What is Gary Owens?
{{Infobox person | image = GaryOwens-cropped.jpg | caption = Gary Owens, 1982 | birth_name = Gary Altman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|5|10}} | birth_place = [[Mitchell, South Dakota]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date= {{death date and age|2015|02|12|1934|05|10}} | death_place=[[Los Angeles]]. [[California]] | occupation = Voice actor/Disc jockey | years_active = 1959–2014 | spouse = }} '''Gary Owens''' (May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[disc jockey]] and [[voice actor]]. He is known for his roles in ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'', ''[[The Gong Show]]'', ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'', and in ''[[Roger Ramjet]]''. Owens was born in [[Mitchell, South Dakota|Mitchell]], [[South Dakota]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/Gary-Owens.html Gary Owens Biography (1934-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Owens died February 12, 2015, from complications due to [[type 1 diabetes]], a condition he had experienced since childhood.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary Owens, Announcer of ‘Laugh-In’ Fame, Dies at 80|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gary_Owens.jpg/220px-Gary_Owens.jpg|accessdate=13 February 2015|publisher=Variety|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2010/11/interview-with-gary-owens.html Comprehensive Gary Owens interview with Kliph Nesteroff] *{{IMDb name|654365|Gary Owens}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Gary}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from diabetes]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:American radio personalities]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Musicians from South Dakota]] [[Category:Actors from South Dakota]] [[Category:Comedians from South Dakota]] {{us-actor-stub}}