The Garfield Movie
Summary
There have been several notable voice histrion who sound the iconic animated cat Garfield before Chris Pratt pack the function inThe Garfield Movie . The Garfield Moviewill be the first feature film film about the lasagna - loving and Monday - hating felid protagonist since 2006’sGarfield : A Tail of Two Kitties(directed by Tim Hill ) , which was a sequel to 2004’sGarfield : The Movie(directed by Peter Hewitt ) . Despite the decade - sweep popularity of the Garfield quality , both films received miserable reviews from critic , withthe 2004 movie earning an abyssal 14 % on Rotten Tomatoesand the continuation getting a account of just 12 % .
Chris Pratt conduct an ensemblecast inThe Garfield Moviethat includes Samuel L. Jackson , Hannah Waddingham , Ving Rhames , Nicolas Hoult , Cecily Strong , Brett Goldstein , Bowen Yang , and Snoop Dogg . Mark Dindal ( Chicken Little , The Emperor ’s New Groove ) direct the latestGarfieldinstallment based on a screenplay compose by Paul A. Kaplan , Mark Torgove , and David Reynolds . Jim Davis , the prolific cartoonist and creator of theGarfieldcomic strip show serial , first established the concept of Garfield in 1976 . Garfield has since become one of the most pop animated cartoon characters ever made .
9Scott Beach
1980
Scott Beach was the voice of Garfield ’s first television appearance in 1980 . Garfield first come along in a segment ofThe Fantastic Funnies , a CBS special and television moving picture that first aired May 15 , 1980 , just two class after the Garfield comic strip show became syndicated countrywide . Beach was an American actor , writer , and radio DJ who became well - known on the San Francisco place KSFO and KKHI.Beach come out in several of George Lucas ’s most legendary films , include his first featureTHX 1138 , as well asAmerican Graffitiand the originalStar Wars . In addition to being the first vox of Garfield , he was also the original announcer forThe Newlywed Game , a very democratic classic tv set game show .
8Lorenzo Music
1982–2001
After Scott Beach , Lorenzo Music took over as the official representative of Garfield for nearly two decennary . From 1982 until 2001 , Music appeared in a number ofGarfieldtelevision specials that were air on CBS between 1982 and 1991 , the bulk of which were produced and directed by Phil Roman . All twelve of Music’sGarfieldtelevision special were nominate for Emmy Awards , withGarfield on the Town(1983),Garfield in the Rough(1984),Garfield ’s Halloween Adventure(1985 ) , andGarfield ’s Babes and Bullets(1989 ) all winner . Music was also the voice of Garfield in the celebrated animated seriesGarfield and Friends , which air from 1988 until 1994 , the year he retire from sketch voice acting . Music died of Crab in 2001 .
7Lou Rawls
1992–2001
Lou Rawls was a salient American baritone horn Isaac Merrit Singer , record producer , composer , and doer . He provide the periodic singing voice in Garfield ’s CBS television specials between the years of 1992 and 2001 . Rawls became much well have a go at it for his achiever as a singer and record producer , releasing an amazing 61 albums and sell over 40 million records throughout his calling . His most democratic song was arguably 1976 ’s " You ’ll Never retrieve A Love Like Mine " which turn out to be Rawls ' find collide with after earning the number two maculation on the Billboard Top 100 . Rawls is also a three - meter Grammy achiever , taking home the award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1968 for " Dead End Street " , 1972 for " A Natural Man " , and 1978 for " Unmistakably Lou . " Rawls receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1982 and died in 2006 at the age of 72 .
6Tom Smothers
1991
Tom Smothers was the only other person to voice Garfield during the Lorenzo Music era . Smothers specifically voiced Garfield in 1991 for television set commercials from the dog food brand Alpo , which is marketed and manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare . Smothers was best known for being one one-half of the musical funniness duo called the Smothers Brothersalong with his young brother Dick Smothers . The duo has a variety show calledThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hourthat launched in 1967 at CBS but was eventually shut down for push the boundaries of its substance , which often let in unpopular view on the Vietnam War , religion , drug , and other discipline considered " tabu " . Smothers appear in several photographic film , such as Brian De Palma’sGet to cognize Your Rabbit(1972 ) . Smothers was plan to go on tour in 2023 but sadly died of Crab in December at eld 86 .
5Bill Murray
2004–2006
Legendary leading man Bill Murray was the voice of Garfield for the first two feature moving picture of the franchise , 2004’sGarfield : The Movieand 2006’sGarfield : A Tail of Two Kitties . alas , the twoGarfieldmovies ended up being some of the worst motion picture in Murray ’s filmographybased on critic reviews and consultation rating . Despite its unspeakable reception , 2004 ’s Garfield still take on home more or less $ 208 million at the worldwide box office , which was enough to prompt its 2006 sequel . Murray is one of the most recognizable actors on the planet , having starred in Graeco-Roman pic such asGhostbusters , Caddyshack , Groundhog Day , Stripes , Rushmore , andScrooged . HisGarfieldfilms were two of the few spokesperson actor roles he has had throughout his career , which also admit 2016’sThe Jungle Bookand 2018’sIsle of Dogs .
4Jeff Bergman
2004
Jeff Bergman is a widely achieve voice and toon actor best known for his workplace on the Looney Tunes . Bergman took on the role of Garfield in 2004 for a brief television commercial message that ventilate specifically in the UK.Bergman replaced Mel Blanc , the original voice of Bugs Bunny , in 1989following his death . Bergman has been the master vocalism actor for a variety of Warner Bros. Hellenic sketch characters since 1990 , include Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Elmer Fudd , and Yosemite Sam . He recently voiced Bugs Bunny , Sylvester , Yosemite Sam , Yogi Bear , and Fred Flintstone in 2021’sSpace Jam : A New Legacy . His television part playing credits includeRick and Morty , Phineas and Ferb , The Cleveland Show , Family Guy , andAmerican Dad . Although he only played Garfield for a glimpse of his life history , his physical structure of work makes him one of the most prolific working voice actors today .
3Jon Barnard
2004–2016
Jon Barnard was the voice of Garfield in multiple TV games , includingGarfield ’s Nightmare , Garfield , Garfield : Saving Arlene , Garfield : Lasagna Tour , The Garfield Show : Threat of the Space Lasagna , andGarfield Pinball . He also sound Garfield in a CT litter commercial during the years of 2004 to 2016 . Barnard also worked in the medicine department onGarfield and Friends(1988–1990 ) . Outside of his vocal work on the slate of Garfield video games that were released between 2004 and 2016 specifically for Nintendo DS , PlayStation 2 , and Nintendo Wii , Barnard has no other play credits to his name . The most recent Garfield video game wasGarfield Lasagna Partywhich was expel in 2022 for the Nintendo Switch , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X.
2Frank Welker
2007–Present Day
Frank Weller has been another official vocalisation of Garfield since 2007 . Outside of Christ Pratt , he is the only official voice of Garfield working today . Weller ’s works as Garfield includeGarfield develop Real , Garfield ’s Fun Fest , Garfield ’s Pet Force , The Garfield Show , Mad , Nickelodeon All - Star Brawl , Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis , Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 : Slime Speedway , andNickelodeon All - Star Brawl 2 . Despite his extensive list of credit entry as Garfield , Wleker is well known as the original voice of Fred Jones of theScooby - Doofranchise . Welker voiced Scooby - Doo in 2022’sScoob!and take in a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2016 . He was also the vocalization of Megatron inTransformers : The Last Knight(2017 ) .
1Chris Pratt
2024
After take on on the role of Mario in 2023’sThe Super Mario Bros. Movie , Chris Pratt returns to voice Garfield in 2024’sThe Garfield Movie . As the first Garfield feature film in nearly two decades , expectations are high for The Garfield Movie , especially considering the tremendous $ 1.36 billion boxwood bureau total ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie . While it would be shocking ifThe Garfield Moviecould achieve that level of box business office performance , Pratt has starred in six of the top 51 highest - gross moving-picture show of all time , includingJurassic World Dominion($1.004 billion),Jurassic macrocosm : Fallen Kingdom($1.31 billion),The Super Mario Bros. Movie.($1.36 billion),Jurassic World($1.67 billion),Avengers : Infinity War($2.05 billion ) , andAvengers : Endgame($2.79 billion ) . If anyone can makeGarfielda billion - dollar franchise , it ’s Chris Pratt , althoughThe Garfield Movieappears to be suffering the same fate as Murray ’s movies with former negative reviews .
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Based on Jim Davis ’s comic series , Garfield is a raw imagining of the lasagna - loving cat and his friends , prefer for a fully computing machine - animate approach . Chris Pratt voices the titular cat , with the motion picture aiming to explore his early twenty-four hours and raw misadventures for him , his acquaintance , and his home .
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Based on Jim Davis’s comic series, Garfield is a new imagining of the lasagna-loving cat and his friends, opting for a fully computer-animated approach. Chris Pratt voices the titular cat, with the film aiming to explore his early days and new misadventures for him, his friends, and his family.
