Don Pardo has died

[Marianne2]

Posted: 8/18/14 at 11:38pm

https://tvline.com/2014/08/18/don-pardo-dies-dead-saturday-night-live-announcer/

I know he was 96, but SNL will not be the same without him.

Edit:Crap, sorry for not checking what my phone changed his name to. I hate typing on this sometimes. Fixed now.

Updated On: 8/19/14 at 11:38 PM

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 8/18/14 at 11:50pm

^ I agree. It will be heard hearing someone else as the announcer. R.I.P.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:09am

Damn autocorrect.

"This is Don Pardo saying, 'This is Don Pardo saying "Goodniiiight."'"

[daisybeetle]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 1:42am

I'm old enough to remember him from Jeopardy! when he was the announcer, and Art Fleming was the host.

It WILL be weird to hear someone else as the announcer on SNL.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 10:15am

Of all the lore built up over the years at SNL, one that always makes me smile is hearing cast members talk about the first time they heard Don Pardo say their name at the top of the show. To have a legacy where entire generations of artists revere that experience and revel in it... he will be missed!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 10:37am

So sad. For the past few years he was announcing from his home in Arizona, he found the weekly trips to NYC to be too taxing. I used to love hearing his stories and watching him make time with all the young ladies at 8H when he was well into his 90's. He was notorious for raiding the Kraft Service Table.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 10:44am

He lived a wonderful life. He was a wonderful announcer and hearing any stories involving him were always great.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 10:57am

I loved the time James Van Der Beek hosted and they had a running gag with Pardo's voice announcing him very flirtatiously, as if Pardo were a lovesick tween.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 12:12pm

A life well lived. Hope they dedicate the 1st show of the season to him. RIP.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 2:40pm

A legend. R.I.P. Say hi to Johnny Olson for me, Don.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 3:51pm

Wasn't Don Pardo the announcer on the original The Price Is Right with Bill Cullen back in the 50s?

I cannot remember life without him and I'm old.

[kec]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 4:33pm

"I'm old enough to remember him from Jeopardy! when he was the announcer, and Art Fleming was the host."

Me too

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 7:22pm

Having worked on SNL since the late eighties, I have so many wonderful memories of this man. One, I will never forget was him flirting with a couple girls in the hallway where we were finishing a project for the show. He was so involved, he didn't realize rehearsal was starting. He heard the band start up and he SPRINTED to the recording booth yelling, "That's my cuuuuuue!" in his unforgettable voice.
For a long time, he was a part of the warm up act where he would annouce a random audience member's name.

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 8:05pm

Forgive me if this is too soon to speculate, but who will replace Pardo? His iconic voice has been part of New York and television culture for fifty years now (the Broadway revival of "Little Shop" even imitated him in the prologue).

Will they get another professional announcer/voiceover artist, or, following the recent tradition in casting announcers and side-men in late night shows, will it be someone with a connection to the program? Perhaps there is a veteran of SNL waiting in the wings to take up the microphone next year.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 8:48pm

Darryl Hammond can do a pretty good Pardo, though I think that would be tacky. I am hoping they find another announcer who has an iconic voice. Mr Movie trailer dude?

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 9:21pm

What about Dan Aykroyd?

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/19/14 at 9:22pm

What about Johnny Gilbert the present Jeopardy! announcer? A bit blander than Pardo but be an nice bit of continuity.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/20/14 at 12:15am

Don Pardo graduated from my alma mater. (Excellent chance for a cross-reference for the abscessory!). We all come out talkin' wicked good.

[The Josh]

Posted: 8/20/14 at 1:31am

Very sad to hear of his passing, SNL won't be the same without him.

As for a replacement, I think Steve Higgins would do a great job.