Linda Myers (m. 1972-1979, divorced) Jean Kasem (m. 1980-2014, his death)
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Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem; April 27, 1932[1]– June 15, 2014) was an American radio personality, music historian, actor, and voice artist. He is known for his many voice roles in cartoons and for being a public radio personality.[2]
Kasem's career began in the radio business in the 1950s in Flint, Michigan. He then made his first movie appearance in Easy Rider in 1967.
He was the host of the weekly American Top 40 radio show from 1970 to 1988, and again from March 1998, until January 10, 2004. Ryan Seacrest is now the host. Kasem is the host of two weekly radio shows, American Top 20 with Casey Kasem and American Top 10 with Casey Kasem.
Kasem retired in 2009, because of old age and health concerns.
Personal life
Kasem married Linda Myers in 1972. The couple had three children.[2] Kasem then married Jean Thompson in 1980.[2] The couple had one child. Kasem lived in Washington state.
Kasem was a Democrat. He narrated television ads for 1972 president candidate George McGovern's campaign.[4]
Disappearance
On May 12, 2014, Kasem was declared missing by a Los Angeles court judge ordered an investigation for his whereabouts.[5] Soon after, Kasem was found alive in Washington state.[6]
On June 6, 2014, Kasem was in critical but stable condition at a hospital in Washington state hospital, receiving antibiotic treatment from blood pressure and bedsores. He also suffered from Lewy body disease, the most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's and was bed-ridden.[8]
Death
Kasem died in Gig Harbor, Washington from complications of dementia and sepsis, aged 82.[9] On August 14, it was reported in the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang that Kasem was going to be buried in Oslo.[10][11][12] The funeral administration of Oslo, Norway confirmed that Kasem was buried at Vestre Gravlund in Oslo on December 16, 2014.[13][14]
↑Marcus Husby (August 14, 2014). "Gravferdsetaten bekrefter likflytting til Oslo" (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 15, 2014. The Oslo graveyard authority confirm that Casey Kasem's body will be transported to Norway