Birth Place: USA
Sir Tim Rice is an author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. He 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; with Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; for additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz; and for his work with Alan Menken on Disney's Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the musical King David. He also worked with Elton John on Disney's The Lion King, the musical Aida, and DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado and Ennio Morricone.
One of the most celebrated lyricists in British popular culture, Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List values Rice at £150m; the 15th-richest music millionaire in the UK. He is one of fifteen artists to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award.
Tim Rice, Aladdin
Tim Rice, Aladdin
Sir Tim Rice
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, Aida
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, Beauty and the Beast
Tim Rice, Beauty and the Beast
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice has written 15 shows including Tycoon (Lyricist), Jesus Christ Superstar (Lyricist), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Bookwriter), Evita (Bookwriter), Blondel (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Chess (Lyricist), Cricket (Lyricist), Beauty and the Beast (Lyricist), Heathcliff (Lyricist), King David (Bookwriter), The Lion King (Lyricist), Aida (Lyricist), The Likes of Us (Lyricist), From Here to Eternity (Lyricist), Aladdin (Lyricist).
Tim Rice has been nominated for various awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Aladdin," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "Aladdin," a Special Award at the Olivier Awards, the Radisson Edwardian Award for Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for "The Lion King," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "Aida," Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "The Lion King," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "The Lion King," Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Beauty and the Beast," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "Beauty and the Beast," Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Evita," Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Evita," and Best Lyricist at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Evita."
Tim Rice has won the following awards: Special Award at the Olivier Awards, Best Original Score for Aida at the Tony Awards, Best Musical for The Lion King at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Lyrics for Evita at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Musical for Evita at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Lyricist for Evita at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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