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David "Danny" Weberman (May 24, 1906 - September 16, 1983) was an American voice actor.

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When Webb arrived in Hollywood, he was using the name Dave Weber. He did celebrity impersonations on the on the Burns & Allen anniversary show along with doing voice work for a Screen Gems cartoon called "Sing Time," (working title of The Big Birdcast) where he impersonated Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Andy Devine and others.

In 1941 after Mel Blanc signed a contract with Leon Schlesinger in which he exclusively did voice work for Warner Bros., Webb became the first person to succeed Blanc as the voice of Woody Woodpecker. He voiced the character in "Pantry Panic" until he enlisted in the army and was succeeded by Kent Rogers.

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