You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 159.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

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In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable

tips, tricks and insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games,

and beyond. And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there. My name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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This is the third and final part of my interview with the voice of Porky Pig himself, Bob Bergen.

While Bob is most famous for playing Porky, he's also played many other Looney Tunes characters,

including Tweedy, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzalez, and Sylvester Jr.

He's also done work on Disney animated movies, the Star Wars games, and anime as well.

His resume is long and varied, and he's a three-time Emmy Award nominee.

Bob has been teaching voice acting classes since 1987 and is a wealth of information and experience.

I'm very grateful he he spent so much time talking

with us. In the previous episode, Bob and I discussed what inspired him to become a performer.

It turns out that being in front of the microphone is his happy place. He takes so much joy

from performing characters that he can't imagine himself doing anything else.

We also talked about his audaciousness and how he always seemed to be able to take

strong, decisive action towards his voice acting goals.

Bob attributes his courage to being a precocious young boy with supportive parents,

and while that's definitely true,

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