Mel Blanc
| Born | May 30, 1908 |
| Hometown | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Height | 5'7" (1.70m) |
| Spouse | Estelle Rosenbaum |
| Children | Noel Blanc |
| Parents | Eva Blank, Frederick Blank |
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Bugs Bunny Actor Jeff Bergman on New Tiny Toons and That Space Jam 2 Prophecy
- Jeff Bergman will soon be back as Bugs Bunny in Max’s Tiny Toons Looniversity. While promoting his upcoming documentary Looney Legends in Conversation, the voice actor discussed playing the Looney Tunes icon for the past few decades, including Space Jam: A New Legacy.
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Meet the Voice of Bugs Bunny in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Yogi Bear and Fred Flintstone all have one thing in common: Not only do they appear in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” but behind the scenes, voiceover actor Jeff Bergman is responsible for voicing all these characters. A legendary voice actor, Bergman stepped into the booth as one of the […]
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'Space Jam' at 25: Billy West looks back at taking over from Mel Blanc and rapping as Bugs Bunny
West’s performance was forced to walk a tricky tightrope of staying true to the groundwork laid down by Blanc while shepherding Bugs into a new era.
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Exclusive: Mel Blanc's son shares how Bugs Bunny saved his father's life during coma
The podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz takes us back to a near-tragic moment for the Looney Tunes icon—and how his greatest character got him through it.
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June Foray, voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, dead at 99
Actress June Foray, who gave voice to Rocky the Flying Squirrel and hundreds of other cartoon characters and was sometimes known as the "female Mel Blanc," has died
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Facts On June Foray, Voice of 'Rocky The Flying Squirrel'
In her career spanning decades, she worked with production houses like Warner Brothers Cartoons and Disney, her specialty being voices of grandmothers and witches.
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'Snow White': Rare Concept Art of Rejected Dwarfs to Be Auctioned
A peek at 'Baldy' and 'Deafy' among historic animation items up for sale next month
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Joe Alaskey, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dead at 63
Joe Alaskey, an actor who provided the voices of some of TV’s best-known animated characters, has died of cancer, our sister site Variety reports. He was 63. Alaskey voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the 2000s. (Mel Blanc provided the original voices.) Alaskey also brought life to Duck Dodgers‘ title character, a role for which he won a […]
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Joe Alaskey Dies: Latter-Day Voice Of Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck During Long Career Was 63
Joe Alaskey, a successor to Mel Blanc who for years voiced iconic cartoon characters such as the modern Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety Bird and others from the classic Warner Bros cartoons, has died. The news was confirmed by his family on Alaskey’s Facebook page. He was 63. Alaskey’s prolific decades-long career included voicing Grandpa Lou Pickles on <em>Rugrats,</em> inheriting the role after David Doyle’s death in 1997. He also voiced the character again in the <em>Rugra…</em>
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Joe Alaskey, Voice Of Bugs Bunny And Daffy Duck, Dies At 63
The celebrated voice actor died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.
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Joe Alaskey, the Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dies at 63
Joe Alaskey, best known for providing the iconic voices of Looney Tunes legends Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester and Marvin the Martian, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Alaskey’s spokesperson, K.P. Lynne, shared the news on the actor’s Facebook fan page, writing in part, “Never doubt that Joe loved each and every one of you. Alaskey was one of the most celebrated successors of legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, who originated the voices of many of Warner Bros.’ beloved cartoo
