Adam Schlesinger

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Adam Schlesinger (2009)

Adam Schlesinger (born October 31, 1967 in New York City , † April 1, 2020 in Poughkeepsie , New York ) was an American musician , songwriter and composer of film scores . He played in the bands Ivy and Fountains of Wayne , among others . Schlesinger has received multiple Emmy and Grammy awards, as well as Tony and Oscar nominations.

Life

Schlesinger was born in New York to the manager Stephen Schlesinger of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the publicist Barbara Schlesinger (née Bernthal). He grew up first in Manhattan and later in Montclair (New Jersey) and attended high school in Montclair. Adam Schlesinger began to learn the piano at the age of five . During his school days he already played in bands . He studied at Williams College and during this time met Chris Collingwood and made music with him in bands.

In 1991 he returned to his hometown of New York and joined the band Ivy in 1993 . He played in another band alongside Ivy and wrote music for commercials and television. At the end of 1995 he became managing director of the Scratchie Records label . At this time he had contact with Collingswood again and began to make and write music with him, from which Fountains of Wayne should develop. In 1996 the band released their first album with Schlesinger on bass . At the same time he wrote the score for the film That Thing You Do! , for which he was nominated for an Oscar in 1997. He remained a member of the band Ivy . Ivy and Fountains of Wayne continued to release records. Fountains of Wayne reached number 115 on the Billboard 200 with their third album Welcome Interstate Managers (2003) and number 37 with Sky Full of Holes (2011).

Parallel to his band memberships, he continued to write for television, film and stage. He wrote the music for the 2007 film Mitten im Herz - Ein Song für dich . In 2008 the musical Cry Baby premiered, for which Schlesinger wrote the music, while David Javerbaum contributed the lyrics. The two were nominated for the Tony. In 2009, Schlesinger won the Grammy for the music for the TV show A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! and was nominated for a Grammy for a song for Sesame Street . In 2011 he was nominated again for a Grammy for the music for Elmo the Musical . He and Javerbaum won Emmys in 2012 and 2013 for their work on the musical performance of the Tony Awards. In 2015 he started working for the television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , for which he was honored with an Emmy in 2019.

On April 1, 2020, he died at the age of 52 as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. He left two daughters from his divorced marriage.

Awards and nominations (selection)

Only 15 people were able to win an EGOT , also known as the entertainment industry grand slam , by January 2020 . These people have at least an Emmy , a Grammy , an Oscar, and a Tony Award . Schlesinger was nominated for at least four of these awards and was awarded a Grammy and Emmy.

Awards

EGOT awards:

  • Grammy 2010 : Best Comedy Album (A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!) .
  • Emmy 2012 : Award for Outstanding Music and Poetry for It's Not Just for Gays Anymore at the 65th Annual Tony Awards 2011.
  • 2013 Emmy : Emmy for Outstanding Music and Poetry for If I Had Time sung during the 66th Annual Tony Awards 2012.
  • Emmy 2019 : Award for Outstanding Music and Poetry for Anti-Depressants Are So Not a Big Deal in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend .

Non-EGOT award:

Nominations

EGOT nominations:

Non-EGOT nominations:

Web links

Commons : Adam Schlesinger  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adam Sweeting, Adam Schlesinger obituary , The Guardian, April 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c Marcy Donelson: Adam Schlesinger: Artist Biography. In: Allmusic . Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Mourning the US musician: Adam Schlesinger died of Covid-19. In: Spiegel Online . April 2, 2020 .;
  4. ↑ Chris Willman, Jem Aswad: Adam Schlesinger, Emmy Winner and Fountains of Wayne Cofounder, Dies of Coronavirus Complications. In: Variety.com . April 1, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Chris Beachum: Which 15 People Have the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)? In: Gold Derby . January 13, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  6. ^ Adam Schlesinger Awards. In: IMDb . Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  7. ^ Adam Schlesinger - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins. In: emmys.com . Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Bulent Bas: 62nd Annual Tony Award Winners. In: cbsnews.com . June 16, 2008, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  9. ↑ 40th Annie Awards. In: AnnieAwards.org. March 26, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  10. ^ Winners & Nominees 1997. In: goldenglobes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schlesinger, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician, songwriter, and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 2020
Place of death Poughkeepsie , New York , United States