with his beliefs in Subud and emphasis on charity, Music frequently volunteered his time on a suicide hotline. Music recalled that sometimes a caller would change his tone: "I am bankrupt, my wife ran off with another man... Hey, you sound just like that cat on TV!" Later years (1995–2001) In 1996, Music's voice could be heard on Stan Freberg's Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume Two album, released as a CD by Rhino Records. Music appeared on the album as James Madison and Robert E. Lee. Music also appeared as an intercom announcer on an episode of The Drew Carey Show. In the early 1990s, he served as the voice-over for commercials for Ore-Ida Potatoes and Fruit and Cream Strawberry Twinkies. He later served as the pitchman for Ruggles Ice Cream (a local brand from Orrville, Ohio). Personal life Music was married to composer/writer Henrietta Music; together they had four children. Death Music died from complications related to lung and bone cancer on August 4, 2001, aged 64. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Legacy Since Music's death, Frank Welker has often replaced him as the voice of Garfield in recent productions of the Garfield franchise including three fully-CGI films: Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest, and Garfield's Pet Force and the CGI animated series, The Garfield Show. In the live-action films Garfield: The Movie and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Garfield's voice was provided by Bill Murray. Coincidentally, Music voiced Peter Venkman (a role originally played by Murray) in the first two seasons of the animated series of The Real Ghostbusters, before being replaced by Dave Coulier. Welker provided the voices of Ray Stantz and Slimer in the same series. Filmography Film Television Video games Production credits Writer Producer Consultant References External links 1937 births 2001 deaths American comedy writers American male film actors American male pop singers American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Serbian descent American Subud members American television writers Deaths from bone cancer Deaths from lung cancer in California Male actors from Duluth, Minnesota Male actors from New York City American male television writers Musicians from Brooklyn Musicians from Duluth, Minnesota Primetime Emmy Award winners Screenwriters from Minnesota Screenwriters from New York (state) Television producers from New York City University of Minnesota Duluth alumni 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century