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'''Robert George "Bob" Uecker''' is a former [[American]] baseball player, sportscaster, and actor who provided the voice of [[Bob Uecker's head|his own head in a jar]] in "[[A Leela of Her Own]]".  He played six years in {{w|Major League Baseball}}, debuting in [[1962]] as a {{w|catcher}} for the {{w|Atlanta Braves|Milwaukee Braves}}.  He played for the Braves until [[1963]], the {{w|St. Louis Cardinals}} from [[1964]] to [[1965]] (including being on the winning roster in the {{w|1964 World Series}}), the {{w|Philadelphia Phillies}} from [[1966]] to [[1967]], and rejoined the re-christened Atlanta Braves for his final season in 1967.  After his baseball career ended he became a play-by-play announcer and field reporter for MLB games, and in [[1985]] he also became the host of ''{{w|The Lighter Side of Sports|Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports}}''.  In addition, he has an acting career which includes a long-running role as George Owens in the [[1980s]] sitcom ''{{w|Mr. Belvedere}}''.
'''Robert George "Bob" Uecker''' is a former [[American]] baseball player, sportscaster, and actor who provided the voice of [[Bob Uecker's head|his own head in a jar]] in "[[A Leela of Her Own]]".  He played six years in {{w|Major League Baseball}}, debuting in [[1962]] as a {{w|catcher}} for the {{w|Atlanta Braves|Milwaukee Braves}}.  He played for the Braves until [[1963]], the {{w|St. Louis Cardinals}} from [[1964]] to [[1965]] (including being on the winning roster in the {{w|1964 World Series}}), the {{w|Philadelphia Phillies}} from [[1966]] to [[1967]], and rejoined the re-christened Atlanta Braves for his final season in 1967.  After his baseball career ended he became a play-by-play announcer and field reporter for MLB games, and in [[1985]] he also became the host of ''{{w|The Lighter Side of Sports|Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports}}''.  In addition, he has an acting career which includes a long-running role as George Owens in the [[1980s]] sitcom ''{{w|Mr. Belvedere}}''.


Uecker was a former Braves teammate of [[Hank Aaron]].  Aaron had originally declined his guest spot on ''[[Futurama]]'' but after hearing that Uecker had agreed to appear, Aaron agreed to do the same.
Uecker was a former Braves teammate of [[Hank Aaron]].  Aaron had originally declined his guest spot on ''[[Futurama]]'' but, after hearing that Uecker had agreed to appear, eventually agreed to do the show.


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Latest revision as of 23:52, 23 February 2013

Bob Uecker
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ProfessionGuest voice actor
Born26 January, 1935
IMDB profilenm0879902
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Category of characters voiced by Bob Uecker
This article is about the real person. For the Futurama character, see Bob Uecker's head.

Robert George "Bob" Uecker is a former American baseball player, sportscaster, and actor who provided the voice of his own head in a jar in "A Leela of Her Own". He played six years in Major League Baseball, debuting in 1962 as a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves. He played for the Braves until 1963, the St. Louis Cardinals from 1964 to 1965 (including being on the winning roster in the 1964 World Series), the Philadelphia Phillies from 1966 to 1967, and rejoined the re-christened Atlanta Braves for his final season in 1967. After his baseball career ended he became a play-by-play announcer and field reporter for MLB games, and in 1985 he also became the host of Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports. In addition, he has an acting career which includes a long-running role as George Owens in the 1980s sitcom Mr. Belvedere.

Uecker was a former Braves teammate of Hank Aaron. Aaron had originally declined his guest spot on Futurama but, after hearing that Uecker had agreed to appear, eventually agreed to do the show.