About Me
I'm an animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros., one of which, 1958's Knighty Knight Bugs, won an Academy Award, hence my standard introduction on his 1960-launched television series, "...that Oscar-winning rabbit....". I was "born" in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York and the product of many creators: Ben "Bugs" Hardaway (who created a prototypical version of Me that appeared in 1938's Porky's Hare Hunt, 1939's Prest-O Change-O, 1939's Hare-um Scare-um, 1940's Elmer's Candid Camera and 1941's Elmer's Pet Rabbit, although billed in the last as Bugs Bunny--the first time that name was used on-screen) Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Robert McKimson (who created my definitive character design), Chuck Jones, and Friz Freleng. According to Mel Blanc, my original voice actor, his accent is an equal blend of the Bronx and Brooklyn dialects. I am one of the most popular and recognizable cartoon characters in the world.
