Originally from Philadelphia, Bergman studied theater and communications at the University of Pittsburgh where he first did voice work when he got involved with a student-run radio station and interned at KQV and WDVE radio stations in Pittsburgh.
Bergman was the first to replace Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny and several other Warner Brothers cartoon characters following Blanc"s death on July 10, 1989. After the death of Joe Alaskey on February 3, 2016, Bergman is known to be one of Blanc and Alaskey"s successors. While there, he made his first demo reel and was profiled in a story on KDKA-television"s Evening Magazine.
The story was picked up on similar television news magazines shows and helped land him his representation with William Morris Agency following his graduation from Pitt in 1983.
Bergman"s work with Warner Brothers began when he recorded a tape of himself as several of Mel Blanc"s characters, including Bugs Bunny. He took the tape to the production company and used a switch to toggle back and forth between his work and the original Mel Blanc recording.
The producers were unable to tell the difference between the voices, and Bergman became the first performer to provide the voice of Bugs Bunny after Mel Blanc died on July 10, 1989. His first appearance in that role, as well as those of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, was in the 1990 animated short Box-Office Bunny, Bugs"s first in over 25 years.
Bergman later voiced Bugs and Daffy again in the 1990 television specials Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and The Earth Day Special (also voicing Tweety Bird and Porky Pig in the latter).
He voiced Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, and Yosemite Sam in the 1991 short (Blooper) Bunny, as well as several characters (including Sylvester the Cat and Foghorn Leghorn) in animated television specials and newer animated series" such as Tiny Toon Adventures. Bergman promoted himself heavily as the new official voice for the Warner Brothers animated characters. Warner Brothers took exception to this, and to avoid repeating the stranglehold of Mel Blanc"s exclusivity, began using other actors such as Greg Burson and Billy West.
Bergman had a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live as the voice of Bugs Bunny in 2003.
Eventually, after almost 20 years, he returned as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Sylvester the Cat, Pepé Le Pew, and Tweety in 2011"s The Looney Tunes Show. He also returned for the 2015 series Wabbit.
Bergman also voiced George Jetson and Mr. Spacely in Jetsons: The Movie when their previous voice actors George O"Hanlon and Mel Blanc both died during production.
He voiced the Sneetches and the cat in Storybook Weaver and Storybook Weaver Deluxe.
He also gave a voice sample for a character in the 2011 Spyro game, Skylanders: Spyro"s Adventure. Bergman had a recurring role as a radio intern Gus Kahana on the Administrative Management College comedy-drama Remember WENN which aired in the late 1990s. Bergman also voiced Zap in Skylanders: Giants, Skylanders: Swap Force, Skylanders: Trap Team and Skylanders: SuperChargers.
Video games.
Bergman is a recurring cast member of Family Guy, usually voicing Fred Flintstone and Sylvester the Cat, as well as The Cleveland Show.
