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Mel Blanc
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actor

Mel Blanc

Actor · born May 30, 1908 · died 1989

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Melvin Jerome Blanc was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over sixty years. Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", he is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential voice actor of all time.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~22Notable work: Looney Tunes1930
  2. 31Notable work: PinocchioFebruary 23, 1940

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