Randy Newman

Randy Newman

Born: November 28, 1943
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced soul songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His best-known songs as a recording artist are "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995), while other artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972).

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Everything Everywhere All at Once
Title: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Character: Raccacoonie (voice) (uncredited)
Released: March 24, 2022
Type: Movie
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
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Title: Popular Voices at the BBC
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 17, 2017
Type: TV
Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces a selection of live performances culled from the BBC archives.
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Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul
Title: Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul
Character: Self
Released: March 17, 2017
Type: Movie
The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield, catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song, "A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His wife (Pam Cocker) & family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, historic, electric performance footage throughout. Extensive interviews of key people through his life include: Pam Cocker, Ben Fong-Torres (Rolling Stone magazine editor), Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel, Rita Coolidge, Deric Dyer, Glyn Johns, and numerous others.
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
Title: Score: A Film Music Documentary
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2017
Type: Movie
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Title: Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2015
Type: Movie
Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Randy Newman: Live in Germany 2006
Title: Randy Newman: Live in Germany 2006
Character: Vocals / Piano
Released: June 13, 2013
Type: Movie
The multi-talented, multi-faceted Randy Newman, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, performing some of the greatest songs in his considerable catalogue at the Jazz Open Festival in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2006. Many of Newman's best-loved and best-known songs arfe here: "You've Got A Friend In Me," from the "Toy Story" film franchise; "Louisiana 1927," which was revived throughout the world in the wake of Hurricane Katrina; Ï Think It's Going To Rain Today," from Newman's first album (and made famous by Judy Collins's cover), the controversial hits "Short People" and "I Love L.A."; and many more. Newman also delves into less obvious corners of his repertoire: the autobiographical "Dixie Flyer," for example, and more recent songs like "I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)." A fascinating, funny, compelling event from one of our greatest musical talents.
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Title: Hollywood in Vienna
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2011
Type: TV
Hollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award is presented.
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Title: Hamburg Journal
Character: self
Released: April 15, 2011
Type: TV
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Title: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Character: Himself
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
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Randy Newman: Live in London
Title: Randy Newman: Live in London
Character: Himself
Released: October 16, 2010
Type: Movie
While touring in support of his 2008 album «Harps and Angels», Randy Newman performed a special concert at London's intimate LSO St. Luke's, an 18th-century Anglican church that has been restored by the London Symphony Orchestra for use in its community and music education programs. He was accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ziegler, and the program was televised by the BBC. The 22-song London set features songs from throughout Newman's four-decade long career.
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All You Need Is Klaus
Title: All You Need Is Klaus
Character: Himself
Released: October 2, 2010
Type: Movie
A journey into the incredible life of Klaus Voormann. An inside view into the history of Rock'n'Roll. A story of friendship, art and music. Klaus Voormann was on the frontlines of the pop era's meteoric rise.
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Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Title: Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 2010
Type: Movie
Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog
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The Princess and the Frog
Title: The Princess and the Frog
Character: Cousin Randy (voice)
Released: December 8, 2009
Type: Movie
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Title: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Character: Himself
Released: April 24, 2009
Type: Movie
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.
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Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans
Title: Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans
Character: Himself
Released: November 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Two years after a harrowing rescue from Hurricane Katrina, music legend Fats Domino headlined a 2007 benefit concert for New Orleans hometown, performing hits to an adoring audience. The special captures Domino's triumphant return to the stage and provides an up-close, biographical look at Domino's storied career.
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Lyle Lovett - In Concert
Title: Lyle Lovett - In Concert
Character: Himself
Released: October 29, 2007
Type: Movie
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The Pixar Story
Title: The Pixar Story
Character: Self
Released: August 28, 2007
Type: Movie
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
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Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
Title: Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
Released: November 7, 2006
Type: Movie
The Making of "Life is a Highway".A musical Road Trip with Rascal Flatts
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The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Title: The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Character: Himself
Released: October 25, 2005
Type: Movie
"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.
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Title: The Colbert Report
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Title: A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Character: Self
Released: September 2, 2005
Type: Movie
A Hurricane Katrina relief concert. After Louisiana was destroyed by Katrina, famous stars all came together and put on this concert, which aired on over 20 television stations, including NBC, TV Guide Channel, ABC, CBS, PAX, FOX, Cinemax, TBS, and USA.
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I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
Title: I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
A short documentary on the life and songs of Randy Newman
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Title: Ally McBeal
Released: September 8, 1997
Type: TV
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Title: The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 1996
Type: Movie
The documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie became a success and helps to boost Pixar's popularity of making one of the few animation movie production companies in the world today, especially in North America.
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Title: 3rd Rock from the Sun
Character: Randy Newman
Released: January 9, 1996
Type: TV
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family in order to observe the behavior of human beings.
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Making 'Toy Story'
Title: Making 'Toy Story'
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Documentary of the making of the groundbreaking Disney/Pixar animated hit movie.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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Prince: Musical Portrait
Title: Prince: Musical Portrait
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the musician Prince. Features interviews with Eric Clapton, George Clinton, Terence Trent D'arby, Quincy Jones, Little Richard, Randy Newman and Miles Davis.
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Darlin' Clementine
Title: Darlin' Clementine
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 8, 1986
Type: Movie
Clementine (Shelley Duvall) is the sole woman in her mining camp who cares for everyone around her until her selfish father (Ed Asner) learns a valuable lesson.
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Title: Tall Tales & Legends
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 25, 1985
Type: TV
An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.
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Randy Newman: At the Odeon
Title: Randy Newman: At the Odeon
Character: Himself
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Recorded live at New York's legendary Odeon nightclub, this one-hour 1983 concert features award-winning songwriter Randy Newman, with guests Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt. Mingling humorous lyrics with a blend of New Orleans R&B, traditional pop, and folk, Newman sings his favorites, including "I Love L.A.," "Burn On, Big River," "Short People," "Political Science," "Rednecks," "Guilty," "My Life Is Good" and "I Think It's Going to Rain Today."
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: Rock Concert
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 1973
Type: TV
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert is an American television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated to television stations. It premiered on September 27, 1973, with a performance by The Rolling Stones; its last episode was in 1981.
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Title: The Midnight Special
Character: Host
Released: August 19, 1972
Type: TV
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.
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Title: Bobbie Gentry
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1968
Type: TV
Bobbie Gentry hosts her own TV-show
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.