Casey Kasem Net Worth

Casey Kasem's Quotes

• [his catchphrase] Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.
• Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player, instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.
• [on his American Top 40 show] I accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. That is the timeless thing.
• [on his recognizable voice quality] It's a natural quality of huskiness in the midrange of my voice that I call 'garbage'. It's not a clear-toned announcer's voice. It's more like the voice of the guy next door.

Interesting Facts about Casey Kasem

1. Father of Kerri Kasem, Mike Kasem, Julie Kasem and Liberty Kasem.
2. Celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout on March 20, 2001.
3. Announcer for NBC Saturday Mornings in the 1980s and an animal rights activist.
4. A veteran disc jockey and the original host of the "American Top 40" radio show.
5. Had Palestinian and Lebanese ancestry.
6. Had his own website devoted to Famous Arab-Americans.
7. Did voice-overs for four animated series during the 1969 season.
8. For decades, he provided the voice of Shaggy Rogers on the "Scooby-Doo" animated series.
9. The youngest member ever to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard Magazine in 1997.
10. He was a strict vegetarian, in real-life, and suggested that Shaggy Rogers (whom he voiced on "Scooby-Doo") be a vegetarian as well.
11. Hit #103 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1964 with "A Letter from Elaina" (Warner 5474).
12. Attended and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
13. In early 2004, he retired from American Top 40 (AT40), but continued hosting American Top 20 (AT20) and American Top 10 (AT10) until July 4-5, 2009, when he retired from the countdown show business.
14. The last show of the "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" was aired on January 4, 2004.
15. Until July 4-5, 2009, hosted "American Top 10", a three-hour radio show that counted down the Top 10 hits in America as based on Radio & Records' Adult Contemporary chart. The show also featured a different theme each week for the "extras", plus Casey's trademark Long Distance Dedications.
16. Hosted the daily 3- to 5-minute radio show "America's Top Hits". It featured one song and a story about the song or artist of the day.
17. Had the weekly radio show "American Top 40" (where he counted down the top 40 hit songs in the United States) in the 1970s and 1980s. He was known for the phrase "Details coming up", which he often said just before a commercial break.
18. Also voiced the character Cliffjumper on Transformers (1984) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986). Funnily enough, his first duty in the movie was to "commence countdown" (for the shuttle which was about to launch).
19. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 27, 1981 (his 49th birthday).
20. As the voice of Robin on the "Super Friends" animated series, he was one of two voice actors who voice a character during the series' entire run (the other was Danny Dark as the voice of Superman).