Greg Burson died at 59

Greg Burson died on July 22, 2008 at the age of 59. The cause of death is being given as complications due to diabetes and arteriosclerosis but obviously, drinking had a lot to do with it.


Greg Burson was given the responsibility of voicing Bugs in 1995's Carrotblanca, a well-received 8-minute Looney Tunes cartoon originally shown in cinemas alongside The Amazing Panda Adventure (US) and The Pebble and the Penguin (non-US); it has since been released on video packaged with older Looney Tunes cartoons and was even included in the special edition DVD release of Casablanca, of which it is both a parody and an homage. Burson next voiced Bugs in the 1996 short From Hare to Eternity; the film is notable for being dedicated to the memory of the then-just deceased Friz Freleng, and for being the final Looney Tunes cartoon that Chuck Jones directed. Greg Burson also provided Bugs' voice in The Bugs and Daffy Show, which ran on Cartoon Network from 1996 to 1999.

He also voiced Yogi Bear and many other characters in Hanna-Barbera-related shows.


[edit] Legal Issues
Greg Burson was later arrested by detectives after barricading himself inside his Los Angeles home for six hours. He screamed a stream of nonsensical words at cops who were alerted to his home after two women rang them claiming he was holding his roommate against her will. Armed Special Weapons And Tactics teams joined the stand-off which eventually ended when a seemingly inebriated Greg Burson surrendered following hours of negotiations. Cops later discovered a collection of guns in his home. One officer says "He was so drunk we couldn't tell if he was trying to do one of his voices or was just slurring his words." Officer Rudy Villarreal has confirmed all three women involved in the incident lived with Burson. Neither women were harmed in this incident


CREDITS
Film Appearances
Voices of Nemo's father, Flap, Bullwinkle, Boris, and Dudley, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Hemdale Releasing, 1990
Voice of moving man, Tom and Jerry: The Movie (animated), Miramax,1993
Voice of Mr. DNA, Jurassic Park (also known as JP), MCA/Universal, 1993
Voices of Buggs Bunny, Pepe Le Pew as Louie, and Foghorn Leghorn as radiodispatcher, Carrotblanca (animated), Warner Bros., 1995
Voices of Bugs Bunny, From Hare to Eternity (animated), Warner Bros., 1996
Voice of the animated Mr. Quincy Magoo, Mr. Magoo, Buena Vista, 1997
Voice, Bugs Bunny's Funky Monkeys (animated), 1997
Also voices of Huckeberry Hound, Peter Perfect, and Snagglepuss, Cartoon Survivor; voices of Elmer and Foghorn for the film Space Jam; and voices of Bugs Bunny as Jim Hawkins and Pepe Le Pew as Squire Trelawney, Treasure Island: A Looney Tunes Movie.
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Elmer Fudd, a recurring role, Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures), 1990-1991
Voice of Bugs Bunny, The Bugs n' Daffy Show (animated), The WB, 1996
Also voice of George Wilson, The All-New Dennis the Menace, CBS; voice of Professor Edwin I. Relevant, Channel Umptee--3, The WB; and voices of Yogi and Boo-Boo, Yogi & Co. (animated). Episodic
Voice of Mad Dog, "Shadow of the Bat: Parts 1 & 2," Batman: The Animated Series, Fox, 1993
Voices of Corbin and Sanderson, "Race against Danger," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated), Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1996
Voice of Quick Draw McGraw, "Jack and the Clenches," Samurai Jack(animated), Cartoon Network, 2000
Also voices of judge and first otter, "SqOtters," an episode of The Angry Beavers (animated); voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fuddfor various episodes of Animaniacs (animated); voice of Barry the Baboon, Catdog (animated); voice of Attila, Mother Goose and Grimm(animated), CBS; voices of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepe Le Pew, and Cupid for various episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures); voice, Tomand Jerry Kids Show (animated), Fox; voices of Huckleberry Hound, QuickDraw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Yogi Bear, Wake, Rattle & Roll (animated), syndicated; and voice of Yogi Bear, Yo! Yogi (animated), NBC.
Specials
Voice, Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration, TNT, 1989
Voice of Porky, It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special, 1992
Voices of Yogi Bear, squirrel baby, and squirrel boy, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith (animated), Cartoon Network, 1999
Other
Voice of Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (animated movie;also known as Arabian Nights and Scooby Doo's Arabian Nights),syndicated, 1994
Also provided voices for the animated programs Droopy Master Detective; Fantastic Max; Garfield and Friends; Smurfs; SuperFriends; Taz-Mania; and 2 Stupid Dogs.
Television Work
Additional voices, I Yabba-Dabba Do! (animated movie), ABC, 1993
Additional voices for Jonny Quest (animated) and The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat (animated; also known as The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat), CBS.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice, Star Wars: Episode I--The Gungan Frontier, Lucas Learning,1999
Voices of Boss Nass, guard door, first injured soldier, Jabba's porter, and shop owner, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace, LucasArts Entertainment, 1999
Voices of Sergeant Blast, Rufus Ruffcut, Peter Perfect, and Red Max, Wacky Races, Infogrames, 2000
Voices of Boss Nass and Peck, Star Wars: Episode I--Jedi Power Battles, LucasArts Entertainment, 2000