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Don Pardo

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TV Personality

The Resume

    (February 22, 1918-August 18, 2014)
    Birth Name is Dominick George Pardo
    Announcer for 'Saturday Night Live (1975-80, 82-2014),' 'Winner Take All (1952),' 'Judge for Yourself (1953),' 'The Price Is Right (1956),' 'Jeopardy! (1964),' 'Three on a Match (1971),' 'The Sex O'Clock News (1984),' 'Radio Days (1987),' 'Stay Tuned (1992),' ''Weird' Al Yankovic: The Videos (1996)' and 'Histeria! (1998)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a game show host voice.
    He accidentally referred to Jan Hooks as a musical guest on 'SNL.'
    He once missed his announcing gig on 'SNL,' so Joe Piscopo did the announcing in his best Pardo-like voice.
    Some of his fans claimed his voice got slower as he grew older.
    Lorne Michaels once announced that upon Don Pardo's death, his voice box should be implanted into a turtle.
    He took off for a year as SNL announcer and was replaced by Mel Brand.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His voice has been described as mellifluous.
    He appeared as the Jeopardy Announcer in 'Weird' Al Yankovic's 'I Lost On Jeopardy' music parody video.
    His middle name is George because he was born on George Washington's Birthday.
    He was the staff announcer for the Live at Five news program on WNBC-TV Channel 4 in New York City.
    He did announcements for Conan O'Brien and David Letterman.
    He was part of a catch phrase 'Don Pardo, tell them what they won,' which was derived from Jeopardy host, Art Fleming, tossing it over to Don.

Credit: Skunk Butt


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 79 Votes: 62.03% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 76 Votes: 51.32% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 76 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 139 Votes: 57.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 101 Votes: 34.65% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 127 Votes: 44.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 100 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 281 Votes: 53.38% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 452 Votes: 58.85% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1229 Votes: 65.66% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 611 Votes: 49.43% Annoying