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Kasem, Kemal Amin (Casey)
Currently alive, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actors, Radio Host, Voice Actor
1932 - Born on April 27th in Detroit, Michigan. Radio and television personality.
1965-1989 - Did voice work for four cartoon series during the season. Also a frequent voice actor, including Shaggy on Scooby Doo in 1969-1972.
1970 - Host of American Top 40 Countdown. Lebanese voice of America's Top 40, playing what passes for music to the "flyover state" audience.
1972-1980 - Married twice, Married to Lynda Myers then in 1980 to Jean Kasem.
Three children with Lynda.
- Announcer for NBC Saturday Mornings.
1992 - He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
1997 - The youngest member ever to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard Magazine.
2001 - Celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout on March 20th.
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