voices of Plucky Duck and Dr. Gene Splicer, "The Looney Beginning," Tiny Toon Adventures (ani- mated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1990.

Television Additional Voices; Animated Series:

Galtar and the Golden Lance, syndicated, 1985-86.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (also known as The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse), CBS, c. 1987-88.

Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Fox, 1990-93.

Where's Waldo? (also known as Where's Wally?), CBS, 1991-92.

Life with Louie, Fox, 1994-98.

Project G.e.e.K.e.R., CBS, 1996-97.

Stage Appearances:

1958: A Retrospeculation, Center for Inquiry West, Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles, 2006.

Appeared in more than forty plays between 1965 and 1979.

Stage Work:

(With Martin Olson) Director, 1958: A Retrospeculation, Center for Inquiry West, Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 2: Decent Exposures, 1987.

Himself, Behind the Tunes: "Blanc Expressions" (short), Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Behind the Tunes: "Forever Befuddled" (short), Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Behind the Tunes: "Hard Luck Duck" (short), Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2003.

Video Games:

(Uncredited) Voices of Daffy Duck, Tortoise, Sylvester, and Tweety, The Junkyard Run, 1998.

Voice, The X-Fools, 1998.

Voices of important merchant, interpreter, and Watto flunky, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, 1999.

Voices of Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Rocky, Mugsy, and others, Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, 1999.

Voice of Count Blood Count, Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters, Infogrames Entertainment, 2000.

Voices of Daffy Duck and others, Looney Tunes Racing, 2000.

Voices of Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester, and Tweety, Looney Tunes: Space Race, 2000.

Voices of Digg the lucre lawyer and Judge Edd, Escape from Monkey Island, Electronic Arts, 2000.

Voices of Digg the lucre lawyer and Judge Edd, Escape from Monkey Mountain, 2000.

Voice, Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption (also known as Vampire: The Masquerade), 2000.

Voices of Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer, and Phantom, Sheep Raider (also known as Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider), Infogrames Entertainment, 2001.

Voice, Hot Wheels: Velocity X, THQ, 2002.

Voice, Taz Wanted, Infogrames UK, 2002.

Voices of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, 2003.

Voices of Dr. Connors and others, Spider-Man 2, Activision, 2004.

Voice, The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee, 2004.

Various voices, Fantastic Four, Activision, 2005.

(English version) Various voices, Gothic 3, 2006.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage:

(With Martin Olson) 1958: A Retrospeculation, Center for Inquiry West, Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles, 2006.

Wrote Wild West Medicine Show Revue for Six Flags Dallas.

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