Mark Elliott (voice-over artist)

John Harrison Frick Jr. (born September 24, 1939), known professionally as Mark Elliott, is an American voice-over artist best known as the primary voice for Disney productions from 1983 to 2008. He also provided voice-overs for trailers of non-Disney films, logos, feature presentation bumpers and commercials. He was also the voice of CBS[4] and FOX[5] throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and various theatrical trailers for such non-Disney animated movies. In addition to his behind-the-scenes work, Elliott starred with four other notable voice artists in the 1997 short film 5 Men and a Limo.

Mark Elliott
Born
John Harrison Frick Jr.[1][2]

(1939-09-24) September 24, 1939
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.[3]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSandy Shore
Buddy Harrison
Ed Mitchell
Mark Elliott
OccupationVoice-over artist
Years active1957–present

Previously, Elliott was a radio disc jockey, having deejayed for KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa (as Sandy Shore), WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio (as Buddy Harrison), and RKO General radio stations CKLW in Windsor/Detroit (as Ed Mitchell), KFRC in San Francisco and KHJ in Los Angeles. Later, Elliott guest-hosted for Casey Kasem on American Top 40 several times between 1977 and 1982, and again when Kasem hosted Casey's Top 40, he was the regular guest host from 1989 to 1993. He also briefly had his own music countdown show for Drake-Chenault, The Weekly Top 30, which aired between 1979 and 1982.

References
  1. Hogan, Dick (June 21, 1985). "It's all in a name for this disc jockey". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. "Rock Radio Scrapbook: The CKLW Years, Pt. 1". Rockradioscrapbook.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  3. "Sandy Shore - Iowa Rock n Roll Music Association - Inductee List". Iowarocknroll.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  4. Levine, Ken (January 13, 2011). "How to break into voice overs without holding up a sign". Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. "WOFL / Fox Promos April 1987" on YouTube; retrieved March 31, 2015.


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