Biography
Who is Jeff Bergman?
Early life and education
Jeff Bergman was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia. At age six, he did his first impression of Ed Sullivan. By age 15, he started imitating Looney Tunes characters. He credits Don Rickles as a major influence on his work.
Jeff attended the University of Pittsburgh. He studied communications and theatre there. He worked at a student radio station and interned at WDVE and KQV. He appeared on KDKA-TV's Evening Magazine. This exposure helped him get an agent at William Morris Agency after graduating in 1983.
Voice acting career start
Jeff auditioned for the Pillsbury Doughboy in 1986. He did not get that part but became the voice of Charlie the Tuna for StarKist. That same year, he began working with Warner Bros. On The Bugs Bunny Show. He recorded a tape using a switch to compare his voice with Mel Blanc's recordings.
Edward Bleier, the president of Warner Bros., could not tell them apart. Jeff became the first person to voice Bugs Bunny after Mel Blanc died on July 10, 1989. This happened on Jeff's 29th birthday. His first public role as Bugs was at the 62nd Academy Awards.
Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera roles
Jeff voiced Bugs and Daffy in 1990 specials like The Earth Day Special and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. He also voiced Porky Pig and Tweety Bird. In 1990, he did voices for Gremlins 2: The New Batch. He voiced Elmer Fudd in the 1991 short Box-Office Bunny. Other projects included Tiny Toon Adventures and The Plucky Duck Show.
He voiced George Jetson and Mr. Spacely in Jetsons: The Movie in 1990. He did this after the original actors died. He also voiced George Jetson for a Hanna-Barbera theme park attraction. In 2000, he took over as Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones: On the Rocks.
Later projects and television
Jeff stopped voicing Looney Tunes for a while because he lived in Pittsburgh. He did not want to move to Los Angeles. He returned to the roles in 2011 for The Looney Tunes Show. He voiced Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, and others. He also worked on the 2015 series New Looney Tunes and Looney Tunes Cartoons.
He is a regular cast member on Family Guy. He often voices Fred Flintstone and Sylvester the Cat. He also appears in American Dad! And The Cleveland Show. Jeff played Gus Kahana in the show Remember WENN. He voiced Zap in several Skylanders video games.
Recent work and personal life
In 2021, Jeff voiced Eustace Bagge in Straight Outta Nowhere. He replaced Lionel Wilson and Arthur Anderson. In 2026, he became the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story 5. He replaced Don Rickles in this role.
Jeff currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He has two sons.
Birthday and age
Jeff Bergman was born on July 10, 1960, which makes Jeff 66 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Jeff shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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