Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="Latest.asp?ID=124">The Latest: Jerry Orbach Passes Away</a>
Originally Posted By califtink I only just now read about his passing here on LP. So sad to hear it, I thought he was a wonderful actor. I am a big Law and Order fan, and I will NEVER tire of hearing him sing Be Our Guest as Lumiere, not to mention his many other acting and singing accomplishments in his life. Mr Orbach- you will be greatly missed!
Originally Posted By DisneyChica oh man :'( I loved watching Jerry Orbach on Law & Order, those are the only episodes I watch. And I've always laughed when I hear "Be Our Guest". What a great actor, I will surely miss him.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs He was also the voice of the villainous Sa'luk in 'Aladdin and the King of Thieves'. His song 'Are You In or Out?' is on my (Canadian) Disney Villains album.
Originally Posted By CuriosWolfSo Sad to hear this, he'll always be Lumiere to me, no matter who will taking over that character's voice. (listens to Jerry Orbach singing "Be Our Guest")
Originally Posted By basil fan This was quite a shock to me. He seemed so young & I hadn't heard he was ill. <a href="http://www15.brinkster.com/wtstsgalor/disney.html" target="_blank">http://www15.brinkster.com/wts tsgalor/disney.html</a>
Originally Posted By carljimenez Has anyone else noticed the absence of any mention of his Lumier role in various obituaries/stories about his death? Do non-Disney fans really not think about this character when they hear or see Jerry Orbach?
Originally Posted By JCMouse The only obit for Mr. Orbach I read was in The New York Times, and they did not mention his voiceover for Lumiere.
Originally Posted By califtink Oh- I saw something on a show like ET, and also in regular news stories, and they did mention Lumiere, and I was glad they did.
Originally Posted By cstephens Some info about the memorial that was held: <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=796&ncid=787&e=10&u=/eo/20050102/en_celeb_eo/15616" target="_blank">http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne ws?tmpl=story&cid=796&ncid=787&e=10&u=/eo/20050102/en_celeb_eo/15616</a>. /cs