Bob Bergen

Bob Bergen
Bergen at the 2014 Annie Awards
Born Robert Berger
(1964-03-08) March 8, 1964
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American
Other names Bob Bergan, Bob S. Berger
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1980–present
Website www.bobbergen.com

Bob Bergen (born March 8, 1964) is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety Bird and formerly hosted Jep!, a kids' version of the popular game show Jeopardy!. He is also known for voicing characters in the English dubs of various anime.

Life and career

Bergen was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bergen is best known for his work with the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes franchise as the current voice of Porky Pig and Tweety; however, he has also voiced Marvin the Martian and Speedy Gonzales.

Bergen is responsible for the voice of Arsène Lupin III for the Streamline Pictures dubs in the late 1980s and early '90s: Mystery of Mamo (directed by Soji Yoshikawa), The Castle of Cagliostro (directed by Hayao Miyazaki) and Lupin III's Greatest Capers (2 TV episodes from Series Two directed by Hayao Miyazaki). He also played the part of No-Face in the 2001 Academy Award winning movie Spirited Away and Kai and Masaru in the Streamline-dubbed version of the anime classic Akira.

He is also responsible for the voice of Luke Skywalker in over a dozen Star Wars video games as well as the Robot Chicken Episodes Episode I, II and III, the voice of Wembley and the World's Oldest Fraggle for the animated Fraggle Rock, was selected to play the animated versions of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Link Hogthrob in the ill-fated Little Muppet Monsters, and also voiced characters of the day in the 1987-1989 seasons of Muppet Babies.

He appeared as himself in interview segments of the documentary, I Know That Voice.[1]

He also voiced Wind-Up in Skylanders: Swap Force, Skylanders: Trap Team and Skylanders: SuperChargers.

Bergen has appeared on the ABC game show To Tell the Truth.

Filmography

Animation

Anime

Films

Direct-to-video films

Live-action

Video games

Shorts

Awards and nominations

Year Result Show Character Category Award Show
2004NominatedDuck DodgersPorky Pig/Eager Young Space CadetVoice Acting in an Animated Television ProductionAnnie Awards
2011NominatedThe Looney Tunes ShowPorky PigOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceEmmy Awards
2013NominatedThe Looney Tunes ShowPorky PigOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceEmmy Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://io9.gizmodo.com/deconstructing-porky-pigs-stutter-1600565818
  2. ↑ Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous First Light. Scene: Closing credits, 1:18 minutes in, Additional Voice Acting by.
  3. ↑ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
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