Comedian George Lowe, voice of Space Ghost, dies at 67

Comedian and voice actor George Lowe, who is well-known as the voice of Space Ghost on “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” died on March 2. He was 67.

Lowe’s representative confirmed the news to Deadline. The entertainer’s longtime friend “Marvelous Marvin” Boone paid tribute to him on Facebook.

“I’m beyond devastated,” Boone wrote. “My Zobanian brother and best friend for over 40 years, George Lowe, has passed away after a long illness. A part of me had also died. He was a supremely talented Artist and Voice actor.”

George Lowe’s career

The backstory:

George Lowe got his first radio job with local station WWJB when he was 15 years old.

He did some voice-over work for TBWS and Cartoon Network in the 1980s to mid-1990s before getting his lead role of Space Ghost in 1994 with the premiere of “Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Cartoon Network.”

Space Ghost was a parody of talk shows with live-action celebrity guests, hosted by the Hanna Barbera character Space Ghost, which aired from 1994 to 1999 on Cartoon Network. The show later returned in 2001, airing on Adult Swim’s late-night programming block until 2004, Deadline reported.

Deadline noted that Lowe also voiced Space Ghost in the “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” spinoff “Cartoon Planet,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, “and “The Brak Show,” where Lowe also was a regular on the program as the voice of Dad, and Robot Chicken, and others. In February 2024, Lowe voiced Space Ghost in an episode of Max’s “Jellystone.”

Lowe’s love of art

Dig deeper:

George Lowe had a passion for art and had a penchant for searching for the next work of art to add to his sprawling collection.

The Dunedin, Florida native has an impressive art collection spanning most of his home, with over 700 pieces. FOX 13 Tampa reported that Lowe was also a well-known artist himself, and his interest started when he was young.