Gary Owens, a radio and TV announcer and voiceover artist who will always be remembered as the voice of the seminal NBC comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, died on Thursday at 80. Owens died due to complications from diabetes, which he had suffered from since the age of 8. His son, Chris Dane Owens, a producer and musician, told The Hollywood Reporter that his father died peacefully at his home in Encino, surrounded by family. His son said Owens continued to work until he was 79, furthering a career that began when he was 16 years old. Read
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- 2/13/2015
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though best known as the announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Gary Owens enjoyed a long and varied career up until his death on Thursday. He was 80. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, his rep said in a statement to People. The veteran announcer, whose career spanned seven decades, worked until the end; a month before his death, he had voiced TV promos.Owens began his career as a voice-over artist in 1949, but his big break came in 1966 as the voice of cartoon superhero Space Ghost. He went on to provide voices for The Green Hornet, Batman and...
- 2/13/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
Though best known as the announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Gary Owens enjoyed a long and varied career up until his death on Thursday. He was 80. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, his rep said in a statement to People. The legendary announcer, whose career spanned seven decades, worked until the end; a month before his death, he had voiced TV promos.Owens began his career as a voice-over artist in 1949, but his big break came in 1966 as the voice of cartoon superhero Space Ghost. He went on to provide voices for The Green Hornet, Batman and...
- 2/13/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
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