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Bob Bergen
Robert Berger (born March 8, 1964), known professionally as Bob Bergen, is an American voice actor. He voices Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety and has voiced characters in the English dubs of various anime. He formerly hosted the children's game show ''Jep!'', adapted from the game show ''Jeopardy!''. Early life In his childhood, Bergen would often spend hours watching and taping cartoons, imitating voices as well as creating characters of his own. He once told his parents that he wanted to voice Porky Pig, to which his mother objected. As a teenager in 1978, he phoned Mel Blanc after researching in phone books, crashed a recording session pretending to be Blanc's assistant, and watched him in action. Upon the realization that he needed training and for his voice to change, he began studying voice-over with coaches in Los Angeles. He took acting lessons with Daws Butler at his weekly voice-over workshop. In March 1980, Bergen appeared as a contestant on a Teen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Annie Awards
The 41st Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2013 were held on February 1, 2014, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting in 35 categories. On December 2, 2013, the nominations for Annie Awards were announced. Production nominees Individual achievement categories Awards References External links * * (Special) * (Event) {{DEFAULTSORT:Annie Awards 2013 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ... 2013 film awards Annie Annie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henery Hawk
Henery Hawk is an American cartoon character who appears in twelve comedy film shorts produced in the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series. His first appearance is in the 1942 theatrical release '' The Squawkin' Hawk'', which was directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Leon Schlesinger. Henery's second screen appearance, one directed by Robert McKimson, is in '' Walky Talky Hawky'' (1946), which also features the characters Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg in their first cartoon roles. The last Warner Brothers theatrical short to showcase the little chickenhawk is the 1961 release '' Strangled Eggs'' in which he co-stars again with Foghorn Leghorn as well as with another popular character of that period, Miss Prissy. Following that production, Henery continued to be seen periodically in other animated presentations such as '' The Looney Tunes Show'' and '' Looney Tunes Cartoons''. Character biography Henery is a small, brown chickenhawk with a forelock of feathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated short films, produced by Warner Bros. Earlier iterations of the character first appeared in Ben Hardaway's ''Porky's Hare Hunt'' (1938) and subsequent shorts before Bugs's definitive characterization debuted in Tex Avery's ''A Wild Hare'' (1940). Bob Givens, Chuck Jones, and Robert McKimson are credited for defining Bugs's design. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray-and-white List of fictional hares and rabbits, rabbit or hare who is characterized by his flippant, insouciant personality. He is also characterized by a New York City English, Brooklyn accent, his portrayal as a trickster, and his catchphrase "Eh... What's up, doc?". Through his popularity during the golden age of American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor based in the United States. He is mostly known for voicing several ''Looney Tunes'' characters, for which he won three Emmy Awards for his performances in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (2020–2024), '' Bugs Bunny Builders'' (2022–present), and ''Teen Titans Go!'' (2024). Other notable roles include Puss in Boots in '' The Adventures of Puss in Boots'' (2015–2018) and Baby Fozzie in '' Muppet Babies'' (2018–2022). Early life Bauza was born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough on December 7, 1979, and is of Filipino descent. His father and grandfather were fans of classic cartoons such as Looney Tunes. He stated that watching '' Mr. Dressup'' while growing up inspired his creative side; Bauza would draw with the host of the show while he was watching it. He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (now St. John Henry Newman) in Scarborough, from 1993 to 1996. He graduated from Centennial College in 2000. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy West
William Richard Werstine (born 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor, comedian, radio personality, impressionist and musician. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'', the title characters of ''Doug (TV series), Doug'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', and several subsequent projects. He also voiced Disney characters, including Ellyvan the Elephant in ''Jungle Junction'', Bashful in ''The 7D'', and the ''Futurama'' characters Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, and many more. In commercials, he voices the Red M&M's, M&M and formerly voiced Buzz for Honey Nut Cheerios. West also voices other established characters such as Elmer Fudd, Popeye, Shaggy Rogers, Rocket Raccoon, Muttley, and Woody Woodpecker. He was a cast member on ''The Howard Stern Show'', during which time he was noted for his impressions of Larry Fine, Marge Schott, George Takei, and Jackie Martling. Early life William Richard Wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Burson
Gregory Lewis Burson (August 15, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor. He was best known for being one of the many successors to voice actors Daws Butler (who was also Burson's mentor) and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Career One of Burson's earliest jobs, which did not pay well but got him lots of attention, was doing the voiceover for a Dianetics commercial for Scientology. He was trained by Daws Butler, who was his acting mentor and one of his influences. Following Butler's death, Burson inherited most of his characters, starting with Yogi Bear on '' The New Yogi Bear Show'' and many other characters in Hanna-Barbera-related shows. Burson based his Yogi voice on Butler's portrayal in the earlier ''Yogi Bear'' episodes, due to having grown up watching them as a child. He also inherited the role of Mr. Magoo in the animated segments of the live action feature film of the same name in 1997 (after Jim Backus died in 1989). Burson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Alaskey
Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his death. He alternated with Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Jim Cummings, Bob Bergen, Maurice LaMarche and Billy West in voicing Warner Bros. cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner and Taz, among many others. He also voiced Plucky Duck on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' from 1990 to 1995. Alaskey was the second actor to voice Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon cartoon '' Rugrats'' (taking over after David Doyle's death in 1997). He voiced Lou again in the ''Rugrats'' spin-off series '' All Grown Up!''. Early life Alaskey was born in Troy, New York, on April 17, 1952 to Joseph Francis Alaskey Jr. and Domenica "Dorothy" De Sorr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Blanc
Noel Barton Blanc (born October 19, 1938) is an American commercial producer, retired voice actor, and the son of the late cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc. Early life and career Blanc was born on October 19, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. He is the only child of voice actor Mel Blanc, and throughout Noel's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, he worked with his father on the ''Looney Tunes''. In 1961, Noel performed some of Mel's voices, uncredited, when Mel was injured in a car crash. Following his father's death, Noel voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd (a character that was originally Arthur Q. Bryan's role that Mel inherited after Bryan's death and occasionally during Bryan's lifetime), the Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig and other characters in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and a series of ''You Rang?'' answering machine messages; he was one of several successors to his father in the immediate aftermath of Mel's death, with others including Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bergman
Jeffrey Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with ''Looney Tunes'' and Hanna-Barbera. Bergman was the first to replace Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny and several other Warner Bros. cartoon characters following Blanc's death in 1989. Bergman shared the roles of Blanc's characters with Greg Burson and Joe Alaskey before their respective deaths in 2008 and 2016, as well as Bob Bergen, Billy West, Jim Cummings, Maurice LaMarche, Fred Tatasciore, and Eric Bauza for various Warner Bros. Animation productions. Early life Bergman was born on July 10, 1960, to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Throughout his early life, he impersonated several celebrities and cartoon characters, his first impression being comic influence Ed Sullivan at the age of 6. At the age of 15, Bergman began doing impressions of various ''Looney Tunes'' characters. He studied theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wile E
Wile may refer to: People * John Wile (born 1947), English football player and manager * Matt Wile (born 1992), American football player Arts, entertainment, and media * WILE (AM), a radio station (1270 AM) licensed to Cambridge, Ohio, United States * WILE-FM, a radio station (97.7 FM) licensed to Byesville, Ohio, United States * Wile E. Coyote, a character of Looney Tunes Other uses * M. Wile and Company Factory Building, in Buffalo, NY, USA * Wile Cup, a croquet trophy initiated at the University of British Columbia See also * * While (other) * Wiles (other) {{Disambiguation, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast, being quick-witted and heroic, and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent. He usually wears a yellow '' sombrero'', white shirt and trousers (which was a common traditional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages), and a red kerchief, similar to that of some traditional Mexican attires. There have been 46 theatrical shorts made either starring or featuring the character. History Speedy's first appearance was in 1953's '' Cat-Tails for Two'' though he appeared largely in name (and super speed) only. It would be two years before Friz Freleng and layout artist Hawley Pratt redesigned the character into his modern incarnation for the 1955 Freleng short of the same name. The cartoon features Sylvester the Cat guarding a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Jr
Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a separate sound distinct from ''i'', not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words. After the Classical period ''y'' was pronounced as ''i''. Spellings with ''Sylv-'' in place of ''Silv-'' date from after the Classical period. Given name * Sylvester of Marsico (c. 1100–1162), Count of Marsico in the Kingdom of Sicily * Silvester Ashioya (born 1948), Kenyan hockey player * Silvester Bolam (1905–1953), British newspaper editor * Silvester Brito (1937–2018), American poet and academic * Sylvester Croom (born 1954), American football coach and former player *Silvester Diggles (1817–1880), Australian musician and ornithologist * Sylvester A. Dineen (1898–1950), American schoolteacher and politician *Silves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
