Bob Bergen

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Bob Bergen
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Bergen at the 2014 Annie Awards
Born
Robert Bergen

(1964-03-08) March 8, 1964 (age 59)
Other namesBob S. Berger
Occupations
Years active1980–present
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Robert Bergen (born March 8, 1964) [1] is an American voice actor. He voices Warner Bros. cartoon characters Porky Pig and Tweety and has voiced characters in the English dubs of various anime. He formerly hosted the children's game show Jep! , adapted from the game show Jeopardy! .

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Life and career

Bergen, in his childhood, watched the Daffy and Speedy cartoons in theaters and didn't like them, saying they didn't make sense. He then watched The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show in his later childhood. [2]

As a teenager in 1980, Bergen appeared as a contestant on a Teen Week episode of Wheel of Fortune , winning prizes including a watch.

Bergen had taken acting lessons with Daws Butler at his weekly voice-over workshop. [3]

Bergen is the current voice of the animated character Porky Pig, and has also voiced Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester Jr., and Speedy Gonzales.

Bergen is responsible for the voice of Arsène Lupin III for the Streamline Pictures dubs in the late 1980s and early 1990s: The Mystery of Mamo (directed by Sōji Yoshikawa), The Castle of Cagliostro (directed by Hayao Miyazaki) and Lupin III's Greatest Capers (two 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 , one of the firefighters in The Incredibles , 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 1987–89 seasons of Muppet Babies .

He appeared as himself in interview segments of the documentary I Know That Voice . [4]

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

In 1998, Bergen hosted Jep! , the children's version of Jeopardy! , on Game Show Network. He has also appeared on the ABC game show To Tell the Truth .

Bergen is Jewish. [5]

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1985 Little Muppet Monsters Link Hogthrob, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew 13 episodes [6] [7]
1987 Fraggle Rock Wembley Fraggle, additional voices13 episodes [6]
1990–1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Porky Pig, Tweety Bird 2 episodes [6]
2001 Totally Spies! Ricky Mathis, Scientist, Worker #2Episode: "A Thing for Musicians" [6]
2003–2005 Duck Dodgers Eager Young Space Cadet [6]
2006–2008 The Emperor's New School Bucky the Squirrel27 episodes
2006–2018 Robot Chicken Porky Pig, Luke Skywalker, Roger Rabbit, additional voices [6]
2007 Loonatics Unleashed Pinkster PigEpisode: "In the Pinkster" [6]
2009Laff RiotPorky Pig, Tweety BirdUnaired pilot for The Looney Tunes Show [8]
2010–2014 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lama Su3 episodes
2011–2014 The Looney Tunes Show Porky Pig [6]
2014 Avengers Assemble Winter Soldier Episode: "Ghosts of the Past" [6]
2015–2016 TripTank Chicken / Kooky / Egg3 episodes [6]
2015–2020 New Looney Tunes Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Gabby Goat, Clyde Bunny
2016 Mr. Pickles Crime ManEpisode: "Shövenpucker"
2017 Bunnicula WoodyEpisode: "Dating for Dummies", shared with Scott Menville
2018 Dallas & Robo Grizzled TruckerEpisode: "I Was a Teenage Cannibal Biker"
2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ScoutmasterEpisode: "Sidekick Scouts"
2020–2023 Looney Tunes Cartoons Porky Pig, Cicero Pig, The Gremlin and Dead End KidVarious shorts [9]
2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Lama Su5 episodes
2021 Ridley Jones Mr. Peabody [10]
2022–present Bugs Bunny Builders Porky Pig, Cecil Turtle [11]
2023–present Tiny Toons Looniversity Porky Pig [12] [13]

Anime

Films

List of voice performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1991 Rover Dangerfield Gangster / AnimalCredited as Robert Bergen [6]
1994 The Lion King HyenasAdditional voices [6] [6]
1996 Space Jam Porky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Barnyard Dawg, Hubie and Bertie [6] [14]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Baby Quasimodo, Achilles the Horse, and Frollo's Soldiers [6]
Dunston Checks In Dunston
1997 Cats Don't Dance ManAdditional voices [6]
Hercules Baby Hercules Additional voices [6]
1998 Quest for Camelot King Arthur's Soldiers and Ruber's MinionsAdditional voices [6]
Mulan Shang's Horse, Ancestors, and Hun ArmyAdditional voices [6] [6]
Antz Ant Worker #2Additional voices [6] [6]
A Bug's Life Aphie and Male AntsAdditional voices [6] [6]
The Prince of Egypt Egyptian GuardsAdditional voices [6] [6]
1999 Tarzan Baby Tarzan and Vincent SnipesAdditional voices [6] [6]
The Iron Giant George the Army Diver SubAdditional voices [6] [6]
Toy Story 2 Green Army MenAdditional voices [6] [6]
2000 The Road to El Dorado Stone JaguarUncredited [6]
Chicken Run ChickensAdditional voices [6] [6]
The Emperor's New Groove Bucky the Squirrel, Fly stuck in spider web [15]
2001 Spirited Away No Face and Aogaeru [6]
Monsters, Inc. Lanky Schmidt [6]
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Loop Group and Squad Leader [6]
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Colonel's SoldiersADR Group [6] [6]
Lilo & Stitch OfficerCredited as Robert Bergen [6]
The Santa Clause 2 Comet [6]
Treasure Planet Robot on ladder and Mr. SnuffAdditional voices [6] [6]
2003 Brother Bear Horrified Fish [6] [6]
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Porky Pig [6]
Finding Nemo Blenny [6]
2004 Shrek 2 Additional voicesADR Group [6]
2006 Cars Tim Rimmer
Happily N'Ever After Additional voices [6]
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Male Who [6]
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Baby [6]
Up Dogs [6]
2010 Tangled Additional voices [6]
2012 The Lorax Additional voices [6]
Wreck-It Ralph Additional voices [6]
2013 Escape from Planet Earth 3D Movie Guy [6]
Monsters University Merv [6]
2015 Minions Additional voices [6]
Inside Out Additional voicesUncredited [6]
2016 Trolls Additional voices [6]
Sing Additional voices [6]
2017 Despicable Me 3 Additional voices [6]
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Tweety [6] [16]
Seal Team Additional voices

Direct-to-video films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1978 Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Lupin IIIStreamline dub
1979 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Lupin III/The WolfStreamline dub
1987 Lily C.A.T. Hiro Tagaki
1988 Akira Masaru, Kaisuke / Mitsuru Kuwata / Harukiya bartenderAdditional voices
Streamline dub
2000 Help! I'm a Fish Joe's Minions
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Eric Staufer [6]
2005 Kronk's New Groove Bucky the Squirrel [6]
2006 Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales [6]
2008 Tinker Bell Fireflies [6]
2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Bugs / Creatures [6]
2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Additional voices [6]
2011 A Letter to Momo Mame
2012 Foodfight! Additional voices [6]
2015 Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run Porky Pig [6]

Live-action

Video games

Shorts

Awards and nominations

YearResultShowCharacterCategoryAward Show
2004Nominated Duck Dodgers Porky Pig/Eager Young Space CadetOutstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Annie Awards
2011Nominated The Looney Tunes Show : Jailbird And JailbunnyPorky Pig Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy Awards
2013Nominated The Looney Tunes Show : We're in Big TrufflePorky Pig Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy Awards
2019Nominated New Looney Tunes Porky Pig Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Emmy Awards
2023Nominated Looney Tunes Cartoons Porky Pig Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program Emmy Awards

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