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Biography
Infobox person| name = Marc Shaiman| image = Short Shaiman.jpg| image_size = 200px| caption = Shaiman (left) with Martin Short , 2006| birth_name =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1959|10|22| birth_place = Newark, New Jersey | death_date =| death_place =| death_cause =| resting_place =| resting_place_coordinates =| residence = Los Angeles & New York City | nationality = United States|American | other_names =| known_for = Multiple awards as composer and lyricist| education =| employer =| occupation =| title =| salary =| networth =| height =| weight =| term =| predecessor =| successor =| party =| boards =| religion =| spouse =| partner = Scott Wittman | children =| parents =| relatives =| signature =| website =| footnotes = Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a Tony, Grammy, Emmy winning and Oscar nominated United States|American composer , lyricist , arranger , and performer for films , television , and theatre . He is perhaps best known for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics for the Broadway theatre|Broadway Hairspray (musical)|musical version of the cult John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters film Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray .
Personal life
Shaiman was born in Newark, New Jersey , the son of Claire ( married and maiden names|n้e Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman. http://www.filmreference.com/film/89/Marc-Shaiman.html Marc Shaiman Biography (1959-) He went to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School . He lives in both Los Angeles and New York City . Shaiman and Scott Wittman have been partners in life and collaborators in theater since 1979.citation |last=Rapp |first=Linda |title=Shaiman, Marc, and Scott Wittman |periodical= glbtq.com |year=2004 |url= http://www.glbtq.com/arts/shaiman_m.html
Career
Shaiman started his career as a theatre / cabaret musical director. He then became vocal arranger for Bette Midler , eventually becoming her musical director and co-producer of many of her recordings, including The Wind Beneath My Wings and From a Distance . He helped create the material for her performance on the penultimate Tonight Show with Johnny Carson . His work with both Bette Midler and Billy Crystal led to his involvement on their films.
His film credits include Broadcast News (film)|Broadcast News , Beaches , When Harry Met Sally... , City Slickers , The Addams Family (film)|The Addams Family , Sister Act , Sleepless in Seattle , A Few Good Men (film)|A Few Good Men , The American President (film)|The American President , The First Wives Club , George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle , In & Out , Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams , South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut , Team America: World Police , Flipped , and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon (TV miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon , and 61* . He frequently works on films by Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner . He has also appeared in many of these films.
Shaiman has earned five Academy Award nominations, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work on the Musical theater|musical Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray , and an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal's Academy Award performances. He has also been Grammy nominated twice for his arrangements for Harry Connick Jr.'s recordings When Harry Met Sally... and We Are in Love and Emmy nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live . In 2002, he was honored with the "Outstanding Achievement in Music-In-Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival , and in 2007 he was honored with ASCAP 's American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers#Annual_Awards|Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the music of film and television.cite web |title=ASCAP Henry Mancini Award |url= http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/mancini/index.html |publisher=ASCAP |accessdate= 28 January 2012 He is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Comedy Feature Film.
Fans of Saturday Night Live may recognize Shaiman as Recurring_Saturday_Night_Live_characters_and_sketches_introduced_19861987#The_Sweeney_Sisters|Skip St. Thomas , the accompanying pianist for The Sweeney Sisters , a singing duo played by Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks , which earned him an Emmy nomination. He began his professional relationships with Billy Crystal and Martin Short during his tenure at SNL . He wrote and sang a song for his agent's film Finding Kraftland ; the song was called http://youtube.com/watch? v=sU4ghdjW8a8 Yes.
To protest the passage of California Proposition 8 (2008)|California Proposition 8 in November 2008, Shaiman wrote a satiric mini-musical called "Prop 8 The Musical". The 3-minute video was distributed on the internet at FunnyOrDie.com beginning on December 3, 2008. It was written and produced in just a few days. The cast includes Jack Black (who plays Jesus ), Neil Patrick Harris , John C. Reilly , Allison Janney , Andy Richter , Maya Rudolph , Margaret Cho , Rashida Jones and other celebrities. Shaiman plays the piano and appears briefly on the video. It received 1.2 million internet hits in its first day.Itzkoff, Dave. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/marc-shaiman-on-prop-8-the-musical/? hp "Marc Shaiman on 'Prop 8 The Musical'", The New York Times , December 4, 2008 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28055296/ "Star-studded Web video protests Prop 8 Spoof musical's blockbuster cast includes Jack Black as Jesus", Associated Press , MSN.com, December 4, 2008
Most recently, he has co-written (with partner Wittman) songs for Neil Patrick Harris when Harris hosted the 63rd Tony Awards (2009) and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) and was Emmy nominated for musical directing and co-writing the 82nd Academy Awards (2010).
Shaiman co-produced and co-wrote cuts on Mariah Carey's new CD Merry Christmas II You .
He is writing original songs for the new musical-based television show for NBC, Smash (TV series)|Smash , premiering February 2012, as well as serving as Executive Producer.cite web |title=Smash - NBC Official Site: Bios |publisher= NBC TV |url= http://www.nbc.com/smash/about/bios/marc-shaiman/ |accessdate=28 January 2012
Div col end Trivia note: He has co-written and performed with Bette Midler, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal on the penultimate shows of Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
http://www.musicaltalk.co.uk/episodes_0061.html MusicalTalk Interview with Marc Shaiman.
http://shaiman.filmmusic.com The Musical Mind of Marc Shaiman
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http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp? ID=75368 Internet Broadway Database entry
http://www.marcshaiman.net The Marc Shaiman non official site
TonyAward MusicalScore 20012025DramaDesk Lyrics 20012025 Persondata | NAME = Shaiman, Marc | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = October 22, 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Newark, New Jersey | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Shaiman, Marc Category:1959 births Category:American film score composers Category:American musical theatre lyricists Category:Grammy Award winners Category:LGBT composers Category:LGBT musicians from the United States Category:Light music composers Category:Living people Category:People from Newark, New Jersey
