History Creator / TomKane

Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas), known professionally as Tom Kane, is a fairly prolific voice actor with over 25 years of experience whose MO seems to be always lurking ''just'' in the background of most of the shows he's been on, with his distinctive voice often sticking out among the masses. However, he has done some starring roles as well, his most well-known probably being Professor Utonium (the Powerpuff Girls' father and creator) and Him (the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil character]] who's so evil, his real name can't be said, so he goes by "Him") from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', Mr. Herriman from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Lord Monkey Fist in WesternAnimation/KimPossible, Magneto in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' (and [[RoleReprise reprised]] his role as the character in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'', and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''), [[Characters/StarWarsYoda Yoda]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise (whenever he's not voiced by Creator/FrankOz), and ComicBook/{{Ultron}} in ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'' (reprised his role as the character in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''). In addition, he does commercial voices for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing on numerous titles - from bit parts to major roles such as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and [[Franchise/XMen Professor Xavier]]. In the arena of non-animation voiceover work, he records movie trailers, TV promos and commercials daily. He's also done voiceover work for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, most notably being the narrator of the ''Happily Ever After'' firework show, the announcer of the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld monorail system, and Admiral Ackbar in [[Ride/SpaceMountain Hyperspace Mountain]]. In addition, he has been the announcer for the AFI Life Achievement Award show twice, as well as the 78th, 80th and 83rd UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards|Ceremonies}}. Tends to be cast as a FakeBrit.

* ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'': H.O.M.E.R. (Iron Man's virtual AI assistant in season 2)

* ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'': H.O.M.E.R. (Iron Man's virtual AI assistant in season 2)

Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas), known professionally as Tom Kane, is a fairly prolific voice actor with over 25 years of experience whose MO seems to be always lurking ''just'' in the background of most of the shows he's been on, with his distinctive voice often sticking out among the masses. However, he has done some starring roles as well, his most well-known probably being Professor Utonium (the Powerpuff Girls' father and creator) and Him (the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil character]] who's so evil, his real name can't be said, so he goes by "Him") from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', Mr. Herriman from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Lord Monkey Fist in WesternAnimation/KimPossible, Magneto in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' (and [[RoleReprise reprised]] his role as the character in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'', and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''), [[Characters/StarWarsYoda Yoda]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise (whenever he's not voiced by Creator/FrankOz), and ComicBook/{{Ultron}} in ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'' (reprised his role as the character in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''). In addition, he does commercial voices for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing on numerous titles - from bit parts to major roles such as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and [[Franchise/XMen Professor Xavier]]. In the arena of non-animation voiceover work, he records movie trailers, TV promos and commercials daily. He's also done voiceover work for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, most notably being the narrator of the ''Happily Ever After'' firework show, the announcer of the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld monorail system, and Admiral Ackbar in [[Ride/SpaceMountain Hyperspace Mountain]].In addition, he has been the announcer for the AFI Life Achievement Award show twice, as well as the 78th, 80th and 83rd UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards|Ceremonies}}. Tends to be cast as a FakeBrit.

Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas), known professionally as Tom Kane, is a fairly prolific voice actor with over 25 years of experience whose MO seems to be always lurking ''just'' in the background of most of the shows he's been on, with his distinctive voice often sticking out among the masses. However, he has done some starring roles as well, his most well-known probably being Professor Utonium (the Powerpuff Girls' father and creator) and Him (the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil character]] who's so evil, his real name can't be said, so he goes by "Him") from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', Mr. Herriman from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Lord Monkey Fist in WesternAnimation/KimPossible, Magneto in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' (and [[RoleReprise reprised]] his role as the character in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'', and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''), [[Characters/StarWarsYoda Yoda]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise (whenever he's not voiced by Creator/FrankOz), and ComicBook/{{Ultron}} in ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'' (reprised his role as the character in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''). In addition, he does commercial voices for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing on numerous titles - from bit parts to major roles such as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and [[Franchise/XMen Professor Xavier]]. In the arena of non-animation voiceover work, he records movie trailers, TV promos and commercials daily. In addition, he has been the announcer for the AFI Life Achievement Award show twice, as well as the 78th, 80th and 83rd UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards|Ceremonies}}. Tends to be cast as a FakeBrit.

Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas), known professionally as Tom Kane, is a fairly prolific voice actor with over 25 years of experience whose MO seems to be always lurking ''just'' in the background of most of the shows he's been on, with his distinctive voice often sticking out among the masses. However, he has done some starring roles as well, his most well-known probably being Professor Utonium (the Powerpuff Girls' father and creator) and Him (the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil character]] who's so evil, his real name can't be said, so he goes by "Him") from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', Mr. Herriman from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Lord Monkey Fist in WesternAnimation/KimPossible, Magneto in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' (and [[RoleReprise reprised]] his role as the character in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'', and ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''), [[Characters/StarWarsYoda Yoda]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise (whenever he's not voiced by Creator/FrankOz), and ComicBook/{{Ultron}} in ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'' (reprised his role as the character in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''). In addition, he does commercial voices for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing on numerous titles - from bit parts to major roles such as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and [[Franchise/XMen Professor Xavier]]. In the arena of non-animation voiceover work, he records movie trailers, TV promos and commercials daily. In addition, he has been the announcer for the AFI Life Achievement Award show twice, as well as the 78th, 80th and 83rd UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards|Ceremonies}}. Tends to be cast as a FakeBrit.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': Professor Utonium, HIM, and The Talking Dog

In 2020, Kane had a stroke affecting his speech functions. While he is in the process of recovering, he is not expected to resume voiceover work anytime soon, if possibly ever. In September 2021, his daughter posted on his Facebook page that Tom officially decided to enter early retirement due to suffering long-term apraxia (difficulty in being able to smoothly transition syllables) as a result of the stroke.