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psychic_therapy

01-14-2009, 04:25 PM

I never watched Fantasy Island, but I will always remember Khan from Star Trek...

Pro

01-14-2009, 05:30 PM

KHAAAAAAAAANNN!

Well, he got to be 88 years old and was married for 63 years to his wife who passed away last year, had 4 children and a great career from 1943 till last year. Sounds like a fullfilled life at least.

suttercain

01-14-2009, 05:42 PM

KHAAAAAAAAANNN!

Tipping my 40 to the villain of the Naked Gun.

The funniest thing I ever heard was a guy prank call George Takei acting like Ricardo Montalban. Howard Stern still plays it on occasion and it's comedy gold.

Listen!
http://www.ijigg.com/songs/V2EA77BPA0

psychic_therapy

01-14-2009, 06:18 PM

You're right, I completely forgot about the Naked Gun... classic comedy!

Matt K

01-14-2009, 07:48 PM

He was awesome in Freakazoid!

"Laugh with me!"

Sad he passed away but he definitely lived a very full life.

Howard Allan

01-14-2009, 09:14 PM

He also voiced Senor Senior SR. on the Kim Possible cartoons.

LtMarvel

01-14-2009, 10:48 PM

One of the greatest careers.

He even avoided rolls and skits that would play on his attractiveness to women in order to maintain his reputation as a happily married man.

Freakazoid? My memories are starting to fade.. what did he do on that show?

Kirayoshi

01-14-2009, 11:11 PM

Tien Long

01-15-2009, 05:05 AM

I remember him mentioning his marriage in his "E! True Hollywood Story" special. Both he and his wife were devout Catholics, and they took their marriage to one another very seriously.

I'll most remember Mr. Montalban mainly for some of the humanitarian commercials for causes like adopting an impoverished child that he made over the past couple of years on the Spanish language channels. Listening him speak in Spanish was awesome. For me, he didn't sound suave or debonair, but rather was quite noble in his speech and conduct.

Mr. Montalban, God bless