Jeffery Allen Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor and comedian. He is best known for being the first person to replace Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and various other characters. His other voice roles include Fred Flintstone, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, and Droopy.
Known For[]
- Voicing several Looney Tunes characters
Voices[]
Looney Tunes[]
- Bugs Bunny
- Daffy Duck
- Porky Pig (formerly)
- Elmer Fudd (formerly)
- Yosemite Sam
- Foghorn Leghorn
- Duck Dodgers (but as Daffy)
- Sylvester Cat
- Tweety Bird (formerly)
- Speedy Gonzales (the Looney Tunes Show)
The Flintstones[]
The Jetsons[]
Tex Avery Characters[]
Tom and Jerry[]
- American Reporter (Tom & Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory)
- Droopy
Biography[]
Bergman was born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1960. Throughout his early childhood, he impersonated several celebrities and cartoon characters, his first impression being comic influence Ed Suillivan at the age of 6. At the age of 15, Bergman began doing impressions of various Looney Tunes characters. He studied theater and communications at the University of Pittsburgh where he first did voice work when he got involved with a student-run radio station and interned at KQV and WDVE radio stations in Pittsburgh. While there, he made his first demo reel and was profiled in a story on KDAK’s Evening Magizine. The story was picked up on similar TV news magazines shows and helped land him his representation with William Morris Agency following his graduation from Pitt in 1983. During his time at Pitt, he encountered voice actor and comedian Mel Blanc, who was best known for voicing groundbreaking animated characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, and Barney Rubble. They met in Blanc's hotel room in 1981, where Bergman voiced Blanc's characters for him, earning himself a 45-minute session. Bergman credits Blanc with helping him gain his diploma two years later.