George Lowe, Star of Grownup Swim’s Area Ghost, Has Died

George Lowe, a comic and voice actor greatest identified for his function as Area Ghost within the Grownup Swim animated discuss present collection Space Ghost Coast to Coast, has died at 67.

Information of Lowe’s passing was first announced on Facebook by Lowe’s longtime buddy “Marvelous” Marvin Boon. TVLine later confirmed Lowe’s passing. In line with TVLine, Lowe handed away March 2, reportedly after battling an extended sickness.

“I’m past devastated,” Boon wrote. “My Zobanian brother and greatest buddy for over 40 years, George Lowe, has handed away after an extended sickness. Part of me [has] additionally died. He was a supremely proficient artist and voice actor. A real warm-hearted genius. Funniest man on Earth too. I’ve stolen jokes from him for many years. He stole a few of mine.”

As famous by TVLine in a 2023 article, followers grew involved over Lowe’s well being after the actor stopped posting as ceaselessly on social media. In line with TVLine, Lowe was affected by well being issues, together with an aortic dissection that required intubation twice, main Lowe to require a nurse to look after him at his Florida residence.

Area Ghost was initially a crime-fighting superhero created by Hanna-Barbera on Cartoon Planet. He later transitioned to the comedic late-night discuss present host followers know and love him as in the present day. Area Ghost Coast to Coast was forward of its time, having its titular host sit down and chat with real-world celebrities like Willie Nelson, Talking Heads’ David Bryne, and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.

RIP George Lowe

He reprises his function as Area Ghost in Jellystone! for the ultimate time pic.twitter.com/Jj491rr6tl

— Hanna-Barbera ScreenCaps (@HannaBarberaCap) March 4, 2025

RIP George Lowe. “I used to be lifeless lengthy earlier than you have been born, and I’ll be lifeless lengthy earlier than you die.” 💔 pic.twitter.com/le14HhTCYo

— grownup swim (@adultswim) March 4, 2025

Lowe would additionally supply his voice as Area Ghost in different Grownup Swim reveals like Aqua Teen Starvation Pressure and Robotic Hen, and he had a cameo on late rapper MF DOOM‘s Hazard Doom monitor “Space Hos.” Different animated reveals during which Lowe starred embody The Brak Present and American Dad. Lowe’s final voice function will see him reprise as Area Ghost within the third season of Max’s animated collection Jellystone!, which streams March 6.

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