Norman Rose

Norman Rose
Rose in 1997
Born(1917-06-23)June 23, 1917
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 2004(2004-11-12) (aged 87)
Upper Nyack, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actor
  • announcer
  • drama instructor
  • narrator
Known forAnnouncer for National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia commercials
Notable work
SpouseCatherine Vagnoni
Children4

Norman Rose (June 23, 1917 – November 12, 2004) was an American actor, film narrator and radio announcer whose velvety baritone was often called "the Voice of God" by colleagues. He was best known as the narrator's voice in the fictitious coffee grower's Juan Valdez Colombian coffee television commercials and the announcer-narrator of NBC's Dimension X.[1]

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rose started acting while a student at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Rose honed his craft at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York, then landed parts in plays on and off-Broadway.

Rose was the narrator for the satirical 1972 hit song Deteriorata, which was recorded by comedy group National Lampoon for the album Radio Dinner. He also recorded numerous books for the blind and narrated the 70th anniversary broadcast of the Academy Awards. He also was a drama instructor at the Juilliard School.

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Norman Rose, 87, Stage Actor and Voice of 'Juan Valdez,' Dies." The New York Times, November 18, 2004.. [permanent dead link]