Melvin Jerome "
Mel"
Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American
voice actor and comic actor. Although he began his sixty-plus-year career performing in
radio, Blanc is best remembered for his work with
Warner Bros. as the voices of
Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck,
Porky Pig,
Tweety Bird,
Sylvester the Cat,
Yosemite Sam,
Foghorn Leghorn,
Marvin the Martian,
Pepé Le Pew,
Speedy Gonzales,
Wile E. Coyote, the
Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the
Looney Tunes and
Merrie Melodies cartoon short films; produced during the
golden age of American animation.