"It was my first trip to LA and my first meeting with Curtis. Curtis is an actor and a big fan of Harry Nilsson. He's pretty much the expert on Harry's career and music.
"We were at a deli in Hollywood. During our meal, a gentleman said 'hi' to Curtis. After he left, Curtis, knowing I'm a fan of animation, mentioned that the gentleman who had said 'hi' had recently recorded the voice of one of the ghosts for the film Casper.
"It wasn't until after I heard 'Robert Barone' saying the line from "One" on TV and had gone online to look up the actor's name that I realized that it was Brad Garrett that had said 'hi' to Curtis that day back in 1996.
"Later I learned through the Harry Nilsson Mailing List that there's another Brad Garrett / Harry Nilsson connection - Harry Nilsson co-wrote and sang the theme song for the short-lived 1988 TV series "First Impressions" which starred ... Brad Garrett." -- Roger Smith
