Marc Shaiman

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-10-22 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Marc Shaiman

Biography

Marc Shaiman (/ˈʃeɪmən/ SHAY-mən; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman, actor Billy Crystal, and director Rob Reiner. Shaiman has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He has also received seven Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marc Shaiman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2008

Prop 8: The Musical

as Piano Player

1992

Mr. Saturday Night

as Lucky Zindberg

2003

Down with Love

as Pianist

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as Aspiring Composers and Lyricists

1999

Get Bruce!

as Self

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

as Self - Songwriter / Song Producer

2002

1991

Hot Shots!

as Piano Player

1994

North

as Piano Player

1987

Broadcast News

as News Theme Writer

2007

Hairspray

as Talent Agent

1993

Heart and Souls

as Piano Accompanist

1991

The Addams Family

as Conductor

1991

Production

1991

City Slickers

as Original Music Composer

1989

When Harry Met Sally...

as Original Music Composer

1990

Misery

as Original Music Composer

1998

Patch Adams

as Original Music Composer

2003

Down with Love

as Original Music Composer

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

as Original Music Composer

1993

Addams Family Values

as Original Music Composer

2005

Rumor Has It...

as Original Music Composer

1992

Sister Act

as Original Music Composer

1991

The Addams Family

as Original Music Composer

1997

In & Out

as Original Music Composer

1995

Forget Paris

as Original Music Composer

2001

One Night at McCool's

as Original Music Composer

2012

Parental Guidance

as Original Music Composer

1997

George of the Jungle

as Original Music Composer

1996

Bogus

as Original Music Composer

1994

1994

North

as Original Music Composer

1993

Heart and Souls

as Original Music Composer

1999

The Story of Us

as Original Music Composer

1999

The Out-of-Towners

as Original Music Composer

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Associate Producer

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Orchestrator

2012

The Magic of Belle Isle

as Original Music Composer

2000

The Kid

as Original Music Composer

2003

Marci X

as Songs

1995

Stuart Saves His Family

as Original Music Composer

1999

Jackie's Back!

as Original Music Composer

1999

1995

The American President

as Original Music Composer

1996

Bogus

as Music Producer

1991

Scenes from a Mall

as Original Music Composer

1984

Comedienne

as Musician

1999

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

as Original Music Composer

2022

Bros

as Original Music Composer

1986

The Sound Of Muzak

as Orchestrator

1998

My Giant

as Original Music Composer

2001

Get Over It

as Songs

1996

Mother

as Original Music Composer

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Musical

2008

Prop 8: The Musical

as Original Music Composer

2008

2003

Alex & Emma

as Original Music Composer

1996

The First Wives Club

as Music Supervisor

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Original Music Composer

2014

And So It Goes

as Original Music Composer

2007

Hairspray

as Songs

2007

Hairspray

as Lyricist

1998

Simon Birch

as Original Music Composer

1992

A Few Good Men

as Original Music Composer

1994

Speechless

as Original Music Composer

2017

LBJ

as Original Music Composer

2007

Hairspray

as Original Music Composer

2020

Bombshell in Concert

as Original Music Composer

2018

Mary Poppins Returns

as Original Music Composer

2007

The Bucket List

as Original Music Composer

2008

1999

1996

The First Wives Club

as Original Music Composer

2010

Flipped

as Original Music Composer

2020

Bombshell in Concert

as Orchestrator

2020

2001

61*

as Original Music Composer

2007

Hairspray

as Executive Producer

1989

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

as Original Music Composer

1992

Mr. Saturday Night

as Original Music Composer

1995

Forget Paris

as Music Supervisor

2023

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

as Original Music Composer

2018

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