David Yazbek
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Filmography
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Biography
Filmography
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Life Events
1982
Directed a student production of "Hair" at Brown University; show later transferred to Boston where it played for a year
1983
Spent one year as a staff writer for "Late Night With David Letterman" (CBS)
1987
Was a staff writer for "Square One TV" (PBS)
1987
Wrote commercial jingles
1988
Provided music for Howard Korder's play, "Boy's Life"
1988
Scored William H. Macy's "Lip Service" for HBO
1991
Co-wrote the theme song to the Emmy award winning PBS-TV series "Where in The World Is Carmen Sandiego?" with songwriter Sean Altman
1993
Scored the dramatic feature, "The Contenders"
1995
Produced the tribute album, A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
1995
Released debut album, The Laughing Man
1996
Penned the theme for the comedy series, "The Show" (Fox)
1998
Released second recording, Tock
2000
Made his Broadway debut as composer-lyricist for "The Full Monty"; earned a Tony nomination for Original Score
2005
Composed the Music & Lyrics for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," which opened at the Imperial Theater in New York; earned a Tony nomination for Best Original Score
2011
Composed the Music & Lyrics for Broadway's "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Original Score
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