Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)

Tasmanian Devil (Taz)
Tasmanian Devil (Taz)
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character
First appearance	Devil May Hare (June 19, 1954)
Created by	Robert McKimson; Sid Marcus
Voiced by	Mel Blanc (1954–1989); Jeff Bergman (1990–1994, 1997, 2004, 2014); Noel Blanc (1990); Maurice LaMarche (1990); Greg Burson (1990–1995, 1997); Jim Cummings (1991–present); Dee Bradley Baker (1996); Joe Alaskey (2000, 2004–2005, 2011); Ian James Corlett (Baby Looney Tunes; 2001–2006); Brendan Fraser (2003); Eric Bauza (2018, 2023); Fred Tatasciore (2020–present); Steve Blum (2023); (see below)
In-universe information
Species	Tasmanian devil
Gender	Male
Family	Slam Tasmanian (descendant) ; Bugs Bunny (owner) (The Looney Tunes Show)
Significant other	Tasmanian She-Devil

The Tasmanian Devil (also spelled Tazmanian Devil),^[2]^[3] commonly referred to as Taz, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.^[4] Though the character appeared in only five shorts before Warner Bros. Cartoons shut down in 1964, marketing and television appearances later propelled Taz to new popularity in the 1990s.

^ "Animators' Hall of Fame". www.agni-animation.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "WB Kids GO! - DC Kids - WB Parents". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^ "Tazmanian Devil voices". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 May 2021. A green check mark usually shows a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. It also shows the various credited spellings of his name.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 142. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[1] "Animators' Hall of Fame". www.agni-animation.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[2] "WB Kids GO! - DC Kids - WB Parents". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

[btva-3] "Tazmanian Devil voices". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 May 2021. A green check mark usually shows a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. It also shows the various credited spellings of his name.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[4] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 142. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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Tasmanian Devil (Taz)
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character

First appearance	Devil May Hare (June 19, 1954; 69 years ago (1954-06-19))
Created by	Robert McKimson Sid Marcus^[1]
Voiced by	Mel Blanc (1954–1989) Jeff Bergman (1990–1994, 1997, 2004, 2014) Noel Blanc (1990) Maurice LaMarche (1990) Greg Burson (1990–1995, 1997) Jim Cummings (1991–present) Dee Bradley Baker (1996) Joe Alaskey (2000, 2004–2005, 2011) Ian James Corlett (Baby Looney Tunes; 2001–2006) Brendan Fraser (2003) Eric Bauza (2018, 2023) Fred Tatasciore (2020–present) Steve Blum (2023) (see below)
In-universe information
Species	Tasmanian devil
Gender	Male
Family	Slam Tasmanian (descendant) Bugs Bunny (owner) (The Looney Tunes Show)
Significant other	Tasmanian She-Devil