Bugs Bunny may have the joie de vivre of a young rabbit but on Saturday, he turned 79.

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The short film was nominated for the Hugo Award for best dramatic presentation and an Academy Award for best cartoon short in 1941.

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And speaking of stars, Bugs Bunny even received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in 1985 for his role in Looney Tunes.

Currently, the prankster rabbit can be seen in the B次元官网网址 Looney Tunes which first aired in 2015 following the cancellation of the Looney Tunes in 2014. In the new series, Bugs Bunny stars alongside new and familiar characters and is voiced by Jeff Bergman.

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