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Erik Bauersfeld, voice of Admiral Ackbar & Bib Fortuna, dead at 93

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Sad news.

I actually really like this part of the article:
“The fans who write say they’ll never forget ‘It’s a trap!’ I don’t even remember how I said it,” an amused Bauersfeld told The San Francisco Chronicle in 2011. “It’s not that I don’t like it or don’t respect it. I just don’t have time to be a fan and see it 10 times or 20 times.”

Very cool that he could completely respect the fans (never turned down an autograph request) while being very upfront about his disconnect from star wars as a whole. It was just a job, but one that impacted a lot of people.