"King of the Hill" voice actor Johnny M. Hardwick has died.

Hardwick’s death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by
the Austin (Texas) Police Department.

The police responded to a welfare check call on Tuesday
and found a deceased body that was later identified as
Hardwick. The actor’s death is not being investigated
as a homicide. , Austin police told Fox News Digital.

The cause of death will be determined by the Travis
County Medical Examiner but remains unknown at
this time.

Hardwick had four Prime Time Emmy nominations and in 
1999 he won an Emmy Award for his work as a producer
on King of the Hill.

While Porky’s Hare Hunt was the first Warner Bros. cartoon to
feature a prototype of Bugs Bunny, A Wild Hare, directed by
Tex Avery character designed by Bob Givensand released on
July 27, 1940, is widely considered to be the first official Bugs
Bunny cartoon. It is the first film where both Elmer Fudd and
Bugs, both redesigned by Bob Givens, are shown in their fully
developed forms as hunter and tormentor, respectively; the first
in which Mel Blanc (below) uses what became Bugs’ standard
voice; and the first in which Bugs uses his catchphrase, "What’s
up, Doc?" A Wild Hare was a huge success in theaters and
received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cartoon
Short Subject.

Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Melvin Jerome Blank)
(May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

Mel Blanc is internationally known for his work in the Golden
Age of American Animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy
Duck, Porky Pig, and most of the other characters from the
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He later
voiced characters for Hanna-Barbera‘s television cartoons,
including Barney Rubble on The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely
on The Jetsons.

Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", he is regarded
as one of the most influential people in the voice acting industry,
and as one of the greatest voice actors of all time.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Shubert Organization’s Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a
promise by the theater giant to honor a Black artist in such
a way.

According to a statement by the Shuberts,The James Earl Jones
Theatre renaming is "in recognition of Mr. Jones’ lifetime of
immense contributions to Broadway and the entire artistic
community,"

The Cort Theatre is 110 years old and was built by and named for
John Cort, general manager of the Northwestern Theatrical
Association, who died in 1929. There are 41 Broadway theaters,
four are named for women and now two for Black artists.

Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019)

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) – Russi Taylor, an actress who gave voice to Minnie
Mouse and others for more than three decades, has died.

Walt Disney Co. chairman Bob Iger announced Taylor’s death in a statement Saturday. He said Taylor died Friday at her home in Glendale, Calif. due to
complications from diabetes.

Taylor was married to the man who voiced Mickey Mouse opposite her,
Wayne Allwine, from 1991 until his death in 2009.