Legendary voiceover actor Benoit Rousseau has died aged 66.
He was best known for dubbing Lenny, Duffman, Grandpa Simpson and Mr Burns in the French Canadian version of beloved animated series, The Simpsons.
He also provided the dubbed voice of Mike Myers in the French-speaking version of the Austin Powers films franchise.
His death was confirmed in an obituary announcement in Montreal. No cause of death has been given but it was previously reported that he had been battling cancer.
The Union des Artistes shared an emotional tribute to the star on Instagram.
“We learned with sadness the death of actor, stuntman, set director, adaptor and musician Benoit Rousseau,” their post read.
Ir went on: “Known by the general public for dubbing the voices of Nicolas Cage and Dwayne Johnson among others in cinema, and more especially in Quebec of the voices of Mr. Burns and Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons series, on which he worked for over 30 years.
“Our deepest thoughts go out to his relatives, family and his colleagues.”
Rousseau also voiced numerous Disney hits including the French Canadian version of Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999).
He also featured in animated Disney blockbusters like Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004) and The Incredibles (2018).
In 2007, he dubbed the character of Tom Banachek in Transformers and in 2009 he returned to the franchise voicing Jetfire in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
He also voiced the French Canadian versions of live-action blockbusters like Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
As for acting onscreen, he appeared in several television series in Canada, including Trois Fois Rien, Lâcher Prise and Avant Le Crash.
He is survived by his wife, Johanne Léveillé and the Rousseau and Léveillé families.
