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Tim Rice

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Also known as Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice, Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Rice

British lyricist and author

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Tim Rice is a British male lyricist and composer who began his professional career in 1965. He is associated with genres including Soundtrack, Psychedelic Rock, and British music. His bibliography includes works such as *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat*, *Broke in Tangle*, *Eṿiṭah*, *Custom Home Building*, and *Oh, What a Circus*. Rice has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Person · Open Library

Works
61

Top works

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
  • Broke in Tangle
  • Eṿiṭah
  • Custom Home Building
  • Oh, What a Circus

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1944-11-10
britishenglishlyricistuk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
20,570
Total plays
262,522

Tags

SoundtrackcomposerenglandbritishPsychedelic Rock

Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (born 10 November 1944 - Buckinghamshire, England) is an English lyricist and author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, and his work for The Walt Disney Company with Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, King David) and Elton John (The Lion

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Key facts

Born
Timothy Miles Bindon Rice , ( 1944-11-10 ) 10 November 1944 (age 81) , Shardeloes , Buckinghamshire, England
Origin
Amersham , Buckinghamshire, England
Genres
Musical theatre film television lyricist author
Occupation
songwriter
Years active
1966–present
Website
timrice .co .uk

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; Chess (with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA); Aida (with Elton John); and, for Disney, Aladdin (with Alan Menken), The Lion King (with Elton John), and the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (with Menken). He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical King David, and for DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado (with John).

Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a 1999 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is the 2023 recipient of its Johnny Mercer Award, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of twenty-eight artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony in the US.

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