Known For: American disc jockey and actor (1932–2014)
Category: Actors
Occupation: voice actor, film producer, journalist, radio personality, disc jockey, television actor, film actor
Country: United States of America
City: Detroit
Date of Birth: Wednesday, 27 April 1932
Died: 2014-06-15 00:00:00 in Q1011748
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem was an American disc jockey, actor and radio presenter, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably American Top 40. He was the first actor to voice Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Dick Grayson/Robin in Super Friends (1973–1985).
| BirthPlace | Detroit |
| Education | Q7060318, Q349055 |
| Awards | Q5365910, Q17985761 |
| Spouses | Jean Kasem |
| Children | Kerri Kasem, Mike Kasem |
| Wikipedia | Casey_Kasem |
Kemal Amin Kasem (Arabic: كمال أمين قاسم) was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 27, 1932, to Lebanese Druze immigrants, Helen and Amin Kasem, who were grocers. He was named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a man Kasem said his father respected. Kasem's parents did not allow their children to speak Arabic and insisted they assimilate into American life. In the 1940s, the radio show Make Believe Ballroom reportedly inspired Kasem to pursue a career as a radio disk jockey. Kasem received his first experience in radio covering sports at Northwestern High School in Detroit. He then attended Wayne State University, where he voiced children on radio programs such as The Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon. In 1952, Kasem was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Korea. There, he worked as a DJ/announcer on the Armed Forces Radio affiliate on the peninsula, the American Forces Korea Network (AFKN).
