Don Pardo
Biography
Don Pardo was an American announcer who worked in radio and television for more than seventy years. Born in Westfield, he got his first radio job in 1938 at WJAR, an NBC affiliate in Providence, then became a staff announcer at NBC in 1944 and remained with the network for 60 years. His radio credits included Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, X Minus One and Dimension X, and he reported on World War II for NBC Radio. In television he became a game show announcer, working on Winner Take All in 1952, the original The Price Is Right from 1956 to 1963, and Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1975. He was best known for Saturday Night Live, where he announced from its 1975 debut until 1981 and again from 1982 until he died in 2014. He also provided narration for Frank Zappa recordings. He entered the Television Hall of Fame in 2010.
96years old at death
- Born Westfield
- Died Tucson
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1981 to 1992
Every film, newest first
- 1992Stay TunedIMDb rating 6.3
- 1987Radio DaysIMDb rating 7.4
- 1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverIMDb rating 6.9
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Dave WilsonDirector, 1 film, 1981
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