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Mel Blanc

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Recent Role:
Bugs Bunny/ Daffy Duck/ Porky Pig/ Tweety/ Slyvester/ Foghorn Leghorn/ Pepe Le Pew/ Marvin the Martian/ Speedy Gonzales/ Yosemit on Looney Tunes
Gender:
Male
Born:
5-30-1908
Died:
7-10-1989 (Heart Disease)
Birthplace:
San Fransisco, California , USA
Birth Name:
Melvin Jerome Blanc
Voice specialist from radio, movies and TV rarely seen by his widespread audience. On 40's radio, for example, his voice supplied the soundeffects for the comedian Jack Benny's antique Maxwell automobile's gasp-ing and wheezing and struggling to crank up. More widely recognized asthe voice of virtually every major character in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon, including Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety & Sylvester both, Yosemite Sam et al. Since Blanc's death, 'Mel Blanc Jr.' has taken up some of his father's mantle.

Despite his most famous character's connection to

More them, he was allergic to carrots as they tended to affect his vocal cords. Thus he often did the eating sounds last in a recording session and had the sound techniciations edit them in the soundtrack as needed.

His son, Noel Blanc, voiced many of the Warner Bros cartoons.

Was in an almost fatal car accident during The Flinstones. He did the voices of his characters while in his home bed in a full body cast.

Personal quotes

"I t'ought I taw a putty-tat!"

"Sufferin' Succotash!"

"Eh...What's up, doc?"

"That's all, folks!" (Tag line of every WB cartoon; Blanc's epitaph also.)

"Today was tomorrow yesterday so don't inhale."


Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
Supremely talented voice artist and comic actor who gained immortality as the voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety and Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, and Pepe Le Pew. (The only major speaking character he didn't do was Elmer Fudd, whose voice was provided by radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan.) Blanc joined the studio in 1937, and replaced the previous Porky, who hadn't been able to turn a stutter into a humorous device. Before Warners signed him to a contract in the 1940s, Blanc also performed voices for MGM, Columbia, and other cartoon studios; in fact, he was the original voice of Woody Woodpecker. In later years he was equally busy on TV, as Barney Rubble in "The Flintstones" and as the title character in "Heathcliff," to name just two. He was also associated for decades with Jack Benny, on both radio and TV. His on-screen appearances were few and far between, but he had amusing moments in Neptune's Daughter (1949), Champagne for Caesar (1950), and Kiss Me, Stupid (1964); he also provided offscreen voices for Strange Brew (1983). His autobiography, "That's Not All, Folks!" was published in 1988.

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    Mel Blanc is the man. hide show

    Bugs Bunny,Daffy Duck,Porky Pig,Tweety,Slyvester,Marvin the Martian,Speedy Gonzales and many many more on Looney Tunes-WOW.

    Now I could go on about how brilliant and influential Looney Tunes was to the cartoon world we know today-Kung fu Panda and SpongeBob Squarepants would have not been possible with out it.

    Mal Blanc helped Looney Tunes become the biggest cartoon in pop culture and likely one of the best.

    From the classic revelry between Bugs-Daffy,Tweety,-Slyvester and Willey and Road Runner,no one could hold a candle to the awesome most awesomely CARTOON in THE world. FACT: Mal Blanc was allergist to carrots. Looney Tunes and Mel Blanc the (cartoon) world owes you a living.

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    Mel Blanc has one thing for you that blows you away:
    VOICE ACTING!!!!!!!!!!! hide show

    He would Voice as Various Characters in the looney toons show.One thing that surprised me throughout my life was that i used to be a fan with adam west.but mel blanc blew me away from Adam West.Mel Blanc filled my ears with likeness and a feeling about being a fan.Even though it's been a long time since he was too old that he retired,I'm still a fan of him just like some of you people in america.Well,He made every (almost Every) show into a Mel Blanc Masterpiece.So i found out that the editor for this profile of Mel Blanc had spirit in himself for the voice and shows of this celebrity of mine.

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    10 Perfect
    Not only the greatest voice of TV but one of the most loved. So many fans, so few ever saw hi face. That alone speak of how great he was. hide show

    The first TV hero of amost every child in the USA. Who did not grow up knowing and loving Mel and all of those he gave life to. Just being able to develop one or two voices is a great task. Just think of the task put before Mel. As children we love him for his voices. As adults we come to admire him for the great volume of work that he did. In a way it is sad that Mel's greatest fans do not really understand how great he is until years later. That also may be the reason that even as adults we still enjoy his work. 100's of years from now children & adults will still be enjoying Mel's work.

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    What I really like about Mel Blanc is that he can do thousands of voices like tweety, bugs, daffy and more.

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    Oh my gosh I love this man! :P He is so unbelievably talented. He truly is one of the best, if not the best, voice actor to ever grace our country with his amazing talent. Love ya Mel!!! :) hide show

    Oh my gosh I love this man! :P He is so unbelievably talented. He truly is one of the best, if not the best, voice actor to ever grace our country with his amazing talent. I never knew he was all of those Looney Tunes character till I stumbled across his credits one day. That's how great of a voice actor he is. There are only a few va's today that have as many voices as he did. He truly was one of a kind. I also loved the way he portrayed his characters. Phenomenal. That's the only word needed to describe his performance. He made them come to live and seem so real. He is definatley one of the all-time greats.

    Love ya Mel!!! :)

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