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Yoda voice actor Tom Kane suffers stroke

By Mark Newbold

January 2, 2021

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Tom Kane, a perennial of The Clone Wars, the voice of the animated episodes intro’s and of Master Yoda has been hit by a stroke, currently leaving him unable to speak. Daughter Sam posted to Tom’s Facebook page with an update on his condition and the road ahead.

Here’s wishing Tom, one of the nicest guys in the galaxy, a steady road to recovery.

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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Tom Kane, a perennial of The Clone Wars, the voice of the animated episodes intro’s and of Master Yoda has been hit by a stroke, currently leaving him unable to speak. Daughter Sam posted to Tom’s Facebook page with an update on his condition and the road ahead.

Here’s wishing Tom, one of the nicest guys in the galaxy, a steady road to recovery.

Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith: Hot Toys Action Figure: Commander Cody @ ForbiddenPlanet.com

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Tom Kane

SourceNew York Post

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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