Randy Newman
Known for Sound · 53 credits
- Born
- 1943-11-28 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Randall Stuart Newman
Biography
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, he is known for his Americana-inspired songs, non-rhotic Southern-accented singing, and lyrics that are often mordant or satirical and delivered by an unreliable narrator. Since the 1990s, he has worked mainly in film scoring, most popularly for Disney and Pixar.
Newman began his professional career in the early 1960s composing incidental music for television and later penning UK hits for acts such as Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. After he formed part of a creative circle at Warner Bros. Records in 1966, the company released his first solo album, Randy Newman (1968). Other artists subsequently enjoyed chart success with recordings of his songs "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1967), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968), and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). His own hits as a recording artist include "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995). Three of his eleven studio albums have charted in the U.S. top 40: Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels (2008).
Newman has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (out of 22 nominations), three Emmys, seven Grammy Awards as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. His award-winning film work includes Ragtime (1981), The Natural (1984), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Marriage Story (2019). He was honored with the Recording Academy's Governors Award in 2003, a Disney Legend award in 2007,[5][6] and inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
TV Shows (21)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Hacks
2021
as Randy Newman
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Randy Newman
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Entertainment
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Ally McBeal
1997
as Randy Newman
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Musical Guest
Hamburg Journal
2011
as self
The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
Rock Concert
1973
as Self
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood in Vienna
2011
as Self
Bobbie Gentry
1968
as Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (32)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as Raccacoonie (voice) (uncredited)
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as Cousin Randy (voice)
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as Singing Bush (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Geared-Up
2006
The Last Critic
2026
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Making 'Toy Story'
1995
as Self
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
For Our Children
1993
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
as Self
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
1995
as Self - Host
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
as Self
Lyle Lovett - In Concert
2007
as Himself
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989
as Self
All You Need Is Klaus
2011
as Self
Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon
1982
as Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
as Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul
2017
as Self
Darlin' Clementine
1986
as Narrator (voice)
Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans
2008
as Self
Randy Newman: Live in Germany 2006
2013
as Vocals / Piano
Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America
1994
as Self
Randy Newman: Live in London
2010
as Himself
I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
2003
Randy Newman at Baloise Session
2015
as Self
About Randy Newman
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, he is known for his Americana-inspired songs, non-rhotic Southern-accented singing, and lyrics that are often mordant or satirical and delivered by an unreliable narrator. Since the 1990s, he has worked mainly in film scoring, most popularly for Disney and Pixar. Newman began his professional career in the early 1960s composing incidental music for television an… With 53 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Randy Newman has appeared in 32 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Randy Newman Movies
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — as Raccacoonie (voice) (uncredited)
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) — as Cousin Randy (voice)
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986) — as Singing Bush (voice)
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Self
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) — as Self
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