Greg Burson was born on June 29, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Gregory Lewis Burson. He is known for his work on Jurassic Park (1993), Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (1994) and Yo Yogi! (1991). He died on July 22, 2008 in Los Angeles.
July 22, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Star Sign
Cancer
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Quote
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Yogi [Bear] came pretty quickly to me. But Bugs [Bunny] is much harder. To get Bugs right took me a year. -- GB, on his vocal characterizations
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Fact
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Also found announcing jobs for commercials, movie trailers and series promos.
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His later career was hampered by acute alcoholism. His career was finished when he was arrested by detectives in May of 2004 after barricading himself inside his Los Angeles home for six hours before surrendering. Initial reports claim that a SWAT team had responded to a call from two of his female roommates that he was inebriated, armed and holding a third female roommate hostage. It was reported that he had been depressed over losing voice over work.
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Was trained by vocal legend Daws Butler and assumed many of his characters, including Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey, after Butler's death in 1988.
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Gifted Warner Bros. voice artist who took over such animated cartoon legends as Bugs Bunny, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe LePew, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd from the late Mel Blanc, and Mr. Magoo from the late Jim Backus for 90s TV and film.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Generation G... G... Gap
2004
Short voice
Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance II
$16 Million
