America Online Unveils Celebrity Voices; Sufferin' Succotash, Who's Voice is That?Entertainment Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 9, 2001 Madonna, Destiny's Child  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Sly Stallone and Sylvester the Cat Unveiled as Past Week's Mystery Voices in the 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. 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). " Campaign 8 More Star-Studded Voices Lined-Up to Say the Phrase Heard More Than 50 Million Times a Day AOL revealed a star-studded line-up of mystery voices this past week as part of the company's Celebrity "You've Got Mail" campaign. The celebrities included: Voice #1 - Madonna - The Material Girl greeted members from April 30 - May 2. Voice #2 - Sylvester Stallone welcomed members with his trademark "Yo" from May 2- May 4th. Voice #3 - Destiny's Child were in true diva form with their chorus greeting from May 4 - May 7. Voice #4 - It was revealed today that it was Sylvester the Cat offering "Greetings and Salutations." The animated actor was online from May 7 - May 9. AOL 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: Voice #5: Posted Wednesday, May 9 -- He was recently given an honorary sheriff's deputy badge in Las Vegas. -- He wants to be remembered like Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly. -- Before he became a box-office draw in the U.S., he had over 100 movies to his credit. Voice #6: Posted Friday, May 11 -- She has been voted one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." -- Her first name is really Audrey and she goes by her middle name. -- She is adopted. Voice #7: Posted Monday, May 14 -- He sold Kool-Aid on the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. at 8 years-old to raise money for a political candidate -- He does a great impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The of the cartoon character Shaggy shaggy /shag·gy/ (shag´e) 1. covered with, having, or resembling rough long hair or wool. 2. having a rough texture or surface or hairlike processes. . -- His bedside reading is The Art of Happiness: A Handbook For Living by the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (dä`lī lä`mə) [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Believed like his predecessors to be the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 1935–, . 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 three Mazda Miata Roadsters, or one of 12 trips to the 2002 BLOCKBUSTER(R) Movie Awards in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , as well as a BLOCKBUSTER Value Card for 52 free movie rentals, one per week for 52 consecutive weeks. |
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