17 Facts About Adam Schlesinger

Adam Lyons Schlesinger was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer.

Adam Schlesinger was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a member of the band Fever High.

Adam Schlesinger wrote songs for television and film, for which he won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.

Adam Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 at age 52.

Adam Schlesinger was a cousin of actor Jon Bernthal and the grandson of musician Murray Bernthal.

Adam Schlesinger was raised in a secular Jewish family in the Manhattan borough of New York City and Montclair, New Jersey, attending Montclair High School in the latter.

Adam Schlesinger received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Adam Schlesinger's songs have been licensed for use on numerous television series, including Scrubs, The Hills, Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Felicity, Roswell, and others.

Adam Schlesinger wrote songs for and was executive music producer of the scripted comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on The CW.

Adam Schlesinger contributed to Iha's second solo album, Look to the Sky.

Adam Schlesinger was the main composer and producer for Brooklyn-based synth-pop duo Fever High.

Adam Schlesinger received a 2013 Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Song for his "Elmo the Musical" theme for Sesame Street.

Adam Schlesinger received two 2016 Emmy nominations for his work on the CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Settle for Me", and Outstanding Main Title Theme.

Adam Schlesinger received a 2017 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "We Tapped That Ass" from the CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Adam Schlesinger won the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal" and was nominated for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for "Meet Rebecca" from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

On January 30,1999, Adam Schlesinger married Katherine Michel, a graphic designer and Yale graduate.

Adam Schlesinger had tested positive, and was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator for over a week before his death.