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Gary Owens, 'Laugh-In' announcer and voiceover veteran, has died

Feb 13, 2015

LOS ANGELES — The man behind the smooth baritone best known for announcing "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" has died. Gary Owens was 80 years old, The Asssociated Press reported.

Owens' family said Friday that the veteran voiceover star died Thursday at his Los Angeles-area home.

Owens hosted thousands of radio programs over his seven-decade career. He appeared in more than a dozen movies and on scores of TV shows, including Lucille Ball and Bob Hope specials. He also voiced hundreds of animated characters, recorded a comedy album and wrote two books. [Read more about Gary Owens]

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