Casey Kasem, Radio Legend and Scooby-Doo Voice Actor, Dead at 82 

icon Casey Kasem, who carved out a lucrative side career providing the voice of Shaggy in the

franchise, died early Sunday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 82.

Twitter. “Early this Father’s Day morning, our dad Casey Kasem passed away surrounded by family and friends,” she wrote. “Even though we know he is in a better place and no longer suffering, we are heartbroken. Thank you for all your love, support and prayers. The world will miss Casey Kasem, an incredible talent and humanitarian; we will miss our Dad.”

Kasem became a radio legend as host of the syndicated

, a gig he held down for 24 years (from 1970-88 and 1998-2004).

‘s various TV incarnations, Kasem’s distinctive voice could be heard on 

It’s amazing how people we’ve never met that have nothing to do with us can impact us. Shaggy isn’t real. But the presence of Kasey’s voice to Shaggy’s character has been lifelong since my childhood, and so I feel an affection for that that I’ll now miss. Plus, no one over the age of 30 can hear his voice and not think of his Top 40. I’m so sorry to Kerri, Mike, Julie, and Liberty Kasem, as well as his entire family for this loss, and on Father’s Day no less.

My heartfelt condolences to the Kasem family. I grew up listening to Casey on the radio and looked forward to his countdown program!! Rest in Peace…

Sad news. While he was not prominent in the foreground, his voice was one of the most distinctive in both radio and animation. I remember listening on the radio to his show (I believe he also had a syndicated TV show on Saturdays that focused on the top 10 of the week) and there were so many cartoons he was attached to (not just Scooby Doo). He’ll be missed.

Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.

Zoinks, Like, rest in peace. You’re with Don Messick now.

He’ll always be the voice of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo forever. RIP Casey Kasem :-(

I hope the family can heal after the battle, they had fighting over what was best to do in his last days. I am heart broken over his passing, I like so many have wonderful childhood memories of his voice as Shaggy in many of the Scooby Doo incarnation. I also, like many had a connection to him in my teens to my adulthood years with the top 40 radio show.Casey will truly be missed but his love for what he did to bring joy and laughter, will live on forever.

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