Michel Mella is a French actor, voice actor, dubbing director, adapter, and singer born on October 11, 1950, in Paris, France. He is the son of Fred Mella, a member of the vocal group Les Compagnons de la chanson. Mella has been particularly active in the field of dubbing, providing French voices for numerous characters in animation and live-action productions.

In the world of anime, Mella is recognized for several key roles. He is known for voicing Isamu in the French dub of the anime series Macross Plus. Another notable achievement in anime is his work on the 2023 Japanese film Godzilla Minus One, for which he provided the French voice of Kenji Noda, a character originally performed by Hidetaka Yoshioka.

Beyond these specific anime credits, Mella has an extensive career in voice acting, particularly for animated films and series. He is well known as the French voice for several classic cartoon characters, including Porky Pig and Speedy Gonzales from the Looney Tunes franchise, a role he has held since the late 1990s. He is also the voice of Wakko Warner in Animaniacs, Carlo Tentacule in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Billy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. His work extends to Disney films as well, where he voiced Banzai in The Lion King and La Rocaille in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In video games, he has provided voices for characters such as the Mad Hatter in the Batman: Arkham series and Doudou in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

In addition to performing, Mella works as a dubbing director and adapter for French versions of foreign productions. His career has been long and varied, encompassing work across film, television, animation, and video games from the 1990s to the present day.