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Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio presenter who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably American Top 40, as well as the weekly syndicated television series America's Top 10. He was the first actor to voice Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Dick Grayson/Robin in Super Friends (1973–1985).
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culture · American disc jockey and actor (1932–2014) · voice actor · film producer · journalist · radio personality · disc jockey · television actor · film actor · also Casey Kasem, Kemal Amin Kasem, Kemal Kasem, Casey Amin Kasem, Kasem
Born 27 April 1932 · Died 15 June 2014 · Q1047230
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
Yahoo: Casey Kasem’s Daughter Will Visit His Grave for First Time Since He Died in 2014 — with a Stranger’s Help (Exclusive)
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2021· 1 entry
“s disease, diagnosed in 2007. However, a few months later, she said he had Lewy body dementia, which is hard to differentiate from Parkinson”
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2019· 1 entry
Yahoo: Children of Casey Kasem settle lawsuit with widow over death
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2014· 4 entries
Died 2014-06-15.
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Kasem was reported to be in critical but stable condition in hospital in Washington state, receiving antibiotics for bedsores and treatment for high blood pressure
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Cleveland.com: Where is Casey Kasem?: Calif. judge orders probe to find the ailing former 'Top 40' host
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Kerri Kasem was granted temporary conservatorship over her father, despite her stepmother's objection
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2013· 4 entries
The children protested in front of the Kasem home
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Kasem and his wife put the home on the market for US$43 million
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In 2013, Kasem and his wife put the home on the market for US$43 million.
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His wife Jean prevented any contact with him, particularly by his children from his first marriage
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2009· 1 entry
Retired from voice acting, with his final performance being the voice of Shaggy in Scooby-Doo
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2008· 1 entry
Kasem did the voice-over for WGN America's Out of Sight Retro Night
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2007· 1 entry
Saying he would not want to be kept alive if it "would result in a mere biological existence, devoid of cognitive function, with no reasonable hope for normal functioning
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2005· 1 entry
Kasem renewed his deal with Premiere Radio Networks to continue hosting his shows, one of which had been reduced to ten songs and was retitled American Top 10 to reflect the change
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2003· 1 entry
Kasem was given the Radio Icon award at the Radio Music Awards
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2002· 2 entries
After negotiating to have Shaggy become a vegetarian once again
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Kasem returned to the role of Shaggy, agreeing to continue on the condition that his character returned to vegetarianism (based on his personal lifestyle)
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1997· 2 entries
After voicing Shaggy Rogers on an episode of Johnny Bravo, Kasem quit his role in a dispute over a Burger King commercial, with Billy West and Scott Innes taking over the character in the late 1990s and early 2000s
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And the show was back on the air in 1998, on the AMFM Network (later acquired by Premiere Radio Networks)
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1996· 1 entry
Was honored as "Man of the Year" by the American Druze Society
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1990· 1 entry
Won Ellis Island Medal of Honor (1990).
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1989· 1 entry
Kasem purchased a home built in 1954 and located at 138 North Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, previously owned by developer Abraham M
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1988· 1 entry
Kasem left American Top 40 because of a contract dispute with ABC Radio Network
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1985· 1 entry
And the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1992
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1984· 2 entries
Kasem made a voice cameo in Ghostbusters, reprising his role as the host of American Top 40
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And 1988, supported Ralph Nader for US president in 2000, and supported progressive Democrat Dennis Kucinich in his 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns
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1983· 2 entries
Kasem helped found the American Video Awards, an annual music video awards show taped for distribution for television, which he also hosted and co-produced
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And continued to co-produce and host it until its final show in 1987
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1982· 1 entry
Kasem was active in politics, supporting Lebanese-American and Arab-American causes, an interest triggered by the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981).
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Kasem was granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1980· 1 entry
Voiced Merry in The Return of the King
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1977· 1 entry
Kasem was hired as the narrator for the ABC sitcom Soap, but quit after the pilot episode because of the show's controversial content
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1971· 1 entry
Kasem provided the character voice of Peter Cottontail in the Rankin/Bass production of Here Comes Peter Cottontail
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1970· 1 entry
Kasem, along with Don Bustany, Tom Rounds, and Ron Jacobs, launched the weekly radio program American Top 40 (AT40)
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1969· 2 entries
Started one of his most famous roles, the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You
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Played the role of Knife in the film Wild Wheels, and had a small role in another biker movie, The Cycle Savages, starring Bruce Dern and Melody Patterson, and The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (also with Dern)
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1967· 1 entry
Appeared on The Dating Game, and played the role of "Mouth" in the motorcycle gang film The Glory Stompers
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1964· 1 entry
During the Beatlemania craze, Kasem had a minor hit single called "Letter from Elaina", a spoken-word recording that told the story of a girl who met George Harrison after a San Francisco Beatles concert
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1963· 1 entry
His career began to blossom and he championed the R&B music of East L
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1959· 1 entry
With a news reader describing the kiss on-air
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1952· 1 entry
Was drafted into the Army and sent to Korea where he worked as a disc jockey and announcer on the American Forces Korea Network (AFKN)
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1932· 2 entries
Born 1932-04-27.
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In Detroit, Michigan, to Lebanese Druze parents Helen Dow (also Helen Sefa) and Amin Kasem, who were grocers
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