G1 Voice Actor Jeff MacKay passes away |
09-01-2008, 12:43 PM
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#1 | | Mount St. Hilary Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 723 Location: Portland, Oregon Collection Count: 140 News Credits: 3 | G1 Voice Actor Jeff MacKay passes away If this is the wrong section, please move it.
TVSquad.com is reporting that Jeff MacKay has passed away at the age of 60. Known for roles in "Magnum, P.I" and "JAG", he is perhaps best known to Transformer fans as the voice of the Aerialbot Fireflight in the original 80's cartoon. TV Obits: MacKay, Cohen, Crane, Theobald - TV Squad "The future belongs to those that believe in the beauty of their dreams." |
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09-01-2008, 01:20 PM
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#2 | | Flippy Floppies Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,671 Location: On a boat, Texas Collection Count: Quite a few News Credits: 15 | Sorry to hear that. RIP Jeff MacKay, aka Fireflight. You will be missed.  Newest TF Addition: FORTRESS MAXIMUS!!! |
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09-01-2008, 01:25 PM
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#3 | | Crazy Colon Burner!!!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,166 Location: UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | RIP Mr MacKay...  Thanks to Draven for the kickass sig!... IT'S COLON BURNING TIME!!!!... |
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09-01-2008, 01:30 PM
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#4 | | Argumentative TF Wiki guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,007 Location: Sydney, Australia Collection Count: Some. News Credits: 4 | RIP  |
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09-01-2008, 01:31 PM
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#5 | | is the meat Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,700 Location: Manchester, UK Collection Count: 345 and counting News Credits: 11 | RIP  |
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09-01-2008, 01:52 PM
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#6 | | The British Butcher Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,585 Location: UK! Collection Count: An awful lot. And a few SWTFs. | It's never easy to report news like this.
RIP Mr MacKay. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lance Halberd Sol Fury can be likened to a German clock. A very exact, complex, and tightly-wound precision instrument that occasionally goes cuckoo. | |
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09-01-2008, 02:09 PM
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#7 | | WHERE'S METAL GEAR!? Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,058 Location: Long Island, New York Collection Count: Counting them would require effort News Credits: 8 |  Mr.MacKay |
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09-01-2008, 02:23 PM
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#8 | | servant to Gen. Skywarp Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,031 Location: Tampa Bay, Floooorida Collection Count: more than I think I think | Rip--wasnt he "Rick" on Magnum PI? 
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09-01-2008, 02:32 PM
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#9 | | I am AMAZON! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,349 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Collection Count: 323 | Quote:
Originally Posted by faithingruden Rip--wasnt he "Rick" on Magnum PI? | No, he played Mac and, after Mac was killed off, con artist Jim Bonig.
This is so weird, I was just watching a couple of season eight Magnum, P.I. episodes last night where MacKay played the Mac character as a sort of ghost/angel following Magnum around. What incredibly strange timing. |
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09-01-2008, 02:33 PM
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#10 | | Anti Spiral Messenger Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,410 Location: South Wales, UK Collection Count: 131 TFs, 69 Daleks, 6 Revoltechs | Im not very familiar on the guy but RIP  |
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