Actor Tom Kane, famous for lending his voice to Yoda in Star Wars, Clone Wars, suffered a stroke last October that left him unable to speak.

This was confirmed by his daughter Sam through the interpreter’s social networks, where he indicated that his father had the stroke on the left side, which caused weakness on the right side and damage to the speech center of his brain.

“This means that at this time he cannot communicate efficiently verbally, nor read or spell. He is still competent and very ‘himself’, but can only utter a few words at the moment “he continued.

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“As many of you know about cerebrovascular accidents, it is possible that he will regain these functions and we have found in Kansas City excellent care for speech, occupational and physical therapy, but for now, his neurologist has warned us that he may not do dubbing again, “he said.

The actor’s daughter assured that Kane maintains his good humor despite his condition, and that he has achieved certain improvements in speech.

“He completely agrees with me sharing this and will see everything they post,” he concluded.

In addition to his work voicing Yoda, Kane has participated in various productions such as The Thornberrys, The Powerpuff Girls and The curmudgeon beavers.