Noel Blanc

Noel Barton Blanc (born October 19, 1938) is an American commercial producer and retired voice actor. He is the son of the late cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc.

Noel Blanc
Born
Noel Barton Blanc

(1938-10-19) October 19, 1938
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Voice actor, commercial producer
Years active1960–2006 (voice actor)
1962–present (commercial producer)
Spouses
Larraine Zax
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(m. 1967; div. 1972)​
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    (m. 1977; div. 1986)​
      Katherine Hushaw
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      (m. 1998)​
      Parent

      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 crash.[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, with 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's 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 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.[8][9]

      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.[10] 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.[11]

      Filmography

      Television and film
      YearTitleRoleNotes
      1960Dog Gone PeopleKid on Television[12]Uncredited
      1990–1992Tiny Toon AdventuresPorky Pig
      The Tasmanian Devil
      The Great and Powerful Principal
      Additional Voices      		6 episodes
      1992The Plucky Duck ShowAdditional Voices
      1993General Electric's Carousel of ProgressRadio Personalities[13]
      2005Stewie Griffin: The Untold StoryElmer FuddDirect-to-video
      2005Family GuyElmer FuddEpisode: "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

      References
      1. "Bob Bergen Official Web Site: Cool Clips". Bobbergen.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
      2. "BUCKiT #6-Noel Blanc: The Son of Mel Blanc, Voice of the Looney Tunes". YouTube. July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
      3. That's Still Not All Folks! 2009, by Joe Alaskey, page 96 ISBN 978-1593931124
      4. Blanc, Mel (1988). That's not all Folks!. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-51244-3.
      5. "BLANC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION :: California (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
      6. "Blanc Communications Corporation official site". Retrieved October 8, 2017.
      7. "Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois on September 12, 1982 · Page 73". Newspapers.com. September 12, 1982. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
      8. "Stone Temple Pilots singer arrested".
      9. "Mel Blanc's son marries at Warner Bros. Studios". June 3, 1998.
      10. Gorman, Gary; O'Donnell, Santiago (February 14, 1991). "2 Die as Plane, Copter Crash; Kirk Douglas, 2 Others Hurt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
      11. "Kirk Douglas, Noel Blanc Recovering After Air Collision That Killed Two". AP NEWS. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
      12. Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 196.
      13. Noel Blanc - IMDb
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