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Don Pardo is a Actor American born on 22 february 1918 at Westfield (USA)

Don Pardo

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Birth name Dominick George Pardo
Nationality USA
Birth 22 february 1918 at Westfield (USA)
Death 18 august 2014 (at 96 years) at Tucson (USA)

Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as The Price Is Right, Jackpot, Jeopardy!, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and NBC Nightly News. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's Saturday Night Live, a job he held for 39 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014.

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Pardo married Catherine Lyons (d. 1995) in 1938. The couple had five children.

Pardo died in his sleep on August 18, 2014 in Tucson, AZ at the age of 96.

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Filmography of Don Pardo (3 films)

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Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned (1992)
, 1h28
Directed by Peter Hyams, Chuck Jones
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about religion, Films about television, Demons in film, Comedy horror films
Actors John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, Eugene Levy, David Tom, Heather McComb
Roles Game Show Announcer
Rating62% 3.1489753.1489753.1489753.1489753.148975
The film's primary protagonists are Roy Knable (John Ritter), a couch potato, struggling Seattle plumbing salesman and former fencing athlete, and his neglected wife Helen (Pam Dawber), a senior vitamin product manager. After a fight (which involved Helen smashing the family television screen with one of Roy's fencing trophies as a wake-up call to reality), Mr. Spike (Jeffrey Jones) appears at the couples' door, offering him a new high tech satellite dish system filled with 666 channels of programs one cannot view on the four big networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox). What Roy doesn't know is that Spike (later referred to as "Mephistopheles of the Cathode Ray") is an emissary from hell who wants to boost the influx of souls by arranging for TV junkies to be killed in the most gruesome and ironic situations imaginable. The 'candidates' are sucked into a hellish television world, called Hell Vision, and put through a gauntlet where they must survive a number of satirical versions of sitcoms and movies. If they can survive for 24 hours they are free to go but if they get killed then their souls will become the property of Satan (the latter usually happens).
Totally Minnie, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Robert Carradine, Russi Taylor, Suzanne Somers, Wayne Allwine, Elton John, Will Ryan
Roles annonceur
Rating66% 3.3366353.3366353.3366353.3366353.336635
The film centres on nerd Maxwell Dweeb (Robert Carradine), who is a loner with no friends. While watching television, he sees an advertisement for the Minnie Mouse Center for the Totally Unhip, named after its owner, Minnie Mouse. Dweeb, in an effort to improve himself socially, decides to attend.
Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)
, 1h28
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Radio, Political films
Actors Mia Farrow, Michael Tucker, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest, Danny Aiello, Tony Roberts
Roles "Guess That Tune" Host
Rating73% 3.6970053.6970053.6970053.6970053.697005
Joe (Woody Allen), the narrator, explains how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. The young Joe (Seth Green) lives in New York City in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The tale mixes Joe's experiences with his remembrances and anecdotes, inserting his memories of the urban legends of radio stars, and is told in constantly changing plot points and vignettes.