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When Brandee Barker needed a ride while she was in Cleveland, she didn't expect to hear a voice from the past.
CLEVELAND — When Brandee Barker of California needed a ride while visiting Cleveland last week, she requested an Uber. However, she didn't expect to get a ride from a celebrity.
Barker's Uber driver, Elwood Edwards, was the man behind the iconic voice that delivered America Online’s famous “You’ve got mail” greeting.
After Edwards shared his claim to fame with Barker, she asked him to say the famous phrase for her while she recorded it for a post on Twitter.
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Edwards was also the voice of AOL’s “Welcome,” "Goodbye” and “File’s Done” messages, according to imdb.com.
OMG OMG my @Uber driver in Ohio was the You've Got Mail voice Elwood Edwards!!! I made him say it in this video #GOTVforHRC pic.twitter.com/Jgcl7v040D
— Brandee Barker (@brandee) November 5, 2016
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“You’ve Got Mail” became a catchphrase in the late '90s and was the title of a 1998 film starring Tom Hanks.
Image via Uber app screen capture
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