Mel Blanc

Birth Name:

Melvin Jerome Blank

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to voice work and television
Began his voice acting career on the radio, providing voices for various local radio programs including KGW's "The Hoot Owls" and "Cobweb and Nuts" on KEX, and ultimately achieving a regular spot on NBC's "The Jack Benny Program․"
Helped gain recognition for voice actors, who were not given screen credit until he demanded it, in 1944
Known for his dynamic range of characters and voices, which lead him to be named "The Man of a Thousand Voices․"
Despite playing Bugs Bunny, who was notorious for his love of carrots, Blanc was allergic to the vegetable
He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where his epitaph reads "That's All Folks!"

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