Pat Cashman

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Pat Cashman
Born
Patrick Cashman

September 16, 1950 (1950-09-16) (age 74)
Education University of Portland (BA)
Occupation(s)Radio personality, comedian
Children Chris Cashman, Katie Cashman
RelativesMike Cashman (brother)

Patrick Cashman (born September 16, 1950) is an American comedian and television and radio personality based in the Seattle metropolitan area.

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Bend, Oregon. He has a younger brother named Mike Cashman who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, who formerly worked as a substitute teacher in the Mukilteo School District and coached the 8th grade Explorer Middle School basketball team. Cashman graduated from Bend High School in 1968 [1] and majored in journalism and communications at the University of Portland. [2]

Career

After graduation, he worked in radio in Bend, Ontario, and Eugene then switched to television, where he made local commercials at KEZI.

Cashman moved to KING-TV in Seattle in 1980, where he again worked in making local commercials, including spots for the Seattle Mariners baseball team. [2] He was a regular cast member of the long-running local comedy show Almost Live! with his co-star John Keister, as well as the announcer for Bill Nye the Science Guy . On radio, he has hosted the Pat Cashman Show , a morning drive-time show on several Seattle stations, and his familiar bassy voice is heard in local commercials. Among the local commercials he voices are the commercials for Jerry's Hardware in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon—and Grover's Electric and Plumbing with multiple Northwest locations. He is featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii as the game's announcer, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand. [3]

Cashman writes for several local newspapers in the Seattle region. He generally presents his comical view on a wide variety of subjects in a single article. Cashman has been in many advertisements for Taco Time. He appeared in Visioneers (2009) as a telethon host.

In January 2013, Cashman returned to Seattle TV with a new regional comedy show called The 206 , along with his son Chris and former Almost Live! costar John Keister. Keister subsequently left the show in 2014. In 2015, a revamped version of the show, Up Late Northwest , began airing in other markets as well as Seattle (Portland, Spokane, Eugene and Medford). The program is hosted by both Pat and Chris Cashman. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Visioneers Bern Goodman
2016Tall MenBankruptcy Attorney

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Peculiar PlayhouseProfessor Jasper Farndark1 episode
1991–1996 Almost Live! Various4 episodes
1993–1998 Bill Nye the Science Guy Various98 episodes
1996 Pandora's Clock Dave Telander2 episodes
1996 Amazing Planet Captain Rip Rayon6 episodes
2008–2012 Biz Kid$ Narrator45 episodes
2013StillDanEpisode: "Peers"
2013–2015 The (206) Various41 episodes
2015 Up Late NW Host18 episodes
2017 Z Nation Jack KingmanEpisode: "We Interrupt This Program"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 M.U.G.E.N Voice
2002 Hoyle Casino Empire
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Narrator / Master Hand / Crazy Hand

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References

  1. "Speaker of the Year". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. May 22, 1968. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 "Pat Cashman". Marketing Immortals. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" Credits
  4. "'Almost Live' crew returns with 'The 206'". Everett Daily Herald. January 4, 2013.
  5. Endjean, Kevin (December 26, 2012). "Issaquah's Chris Cashman helps launch Northwest comedy show, 'The 206'". Issaquah Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2014.