Acting Career
M.G. Kelly's acting career includes a typecast role as DJ "Bebe Jesus" in the 1976 Barbra Streisand version of A Star Is Born and the role of Father John Voss in the Clint Eastwood movie The Enforcer, as well as many television roles, including two CHiPs episodes from 1978 and the classic WKRP in Cincinnati "Fish Story" episode in 1979. He also provided the voice of the archvillian The Lightning Bug in the 1979 serial spoof J-Men Forever.
In addition to acting, Kelly served a short stint as announcer on the game show The Pop 'N Rocker Game, hosted by Jon Bauman. In late 1988 and early 1989, he took over as the announcer on Wheel of Fortune following the death of former announcer Jack Clark in mid-1988. Kelly announced both the daytime network version of the show and the nighttime, syndicated version hosted by Pat Sajak. He announced from September 1988 to March 1989, except for a two-week stint in November 1988 when the show taped at Radio City Music Hall and Don Pardo announced. Kelly was succeeded by Charlie O'Donnell, the original announcer of the daytime version.
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