Randy Newman

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Photo by: Angela George · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:November 28, 1943

Age:82

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Height:1.83 m (6′0″)

Born in:Los Angeles, United States

Residence:Los Angeles, United States

Languages:English

Singer-songwriter Film Score Composer Conductor Pianist Bandleader Singer Satirist Journalist Composer Musician Screenwriter

Links

Wikipedia Official Website IMDb Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram YouTube

Famous For

Movies & TV

Three AmigosLeatherheadsThe Pixar StoryWho Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul

Books

Birmingham

Songs & Albums

Toy StoryToy Story 2Toy Story 3The Princess and the FrogA Bug's Life

Awards

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2013)Academy Award for Best Original Song (2011)Disney Legends (2007)Annie Award (2007)Academy Award for Best Original Song (2002)

Randy Newman

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Biography

Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, he is known for his Americana-inspired songs, non-rhotic Southern-accented singing, and lyrics that are often mordant or satirical and delivered by an unreliable narrator. Since the 1990s, he has worked mainly in film scoring, most popularly for Disney and Pixar. Newman began his professional career in the early 1960s composing incidental music for television and later penning UK hits for acts such as Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. After he formed part of a creative circle at Warner Bros. Records in 1966, the company released his first solo album, Randy Newman (1968). Other artists subsequently enjoyed chart success with recordings of his songs "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1967), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968), and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). His own hits as a recording artist include "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995). Three of his eleven studio albums have charted in the U.S. top 40: Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels (2008). Newman has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (out of 22 nominations), three Emmys, seven Grammy Awards as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. His award-winning film work includes Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Marriage Story (2019). He was honored with the Recording Academy's Governors Award in 2003, a Disney Legend award in 2007, and inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Photos

Randy Newman at a ceremony for Neil Diamond to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Randy Newman (left) and Neil Diamond (right) at a ceremony for Diamond to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Repetitie van Randy Newman met het Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest Beschrijving : orkesten, muziek, muzikanten, artiesten, zangers, portretten, Randy Newman Datum : 23 augustus 1979 Locatie : Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Trefwoorden : artiesten, muziek, muzikanten, orkesten, portretten, zangers Persoonsnaam : Newman, Randy Fotograaf : Dijk, Hans van / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 930-4088

Rehearsal Randy Newman and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, 23 August 1979

Randy Newman (Dutch TV programme Music All In -TROS), 19 March 1975

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : TV programma "Music All Inn"; ; zanger Randy Newman in actie Datum : 19 maart 1975 Trefwoorden : artiesten, muziek, muzikanten, portretten, programma's, televisie, zangers Persoonsnaam : Newman, Randy Fotograaf : Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 927-8127

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Randy Newman (muzikant, opdracht Haagse Courant) Datum : 23 mei 1974 Trefwoorden : artiesten, muziek, muzikanten, zangers Persoonsnaam : Newman, Randy Fotograaf : Punt, […] / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 927-2100