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Mel Blanc - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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In 1908, a man was born whose voice will delight more than one generation of children - Mel Blank. When Mel was 10 years old, he became interested in the music of Mozart and played the violin well. His parents send him to study at a music school. He also studied ballroom dancing and participated in theatrical performances.
When the boy turned 19, he and his friends decided to organize an orchestra. The desire was realized, and the orchestra existed for several years, until Mel devoted all his time to the theatrical genre. The young man showed an unusual talent - a talent for parodying. He could speak with different funny voices and make different sounds.
The Warner Bros. studio was able to find a use for Mel Blank's talents, she invited him to voice cartoon characters. The first animated film with Mel Blank as a voiceover was released in 1937. It was a cartoon from the series Funny Melodies, Mal was the voice of Porky Pig.
The voice acting of Mel was so liked by the producers that when a new character, Duffy Duck, was invented, he also spoke in Blanc's voice. The actor also voiced the favorite of all children, the main character of the series - Bugs Bunny.
In 1940, the famous animator Walter Lanz decided to launch a new character, Woody Woodpecker, on the screens. For a long time I could not choose an actor whose voice would convey the whole essence of this cunning woodpecker. When Mel came to the audition, everything was decided by itself, it was in his voice that the woodpecker began to laugh at the beginning of the cartoon.
Glory came to the actor. Despite the fact that very few people knew him by sight, he was not recognized on the streets, but his voice sounded in all popular cartoons, and every child heard and recognized him.
In 1960, the actor was invited by William Hana and Joseph Barbara to voice the character in the TV series The Flintstones. In 1964, the actor voiced 15 characters at once, which required incredible efforts. Few people know, but all the sounds that the cat Tom makes in the TV series Tom and Jerry are made by Mel Blank.
Recent films with Mel Blanc: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Night of the Living Duck, Howard the Duck.
In July 1989, this cheerful and cheerful man passed away from a heart attack.
Mel Blanc has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, fair skin and full lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, gray. Mel Blank did not change his hair color, preferring natural. Mel Blanc has a large, wide nose and a rounded chin. Mel Blank wore a mustache. Mel Blank's height is 170 cm, no tattoos.
