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John Harrison Frick, Jr., known professionally as Mark Elliott, was an American voice-over artist, who served as the primary voice-over for Walt Disney Entertainment in North America from 1983, until his departure in 2008. He provided voice-overs for trailers, logos, feature presentation bumpers, and commercials. He was best known for his voice-overs in Disney's anthology series. One of his most well-known voice-overs for Disney is his catchphrase: "And now, our feature presentation," which he said at the start of most Disney films on video on a "Feature Presentation" bumper up until 1996 when Beau Weaver took over, with the phrase: "Thanks for joining us for our special preview. And now, our feature presentation." However, by 1999, the original announcement was notably retained throughout the year. The last trailers he narrated were for The Aristocats and the 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2008 Special Edition DVDs. He was also the narrator for the Descriptive Video Service section of the Disney movies Lilo & Stitch and Tangled, and for Walt Disney World commercials from late 2008.

Elliott died at age 81 on April 3, 2021 at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering two heart attacks. He had additionally suffered from lung cancer.[1][2]

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  • His stage was came about after he tried to use his old name "Sandy Shore", while the radio manager wanted him to use "Johnny Barron", a name he detested. He wanted to call himself "Mark Anthony", but this was shot down as it was too close to "Mark Antony". He soon saw the names "Petula Clark" and "Mama Cass (Elliot)" on a jukebox and suggested "Clark Elliott", but he had difficulty pronouncing the name. He finally decided to combine the two suggestions as "Marc Elliott" before settling on "Mark Elliott".[3]

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