Mel Blanc

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (b. May 30, 1908-d. July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor, radio personality, and comedian.

Although he began his nearly 60-year-long career performing in radio commercials, Mel is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin The Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, the Tasmanian Devil, and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short films, during the Golden Age of American Animation. In a deal with Leon Schlesinger, Mel became the first voice actor to receive on-screen credit for his work.

Having earned the nickname “The Man Of 1,000 Voices,” Mel is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. Over the span of his career, he was in over 5,000 cartoons and did over 400 different voices for each.

Looney Tunes Roles

 * Porky Pig: 1937 – 1989
 * Daffy Duck: 1937 – 1989
 * Happy Rabbit: 1938 – 1940
 * Bugs Bunny: 1940 – 1989
 * Cecil Turtle: 1941 – 1947
 * Tweety Bird: 1942 – 1989
 * Private Snafu: 1943 - 1946
 * Yosemite Sam: 1945 – 1987
 * Pepé Le Pew: 1945 – 1989
 * Sylvester: 1945 – 1989
 * Foghorn Leghorn: 1946 – 1987
 * Barnyard Dawg: 1946 – 1989
 * Henery Hawk: 1946 – 1989
 * Charlie Dog: 1947
 * Marvin The Martian: 1948 – 1989
 * Sylvester Junior: 1949 - 1989
 * Beaky Buzzard: 1950
 * Rocky and Mugsy: 1953 - 1963
 * Speedy Gonzales: 1953 – 1989
 * Tasmanian Devil: 1954 – 1989
 * Elmer Fudd: 1961 - 1989
 * Wile E. Coyote (sometimes)
 * Dr. Lorre - Hair-Raising Hare

Autobiography

 * That's Not All, Folks!, 1988 by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover), ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)