Twenty years after that, in 2004, Dean was dismissed by Sara Lee as product spokesman for his own sausage brand. The Chicago-based food products firm retains the rights to Dean's name and likeness. Even years after he passed away, his image and voice are still used in commercials for Jimmy Dean Sausage products.

He was declared dead at 7:54 pm. His estate was estimated to be worth over $50 million.

History. Dean founded the Jimmy Dean Sausage brand of breakfast sausage, which was originally called "Pure Pork Sausage." The Jimmy Dean Sausage company did well, in part due to Dean's own extemporized, good-humored commercials. Dean sold the company to the Sara Lee Corporation in 1984 for $80 million.

In fact, the audio comes from much older Jimmy Dean commercials. Saundra Smith asked, Is that really Jimmy Dean's voice on the commercials, or did they find a voice over actor who sounds like him? to Consolidated Foods in 1984. The company did well in part because of Dean's own extemporized, humorous commercials.

While on Supernatural, Ackles spoke about how he lowered his voice to play Dean, specifically to emulate Jeffrey Dean Morgan (who played his father on the show). It's a choice he admits regretting a bit, given Supernatural's lengthy tenure.

father Dean's Estate Because Dean died without a Will, his assets were passed to his heirs using intestate law. As his mother predeceased him, his father inherited his entire estate. Dean may have preferred that his money go to the aunt and uncle in who raised him.

She's not a billionaire - there's just one of those who made her living in song or on stage - but she is country music's wealthiest woman, however, and it's not even close. No other country ladies make the Top 100.

About Tyson Foods Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®.

Your earnings as a voice actor range from: $35 for a small market radio spot, $150 for a 15 second recording for say a small website, $250 – $350 for a 30 second major market radio commercial (Plus use fees) to about $2000 – $5000 per audiobook, as an established voice talent.

TV commercial voiceover rates range from $500 for a 13-week broadcast in a local market to $7,499 for a nationwide commercial broadcast in perpetuity. Radio commercial voiceover rates start at $250 for a 13-week local broadcast to $1,499 for a nationwide broadcast in perpetuity.

Before dying, John tells Dean, if he can't save Sam, he'll have to kill him, should he become evil. The fourth season episode "On the Head of a Pin" reveals that the demon Alastair tortured John in Hell for over a century, with John refusing the demon's offer to stop if he himself would torture someone else.

Tim Storms is the Guinness world record holder for the lowest voice on planet earth (there may be deeper on other planets!).