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{{Infobox Real Person
  
{{Infobox Real Person
 
|image = Actor 1533.jpg
  
|image = Actor 1533.jpg
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|born = Gary Altman<br>[[May 10]], [[1934]] <br>Mitchell, [[South Dakota]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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|born = Gary Altman<br>[[May 10]], [[1934]] <br>Mitchell, [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]
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|died = [[February 12]], [[2015]] (aged 80)<br>Encino, [[California]], U.S.
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|died = [[February 12]], [[2015]] (aged 80)<br>Encino, [[California]], United States
 
|cause of death = Complications of diabetes
  
|cause of death = Complications of diabetes
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|occupation(s) = Disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer, personality
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|occupation(s) = Voice actor, disc jockey, radio announcer, personality
 
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
  
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
 
|years active = [[1952]]-[[2015]]
  
|years active = [[1952]]-[[2015]]
 
|spouse = Arleta Markell ([[1968]]-[[2015]]; his death)
  
|spouse = Arleta Markell ([[1968]]-[[2015]]; his death)
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|children = Chris and Scott}}'''Gary Owens''' was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer, and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on ''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In''. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard in television, radio, and commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on ''Laugh-In'', for providing the voice of the titular superhero on ''Space Ghost''. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' in 1998. Likewise, Owens provided the voice of Roger Ramjet on ''The Roger Ramjet Cartoons''. He was the primary voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV for a number of years.
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|children = Chris and Scott}}'''Gary Owens''' was an American disc voice actor, jockey, radio announcer, and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on ''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In''. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard in television, radio, and commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on ''Laugh-In'', for providing the voice of the titular superhero on ''Space Ghost''. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' in 1998. Likewise, Owens provided the voice of Roger Ramjet on ''The Roger Ramjet Cartoons''. He was the primary voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV for a number of years.
   
 
Owens received a [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] Star in 1980, between [[Walt Disney]] and [[Betty White]].
  
Owens received a [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] Star in 1980, between [[Walt Disney]] and [[Betty White]].
   
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He was the narrator of the former [[Epcot]] attraction [[World of Motion]] and the television special "The Roots of Goofy".
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He was the narrator of the former [[Epcot]] attraction [[World of Motion]] and the TV specials ''[[Vacationing with Mickey and Friends]]'' and ''[[The Roots of Goofy]]''.
   
 
Owens also co-starred in a number of documentaries about [[dinosaurs]] in the 1980s alongside [[Chicago]]'s Eric Boardman. These documentaries were distributed by the Midwich Entertainment group for [[The Disney Channel]] before it went from being a premium pay channel on cable to a standard channel.
  
Owens also co-starred in a number of documentaries about [[dinosaurs]] in the 1980s alongside [[Chicago]]'s Eric Boardman. These documentaries were distributed by the Midwich Entertainment group for [[The Disney Channel]] before it went from being a premium pay channel on cable to a standard channel.
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*A substitute announcer for ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
  
*A substitute announcer for ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
 
*Badly Animated Man in ''[[Raw Toonage]]''
  
*Badly Animated Man in ''[[Raw Toonage]]''
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*Opening narration of t.v. series ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
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*Opening narration of TV series ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
 
*The alarm voice and the ominous voice in ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''
  
*The alarm voice and the ominous voice in ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''
 
*Mr. Hammerhead in the ''[[Goof Troop]]'' episode "Date to Destiny"
  
*Mr. Hammerhead in the ''[[Goof Troop]]'' episode "Date to Destiny"
 
*The narrator in the ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' episode "[[Nuts to War]]"
  
*The narrator in the ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' episode "[[Nuts to War]]"
 
*The announcer in ''[[DTV|DTV Monster Hits]]''
  
*The announcer in ''[[DTV|DTV Monster Hits]]''
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*The narrator in the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney's Wonderful World]]'' episode "Baseball Fever"
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*The narrator in the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney's Wonderful World]]'' episode "[[Baseball Fever]]"
 
*The announcer in the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney Sunday Movie]]'' episode "Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration"
  
*The announcer in the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney Sunday Movie]]'' episode "Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration"
 
*The newscaster in ''[[Return from Witch Mountain]]''
  
*The newscaster in ''[[Return from Witch Mountain]]''
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*The narrator in ''[[Pigs is Pigs]]''
  
*The narrator in ''[[Pigs is Pigs]]''
 
*Himself in the ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC)|Wonderful World of Disney]]'' episode "[[Mickey's 50]]"
  
*Himself in the ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC)|Wonderful World of Disney]]'' episode "[[Mickey's 50]]"
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*Himself and the announcer in ''[[The Muppets Go Hollywood]]''
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*Himself and the announcer in ''The Muppets Go Hollywood''
   
 
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[[Category:Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]
 
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[[Category:People from South Dakota]]
  
[[Category:People from South Dakota]]
 
[[Category:Raw Toonage]]
  
[[Category:Raw Toonage]]
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[[Category:Goofy]]
  
[[Category:Goofy]]
 
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Revision as of 20:01, 19 January 2020

Gary Owens was an American disc voice actor, jockey, radio announcer, and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard in television, radio, and commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1998. Likewise, Owens provided the voice of Roger Ramjet on The Roger Ramjet Cartoons. He was the primary voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV for a number of years.

Owens received a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 1980, between Walt Disney and Betty White.

He was the narrator of the former Epcot attraction World of Motion and the TV specials Vacationing with Mickey and Friends and The Roots of Goofy.

Owens also co-starred in a number of documentaries about dinosaurs in the 1980s alongside Chicago's Eric Boardman. These documentaries were distributed by the Midwich Entertainment group for The Disney Channel before it went from being a premium pay channel on cable to a standard channel.

Owens was also the announcer for America's Funniest Home Videos from 1995–1997, replacing Ernie Anderson.

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Owens provided the voices for:

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