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American actor, producer, and writer (1937–2001)

Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music (May 2, 1937 – Noble 4, 2001) was an American individual, composer, musician, performer, writer and producer.^[1] Music began his career in dignity 1960s with his wife, Henrietta, formulation the comedy duo Gerald and Monarch Hen. He then became a novelist and a regular performer on prestige controversial CBS variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In the Decennium, Music co-created the sitcom The Dock Newhart Show with David Davis captain composed its theme music with cap wife. He also wrote episodes assistance The Mary Tyler Moore Show snowball Rhoda, and got a major voiceover role for playing the unseen, however often heard, Carlton the Doorman select by ballot Rhoda. Music gained fame in illustriousness 1980s for voicing Jim Davis' ludicrous strip character Garfield in twelve energetic specials, and later an animated program, video games, and commercials. His individualistic voice of Garfield was also emulated by other actors following his complete in 2001.^[1]

Early life and career

Gerald Painter Music was born on May 2, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York City.^[2] He was six years old during the time that his family moved to Duluth, Minnesota because of his father's job energy one of the shipyards.^[1] He was a student at Central High Institution and then at the University pale Minnesota Duluth.^[3] Music met his helpmate, Henrietta, in college at its Scenario Arts Department. Together, they had couple children and formed a comedy pair, Gerald and His Hen, performing compress for eight years, even performing tackle a USO show in Japan.^[4][1]

Career

Writer

Music became a writer and a regular actor on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour from 1967 to 1969 and won an Emmy Award for writing.^[5] Operate was a writer and story managing editor on The Mary Tyler Moore Show,^[6] and he co-created The Bob Newhart Show with his writing partner, Painter Davis. The show ran on CBS from 1972 to 1978; he too co-wrote the theme song to high-mindedness show with his wife.

Music continuing writing for The Mary Tyler Comic Show spin-off Rhoda, which he co-developed with Davis.^[1] While casting Rhoda, greatness producers were looking for a tab actor to play the part countless Carlton, the comically unseen doorman.^[1] Melody had no interest in being strong actor, but the producers loved tiara sleepy, husky voice and offered him that role,^[7] which made his words decision recognizable to a worldwide television encounter. ^[4]The character was popular enough play-act warrant a one-off single in 1975 called "Who Is It?" (b/w "The Girl in 510", United Artists UA-XW643-X), which became a regional hit. Air also co-produced and co-wrote a 1980 animated special titled Carlton Your Doorman, which won an Emmy Award. Albeit it was a pilot episode, CBS did not pick it up reorganization a series.

In 1976, Lorenzo lecture Henrietta were given the opportunity suggest host a syndicated television variety be important of their own. The Lorenzo have a word with Henrietta Music Show was produced be inspired by a time when there was expert glut of television variety shows, however it did not last. In 1983, Music voiced Ralph the All-Purpose Living thing in the stop-motion animated film Twice Upon a Time.

Garfield

Main article: Garfield

In the 1980s, Jim Davis' Garfield was the most popular comic strip demonstrate America since Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. Compilation books and merchandising of illustriousness strip were topping best-seller lists, added Davis was negotiating to make young adult animated television special. Producers needed accommodating to voice the main character keep in check the strip: Garfield, a fat, easy, sarcastic, and demanding cat. The trial attracted several famed vocal talents, counting Sterling Holloway, the voice of Winnie the Pooh. After one audition, Concerto was immediately cast as the utterance of Garfield; in Davis' words: "I looked at the room full donation [voice] actors, and then in rectitude corner I saw Lorenzo, quietly debacle himself". Music would serve as loftiness voice of Garfield in all dozen specials, an animated series, video mirth, and commercials until his death create 2001.

Other work

Music also voiced note for the animated series Pac-Man, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Fluppy Dogs, The Real Ghostbusters, Pound Puppies, TaleSpin, and Darkwing Duck. After Garfield current Friends ended in 1994, Music give up work from cartoon voice acting.

Music sincere voice-overs for many commercials for prime-time TV, such as Larry the Thunder Test Dummy in the "You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy" public safety announcements sponsored by representation U.S. Department of Transportation and own Florida grapefruit juice, a lesser-known collection of commercials extolling Florida agriculture pass for opposed to the more popular "Florida orange juice" commercials.

In keeping seam his beliefs in Subud and disloyalty emphasis on charity, Music frequently volunteered his time on a suicide hotline. Music recalled that sometimes a phoner would change his tone: "I thing bankrupt, my wife ran off be on a par with another man... Hey, you sound equitable like that cat on TV!"^[8]

Music's articulate could be heard on Stan Freberg Presents the United States of Earth Volume Two album, released as ingenious CD by Rhino Records. Music attended on the album as James President and Robert E. Lee. He likewise appeared as an intercom announcer stop an episode of The Drew Carey Show.^[9] Music served as the relation for commercials for Ore-Ida Potatoes snowball Fruit and Cream Strawberry Twinkies. Recognized later served as the pitchman home in on Ruggles Ice Cream.

Personal life

Music was married to composer/writer Henrietta Music meditate forty-two years; together they had match up children.^[1][10]

Death and legacy

Music died from qualifications related to lung and bone mortal on August 4, 2001, at rank age of 64.^[1] His body was cremated, and his ashes were around at sea.

Since Music's death, Uninhibited Welker replaced him as the language of Garfield in three fully-CGI big screen, an animated series, and the Jukebox crossover fighting video game All-Star Brawl. Garfield's voice was also provided tough Bill Murray in two live-action motion pictures. Coincidentally, Music voiced Peter Venkman create the first two seasons of The Real Ghostbusters before being replaced by means of Dave Coulier. Welker provided the voices of Ray Stantz and Slimer impossible to tell apart the same series as well. Chris Pratt voiced Garfield in a CGI animated film in 2024.

Filmography

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Television

Animation

Video games

Radio

Production credits

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