- George Lowe
Infobox actor
name = George Lowe
caption = George Lowe atDragon*Con 2008
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|11|10
birthplace =Dunedin, Florida , USA
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footnotes =George Lowe (born
November 10 ,1958 inDunedin, Florida ) is an Americanvoice actor .He is best known for his role as the voice ofSpace Ghost on the Cartoon Network talk showSpace Ghost Coast to Coast , and subsequently "Cartoon Planet ", a role which he played for over 90 episodes which spanned ten years, before the series ended in 2004. [http://www.tv.com/space-ghost-coast-to-coast/show/2083/episode_listings.html?season=0&tag=nav_bar;all Episode Listing for "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast"] TVTome.com (accessedSeptember 25 ,2006 )] He continues the role on "Perfect Hair Forever ". His other major voice roles include Father (also known as Brak's Dad) on "The Brak Show ".Minor roles
* Lowe appears as Dick, the
chief executive officer of the fictional Bebop Cola company, in a live-action segment of the "Sealab 2021 " episode "All That Jazz."* Besides being the voice of "Dad" in "
The Brak Show " he picked up his role asSpace Ghost in two episodes in, in which "Mom" hates him.* Lowe is in four episodes of "
Aqua Teen Hunger Force ": "Antenna", "Gee Whiz ", "", and "Dirtfoot ". Aside from his appearance in "Antenna" (where he played himself), Lowe has played three different characters who look and dress exactly alike (In "Mail Order Bride" he plays George, a wedding DJ; in "Gee Whiz" he plays a man hosting a video onstandards and practices , and in "Dirtfoot" he played aprivate detective named Bruno Sardine).* Lowe has done announcing work for "
Sponsors vs. Freeloaders " from Episode 2 forward.* Lowe reprised the role of
Space Ghost in "Robot Chicken " as well as the Unicorn and various other characters on the show.
* Lowe reprisedSpace Ghost again in the "Adult Swim " movie "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters ", where Space Ghost gets blown up by a missile launched by Meatwad.Current work
In early 2006, George Lowe joined the staff of popular Boston classic rock radio station WZLX FM. Lowe is the current "Voice of WZLX" and handles most of the station's
voiceover duties. Lowe's predecessor, Kevin Quinn, now works as the station's production director.Other roles
* Lowe can be heard in commercials aired during
Atlanta Braves baseball radio broadcasts and on local Atlanta radio.* Has been the voice of Dallas/Ft. Worth's
MyNetworkTV station, KDFI TV 27, since 2004.* Was the voice of
BridgeTown Grill 's radio commercials in 1998–1999, inAtlanta, Georgia .*Was the producer and
announcer for themorning show on "Power 99" (WAPW FM). At the end of each show, he would announce made-up sponsors, which were parodic and often quite ridiculous. His on-air name was "Don Lardo".* Was the voice for Atlanta's MARTA transit system
radio commercial s in the late 1990s.* Does the between song interludes and program openers and closers for Louisiana radio station 99.5
WRNO-FM (The Rock of New Orleans)* Lowe is occasionally a guest on "Mancow's Morning Madhouse", a syndicated radio program.
* Lowe performed multiple bumpers and station IDs for Chicago's "Q101" back in the days when that station hosted Mancow.
* As Space Ghost, Lowe has served as the voice of the Cartoon Network's merchandise phone sales line.
* Lowe grew up in
Brooksville, Florida , where he began learning radio skills atWWJB AM 1450, a 1 kW/250 watt AM station, in the early 1970s.* Lowe counts
The Firesign Theatre as one of his predominant comedy influences.* Lowe often made guest appearances at
Jacon (Orlando Anime Convention).* Similarly, Lowe continues to make appearances at other conventions, where he is, more often than not, very approachable, and welcoming towards his fans.
* Lowe did radio spots for Atlanta radio station
WKLS (during its "96 Rock" era), mostly advertising for the morning showRegular Guys .* He had worked at
WUSF-TV in the late 70's and early 80's as the anchorman for the student produced show "Weekend".* Lowe performed live as Space Ghost (in
costume ) during theAqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters premierewebcast as seen on adultswim.com; it can also be found among the extras of the ATHF Season 5 DVD.* Created voice content for
WMAX-FM (Grand Rapids, MI ) for their promotions and station identification.* Lowe is a frequent guest during the "Lightning Round" segment on
WTVT 's "NewsEdge at 11 ".* Lowe's voice made an appearance on MTV's
Celebrity Deathmatch as Willard Scott during a match up between Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric.* Lowe recently played the role of the Doctor in the
Assy McGee episode "The Ballad of Blind Anthony".* Lowe can be heard introducing and closing each episode of [http://www.adultswimcentral.com/swimcast/ adult swim Central Presents Colon adult swim Swimcast Intended for the Internet] .
Filmography
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994-2004) asSpace Ghost *"
Cartoon Planet " (1995-1999) asSpace Ghost *"
The Brak Show " (2001-2003) as 'Dad' andSpace Ghost *"
Sealab 2021 " (2001) as 'Dick'*"
Aqua Teen Hunger Force " (2001-2008) as various characters and himself.*"Perfect Hair Forever Piolt Episode" (2004) (unaired official piolt) as
Space Ghost *"
Perfect Hair Forever " asSpace Ghost *"
Robot Chicken " (2005-2006) asSpace Ghost , Unicorn, and Husband.*"
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters " (2007) asSpace Ghost *"
Assy McGee " (2008) as doctor.References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522944/ George Lowe entry at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?www.theuniquegeek.com/podcasts/theuniquegeekinterview002.mp3 George Lowe Audio Interview]
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