Greg Burson
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Gregory Lewis Burson June 29, 1949 Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 22, 2008 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from diabetes and arteriosclerosis |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1972–2004 |
Gregory Lewis "Greg" Burson (June 29, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor and impressionist, who was best known for being a voice replacement for voice actors Daws Butler and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 and 1989, respectively.
Greg Burson was trained by Daws Butler and took over the voicing of most of Butler's characters when Butler died. Burson was also a voice replacement for Mel Blanc, and voiced many of his characters as well, including Bugs Bunny, for whom he was given the responsibility of voicing in 1995's Carrotblanca, a well-received 8-minute Looney Tunes cartoon originally shown in cinemas alongside The Amazing Panda Adventure (US) and The Pebble and the Penguin (non-US). It has since been released on video, packaged with older Looney Tunes cartoons, and was even included in the special edition DVD release of Casablanca, of which it is both a parody and a homage. Burson also voiced Bugs in the 1997 short From Hare to Eternity, which is notable for being dedicated to the memory of the then-recently deceased Friz Freleng, and for being the final Looney Tunes cartoon that Chuck Jones directed. Burson also provided Bugs' voice in The Bugs and Daffy Show, which ran on Cartoon Network from 1996 to 2003. Alternating with Joe Alaskey and Jeff Bergman, he also voiced several other Looney Tunes characters including Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, and Foghorn Leghorn on various Warner Bros. animated television series, films, toys, and video games.
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