The Voice of Bruce in ‘Finding Nemo’ Barry Humphries Dies at Age 89

Barry Humphries, Voice of Bruce in ‘Finding Nemo,’ Dies at Age 89

Australian comedian Barry Humphries best known to Disney fans as the voice behind Bruce in the 2003 film, Finding Nemo, has passed away at the age of 89.

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According to BBC, Humphries had been hospitalized in Sydney, Australia. The comedian fell in February and has been suffering from complications following surgery that occurred in March. Humphries’ family issued a statement, remembering him as “completely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit”.

Humphries was in a number of other TV shows and movies including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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