Mel Blanc
American voice actor and radio personality (1908–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank /blæŋk/;[2][3] May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)[4] was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy radio programs, including those of Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, The Great Gildersleeve, Judy Canova, and his own short-lived sitcom.
Mel Blanc | |
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 Blanc in 1959 | |
| Born | Melvin Jerome Blank (1908-05-30)May 30, 1908 |
| Died | July 10, 1989(1989-07-10) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Other names | "The Man of 1000 Voices" |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, radio personality |
| Years active | 1927–1989 |
| Spouse |
Estelle Rosenbaum (m. 1933) |
| Children | Noel Blanc |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1976)[1] |
However, he became known worldwide for his work in the Golden Age of American Animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and numerous other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons.[5] Blanc also voiced the Looney Tunes characters Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd after replacing their original performers Joe Dougherty and Arthur Q. Bryan, respectively, although he occasionally voiced Elmer during Bryan's lifetime as well.[5] He later voiced characters for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, including Barney Rubble and Dino on The Flintstones, Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons, Secret Squirrel on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, the title character of Speed Buggy, and Captain Caveman on Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels and The Flintstone Kids.[5]
Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices",[6] 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.[7]