George Lowe

George Edward Lowe (November 10, 1957 – March 2, 2025) was an American voice actor and comedian whose voice roles included Space Ghost on the animated series ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and its spin-off, '' Cartoon Planet''. He continued to voice Space Ghost in several cameos in other programs for several years following the conclusion of the series. Lowe made recurring voice appearances on ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' and ''Robot Chicken''.

Early life

Born in Dunedin, Florida, on November 10, 1957, Lowe grew up in nearby Brooksville. At age 15, Lowe got his first radio job with local station WWJB. He graduated from Hernando High School in 1975 and attended the Radio Engineering Institute of Sarasota and Pasco–Hernando Community College.

Career

Space Ghost

Lowe did occasional voice-over work for TBS throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as occasional voice-overs for Cartoon Network in the mid 1990s. Lowe's career as a voice actor officially began in 1994 with the premiere of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', in which he starred as the lead role of Space Ghost. ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' finished a ten-year run of new episodes on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim in 2004, and was revived on GameTap for two seasons during 2006–2008 for an additional 16 episodes.

Lowe performed Space Ghost's voice more than any other role in his acting career, and he portrayed the character more often than any other actor (Gary Owens being second and Andy Merrill the third). In addition to ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and its spin-off program '' Cartoon Planet'', he made appearances as Space Ghost in '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'', ''The Brak Show'' (he was also a series regular, providing the voice for Dad), ''Robot Chicken'' (among various other characters), ''Perfect Hair Forever'', and other Adult Swim series. As Space Ghost, Lowe served as the voice of the Cartoon Network's merchandise phone sales line.

Lowe performed live and in costume as Space Ghost during the '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'' premiere webcast for Adult Swim; it can also be found among the extras of the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Five'' DVD set. Lowe reprised his role as Space Ghost in the 2011 game '' Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion'' (where Space Ghost is the announcer), but did not voice the character in the 2012 revival of ''Cartoon Planet''.

Other roles

Lowe recorded dialog for the film '' Radioland Murders'', produced by George Lucas, but his scenes were cut from the final film. Lowe appeared as Dick, the chief executive officer of the fictional Bebop Cola company, in a live-action segment of the ''Sealab 2021'' episode "All That Jazz". He also played the recurring character of himself on ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', in which he had a different occupation in every episode; he also played the character "Jet Chicken" on the show. Lowe also provides voices on multiple episodes of ''Robot Chicken'', with his most well-known recurring role being the perverted Unicorn.

Lowe is a recurring character in Artix Entertainment games. Lowe made a special guest voice appearance in the online games '' AdventureQuest Worlds'' and '' Mech Quest'' for their Friday the 13th events in August 2010, in which he takes the role of a park ranger who tells stories around campfires – but is eventually revealed to be a spirit that feeds on fear. Lowe further appears in ''Mech Quest'' as GLaDERP, a parody of GLaDOS from '' Portal''. Lowe narrated the ''AQW'' second-year birthday event, and also made a special guest voice appearance in the online game '' DragonFable'' for the Falconreach Idle event in November 2010; he voiced himself in a panel of three judges for the event. In December 2010, as part of the game's one-year anniversary event, George Lowe, as himself, became a fightable NPC in ''EpicDuel'', ArtixEntertainment's PvP MMO.

Lowe did voice-over work for various media outlets and other companies. For example, San Francisco Bay Area active rock station KSAN uses Lowe's voice in station identification spots. He also did voiceovers for Cleveland rock station WNCX, the Fox, FX, and FXX television networks, and commercials for Dunkin' Donuts and Capital One. George Lowe also played a small role in the animated series ''Beetlejuice'' as Super Ego in the episode " Super Zeroes".

Lowe was among the event guests in the MMORPG '' AdventureQuest Worlds''. He did announcing work for ''Sponsors vs. Freeloaders'' from the second episode forward, and was the announcer for '' The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack''.

Lowe can be heard introducing and closing each episode of Adult Swim Central Central Presents Colon Adult Swim Swimcast Intended for the Internet (the Swimcast).

Illness and death

In July 2023, it was reported that Lowe was recovering from health issues at his Florida home. Lowe died in Lakeland, Florida, on March 2, 2025, at the age of 67, while recovering from a heart surgery procedure he underwent in November. He was inactive on social media for over a year prior to his death.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Nerds in Hell Podcast Interview (8/1/14)

George Lowe Audio Interview

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1957 births
2025 deaths
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Actors from Pinellas County, Florida
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American male web series actors
Male actors from Florida
Male actors from Pinellas County, Florida
People from Brooksville, Florida
People from Dunedin, Florida
People from Lakeland, Florida
Radio personalities from Atlanta
Television personalities from Florida