Don Pardo | |
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Born | Dominick George Pardo Jr. February 22, 1918 Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | August 18, 2014 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 96)
Other names | Dom Pardo |
Alma mater | Emerson College |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, announcer |
Years active | 1938–2014 |
Known for | Announcer for Saturday Night Live |
Spouse |
Catherine Lyons
(m. 1938; died 1995) |
Children | 5 |
Awards | Television Hall of Fame (member since 2010) |
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Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as The Price Is Right, Jackpot, Jeopardy!, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and NBC Nightly News. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's Saturday Night Live, a job he held for 38 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014.[1]