Bob Bergen
Bergen at the 2014 Annie Awards
Born
Robert Bergen

(1964-03-08) March 8, 1964
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Other namesBob S. Berger
Occupations
Years active1980–present
Websitebobbergen.com

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!.

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]
1987Fraggle RockWembley Fraggle, additional voices13 episodes[6]
1990–1992Tiny Toon AdventuresPorky Pig, Tweety Bird2 episodes[6]
2001Totally Spies!Ricky Mathis, Scientist, Worker #2Episode: "A Thing for Musicians"[6]
2003–2005Duck DodgersEager Young Space Cadet[6]
2006–2008The Emperor's New SchoolBucky the Squirrel27 episodes
2006–2018Robot ChickenPorky Pig, Luke Skywalker, Roger Rabbit, additional voices[6]
2007Loonatics UnleashedPinkster PigEpisode: "In the Pinkster"[6]
2009Laff RiotPorky Pig, Tweety BirdUnaired pilot for The Looney Tunes Show[8]
2010–2014Star Wars: The Clone WarsLama Su3 episodes
2011–2014The Looney Tunes ShowPorky Pig[6]
2014Avengers AssembleWinter SoldierEpisode: "Ghosts of the Past"[6]
2015–2016TripTankChicken / Kooky / Egg3 episodes[6]
2015–2020New Looney TunesPorky Pig, Tweety Bird, Gabby Goat, Clyde Bunny
2016Mr. PicklesCrime ManEpisode: "Shövenpucker"
2017 Bunnicula Woody Episode: "Dating for Dummies", shared with Scott Menville
2018Dallas & RoboGrizzled TruckerEpisode: "I Was a Teenage Cannibal Biker"
2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Scoutmaster Episode: "Sidekick Scouts"
2020–2023Looney Tunes CartoonsPorky Pig, Cicero Pig, The Gremlin and Dead End KidVarious shorts[9]
2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Lama Su 5 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
1991Rover DangerfieldGangster / AnimalCredited as Robert Bergen[6]
1994The Lion KingHyenasAdditional voices[6] [6]
1996Space JamPorky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Barnyard Dawg, Hubie and Bertie[6][14]
The Hunchback of Notre DameBaby Quasimodo, Achilles the Horse, and Frollo's Soldiers[6]
Dunston Checks InDunston
1997Cats Don't DanceManAdditional voices[6]
HerculesBaby HerculesAdditional voices[6]
1998Quest for CamelotKing Arthur's Soldiers and Ruber's MinionsAdditional voices[6]
MulanShang's Horse, Ancestors, and Hun ArmyAdditional voices[6] [6]
AntzAnt Worker #2Additional voices[6] [6]
A Bug's LifeAphie and Male AntsAdditional voices[6] [6]
The Prince of EgyptEgyptian GuardsAdditional voices[6] [6]
1999TarzanBaby Tarzan and Vincent SnipesAdditional voices[6] [6]
The Iron GiantGeorge the Army Diver SubAdditional voices[6] [6]
Toy Story 2Green Army MenAdditional voices[6] [6]
2000The Road to El DoradoStone JaguarUncredited[6]
Chicken RunChickensAdditional voices[6] [6]
The Emperor's New GrooveBucky the Squirrel, Fly stuck in spider web [15]
2001Spirited AwayNo Face and Aogaeru[6]
Monsters, Inc.Lanky Schmidt[6]
Atlantis: The Lost EmpireLoop Group and Squad Leader[6]
2002Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronColonel's SoldiersADR Group[6] [6]
Lilo & StitchOfficerCredited as Robert Bergen[6]
The Santa Clause 2Comet[6]
Treasure PlanetRobot on ladder and Mr. SnuffAdditional voices[6] [6]
2003Brother BearHorrified Fish[6] [6]
Looney Tunes: Back in ActionPorky Pig[6]
Finding NemoBlenny[6]
2004Shrek 2Additional voicesADR Group[6]
2006CarsTim Rimmer
Happily N'Ever AfterAdditional voices[6]
2008Horton Hears a Who!Male Who[6]
2009Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsBaby[6]
UpDogs[6]
2010TangledAdditional voices[6]
2012The LoraxAdditional voices[6]
Wreck-It RalphAdditional voices[6]
2013Escape from Planet Earth3D Movie Guy[6]
Monsters UniversityMerv[6]
2015MinionsAdditional voices[6]
Inside OutAdditional voicesUncredited[6]
2016TrollsAdditional voices[6]
SingAdditional voices[6]
2017Despicable Me 3Additional voices[6]
2021Space Jam: A New LegacyTweety[6][16]
Seal TeamAdditional voices

Direct-to-video films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1978Lupin III: The Mystery of MamoLupin IIIStreamline dub
1979Lupin III: The Castle of CagliostroLupin III/The WolfStreamline dub
1987Lily C.A.T.Hiro Tagaki
1988AkiraMasaru, Kaisuke / Mitsuru Kuwata / Harukiya bartenderAdditional voices
Streamline dub
2000Help! I'm a FishJoe's Minions
2001Scooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseEric Staufer[6]
2005Kronk's New GrooveBucky the Squirrel[6]
2006Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes ChristmasPorky Pig, Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales[6]
2008Tinker BellFireflies[6]
2009Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureBugs / Creatures[6]
2010Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueAdditional voices[6]
2011A Letter to MomoMame
2012Foodfight!Additional voices[6]
2015Looney Tunes: Rabbits RunPorky Pig[6]

Live-action

Video games

Shorts

Awards and nominations

Year Result Show Character Category Award Show
2004NominatedDuck DodgersPorky Pig/Eager Young Space CadetOutstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television ProductionAnnie Awards
2011NominatedThe Looney Tunes Show: Jailbird And JailbunnyPorky PigOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceEmmy Awards
2013NominatedThe Looney Tunes Show: We're in Big TrufflePorky PigOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceEmmy Awards
2019NominatedNew Looney TunesPorky PigOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramEmmy Awards
2023NominatedLooney Tunes CartoonsPorky PigChildren's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated ProgramEmmy Awards

References

  1. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews – Rotten Tomatoes
  2. ↑ Firehouse Frenzy (w/ Bob Bergen) | Looney Tunes Critic Commentary
  3. ↑ "Bob Bergen Official Web Site: Bio". www.bobbergen.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Porky Pig's Stutter Is More Complex Than You Probably Realize". io9. July 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi (September 19, 2011). "[PODCAST] An Emmy Nomination for the Kosher Porky Pig: 'Looney Tunes' ' Bob Bergen [UPDATE]". Jewish Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 "Bob Bergen (158 Character Images)". Behind The Voice Actors.
  7. ↑ "Lost Saturday Mornings: "Little Muppet Monsters" (1985) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ Laff Riot (full Unaired Pilot): Warner Bros.: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  9. ↑ "Bob Bergen Discusses Returning as Porky Pig for 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' on HBO Max". May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ridley Jones (2021)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 13, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. ↑ "New Looney Tunes Show 'Bugs Bunny Builders' on Cartoonito July 25". MSN. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ Bergen, Bob (June 22, 2023). "[Tiny Toons cast announcement]". Instagram. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Meet the All-Star Voice Cast for "Tiny Toons Looniversity"" (Press release). Cartoon Network. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  14. ↑ @BobBergen (February 6, 2021). "Never thought about it. Over the years I've voiced Porky, Tweety/Speedy/Marvin/Hubie/Bertie/Sylvester, Jr./Barnyard…" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ The Emperor's New Groove (2000) – IMDb, retrieved December 23, 2020
  16. ↑ @BobBergen (April 2, 2021). "OOO! Wook what I taw! @spacejammovie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous First Light. Scene: Closing credits, 1:18 minutes in, Additional Voice Acting by.
  18. ↑ @BobBergen (April 22, 2021). "Well..the truth is..I don't know. Not sure what that is. I assume it's a game??? I have no recollection of that ses…" (Tweet). Retrieved April 25, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
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