Stu Nahan
Stu Nahan | |
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Studio City, California, U.S. | |
Years active | 1946–2007 |
Spouse | Sandy Nahan (19??–2007; his death) |
Stu Nahan (June 23, 1926 – December 26, 2007) was an American television
Biography
Early life and career
A native of Los Angeles, Nahan moved at age 2 with his mother to Canada, where he grew up playing ice hockey.
A star
Nahan acted on a children's television program portraying "Skipper Stu" in
Film career
In the mid-to-late 1970s, Nahan began working in the movie industry, always playing a sports commentator and usually appearing as himself. Aside from the Rocky series, Nahan made a brief appearance in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), in which he interviews the character Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) in a dream sequence; this scene was parodied in "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" with a fictional "Stu Brewster" (portrayed by Bill Lewis). Nahan also had a bit part in the 1971 TV movie, Brian's Song, as the speaker who introduced Gale Sayers at the awards banquet where Sayers was named Rookie of the Year. He played a small but vital role in the Rocky films as the play-by-play commentator who called all of the fictional boxer's title bouts. Nahan's voice was used for the play-by-play in the computer boxing game that helped spark the title character's comeback in the sixth film of the series, Rocky Balboa. Additionally, he had a small role as an announcer in The A-Team episode, "Quarterback Sneak". Mr. Nahan also had small roles as the news anchor in the 1979 movie Meteor and in the CHiPs episode "Something Special" S6E6 as himself.[2]
Los Angeles television market
Nahan was a sports anchor in the Los Angeles television market for roughly 30 years, with KABC-TV (1968–1977), KNBC (1977–1986) and KTLA (1988–1999). He also spent time with radio stations KABC, KXTA, and KFWB. He was involved with the Los Angeles Dodgers' pregame show, from which he retired after the 2004 season.
Death
Nahan battled
His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6549 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography
- Brian’s Song (1971) - Speaker
- Gus (1976) - L.A. Sportscaster
- Rocky (1976) - Fight Commentator (uncredited)
- Rocky II (1979) - Fight Commentator
- Meteor (1979) - Football Announcer
- Private Benjamin (1980) - Newscaster
- Rocky III (1982) - Title Rematch Commentator
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) - Himself
- Rocky IV (1985) - Commentator #1
- The A Team (1987) - Commentator #1
- Transylvania Twist (1989) - Sports Announcer
- Taking Care of Business (1990) - Radio Reporter at Airport
- Rocky V (1990) - Fight Commentator
- The Great White Hype (1996) - Fight Announcer #1
- Rocky Balboa (2006) - Computer Fight Commentator (voice) (final film role)
References
- ^ Stewart, Larry (December 26, 2007), "Sports broadcaster Stu Nahan dies at 81", Los Angeles Times
- ^ CHiPs: Season 6, Episode 6, retrieved 2023-01-18