Died Today (August 18th) – Don Pardo – SNL Announcer

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donpardo.jpgDon Pardo (1918–2014)

Born: February 22, 1918 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 18, 2014 (age 96) in Tucson, Arizona, USA

Married to: Catherine (Kay) Lyons (1938 – 8 July 1995) (her death) (5 children)

[for his famous Saturday Night Live introduction, which is cried out at the end of the cold open skit] Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!

He became famous for “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”, which was cried out at the end of the opening skit, and then he followed up with announcing the show’s title, then names the cast members and musical guest(s) in a voice-over during the opening montage.

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