Casey Kasem

Kamal Amin "Casey" Kasem (born April 27, 1932) is an American radio personality and voice actor. Kasem founded the popular American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from 1970 to 1988 and then from 1998 to 2004. Between 1989 and 1998, he was the host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown. He hosted two weekly syndicated radio programs based on the American Top 40 franchise: Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s and Casey Ka... more

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  • Apr 27, 1932 (age 77 years)

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  • 1972
  • 1979
  • 1980
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  • 1988
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