Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, passes away

by Dacey | June 15, 2014 12:39 pm

shag1Casey Kasem, the famed radio DJ who became known to animation fans everywhere as the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, has passed away, Variety[1] is reporting. The man behind America’s Top 40 also did a number of voices on Sesame Street, as well as the title character in Rankin/Bass’s often forgotten Easter special Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Movie fans may also remember hearing Kasem as “himself” in the classic comedy Ghostbusters. Kasem made headlines a few weeks ago when he suddenly went missing, but we now know that was due to a form of progressive dementia. He was 82 years old.

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  1. Variety: http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/casey-kasem-shaggy-on-scooby-doo-voice-of-american-top-40-dies-at-82-1201214651/

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