Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem | |
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 Kasem and his wife Jean at the 1993 Emmy Awards | |
| Born | Kemal Amen Kasem 27 Apryle 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Dee'd | 15 Juin 2014 (aged 82) Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S. |
| Naitionality | American |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Thrift | Radio personality, stand-up comedian, musician, disc jockey, actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1954–2009 |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Linda Myers (m. 1972-1979, divorced) Jean Kasem (m. 1980-2014, his death) |
| Bairns | Kerri, Julie, Mike (with Myers) Liberty (with Thompson) |
| Signatur |  |
Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem (Aprile 27, 1932 – Juin 15, 2014) wis an American disc jockey, radio personality, muisic historian, staund-up comedian, actor, sangster, muisicker, vyce airtist, an comedian. He wis kent for his mony vyce roles in cartoons an for bein a public radio personality.[1]
Early life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kasem wis born Kemal Amen Kasem in Detroit, Michigan on Aprile 27, 1932,[1][2] tae Lebanese immigrant parents. Thay settlit in Michigan, whaur thay workit as grocers.[1]
Kasem graduatit frae Northwestern High School in Detroit an Wayne State University.[3]
Career
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kasem's career began in the radio business in the 1950s in Flint, Michigan. He then made his first film appearance in Easy Rider in 1967.
He wis the host o the weekly American Top 40 radio shaw frae 1970 tae 1988, an again frae Mairch 1998 until Januar 10, 2004. Ryan Seacrest is nou the host. Kasem is the host o twa weekly radio shows, American Top 20 with Casey Kasem an American Top 10 with Casey Kasem.
Kasem did the vyce o mony adverteesements, haes done mony vyces for Sesame Street, an is the vyce o 'Shaggy' for the animatit telly shaw Scooby-Doo.[1]
Kasem retirit in 2009 acause o auld age an heal concerns.
Personal life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kasem marrit Linda Myers in 1972. The couple haed three childer.[1] Kasem then marrit Jean Thompson in 1980.[1] The couple haed ane bairn. Kasem livit in Washington state.
Kasem wis a Democrat. He narratit telly ads for 1972 preses candidate George McGovern's campaign.[4]
Disappearance
[eedit | eedit soorce]On Mey 12, 2014, Kasem wis declared missin bi a Los Angeles court judge orderit an investigation for his whereabouts.[5] Suin efter, Kasem wis foond alive in Washington state, havin movit oot o the United States.[6]
Health
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kasem sufferit frae Parkinson's disease an an early form o dementia.[7]
On Juin 6, 2014, Kasem wis in critical but stable condeetion at a hospital in Washington state hospital, receivin antibiotic treatment frae bluid pressure an bedsores. He an aa suffers frae Lewy body disease, the maist common teep o progressive dementia efter Alzheimer's an haes been bed-ridden.[8]
Daith
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kasem deit in Gig Harbor, Washington frae complications o dementia, agit 82.[9] He is survivit bi his wife, Jean, an fower childer.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c d e f "Casey Kasem Biography (1932-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 10 Mey 2011. Source notes: "some sources cite 1933"
- ↑ "Casey Kasem's birthday". Comcast.net. Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 5 Juin 2014.
- ↑ "Person of the Week: Casey Kasem". ABC News. 2 Januar 2004. Archived frae the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 1 Januar 2012. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "George McGovern '72 & '84 Television Ads". YouTube. YouTube.
- ↑ "Judge Orders Probe Into Casey Kasem's Whereabouts". ABC News. Associated Press. 12 Mey 2014. Retrieved 12 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "Casey Kasem whereabouts". 15 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "Casey Kasem's daughter asks judge to let her move terminally-ill father to a Los Angeles nursing home amid claims he has only six months to live". Daily Mail.co.uk. Retrieved 5 Juin 2014.
- ↑ "Casey Kasem alert but in critical condition". CNN. 6 Juin 2014.
- ↑ "Casey Kasem, Wholesome vyce of Pop Radio, Dies at 82". New York Times.com. Retrieved 15 Juin 2014.[deid airtin]
Further readin
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Durkee, Rob. American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century, Schriner Beuks, New York, 1999. ISBN 0-02-864895-1
- Battistini, Pete. "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970s)", Authorhouse.com, Januar 31, 2005. ISBN 1-4184-1070-5
Ether wabsteid
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Kasem entry at the National Broadcaster's Hall of Fame Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Casey Kasem on IMDb