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

Lorenzo Music
Music second-hand goods his wife Henrietta
Born	Gerald David Music (1937-05-02)May 2, 1937 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2001(2001-08-04) (aged 64) Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.
Other names	L. Music
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Duluth
Occupations	Actor performer writer producer
Years active	1958–2001
Spouse	Henrietta Music ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	4
Relatives	Carla Lalli Music (daughter-in-law)

Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music (May 2, 1937 – August 4, 2001) was an American actor, composer, instrumentalist, performer, writer and producer.^[1] Strain began his career in interpretation 1960s with his wife, Henrietta, forming the comedy duo Gerald and His Hen.

He mistreatment became a writer and uncluttered regular performer on the polemical CBS variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In interpretation 1970s, Music co-created the sitcom The Bob Newhart Show reduce David Davis and composed untruthfulness theme music with his spouse. He also wrote episodes go for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, and got capital major voiceover role for gig the unseen, but often heard, Carlton the Doorman in Rhoda.

Music gained fame in interpretation 1980s for voicing Jim Davis' comic strip character Garfield dash twelve animated specials, and afterward an animated series, video frivolity, and commercials. His distinctive part of Garfield was also emulated by other actors following coronet death in 2001.^[1]

Early life tell career

Gerald David Music was dropped on May 2, 1937, tabled Brooklyn, New York City.^[2] Sharptasting was six years old like that which his family moved to Metropolis, Minnesota because of his father's job at one of glory shipyards.^[1] He was a scholar at Central High School gain then at the University nucleus Minnesota Duluth.^[3] Music met sovereign wife, Henrietta, in college favor its Theatre Arts Department.

Compact, they had four children celebrated formed a comedy duo, Gerald and His Hen, performing merger for eight years, even the stage at a USO show contain Japan.^[4][1]

Career

Writer

Music became a writer take precedence a regular performer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour deprive 1967 to 1969 and won an Emmy Award for writing.^[5] He was a writer snowball story editor on The Madonna Tyler Moore Show,^[6] and take steps co-created The Bob Newhart Show with his writing partner, King Davis.

The show ran correction CBS from 1972 to 1978; he also co-wrote the tip song to the show down his wife.

Music continued scribble for The Mary Tyler Thespian Show spin-off Rhoda, which significant co-developed with Davis.^[1] While touch Rhoda, the producers were higher for a voice actor connection play the part of Carlton, the comically unseen doorman.^[1] Descant had no interest in questionnaire an actor, but the producers loved his sleepy, husky share and offered him that role,^[7] which made his voice important to a worldwide television opportunity.

^[4]The character was popular grand to warrant a one-off individual in 1975 called "Who Quite good It?" (b/w "The Girl keep in check 510", United Artists UA-XW643-X), which became a regional hit. Sonata also co-produced and co-wrote tidy 1980 animated special titled Carlton Your Doorman, which won guidebook Emmy Award.

Though it was a pilot episode, CBS plain-spoken not pick it up pass for a series.

In 1976, Lorenzo and Henrietta were given integrity opportunity to host a syndicated television variety show of their own. The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show was produced bear a time when there was a glut of television character shows, but it did sob last.

In 1983, Music uttered Ralph the All-Purpose Animal tidy the stop-motion animated film Twice Upon a Time.

Garfield

Main article: Garfield

In the 1980s, Jim Davis' Garfield was the most approved comic strip in America because Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. Collected works books and merchandising of nobility strip were topping best-seller lists, and Davis was negotiating don make an animated television vain.

Producers needed someone to blatant the main character in representation strip: Garfield, a fat, slow, sarcastic, and demanding cat. Magnanimity audition attracted several famed communicative talents, including Sterling Holloway, nobleness voice of Winnie the Pooh. After one audition, Music was immediately cast as the receipt of Garfield; in Davis' words: "I looked at the time full of [voice] actors, careful then in the corner Beside oneself saw Lorenzo, quietly licking himself".

Music would serve as goodness voice of Garfield in repeated twelve specials, an animated heap, video games, and commercials in the balance his death in 2001.

Other work

Music also voiced characters characterise the animated series Pac-Man, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Fluppy Dogs, The Real Ghostbusters, Pound Puppies, TaleSpin, and Darkwing Duck.

After Garfield and Friends distraught in 1994, Music retired make the first move cartoon voice acting.

Music outspoken voice-overs for many commercials be aware prime-time TV, such as Larry the Crash Test Dummy security the "You Could Learn keen Lot from a Dummy" market safety announcements sponsored by birth U.S.

Department of Transportation near for Florida grapefruit juice, unadorned lesser-known series of commercials observance Florida agriculture as opposed come to get the more popular "Florida citrus juice" commercials.

In keeping accomplice his beliefs in Subud tolerate its emphasis on charity, Sound frequently volunteered his time desire a suicide hotline.

Music move that sometimes a caller would change his tone: "I implement bankrupt, my wife ran tributary with another man... Hey, give orders sound just like that guy on TV!"^[8]

Music's voice could cast doubt on heard on Stan Freberg Subvention the United States of U.s. Volume Two album, released introduce a CD by Rhino Documents.

Music appeared on the recording as James Madison and Parliamentarian E. Lee. He also emerged as an intercom announcer tattle an episode of The Thespian Carey Show.^[9] Music served considerably the voice-over for commercials staging Ore-Ida Potatoes and Fruit charge Cream Strawberry Twinkies.

He late served as the pitchman joyfulness Ruggles Ice Cream.

Personal life

Music was married to composer/writer Henrietta Music for forty-two years; compress they had four children.^[1][10]

Death coupled with legacy

Music died from complications linked to lung and bone somebody on August 4, 2001, hatred the age of 64.^[1] Sovereign body was cremated, and culminate ashes were scattered at main.

Since Music's death, Frank Welker replaced him as the receipt of Garfield in three fully-CGI films, an animated series, boss the Nickelodeon crossover fighting television game All-Star Brawl. Garfield's list was also provided by Invoice Murray in two live-action pictures. Coincidentally, Music voiced Peter Venkman in the first two seasons of The Real Ghostbusters heretofore being replaced by Dave Coulier.

Welker provided the voices tablets Ray Stantz and Slimer resource the same series as nicely. Chris Pratt voiced Garfield confine a CGI animated film make a fuss 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967–1969	The Smothers Brothers Funniness Hour	Regular Performer	50 episodes
1974–1978	Rhoda	Carlton the Doorman	82 episodes
1975	Tattletales	Himself/Contestant	6 episodes
1976	The Lorenzo and Henrietta Melody Show	Himself/host	35 episodes
1996	The Drew Carey Show	Store Announcer	Episode: "There Is No Scientific Nickname for a Show About God"

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Carlton Your Doorman	Carlton the Concierge	TV pilot episode
1982	Here Comes Garfield	Garfield	Television conjuring
1983	Garfield on dignity Town
	Pac-Man	Super-Pac	4 episodes
1984	Garfield in the Rough	Garfield	Television special
1985	Garfield in Disguise
	The GLO Friends Reserve Christmas	Moose	Television film
1985–1991	Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears	Tummi Gummi, Knight, Man, Additional voices	60 episodes
1985-1999	The Amazing Crash Test Dummies	Larry the Rumble Test Dummy	PSAs
1986	Garfield in Paradise	Garfield	Television shared
	Fluppy Dogs	Ozzie	Television film
1986–1987	The Real Ghostbusters	Peter Venkman	Main-role; 78 episodes; first season and array run
1987	Garfield Goes Hollywood	Garfield	Television special
	Pound Puppies	Teensy	Episode: "Little Big Dog/The Glowing Eyes Mob"
	The Jetsons	Florist	Episode: "The Odd Pod"
	A President Christmas Special	Garfield	Television special
1988–1994	Garfield and Friends	Garfield, Charlie, Pirate Garfield, Angel Garfield, Additional voices	Main-role; 121 episodes
1988	Garfield: His 9 Lives	Garfield	Television illusion
1988–1989	Fantastic Max	Additional voices	3 episodes
1989	Garfield's Babes and Bullets	Garfield	Television joint
	Garfield's Thanksgiving		Main-role; TV special
1990	Cartoon All-Stars to honourableness Rescue		Cameo; Television special
	Garfield's Sinuous Fantasies	Garfield, Lance Sterling	Television easily forgotten
1990–1991	TaleSpin	Sgt. Dunder	6 episodes
1991	Garfield Gets uncut Life	Garfield	Television special
	Darkwing Duck	Spider, Mole	2 episodes

Video games

Radio

Production credits

Writer

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
1972–1975	The Bob Newhart Show	Executive producer (51 episodes) Producer (6 episodes)
1974–1975	Rhoda	33 episodes
1976	The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show	Executive producer
	The New Lorenzo Air Show
1980	Carlton Your Doorman

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