Steve Dorff Net Worth
Steve Dorff Net Worth is
$12 Million
Steve Dorff Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Steve Dorff is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music.Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and "My Heart Will Never Know" for Clay Walker, "The Man in Love with You" and "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait, "Don't Underestimate My Love for You" by Lee Greenwood, "Every Which Way but Loose" by Eddie Rabbitt and "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers. He also composed the themes for Spenser: For Hire, Murphy Brown, The Singing Bee, Just the 10 of Us and others. In addition, Dorff was a co-writer of the song I Just Fall In Love Again with composers Larry Herbstritt, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. I Just Fall In Love Again became a major pop hit for Anne Murray, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1979.He was also the music supervisor for Pure Country (1992) and Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010). Since 2009, he has been the bandleader on the CMT revival of The Singing Bee, for which he also composed the theme music.Dorff has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and five Emmy Awards.Dorff is the father of actor Stephen Dorff and songwriter Andrew Dorff. | Date Of Birth | April 21, 1949 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Profession | Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Nancy Dorff (m. ?–2008) |
| Children | Stephen Dorff, Andrew Dorff |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Country Song |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Composer. |
| 2 | Father of actor Stephen Dorff and singer Andrew Dorff. |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meanest Man in Texas | 2016 | post-production | |
| The Great American Home Movie | 2012 | Documentary short completed | |
| Pure Country 2: The Gift | 2010 | ||
| Rodney | 2004-2008 | TV Series 44 episodes | |
| Jake's Corner | 2008 | ||
| Annie's Point | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| Elvis | 2005 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Rainbow Valley Fire Department | 2004 | Video short | |
| Tremors | 2003 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| The Junction Boys | 2002 | TV Movie | |
| Reba | 2001-2002 | TV Series 22 episodes | |
| Mi amigo | 2002 | ||
| Generation Gap | 2002 | TV Movie | |
| The Facts of Life Reunion | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| The Cactus Kid | 2000 | ||
| The Growing Pains Movie | 2000 | TV Movie | |
| A Father's Choice | 2000 | TV Movie | |
| Dudley Do-Right | 1999 | ||
| Blast from the Past | 1999 | music composed by | |
| Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | 1998 | ||
| Lunker Lake | 1997 | ||
| Annabelle's Wish | 1997 | Video | |
| Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | 1997 | TV Movie | |
| Rose Hill | 1997 | TV Movie | |
| Coyote Summer | 1996 | ||
| The Undercover Kid | 1996 | ||
| Alien Nation: The Enemy Within | 1996 | TV Movie | |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1992-1996 | TV Series 25 episodes | |
| Moonshine Highway | 1996 | TV Movie | |
| Breaking Free | 1995 | ||
| The Mommies | 1995 | TV Series 12 episodes | |
| Siringo | 1995 | TV Movie | |
| Murphy Brown | 1988-1994 | TV Series 23 episodes | |
| Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | 1994 | TV Movie | |
| Bandit: Bandit Bandit | 1994 | TV Movie | |
| Bandit: Bandit Goes Country | 1994 | TV Movie | |
| Major Dad | 1990-1993 | TV Series 70 episodes | |
| Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders | 1993 | TV Movie as Steven Dorff | |
| Pure Country | 1992 | ||
| Chrome Soldiers | 1992 | TV Movie | |
| Growing Pains | 1985-1992 | TV Series 155 episodes | |
| Columbo | 1991 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Babe Ruth | 1991 | TV Movie | |
| Us | 1991 | TV Movie | |
| Sons and Daughters | 1991 | TV Series | |
| Uncle Buck | 1990 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Ladies on Sweet Street | 1990 | ||
| Mulberry Street | 1990 | TV Movie | |
| Alien Nation | 1989-1990 | TV Series 10 episodes | |
| Just the Ten of Us | 1988-1990 | TV Series 47 episodes | |
| B.L. Stryker | 1989-1990 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| The Return of Sam McCloud | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Pink Cadillac | 1989 | ||
| Kiss Shot | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1988 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985-1988 | TV Series 59 episodes | |
| Too Young the Hero | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| My Sister Sam | 1986-1988 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| The Oldest Rookie | 1987 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| My Best Friend Is a Vampire | 1987 | ||
| Back to the Beach | 1987 | ||
| Infidelity | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| The Quick and the Dead | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| Manhunt for Claude Dallas | 1986 | TV Movie | |
| Convicted | 1986 | TV Movie | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1985-1986 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Defiant Ones | 1986 | TV Movie | |
| Amazing Stories | 1985 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | 1985 | ||
| Gavilan | 1982-1983 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| Honkytonk Man | 1982 | ||
| Waltz Across Texas | 1982 |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Recruiter | 2008 | Documentary composer: additional music | |
| Murphy Brown | 1988-1998 | TV Series composer - 247 episodes | |
| Coyote Summer | 1996 | conductor | |
| The Undercover Kid | 1996 | conductor | |
| That Thing You Do! | 1996 | music arranger | |
| Maverick | 1994 | music pre-record supervisor | |
| Pure Country | 1992 | music supervisor - uncredited | |
| Just the Ten of Us | 1988-1990 | TV Series composer - 47 episodes | |
| Free Spirit | 1989 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
| My Sister Sam | 1986-1988 | TV Series composer - 44 episodes | |
| Growing Pains | 1985-1986 | TV Series music producer - 22 episodes | |
| Kiss My Grits | 1983 | conductor / music arranger | |
| Honkytonk Man | 1982 | conductor / music arranger | |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | composer: additional music | |
| Any Which Way You Can | 1980 | conductor | |
| Bronco Billy | 1980 | conductor | |
| Every Which Way But Loose | 1978 | conductor |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | 1998 | arranger: "Where I Come From" / producer: "Where I Come From" / writer: "Where I Come From" | |
| Annabelle's Wish | 1997 | Video performer: "Annabelle's Wish", "Fast Friends", "Checking His List", "Runaway Sleigh", "Just A Dream", "Annabelle Gets Her Wish" / writer: "Annabelle's Wish", "The World From Way Up Here", "Fast Friends", "Friends Like Us", "Tiny Dreamer Music Box Theme", "Checking His List", "If You Believe", "There's No Place Like Home", "Runaway Sleigh", "Just A Dream", "Something Bigger Than Me", "Annabelle Gets Her Wish", "The World From Way Up Here Reprise" | |
| Good Burger | 1997 | "Gourmet Tango" | |
| Coyote Summer | 1996 | producer: "One With The Wind" | |
| Michael | 1996 | music: "The Pie Song" | |
| Tin Cup | 1996 | writer: "This Could Take All Night" | |
| Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary | 1996 | TV Special writer: "Heartland" | |
| Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | 1994 | TV Movie writer: "Another Dream Away" | |
| Bandit: Bandit Bandit | 1994 | TV Movie writer: "Another Dream Away" | |
| Bandit: Bandit Goes Country | 1994 | TV Movie writer: "ANOTHER DREAM AWAY" | |
| The Bodyguard | 1992 | producer: "I Will Always Love You" | |
| Pure Country | 1992 | producer: "HEARTLAND", "CACTUS LINE DANCE", "I'M GONNA RIGHT A GREAT COUNTRY WRONG" / writer: "HEARTLAND", "I CROSS MY HEART", "CACTUS LINE DANCE", "I'M GONNA RIGHT A GREAT COUNTRY WRONG" | |
| The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | producer: "Friday Night's A Great Time For Football" / writer: "Friday Night's A Great Time For Football" | |
| Curly Sue | 1991 | producer: "You'll Never Know" / writer: "You'll Never Know" | |
| Uncle Buck | 1990 | TV Series writer: "Uncle Buck" | |
| How I Got Into College | 1989 | writer: "In the Name of Love" | |
| Growing Pains | 1987-1988 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
| Ratboy | 1986 | producer: "Personality", "Hollywood Boulevard Street Rap", "Out of Control", "Gotta Get Rich" / writer: "Hollywood Boulevard Street Rap", "Out of Control", "Gotta Get Rich", "Pretty Face", "In the Name of Love", "Tangled Up in You", "The Heart I Left Behind" | |
| Rocky IV | 1985 | writer: "Double Or Nothing" | |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | 1985 | producer: "Lasso The Moon", "I Break Horses, Not Hearts" / writer: "Lasso The Moon", "I Ride Alone", "Last Of The Silver Screen Cowboys", "I Break Horses, Not Hearts" | |
| Stick | 1985 | writer: "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You" - as S. Dorff | |
| Cannonball Run II | 1984 | writer: "Like a Cannonball" | |
| Kiss My Grits | 1983 | writer: "Let's Make a Little Love Tonight" - as S. Dorff | |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | writer: "Honky Tonk Freeway" | |
| Any Which Way You Can | 1980 | as S. Dorff, "Cotton-Eyed Clint" / writer: "Beers To You", "Any Which Way You Can", "Too Loose" - as S. Dorff | |
| Bronco Billy | 1980 | writer: "Cowboys and Clowns", "Bronco Billy", "Barroom Buddies" - as S. Dorff | |
| Every Which Way But Loose | 1978 | as S. Dorff, "Salty Dog Blues", "Under The Double Eagle" / writer: "Coca Cola Cowboy", "Every Which Way But Loose", "I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home" - as S. Dorff | |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1978 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Black Heat | 1976 | as Stephen H. Dorff, "No More Mail Until Tomorrow" | |
| In My Life... Zsa Zsa Live | Video documentary writer: "Covers Medley" | ||
| Game of Silence | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Skeleton Twins | 2014 | writer: "As Long As We Got Each Other" - as Stephen Hartley Dorff | |
| Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary writer: "As Long As We've Got Each Other" | |
| Born to Love You | 2012 | writer: "I Just Fall in Love Again" - as Stephen Hartley Dorff | |
| American Idol | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs | 2011 | TV Movie writer: "I Cross My Heart' | |
| September Dawn | 2007 | arranger: "Love Will Still Be There" / producer: "Love Will Still Be There" / writer: "Love Will Still Be There" | |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Pledge | 2001/I | writer: "Through The Years" - as Stephen Dorff | |
| Dudley Do-Right | 1999 | writer: "Right On The Money", "Lucky Man", "It's All About Money", "Do Right By Me" |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Career Achievement Award | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | ||
| 1996 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1995 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murder, She Wrote (1984) | |
| 1995 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1994 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murder, She Wrote (1984) | |
| 1994 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1993 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murder, She Wrote (1984) | |
| 1993 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1992 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Major Dad (1989) | |
| 1992 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1991 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Murphy Brown (1988) | |
| 1990 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Growing Pains (1985) | |
| 1989 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Growing Pains (1985) | |
| 1988 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Growing Pains (1985) | |
| 1987 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | Growing Pains (1985) | |
| 1987 | BMI TV Music Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | My Sister Sam (1986) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music | Major Dad (1989) |
| 1991 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Song | As the World Turns (1956) |
| 1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Growing Pains (1985) |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Growing Pains (1985) |
Known for movies
Murphy Brown (1988-1998)
as Composer
Growing Pains (1985-1992)
as Composer
Honkytonk Man (1982)
as Composer
Just the Ten of Us (1988-1990)
as Composer