Dan Hennessey, a veteran Canadian voice actor behind many iconic cartoon characters, has died, TMZ has realized.
Dan’s household tells TMZ … he died Wednesday at house in his sleep from problems related to Parkinson’s illness.
You’ve positively heard his voice sooner or later — he voiced Chief Quimby on “Inspector Gadget,” George Raccoon on “The Raccoons,” Father Bear on “Little Bear” and Braveheart on “The Care Bears.”
He additionally lent his voice to a ton of different characters, together with roles in “RoboCop,” “Babar,” “Beetlejuice,” and “X-Males: The Animated Sequence.”
Dan’s family members are remembering him as “an unimaginable son, brother, husband, father, good friend, and performer.”
The household provides … “We’re so touched by all these letting us know the way he impacted them by means of his craft, from stage to voice appearing and path. We’re warmed by the truth that he offered consolation to a era of youngsters world wide by giving voice to beloved animated characters like Braveheart Lion and Fatherbear, who had been the personification of his sort and exuberant character.”
They proceed … “That his contributions to voice appearing and contagious spirit stay on in perpetuity is a singular reward to those that vastly mourn his loss. He really was the bravest coronary heart we knew.”
Dan is survived by his adoring fam … spouse Patricia, and daughters Skye and Eden.
The household asks that donations be made to the Michael J. Fox basis for Parkinson’s Analysis.
He was 82.
RIP
