The Voice of Looney Tunes Goes Silent

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Since a fan of a looney tunes, hate to hear this. He did great continuation of Mel Blanc’s takes. Apparently a very sick man.

There have been many that followed Mel, including his Noel Blanc, per wiki…

was one of several successors to his father in the immediate aftermath of Mel’s death, with others including Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Greg Burson, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West and most recently Eric Bauza

Tha-tha-Thaaaats all folks.

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With all due respect, there will never be a continuation of Mel Blanc.

Next stop, Cooooooooooooooo-camonga!

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I didn’t know him, but so many of my voice actor friends did. They are all devastated as he was apparently one of the all time good dudes.

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I remember Mel going on the Carson’s show. That was hillarious.
I am a huge fan of Looney Tunes and especially Chuck Jones. I went to his studio a few times in Corona del Mar.

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Another voice actor during Blanc’s era was Daws Butler. Butler was the original Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Captain Crunch, and Elroy Jetson voices.

Moving into this century, you can’t beat the voice actors on The Simpsons.

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I think what stings the most from a Voice Acting POV is he was a strong multipurpose actor that was also young. Like Looney Toons can revert back to some of the pre Bauza like Billy West or LaMarache but those are all either 70+ or just about 70. Most of the bigger Mel Blanc style grab bag ones are all getting up there in age and he was a bright spot for the future.

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