Favorite modern LT voice-actors?

[wiley207]

As we all know, with the unfortunate passing of Mel Blanc in 1989, other people have attempted to bring back life into the Looney Tunes' voices. However, in my opinion, some are good at it, and some are bad.

These are my favorite modern voice actors for each character I am listing:

:bugs2: - Joe Alaskey
:daffy: - Joe Alaskey
:ham: - Bob Bergen
:sylvester: - Joe Alaskey
:tweety: - Bob Bergen
:befuddled: - Billy West
:marvin: - Joe Alaskey
:lepew: - Joe Alaskey
:coyote: - Maurice LaMarche
:speedy: - Bob Bergen
:foggy: - Jeff Bennett
:ysam: - Maurice LaMarche
:buddy: - Jim Cummings (whom was also his ONLY modern voice actor)
The Tasmanian Devil - Jim Cummings

Anyone else got any favorite modern voice actors? Like I said, many of these characters were voiced by more than one actor since Mel's passing, so not all of them sound the same often.

[J. B. Warner]

I hear Maurice LaMarche does do a great Yosemite Sam, but unfortunately, he's only done it once. He says his throat was completely wrecked for a week afterwards, and he's sworn off doing Sam's voice ever again. Which is strange, because the voices he does on "Futurama" for Morbo, Lrrr, and the Horrible Gelatinous Blob seem like they'd be just as difficult, but he has no problem with them.

Speaking of "Futurama", I agree that Billy West does a great Elmer Fudd. It's not completely identical to Arthur Q. Bryan's original, but it still maintains that sappy personality.

[Brandon Panther]

LeMarche has actually voiced Sam more than once. He voiced him in the Back in Action video game (which he did a terrific job), and later for Bah Humduck (where his performance was weaker).

If I were maiking my own Looney Tunes shorts, I'd hire Joe Alaskey for the majority of the characters, and bring in Bob Bergen for Porky, Tweety, and Marvin Martian. And Jim Meskimen for Elmer Fudd (only because I do not wish to ever work with Billy West).

[WoodpeckerWoody]

None. I stick with Mel Blanc:D

[Stanislav]

I wonder, to what degree had WB prepared themselves for Mel's eventual demise? Obviously, they were not going to let all of their most profitable and iconic characters die along with him, but had they consulted Mel for his advice/recommendations and done their homework ahead of time? I know that Jeff Bergman was a "protégé" of Mel's, and it was he they first turned to when Mel passed away, but Mel also often spoke as if the notion of his son Noel inheriting the characters was a given. But was that a settled decision even before Mel's passing, or did they have to scramble to sign Bergman to do "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" and some of the other early post-Blanc projects?

(It would also be interesting to know what Mel, if he lives on in some other realm, thinks of the current crop of voice actors doing "his" characters.) ;)

[Fibber Fox]

I wonder, to what degree had WB prepared themselves for Mel's eventual demise?

As Warners stopped making animated shorts in the 60s and Mel was still around (car accident notwithstanding), I don't see why they would have prepared themselves for anything.

F. Fox

[J. B. Warner]

If I were maiking my own Looney Tunes shorts, I'd hire Joe Alaskey for the majority of the characters, and bring in Bob Bergen for Porky, Tweety, and Marvin Martian. And Jim Meskimen for Elmer Fudd (only because I do not wish to ever work with Billy West).

Personally, I'd love to work with Billy West. I hear so many conflicting opinions of him, I'd like to meet him in person and see what he's really like.

[Mr. Semaj]

As Warners stopped making animated shorts in the 60s and Mel was still around (car accident notwithstanding), I don't see why they would have prepared themselves for anything.

F. Fox

Well, the Looney Tunes were enjoying a considerable renaissance during the 1980's, which for a short while even inspired WB to start making new theatrical shorts, along with the compilation features.

It seemed like there would've been some obligation to figure out whom in the new generation would "inherit" the Looney Tunes characters once all of those from the old generation were gone. (They were sorta solving that problem when a group of young animators worked on some of Chuck Jones' new cartoons.)

[Brandon Panther]

Personally, I'd love to work with Billy West. I hear so many conflicting opinions of him, I'd like to meet him in person and see what he's really like.
West is a good voice actor (not artist), but I just wouldn't want to work with him, just because i know him and I would not get along. I've exchanged e-mails (or rather PMs) in the past, and our exchanges have not been friendly.

[Brandon Panther]

LeMarche has actually voiced Sam more than once. He voiced him in the Back in Action video game (which he did a terrific job), and later for Bah Humduck (where his performance was weaker).

Actually, I must correct myself. LaMarche has voiced Sam at least 3 times. I had forgotten that he voiced Sam in the 1995 short Carrotblanca.