| Don Pardo | |
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| Name: | Dominick George “Don” Pardo |
| Born: | February 22, 1918 |
| Died: | August 18, 2014 (aged 96) |
| Place of death: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Announcer |
| Years active: | 1938-2014 |
| Known for: | Being the voice of the long-running late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live |
Dominick George “Don” Pardo (b. February 22, 1918 - d. August 18, 2014) is an American announcer. Despite being best known for announcing NBC’s long-running Saturday Night Live, he has announced game shows, too. In 1988, when Wheel of Fortune visited New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Don announced those two weeks of episodes. He and his Jeopardy! colleague, Art Fleming, reprised their respective roles in the video for Weird Al Yankovic’s 1984 hit, “I Lost on Jeopardy” (a parody of Greg Kihn’s 1982 hit, “Jeopardy”). Although he officially retired in 2004, NBC persuaded Don to continue his voice-over introductions for SNL. Beginning in its 36th season, SNL would have Don pre-record his parts from his Arizona home.
On August 18, 2014, Don Pardo died in his sleep at the age of 96. He was succeeded by SNL alum Darrell Hammond.
Shows Announced[]
Remember This Date
It's In the Bag
Winner Take All (1952)
Judge For Yourself
Droodles
Choose Up Sides (1956)
The Price is Right (1956-1963)
High Low
The Jan Murray Show (Charge Account)
Jeopardy! (1964-1975)
Match Game (sub, 1964-1965)
Call My Bluff
Eye Guess (1966-1967)
Celebrity Doubletalk (1967 unsold pilot)
Three on a Match
The $10,000 Sweep (1972 unsold pilot)
Take 5 (1973 unsold pilot)
Jackpot (1974-1975)
Winning Streak
Those Wonderful TV Game Shows (1984 Special)
Wheel of Fortune (1988 Radio City episodes only)