Lorenzo Music has died. He was 64.

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Thats sad. He was good on Rhoda and im suprised he stayed on all 5 years, his role was never seen and wasnt that big. was Lorenzo Music also the voice of Garfield. I think he was right.

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IF I remember correctly, Lorenzo Music's role as "Carlton the Doorman" came about almost by accident. I believe he worked primarily as a writer (or in some similar behind-the-scenes capacity), and originally supplied the voice of Carlton as a one-time-only bit for a specific episode. It went over so well, they decided to leave it in as a recurring part of the storyline. Can anyone confirm this, or supply additional information?

Originally posted by Jimbo:
IF I remember correctly, Lorenzo Music's role as "Carlton the Doorman" came about almost by accident. I believe he worked primarily as a writer (or in some similar behind-the-scenes capacity), and originally supplied the voice of Carlton as a one-time-only bit for a specific episode. It went over so well, they decided to leave it in as a recurring part of the storyline. Can anyone confirm this, or supply additional information?

Well I dunno about his part coming about by accident, but I wouldn't doubt it necessarily. But I do know he was a writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and I believe he was instrumental in the creation of Rhoda as well.

Kristen


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I loved Carlton the Doorman, but did they ever show him in any of the episodes? I remember his voice, but I don't remember ever seeing him.

Originally posted by Tiger32
I loved Carlton the Doorman, but did they ever show him in any of the episodes? I remember his voice, but I don't remember ever seeing him.

I don't think you ever saw his face, but I remember seeing his arm once! LOL

Kristen

From what I read, they couldn't find anyone to voice Carlton, so Lorenzo Music filled in. But he handled the role so well that he portrayed the inebriated doorman for the entire run. In the closing credits, he was billed as "L. Music."

How sad. He was fairly young too.