Stephen Schwartz
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Key facts
- Born
- Stephen Lawrence Schwartz , ( 1948-03-06 ) March 6, 1948 (age 78) , New York City, New York, U.S.
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Lyricist composer
- Years active
- 1969–present
- Spouse
- Carole Piasecki ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
- Awards
- Full list
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Stephen Schwartz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Family name
- Schwartz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Prince of Egypt
- Genre
- musical
- Official website
- www.stephenschwartz.com
- Image
- StephenSchwartz-byPhilipRomano.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-03-06
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- Commons category
- Stephen Schwartz (composer)
- birth name
- Stephen Lawrence Schwartz
- name in native language
- Stephen Schwartz
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- Stephen Schwartz
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- Cacops
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Encyclopedic overview
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written hit musicals including Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to successful films including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998, music and lyrics), Enchanted (2007), Disenchanted (2022), and the two-part adaptation of Wicked (2024–2025, music and lyrics).
Schwartz has earned numerous accolades including three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has received nominations for six Tony Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He received the Tony Award's Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2015. His son, Scott, directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt.
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