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Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Comedian George Lowe, voice of Space Ghost, dies at 67
Comedian and voice actor George Lowe, who is well-known as the voice of Space Ghost on "Space Ghost Coast to Coast," died on March 2. He was 67. Lowe's representative confirmed the news toDeadline. The entertainer's longtime friend "Marvelous Marvin" Boone paid tribute to him on Facebook. "I'm beyond devastated," Boone wrote. "My Zobanian brother and best friend for over 40 years, George Lowe, has passed away after a long illness. A part of me had also died. He was a supremely talented Artist and Voice actor." The backstory George Lowe got his first radio job with local station WWJB when he was 15 years old. He did some voice-over work for TBWS and Cartoon Network in the 1980s to mid-1990s before getting his lead role of Space Ghost in 1994 with the premiere of"Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Cartoon Network." RELATED:Singer Roberta Flack dies at 88 Space Ghost was a parody of talk shows with live-action celebrity guests, hosted by the Hanna Barbera character Space Ghost, which aired from 1994 to 1999 on Cartoon Network. The show later returned in 2001, airing on Adult Swim's late-night programming block until 2004, Deadline reported. Deadline noted that Lowe also voiced Space Ghost in the "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" spinoff "Cartoon Planet," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, "and "The Brak Show," where Lowe also was a regular on the program as the voice of Dad, and Robot Chicken, and others. In February 2024, Lowe voiced Space Ghost in an episode of Max's "Jellystone." Dig deeper George Lowe had a passion for art and had a penchant for searching for the next work of art to add to his sprawling collection. The Dunedin, Florida native has an impressive art collection spanning most of his home, with over 700 pieces. FOX 13 Tampa reported that Lowe was also a well-known artist himself, and his interest started when he was young. The Source Information for this story was provided by Deadline and FOX 13 Tampa. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles Times
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
George Lowe, voice actor known and beloved for his irreverent Space Ghost, dies at 67
George Lowe, the voice actor best known for the long-running cult-favorite Cartoon Network and Adult Swim series 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast,' died Sunday at age 67, a representative confirmed Tuesday. A statement from the family would be forthcoming, the representative said. No cause of death was given, though friend and radio host 'Marvelous Marvin' Boone wrote Tuesday on social media that Lowe had died after 'a long illness.' 'I'm beyond devastated,' he said on Facebook. 'My Zobanian brother and best friend for over 40 years, George Lowe, has passed away after a long illness. A part of me had also died. He was a supremely talented Artist and Voice actor. A true warm-hearted Genius. Funniest man on Earth too. I've stolen jokes from him for decades. He stole some of mine. He was also the voice of Space Ghost and so much more.' Casper Kelly, the writer-producer-director behind Adult Swim's 'Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell,' remembered Lowe on X, writing, 'Wonderfully kind and funny man. Brilliant improvisor. Art collector. Raconteur. Space Ghost was genius and helped usher in a new wave of oddball tv.' Voice-over actor Billy West said Tuesday on X that Lowe 'was mighty and one of the best of the best VOs ever. Very generous of spirit and very kind… and funny funny funny. He will be missed.' 'My heart is broken. George Lowe was one of the funniest people I've ever known and one of the nicest people to ever exist. You will be missed more than you know my friend. RIP,' Tim Frasier, an executive producer at iHeartRadio subsidiary Premiere Networks, said Tuesday on Facebook. 'Incredibly heartbroken to learn that long time broadcasting buddy George Lowe (Official) has passed away,' radio host and voice-over artist Roy Hersey said, also on Facebook. 'One of the most creative and funniest people I've ever known. We worked together at Power 99 in Atlanta before he became the voice of #spaceghostcoasttocoast on the Cartoon Network. ... I visited with him just recently at his home in Lakeland, Florida. So glad I got to see him one last time. If there is a heaven, he's got 'em in [stitches].' Lowe was born Nov. 10, 1957, in Dunedin, Fla., and worked in radio before moving to voice acting in the 1990s. He was also a visual artist and art collector, according to the American Visionary Art Museum, ultimately amassing hundreds of works including Pop Art prints by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and others. Space Ghost, who originated in the 1960s on CBS (courtesy of Hanna-Barbera Productions) , evolved in the 1990s from a serious fighter of outer-space supervillains into an irreverent talk-show host on a show that mixed animation and live-action. 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast' was billed as the first late-night show to feature a cartoon superhero as its host, and during its run from 1994-99, and off and on until 2012, it welcomed 'guests' including Björk, Adam Carolla, Conan O'Brien, Bob Costas and Michael Stipe of R.E.M., to name a few. The guests were filmed live and inserted into the animated show. On the premiere, diet guru Susan Powter, comic Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees were Space Ghost's guests, accompanied by his TV band — led by former archenemies Moltar and Zorak. Lowe took over the Space Ghost gig from 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In' announcer Gary Owens, who voiced the superhero during his early, more serious stints in the 1960s and 1980s. Owens, who died in 2015, made a cameo appearance as Space Ghost replicant 'Gary' in a Season 5 episode of 'Coast to Coast.' In the episode, Lowe's Space Ghost destroyed Owens' replicant. 'The great thing about Space Ghost is that he'll be returning at a time when heroes like X-Men and Batman are especially popular,' former Cartoon Network executive Mike Lazzo told The Times in 1994. 'Here we have a hero working with his former enemies and there's a completely loopy, nutty spin, making something for both kids and their parents.' Lowe voiced numerous roles on Adult Swim shows including 'Robot Chicken,' 'The Brak Show' and 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' and in 2024 voiced Space Ghost in the Season 3 'Space Con' episode of 'Jellystone!' The voice actor spent time in recent years meeting fans at various Comic-Cons and similar gatherings. Art by Lowe is hung at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Georgia Museum in Athens, Ga., the Polk Museum in Lakeland, Fla., and the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, according to the latter museum's website. Former Times staff writer N.F. Mendoza contributed to this post.
The Independent
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
George Lowe death: Space Ghost voice actor dies at 67
George Lowe, best known as the voice of Space Ghost, has died. He was 67. The Florida-born voice actor began his career on radio before doing voice-over work for TBS and Cartoon Network. In 1994, he landed the role of host of the surreal parody talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, which aired first on Cartoon Network and later on Adult Swim. His death on Sunday, March 2, was confirmed to Deadline by a representative. No cause of death has yet been announced. Lowe's longtime friend 'Marvelous Marvin' Boone paid tribute in a post on Facebook, writing: 'I'm beyond devastated. My Zobanian brother and best friend for over 40 years, George Lowe, has passed away after a long illness. 'A part of me had also died. He was a supremely talented Artist and Voice actor. A true warm hearted Genius. Funniest man on Earth too. I've stolen jokes from him for decades. He stole some of mine. He was also the voice of Space Ghost and so much more. Pweeloto.' George Edward Lowe was born in Dunedin, Florida, on November 10, 1957. At the age of 15, he landed his first radio job, working at local station WWJB. He went on to do television voice-over work from the late 1980s to mid-1990s before being cast in the title role in 1994's Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The show starred an animated version of Space Ghost, a Hanna-Barbera superhero originally created in the 1960s, as a talk show host. He conducted surreal interviews with live-action celebrity guests who appeared on a video screen and whom Space Ghost typically treated as fellow superheroes. Guests included The Ramones, Adam West, and Jim Carrey. The show originally ran from 1994 to 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was revived on Adult Swim and ran from 2001 to 2004. The success of the Space Ghost character led to the spinoff series Cartoon Planet, which Lowe also starred in. The character also crossed over to Aqua Teen Hunger Force, appearing in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Lowe himself appeared as a character, in animated and fictionalized form, in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, taking on various roles including policeman, actor, and attorney. He most recently voiced Space Ghost in a February 2024 episode of Max's Jellystone. On X/Twitter, Adult Swim shared a tribute image of Lowe along with a quote from Space Ghost: 'I was dead long before you were born, and I'll be dead long before you die.'
