Noel Blanc
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Noel Blanc | |
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| Born | Noel Barton Blanc October 19, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1960–2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Larraine Lax
(m. 1967; div. 1972)Katherine Hushaw
(m. 1998) |
Noel Barton Blanc (born October 19, 1938) is an American retired voice actor. He is the son of the cartoon voice actor, Mel Blanc.
Early life and career[]
Blanc was born on October 19, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of voice actor Mel Blanc, and throughout Noel's childhood and early adulthood, he worked with his father on the Looney Tunes voices so that when Mel Blanc eventually retired or died, Noel could take over for his father.[1] In 1961, Noel performed some of Mel's voices, uncredited, when Mel was injured in a car accident.[2] Following his father's death, Noel voiced 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; he was one of several successors to his father in the immediate aftermath of Mel's death, others including Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey, and Greg Burson. Warner Bros. had been splitting up the various voice-acting roles to prevent any one of them from being a singular successor.[3] He later contributed voice work to Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.
On January 29, 1962, Noel and his father Mel formed Blanc Communications Corporation,[4][5] a media company which remains in operation.[6] Together, they produced over 5000 public service announcements and commercials, appearing with Kirk Douglas, Lucille Ball, Vincent Price, Phyllis Diller, Liberace, and The Who. Kirk Douglas' son, Joel Douglas, was one of the executives at Blanc Communications Corporation and helped to develop and produce commercials.[7]
Personal life[]
Blanc has been married three times; he first married Larraine Lax in 1967, they divorced in 1972. Blanc then married actress Martha Smith in 1977, the marriage lasted for nine years until they divorced in 1986. In 1998, Blanc married his third wife Katherine Hushaw at the Warner Bros. Studios on June 3, 1998.[8][9]
Filmography[]
Television and film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1960 | Dog Gone People | Additional Voices[10] | Uncredited |
| 1990–1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Porky Pig The Tasmanian Devil The Great and Powerful Principal Additional Voices |
6 Episodes |
| 1992 | The Plucky Duck Show | Additional Voices | |
| 1993 | General Electric's Carousel of Progress | Radio Personalities[11] | |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Elmer Fudd | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Family Guy | Elmer Fudd | Episode: Stewie B. Goode |
Documentaries[]
- This Is Your Life – Himself
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown – Himself
- 50 Years of Bugs Bunny in 31/2 Minutes – Himself, Porky Pig
- Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years – Himself, Porky Pig
- What's Up Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny – Himself
- Entertaining the Troops – Himself
- Behind the Tunes – Himself
- 100 Greatest Cartoons – Himself
- The Chuck Woolery Show – Himself
- Vicki! – Himself
- Friz on Film – Himself
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices – Himself
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution – Himself
- I Know That Voice – Himself
Theme park attractions[]
- Tomorrowland – Radio Personalities
- Carousel of Progress – Radio Personalities
References[]
- ^ "Bob Bergen Official Web Site: Cool Clips". Bobbergen.com. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "BUCKiT #6-Noel Blanc: The Son of Mel Blanc, Voice of the Looney Tunes". 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ That's Still Not All Folks! 2009, by Joe Alaskey, page 96 ISBN 978-1593931124
- ^ Blanc, Mel (1988). That's not all Folks!. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-51244-3.
- ^ "BLANC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION :: California (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Blanc Communications Corporation official site". Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois on September 12, 1982 · Page 73". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Stone Temple Pilots singer arrested".
- ^ "Mel Blanc's son marries at Warner Bros. Studios".
- ^ Ohmart, Ben (2012). Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices. BearManor Media. p. 571. ISBN 978-1-5939-3788-1. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Noel Blanc - IMDb
External links[]
- Noel Blanc at IMDb
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