AOL's `Celebrity You've Got Mail' Campaign Continues with 10 More Star-Studded Voices Lined Up.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2002 America Online See AOL. , Inc.
Upcoming Celebrities Include a Spiderman Fan, a Former Beauty Queen
and a Rocket Man, to Say the Phrase Heard More Than
60 Million Times a Day
Charlie Sheen, Brandy, Conan O'Brien, Tweet, Debra Jo Rupp of That
70's Show, Wesley Snipes and Britney Spears Unveiled as Past
Week's Mystery Voices
AOL's month-long "Celebrity You've Got Mail The audio announcement heard millions of times per day by AOL users. The voice was recorded by Elwood "El" Edwards in 1989 at the suggestion of his wife Karen, who worked in customer service for Quantum Computer Services (before Quantum became AOL). " promotion continued this week by revealing the names and faces behind seven more of the 32 mystery celebrity voices sharing their version of "Welcome," "You've Got Mail," and "Goodbye." Millions of consumers to date have logged on to check out the promotion, with the majority of players guessing the voices correctly. Voice #16 - The bad boy of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Charlie Sheen Charles Irwin Sheen (born September 3, 1965) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. Biography Early life Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estevez , greeted members with "Dude, What's Happening?" on May 29. (Approximately 79% guessed correctly.) Voice #17 - Brandy still knows what you did last summer, and she also knew members had mail on May 30. (Approximately 85% guessed correctly.) Voice #18 - It wasn't just Late Night, it was all day that Conan O'Brien Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBC's late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan O'Brien. alerted members of mail with "I've Got Pink Eye" on May 31. (Approximately 84% guessed correctly.) Voice #19 - Missy Elliot's protege Tweet greeted members with "Hey, Hummingbird" on June 1. (Approximately 72% guessed correctly.) Voice #20 - Kitty from That 70's Show, Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American television actress perhaps best known for her role as Kitty Forman on the sitcom That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006. She is a natural actor as opposed to a method actor. , gave her motherly moth·er·ly adj. 1. Of, like, or appropriate to a mother: motherly love. 2. Showing the affection of a mother. adv. In a manner befitting a mother. advice saying, "Honey, You've Got Mail" on June 2. (Approximately 58% guessed correctly.) Voice #21 - Sharp as a blade, Wesley Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. greeted members with his new-jack sounds on June 3. (Approximately 87% guessed correctly.) Voice #22 - Pop princess Britney Spears notified members with "You've Got Mail, Again!" on June 4. (Approximately 77% guessed correctly.) AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. members can now customize their "You've Got Mail," "Welcome" and "Goodbye" greetings with these celebrities' voices by going to AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail. Who are the next celebrities to say "You've Got Mail?" Here are the clues for the next mystery voices available at www.celebrityygm.aol.com and at AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail. (Editors' note: Contact us at the number below to break the names of the next mystery celebrities.) Voice #23: Posted Wednesday, June 5 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #24: Posted Thursday, June 6 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #25: Posted Friday, June 7 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #26: Posted Saturday, June 8 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #27: Posted Sunday, June 9 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #28: Posted Monday, June 10 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. Voice #29: Posted Tuesday, June 11 -- She started a hair trend ages ago. -- She played a white man in a movie. -- She's in the window at Madam Tussauds. About "Celebrity You've Got Mail" Open to both AOL members (through AOL Keyword: You've Got Mail) and non-members (www.celebrityygm.aol.com), participants must guess the identity of the celebrity greeter for a chance to win one of four 2002 model year DaimlerChrysler vehicles -- a Jeep Liberty, Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Chrysler PT Cruiser The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a typically American "retro"-styled station wagon or hatchback built by Chrysler, launched in 2000 as the entry-level Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was on Car and Driver's or Dodge Intrepid SXT SXT Soft X-Ray Telescope SXT Sensient Technologies Corp (stock symbol) SXT Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim SXT Solar X-Ray Telescope (Launched in 1991 as a part of the Japanese Yokoh satellite) - and other great prizes. There is a different celebrity email greeter and a chance to enter every day. About America Online America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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