Robert Lopez is the Tony®-, Grammy®-, Emmy®- and Oscar®- winning co-creator of the worldwide smash-hit Broadway musicals "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon." Together with his wife and collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez , he co-wrote songs for the feature films " Winnie Puuh (2011)" and " Die Eiskönigin - Völlig unverfroren (2013)", as well as "Finding Nemo: The Musical," a beloved fixture in Disney's Animal Kingdom since 2006. He shared two Emmy® Awards for his music for Nickelodeon's Wonder Pets! (2006) and an Emmy® nomination for his work on the musical episode of Scrubs - Die Anfänger (2001). His work has been featured on South Park (1997), Die Simpsons (1989) and Phineas und Ferb (2007)," as well as 3rd & Bird (2008) and Johnny und die Sprites (2005)." He has won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards. None of his musicals have ever closed. His next project for stage is an original musical called "Up Here," directed by Alex Timbers and slated for a debut production in summer 2015. He is also developing an original comedy for ABC Studios. Lopez, a Yale College graduate, lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
Won Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Score (Music and/or Lyrics) with collaborator Jeff Marx for "Avenue Q." Won two 2011 Tony Awards for co-writing the hit musical "The Book Of Mormon" with Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Jef Marx and his musical, "Avenue Q," performed at the Nightblue Performing Arts Centre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2013 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production. Along with Kristen Anderson-Lopez , of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014]. Jeff Marx and his musical, "Avenue Q" at the Mercury Theater in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production. Became the 12th person to EGOT when he won Best Song at the Die Oscars (2014). He is also the youngest person to ever accomplish the feat of winning a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy and an Oscar.
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