Chick Hearn
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American basketball sportscaster
Film & TV
Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball…
Known for
- Kobe Bryant's Muse — Self (archive footage)2015
- Longshot — Announcer2001
- The Proud Family — Self (voice)2001
- Love & Basketball — Chick Hearn2000
- Wrongfully Accused — Basketball Announcer1998
- Dharma & Greg — Basketball Announcer (voice)1997
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault — Self1996
- Arli$$ — Chick Hearn (voice)1996
- Hang Time1995
- Duckman — Chick Hearn (voice)1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aurora
- Place of death
- Northridge
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Image
- Chick Hearn 1963.jpg
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- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons category
- Chick Hearn
- nickname
- Chickie Baby
- date of birth
- 1916-11-27
- date of death
- 2002-08-05
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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