Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman (; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman and director Rob Reiner. Shaiman has received numerous accolades including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. He has also received seven Academy Awards nominations.

Shaiman started his career as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1984 to 1987. He went on to compose such films as ''When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989), ''Misery'' (1990), ''City Slickers'' (1991), ''Sister Act'' (1992), ''Mr. Saturday Night'' (1992), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''The American President'' (1995), ''The First Wives Club'' (1996), ''Patch Adams'' (1998), ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' (1999), ''Hairspray'' (2007), and ''Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018).

He wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical ''Hairspray'' (2003) based on the John Waters 1988 film, for which he earned the Tony Award for Best Original Score. He has since received nominations for ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2011) and ''Some Like It Hot'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia