Noel Barton Blanc (born October 19, 1938) is an American commercial producer and retired voice actor. He is the son of cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc.
Early life and career Blanc was born on October 19, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. He is the only child of voice actor Mel Blanc. Throughout Noel's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, he worked with his father on the Looney Tunes cartoons, with Mel training him in the field of voice characterization. In 1961, Noel performed some of Mel's voices, uncredited, when Mel was injured in a car crash. On January 29, 1962, they formed Blanc Communications Corporation, a media company which remains in operation. Together, they produced over 5,000 public service announcements and commercials, appearing with Kirk Douglas, Lucille Ball, Vincent Price, Phyllis Diller, Liberace, and The Who. Kirk Douglas' son, Joel, served as one of the executives at Blanc Communications Corporation and helped to develop and produce commercials until the late 1980s.
Following Mel Blanc's death in 1989, Noel voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd (a character that was originally Arthur Q. Bryan's role that Mel occasionally performed during Bryan's lifetime and inherited after Bryan's death), the Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig, Tweety and other characters in Tiny Toon Adventures and a series of You Rang? answering machine messages; he was one of several successors to his father in the immediate aftermath of Mel's death, with others including Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Greg Burson, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West and most recently Eric Bauza. Warner Bros. had been splitting up the various voice-acting roles to prevent any one of them from being a singular successor. (Page 96 (1/2), Page 96 (2/2)) He later contributed voice work to Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.
Personal life Relationships and marriages Blanc has been married three times; he first married Larraine Zax 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. Blanc married his third wife, Katherine Hushaw, at the Warner Bros. Studios on June 3, 1998.
Helicopter incident In February 1991, Blanc was injured in his personal helicopter when the aircraft collided with a small plane above Santa Paula Airport. Two other people were also injured, including Kirk Douglas, and two people in the plane were killed. Blanc suffered multiple fractures to his right leg, five broken ribs, a bruised lung, and a bruised kidney. He was taken to the intensive care unit at Santa Paula Hospital.
Filmography Television and film Year Title Role Notes 1960 Dog Gone People Kid on Television Uncredited 1990–1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Porky PigTasmanian DevilThe Great and Powerful PrincipalBugs Bunny 6 episodes 1992 The Plucky Duck Show Additional Voices 1993 General Electric's Carousel of Progress Radio Personalities 2001 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Himself, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Televised stock car race 2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Elmer Fudd Direct-to-video 2005 Family Guy Elmer Fudd Episode: "Stewie B. Goode"
Video games Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball – Bugs Bunny (vocal effects), Daffy Duck (saying "Happy Birthday, Bugs!"), Yosemite Sam, Sylvester ("oofs" and "ows"), Speedy Gonzales, Barnyard Dawg, Chickens
Documentaries This Is Your Life – Himself Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown – Himself 50 Years of Bugs Bunny in 31/2 Minutes – Porky Pig Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years – Himself, Porky Pig What's Up Doc? A Salut/refe 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 – Cuckoo Clock, Radio Personalities The Looney Tunes Revue – Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Pepé Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Sylvester Jr., Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk, Tasmanian Devil Rabbit-cadabbra – Bugs Bunny (one line) Looney Tunes River Ride – Marc Antony
Discography Looney Tunes: Love Songs for My Valentine – Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig You Rang?: Bugs Bunny – Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Tasmanian Devil, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Pepé Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales You Rang?: Daffy Duck – Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, Tasmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzales You Rang?: Porky Pig – Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Foghorn Leghorn, Chicken Little You Rang?: Sylvester and Tweety – Sylvester, Tweety, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Speedy Gonzales, Pepé Le Pew You Rang?: Holidays and Special Occasions – Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Tweety, Speedy Gonzales Bugs Bunny and the Pink Flamingos – Porky Pig Bugs Bunny at the Symphony – Porky Pig
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