23
(1978, 2lp, usa, discreet)
don pardo
born: feb. 22, 1918
don's been in a couple of movies since the zappa concert, but it looks like
the only role he can get is as a game show announcer.
where is he now?
the following is from vladimir sovetov's "ziny" page: http://www.arf.ru/notes/ziny/enema.html
from:
headly@accesspoint.north.net (headly westerfield)
i am an american and even i do not understand the importance of don pardo in
popular culture. by all rights don pardo should just be a nameless voice with
nbc, an american network. he annouces for the network. but his name came into
public usage when on a particular gameshow (i can't remember which one) the
gameshow host would say, "don pardo, tell her what she's won!" ever
since then the words and persona of"don pardo" has been fodder for
comedians (weird al, amany others), and other popular culture outlets. don pardo
is now an icon.
from:
thawley@fcca.csi.com (todd hawley)
well, he was the announcer for years on the original "jeopardy" w art
fleming in the 60s & 70s (i guess that's when it was on). that's where i
knew him from. he also was the announcer on snl when it first started; gilda
radner even did a bit about pardo's house & family & pardo did it in his
usual game-show announcer voice. those
of you here in the bay area that listen to kfog know him as the original
announcer for dave morey's "10 at 10."
from:
robert@kannon.sybase.com (robert garvey)
i think the album was recorded around the time frank did an appearance on
saturday night live, during which he'd performed "i'm the slime" and
"approximate/the purple lagoon", the latter while john belushi
cavorted as the samurai jazz musician. members of the horn section on live in
new york are from the saturday night band, lou marini and tom malone. frank
probably hit on the idea of adding don pardo for the sophisticated narration in
the concert(s) during while at nbc for saturday night live. yes, i'd agree that
don's place in american popular culture merited his inclusion in frank's
entertainment plans.
from:
biffyshrew (biffyshrew@aol.com)
at the time ziny was recorded, he was the announcer for the (then relatively
new) tv comedy/variety show _saturday night live_. he was already so well known
as a game show announcer before he got the gig with snl (which he still does,
afaik) that he was a bit of a trash-culture icon. his voice is the very
definition of the smarmy aura of tv game shows, which snl used to humorous
effect.
from: klutz366@aol.com
he was the original announcer on the price is right, when it first aired in
november, 1956 on nbc. bill cullen
was the original host. it aired
from 1956-1964/65 on nbc.
from: robert
s. brundrett jr. (brundrett@ac.net)
he was announcer on the "kraft television playhouse" in the
late 40's, early 50's.
discography
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23 |
frank
zappa: zappa in new york
(1978, 2lp, usa, discreet) |
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65 |
frank zappa: läther
(1996, 3cd, usa, ryko) |
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actor filmography
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