Gary William Friedman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gary William Friedman is an American musical theatre, symphonic, film and television composer. His career began in the 1960s in New York City as a saxophonist in an improvisational ensemble and as a composer for experimental theater. Friedman's 1970 musical, The Me Nobody Knows opened Off-Broadway and won the Obie Award for Best Music of a Musical before moving to Broadway and earning five Tony Award nominations. Friedman has also composed scores for numerous American films and television series such as PBS's children's television series, The Electric Company. His orchestral and operatic compositions have been commissioned by festivals and venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1971 Tony Award as Best Score (Musical) for "The Me Nobody Knows."
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Goodbye Bird
1993
Bump in the Night
1991
TV Movie
Private Debts
1989
Short
Liberace
1988
TV Movie
Who Gets the Friends?
1988
TV Movie
The Creation
1988
Video short
My Two Loves
1986
TV Movie
Full Moon High
1981
The Me Nobody Knows
1980
TV Movie music composed by
Spree
1979
The Electric Company
1974-1977
TV Series 389 episodes
ABC Afterschool Specials
1973
TV Series 1 episode
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
TV Movie documentary composer: theme music
The Electric Company
1974-1975
TV Series musical director - 130 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edtv
1999
writer: "This World"
Private Debts
1989
Short music: "The Curtain Has Come Down", "It's Woman's Work", "Cause I'm Not There", "The Girl Next Door", "One Of Us Is Dreaming", "The Odds Are With The House", "Rocky Mountain Two-Step"
Full Moon High
1981
"When the Sun Goes Down", "Full Moon Anthem"
Spree
1979
music: "Theme from Spree"
Foreplay
1975
arranger: "Let's Do The Inaugural Ball", "Presidential Polka", "Lovers" / writer: "Let's Do The Inaugural Ball", "Presidential Polka", "Lovers"
$200,000
