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'''Daniel McKeague''' (born June 5, 1974) is an [[Americans|American]] actor, [[voice actor]], [[comedian]], and TV [[advertising]] sales manager. He is best known as the newcurrent voice of the [[Aflac]] [[mascot]], a duck. On April 26, 2011, it was announced that McKeague would replace [[Gilbert Gottfried]] as the duck's voice. Gottfried had been fired because of making a joke on the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami in Japan]].<ref name=myfox/><ref name=huffington/>

==Early life==
McKeague was born and raised in [[Hugo, Minnesota]] in 1974.<ref name=myfox/>

==Career==
Originally a salesman, McKeague was hired by [[Aflac]] as the new voice of the Aflac Duck on April 26, 2011 after original actor [[Gilbert Gottfried]] (whom McKeague was able to [[Impersonator|impersonate]]) was fired.<ref name=myfox/><ref name=huffington/>

On May 1, 2011, the first Aflac [[commercial]] with McKeague voicing the duck was released.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}

==Personal life==
McKeague has a wife and 3 children.{{fact|date=April 2012}}

==Filmography==
===Commercials===
* ''[[Jump5]]'': Pizza Man (2002)
* ''[[Aflac]]'': Aflac Duck (2011-)

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=myfox>{{cite web
|url= http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/daniel-mckeague-kqrs-aflac-duck-apr-26-2011
|title = Minneapolis Sales Manager New Voice of Aflac Duck
|publisher = [[Associated Press|AP]]
|author = Mae Anderson
|date = 26 April 2011
|access-date = 11 April 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=huffington>{{cite web
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/daniel-mckeague-aflac-ducks-new-voice_n_854003.html
|title = Daniel McKeague: Aflac Duck's New Voice
|publisher = Huffington Post
|date = 26 April 2011
|access-date = 11 April 2012
}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American voice actors]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:Comedians from Minnesota]]
[[Category:Actors from Minnesota]]