Randy Newman
Film score, Composer
1943 –
Who is Randy Newman?
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordant pop songs and for film scores.
Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film scores include Ragtime, Awakenings, The Natural, Leatherheads, James and the Giant Peach, Meet the Parents, Cold Turkey, Seabiscuit and The Princess and the Frog. He has scored seven Disney-Pixar films: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story 3, and most recently, Monsters University.
Newman has been nominated for 20 Academy Awards, winning twice. He has also won three Emmys, six Grammy Awards, and the Governor's Award from the Recording Academy. Newman was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, he was inducted as a Disney Legend. Newman was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2013.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1943
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Randall Stuart Newman
- Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman
- The New Man
- Parents
- Spouses
- Roswitha Schmale
(1967/06/16 - 1985) - Gretchen Preece
(1990 - )
- Roswitha Schmale
- Religion
- Atheism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University High School
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on July 23, 2013
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