Marc Shaiman

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Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a composer, lyricist, arranger and performer for films, television and theatre.

His film credits include Broadcast News, Beaches, When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Sleepless in Seattle, A Few Good Men, The American President, The First Wives Club, George of the Jungle, In & Out, Patch Adams, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police and HBO's From The Earth To The Moon and 61*. He frequently works on films by Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner and Trey Parker. He has also appeared in many of these films.

Shaiman has earned five Academy Award nominations, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work on the musical Hairspray, and an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal's Academy Award performances. He has also been Grammy nominated twice for his arrangements for Harry Connick, Jr.'s recordings When Harry Met Sally and We Are In Love and Emmy nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live. In 2002, he was honored with the "Outstanding Achievement in Music-In-Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival.

Fans of Saturday Night Live probably recognize him as Skip St. Thomas, the accompanying pianist for The Sweeney Sisters, a singing duo played by Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks. He began his professional relationships with Billy Crystal and Martin Short during his tenure at SNL.

He started his career as a theatre/cabaret Musical Director. He then became vocal arranger for Bette Midler, eventually becoming her musical director, and co-producer of many of her recordings, including The Wind Beneath My Wings and From A Distance. He helped create the material for her Emmy Award winning performance on the penultimate Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His work with both Bette Midler and Billy Crystal led to his involvement on their films.

He lives in both Los Angeles and New York City.


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