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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20actor%5Cn%7Cname%20%20%20%3D%20Mel%20Blanc%5Cn%7Cimage%20%3D%20MelBlanc.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%20%5Cn%7Ccaption%20%3D%20Mel%20Blanc%2C%20%5C%22The%20Man%20of%20a%20Thousand%20Voices%5C%22%5Cn%7Cborn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bbirth%20date%7C1908%7C5%7C30%7D%7D%5Cn%7Cbirth_place%20%3D%20San%20Francisco%2C%20CA%2C%20U.S.%5Cn%7Cwebsite%20%3D%5Cn%7Cknown_for%20%3D%20voice%20of%20%5C%22Bugs%20Bunny%5C%22%5Cn%7Cseries%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%27%27%5Cn%7Ccharacter%20%20%3D%20a%20parrot%20in%20%5B%5BAngel%20on%20the%20Island%5D%5D%20%3Cbr%3E%20%5B%5BFroggie%5D%5D%20in%20%5B%5BWater%20Water%20Everywhere%7CWater%2C%20Water%20Everywhere%5D%5D%2C%20%3Cbr%3E%20voice%20of%20%5B%5BSam%20The%20Parrot%5D%5D%20in%20%5B%5BNew%20Neighbor%20Sam%5D%5D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20actor%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table class="infobox actor" data-rte-style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox actor style= background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Mel Blanc </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td class="sb-both" colspan="2" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-both colspan=2"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22MelBlanc.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22MelBlanc%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/8/8a/MelBlanc.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20140802233905" width="250" height="319" class="image" data-image-name="MelBlanc.jpg" data-image-key="MelBlanc.jpg" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Mel Blanc, "The Man of a Thousand Voices" </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Personal Information </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Born:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none">(<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="bday" data-rte-attribs=" class=bday">1908-05-30</span>)</span>May 30, 1908 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">San Francisco, CA, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Also known for:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">voice of "Bugs Bunny" </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Character/Series involvement </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Series:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" class="new" title="Gilligan's Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW4lMjdzX0lzbGFuZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gilligan's Island</a></i> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Character played:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">a parrot in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Angel%20on%20the%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Angel%20on%20the%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAngel%20on%20the%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Angel_on_the_Island" title="Angel on the Island">Angel on the Island</a> <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Froggie%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Froggie%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFroggie%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" class="new" title="Froggie (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRnJvZ2dpZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Froggie</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Water%2C%20Water%20Everywhere%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Water%20Water%20Everywhere%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWater%20Water%20Everywhere%7CWater%2C%20Water%20Everywhere%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Water_Water_Everywhere" title="Water Water Everywhere">Water, Water Everywhere</a>, <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> voice of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sam%20The%20Parrot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sam%20The%20Parrot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSam%20The%20Parrot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Sam_The_Parrot" title="Sam The Parrot">Sam The Parrot</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20Neighbor%20Sam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20Neighbor%20Sam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20Neighbor%20Sam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/New_Neighbor_Sam" title="New Neighbor Sam">New Neighbor Sam</a> </td></tr> </table> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Born Melvin Jerome Blanc on May 30, 1908, <b>Mel Blanc</b> was a longtime Hollywood voice actor and comedian. He provided the voice of three characters on the "Gilligan's Island" TV series, such as a parrot in the episode <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Angel%20on%20the%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Angel%20on%20the%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAngel%20on%20the%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Angel_on_the_Island" title="Angel on the Island">Angel on the Island</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Froggie%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Froggie%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFroggie%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" class="new" title="Froggie (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRnJvZ2dpZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Froggie</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Water%2C%20Water%20Everywhere%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Water%20Water%20Everywhere%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWater%20Water%20Everywhere%7CWater%2C%20Water%20Everywhere%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Water_Water_Everywhere" title="Water Water Everywhere">Water, Water Everywhere</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sam%20The%20Parrot%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sam%20The%20Parrot%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSam%20The%20Parrot%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/Sam_The_Parrot" title="Sam The Parrot">Sam The Parrot</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20Neighbor%20Sam%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20Neighbor%20Sam%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20Neighbor%20Sam%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9607779735f60aa65bcf30" href="/wiki/New_Neighbor_Sam" title="New Neighbor Sam">New Neighbor Sam</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true">Although he began his more than six-decade-long 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, during the golden age of American animation. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He later worked for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, providing multiple voices such as Barney Rubble in 'The Flintstones" and Mr. Spacely in "The Jetsons." Blanc was also a regular performer on "The Jack Benny Program" in both its radio and television formats among various other radio and TV programs, and was the original voice of Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Having earned the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Voices," Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice acting industry. </p><p /> Loading editor Actors Guest Stars Deceased Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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