Mark Elliot (voice-over artist)

Mark Elliott (born 1939, died 2021) was the primary voice-over artist for Walt Disney Entertainment. He provided voice overs for trailers and commercials. He is well known for his voice overs in Disney's television series. He was also the voice of CBS for many years, and the trailer for Anastasia. In addition to his behind-the-scenes work, Elliott stared with four other notable voice artists in the 1997 short film 5 Men and a Limo. One of his most well-known voice-overs for Disney is the catchphrase "And Now, Our Feature Presentation," which he says at the start of most Disney films on video.

Previously, Elliott was a radio disc jockey, having deejayed for KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa (as Sandy Shore), WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio (as Buddy Harrison), and RKO General radio stations CKLW in Windsor/Detroit (as Ed Mitchell), KFRC in San Francisco and KHJ in Los Angeles. Later, Elliott guest-hosted for Casey Kasem on American Top 40 several times between 1977 and 1982, and again when Casey hosted Casey's Top 40, he was the regular guest host from 1989 to 1993. He also briefly had his own music countdown show for Drake-Chenault, The Weekly Top 30, which aired between 1979 and 1982.

Death
Elliott died at age 81 on April 3, 2021, at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering two heart attacks. He had additionally suffered from lung cancer.