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===Other performers=== [[Image:Tom Kane.jpg|thumb|195 px|right|Tom Kane, pictured here in 2008, voiced Ackbar in ''The Last Jedi'' and other works of ''Star Wars'' media.]] Bauersfield was replaced by [[Tom Kane]] in ''The Last Jedi''.<ref name="Fiduccia0417" /> Kane has portrayed Ackbar in several other works of ''Star Wars'' media, including the [[Star Wars: Battlefront (2004 video game)|2004]] and [[Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game)|2015]] versions of ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Chapman |first=Anthony |title=Battlefront leak: Legendary Star Wars character making his way to PS4 and Xbox One? |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=December 11, 2015 |url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/625965/Star-Wars-Battlefront-Yoda-PS4-Xbox-One-Playable-Hero-Leak |access-date=June 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226053608/http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/625965/Star-Wars-Battlefront-Yoda-PS4-Xbox-One-Playable-Hero-Leak |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Esmeralda |first=Jade Nicolette |title=Star Wars Battlefront 2: Every Update You Need To Know |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=April 26, 2017 |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-game-2017-update/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204195527/https://screenrant.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-game-2017-update/ |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> the video game ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2016), and the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] attraction [[Star Tours β The Adventures Continue]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Kane |year=2017 |publisher=Behind the Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-Kane/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709155958/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-Kane/ |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Voice actor Artt Butler, who was a fan of Ackbar ever since watching the ''Star Wars'' films as a child, portrayed the character in the television series ''The Clone Wars''.<ref name="Truitt1010" /> [[Dave Filoni]], supervising director for the series, said the staff debated whether the younger version of Ackbar would still have the same "iconic voice" as in ''Return of the Jedi'' or whether he would sound different on the show, but they ultimately went with a similar-sounding voice.<ref name="Wilkins0913">{{Harvnb|Wilkins|2011|p=27}}</ref> [[Breckin Meyer]] portrayed Ackbar in the ''[[Robot Chicken: Star Wars]]'' series, a ''Star Wars''-themed version of the [[stop motion]] [[sketch comedy]] television series ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' on [[Adult Swim]] dedicated entirely to ''Star Wars'' parodies. Meyer, who also wrote for the series, called voicing Ackbar "my favorite (experience) in the history of the world".<ref name="Goldman0705">{{cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |title=Exclusive: Breckin Meyer Talks Robot Chicken |website=[[IGN]] |date=July 5, 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/05/exclusive-breckin-meyer-talks-robot-chicken?page=2 |access-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605033520/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/05/exclusive-breckin-meyer-talks-robot-chicken?page=2 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meyer said he tries to mimic Ackbar's voice from ''Return of the Jedi'' as best he can, but that the humor comes through because "the actual voice is just funny".<ref name="Spitale26">{{Harvnb|Spitale|2009|p=26}}</ref> ''Robot Chicken'' co-creator [[Seth Green]] said of Meyer's performance: "When Breckin does Ackbar, it splits me every time. No matter what he says, it's always funny."<ref>{{Harvnb|Spitale|2009|p=25}}</ref>
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