Casey Kasem
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Casey Kasem (born 27 April, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an American voice actor and DJ/Radio personality.
He did the voice for Merry in The Return of the King.
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[edit] Biography
Casey Kasem is an American of Lebanese-Arab and Druze descent of which he is very active in promoting. He is a graduate of Northwestern High School in Michigan and Wayne State University.
He was married to Linda Myers to which they had three children and is currently married to Jean Kasem and they have one child.
He is a vegetarian.
[edit] Filmography
Casey Kasem is best known for his distinctive voice acting doing the voice of Shaggy in the various Scooby-Doo programs and various characters in Transformers. He is also credited with additional voice roles in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, Super Friends, Challenge of the Super Friends, Battle of the Planets, and Josie and the Pussycats.
He has also made several appearances on television in which he plays himself.
[edit] Radio Career
Having worked in radio since the early 1960's, he founded the American Top 40 in 1970 and hosted it until 1988 and then again from 1998 to 2004. He also hosted America's Top 10 for a time and Casey's Top 40.
[edit] Awards
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a inductee in both the Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
[edit] External Link
- Casey Kasem at the Wikipedia
