# Pat Musick
**Pat Musick** (also credited as Patrice A. Musick) is an American voice actress born in 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri, known for voicing Tony Toponi in *An American Tail* (1986), Fluffy and Uranus on *Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man* (1994–1997), the Teacher in *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (2014), and Snappy Smurfling on *The Smurfs*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) • [2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/) Sources disagree on her birth date: IMDb lists 1956,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) while Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes list November 1, 1956.[3](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_musick) She appeared in 53 episodes of *Duckman* from 1994 to 1997 and is credited with 40 episodes of *[Extreme Ghostbusters](https://www.edgepedia.org/extreme-ghostbusters)* (1997).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pat-musick/umc.cpc.m5kbqwi29j1g5rxx837bn01g) Married to Jeffrey Whitman since February 14, 1987, she is the mother of actress [Mae Whitman](https://www.edgepedia.org/mae-whitman).[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/)
She is known for voicing Tony Toponi in *An American Tail* (1986), Fluffy and Uranus on *Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man* (1994–1997), the Teacher in *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (2014), and Snappy Smurfling on *The Smurfs*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) • [2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; IMDb gives the date as January 26, while Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes list November 1[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) • [3](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_musick) |
| Signature roles | Tony Toponi in the *An American Tail* films; Snappy Smurfling in *The Smurfs*; Harold Frumpkin in *Rugrats*[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/) |
| Long-running work | Fluffy and Uranus on *Duckman* for 53 episodes (1994–1997); 40 episodes of *Extreme Ghostbusters*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pat-musick/umc.cpc.m5kbqwi29j1g5rxx837bn01g) |
| Family | Married to Jeffrey Whitman since February 14, 1987; mother of actress Mae Whitman[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/) |
| Training | Theatre degree from the University of Denver; early career in regional theater and radio disc jockey work[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/) |
## Early life and start in performance
Musick was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Sources disagree on the exact date: IMDb lists January 26, 1956,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) while Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes list November 1, 1956.[3](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_musick) According to her MobyGames biography, she graduated from the [University of Denver](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-denver) with a degree in theater and began her career in regional theater across the country, in productions such as "My Daughter, Your Son" with [June Allyson](https://www.edgepedia.org/june-allyson), "Harvet" with [Jim Hutton](https://www.edgepedia.org/jim-hutton), and "Sabrina Fair" with Maureen O'Sullivan and Sylvia Sidney; she also performed with the St. Louis Municipal Repertory.[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
A return to Denver moved her toward voice work. She became a disc jockey for KLAK-FM, a country station, and KPPL-AM, an easy listening station, and there, per the MobyGames biography, she realized the opportunities available for voice performance.[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
## Voice acting career
Her first screen role was in the 1981 film *The Loch Ness Horror*, and she soon found steady work in animation on the *Smurfs* series, where she played Snappy Smurf.[3](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388) MobyGames describes her tenure there as six seasons as the Snappy Smurf on NBC-TV.[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
**Tony Toponi.** In 1986 Musick voiced Tony Toponi, a streetwise adolescent mouse, in [Don Bluth](https://www.edgepedia.org/don-bluth)'s animated feature *An American Tail*.[3](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388) In the early 1990s she was largely unable to reprise the role because she was raising her daughter Mae Whitman, who was born in 1988; Tony's part was limited in *An American Tail: Fievel Goes West* and dropped entirely from the 1992 series *Fievel's American Tails*, returning only in the direct-to-video sequels of the late 1990s, including *The Treasure of Manhattan Island* (1998) and *The Mystery of the Night Monster* (1999).[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pat-musick/umc.cpc.m5kbqwi29j1g5rxx837bn01g)**1990s television.** Musick voiced Fluffy and Uranus, Duckman's secretarial stuffed animals, on the [USA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/usa-network) adult animated comedy *Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man*, appearing in 53 episodes from 1994 to 1997.[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730) She also voiced Sally Vacuum on Fox's *[The Tick](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-tick-1994-tv-series)*, Mona Lisa on *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*, and the lead character in *Uncle Elephant*, a PBS Peabody-winning children's series.[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/) Rotten Tomatoes credits her with 40 episodes of voice work on *Extreme Ghostbusters* (1997).[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_musick) Among her on-camera work, she appeared in a single 1995 episode of *Beverly Hills, 90210*.[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pat-musick/umc.cpc.m5kbqwi29j1g5rxx837bn01g)
**Later work.** Her credits continued through the 2000s and 2010s, including *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (Haru's Mom, 2005), *House* (Trina Wyatt, 2004), the 2014 DreamWorks feature *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (Teacher, credited as Patrice A. Musick), and *OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes* (2018).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730)
## Video games
MobyGames credits her on nine games, most recently *The Artful Escape* (2021, as Goldie) and *Full Throttle: Remastered* (2017, as Miranda Rose Wood), a role she originated in LucasArts' *Full Throttle* (1995). Her other game credits include *Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick* (1997), *Law & Order: Dead on the Money* (2002), *Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two* (2012), and *Disney DuckTales: Remastered* (2013).[2](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
## Family
Musick has been married to Jeffrey Whitman, a personal manager and set construction coordinator, since February 14, 1987, and they have one child, the actress Mae Whitman.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/) • [7](https://toon-con.com/pat-musick/) She was previously married to Daniel Dexter Fee, from June 1972 to February 1977.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/) IMDb trivia adds that she auditioned for the role of [Marge Simpson](https://www.edgepedia.org/marge-simpson) on *The Tracey Ullman Show*.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/)
## References
1. [Pat Musick (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730)
2. [Pat Musick, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/person/8534/pat-musick/)
3. [Pat Musick Overview, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/pat-musick-481388)
4. [Pat Musick, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_musick)
5. [Pat Musick Movies and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/pat-musick/umc.cpc.m5kbqwi29j1g5rxx837bn01g)
6. [Pat Musick Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615730/bio/)
7. [Pat Musick, Toon Con](https://toon-con.com/pat-musick/)
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