Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s You’ve Got Mail message, has died aged 74.
The American actor passed away on November 5 after a long illness – just one day before his 75th birthday – his former employer, WKYC-TV Studios in Cleveland confirmed.
Edwards famously recorded a message which would become a staple of all internet users in 1989 for America Online.
His greetings include ‘Welcome’, ‘You’ve got mail’, ‘You’ve got pictures’, ‘You’ve got voicemail’, ‘File’s done’, and ‘Goodbye’, all recorded in his own living room on a cassette deck.
He was paid a mere $200 for his voiceover work – which would go down in internet history.
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s You’ve Got Mail message, has died aged 74 – pictured 2015
The American actor passed away on November 5 after a long illness – just one day before his 75th birthday – his former employer, WKYC-TV Studios in Cleveland confirmed
His AOL message saw him shoot to worldwide fame – he appeared in a 2000 episode of The Simpsons, Little Big Mom, playing a virtual doctor and on a 2015 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
He also appeared in advertising for the 1998 film, You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
