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Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt, and Enchanted (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and has been nominated for six Tony Awards. He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent.
Born
Saturday, 06 March 1948
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? | Self | 2022 |
tick, tick... BOOM! | Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #17 / Aspiring Composers and Lyricists | 2021 |
Encore! | Self | 2019 |
Love, Gilda | Self | 2018 |
The 69th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Isabelle Stevenson Award Recipient | 2015 |
The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
Project Runway All Stars | Self - Godspell Composer | 2012 |
Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
Studs Terkel: Listening to America | 2009 | |
The Boys | Himself / Self | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? | Self | 2022 |
tick, tick... BOOM! | Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #17 / Aspiring Composers and Lyricists | 2021 |
Encore! | Self | 2019 |
Love, Gilda | Self | 2018 |
The 69th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Isabelle Stevenson Award Recipient | 2015 |
The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
Project Runway All Stars | Self - Godspell Composer | 2012 |
Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
Studs Terkel: Listening to America | 2009 | |
The Boys | Himself / Self | 2009 |
The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2008 |
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007 |
Spicks and Specks | Self | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Self | 2004 |
The 58th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2004 |
The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant | Self - Judge | 1998 |
The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1996 |
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1978 |
60 Minutes | Himself - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (segment "Dr. Wen Ho Lee") / Himself - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (archive footage) | 1968 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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American Playhouse | 1982 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
2008 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1999 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
1999 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score | Nominated |
1999 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1999 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score | Nominated |
1996 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
1996 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score | Won |
1996 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |