Was discovered by Friz Freleng while doing a stand up comedy routine using the Looney Tunes character voices at a comedy club.
His role as Uncle Beano, the food-obsessed relative who knew about
Evie's secret as half-alien with superpowers on Loin de ce monde (1987) was his longest-running live-action role.
Had left his announcing role on Couch Potatoes (1989), before the finale, because Alaskey was getting big offers as director David Greenfield aired on NBC in New York.
At one time, before he got into acting, Joe was seriously thinking about going into the priesthood.
Was of Italian descent on his mother's side of the family, and was a devout Roman Catholic.
