Dean Pitchford was born on July 29,1951 and is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist.
12 Facts About Dean Pitchford
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Dean Pitchford's work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, eight Grammy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
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Dean Pitchford began his performance career as an actor and a singer with the Honolulu Community Theatre, the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, among others.
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In 1969, Dean Pitchford returned to Honolulu as an assistant to authors Faye Hammel and Sylvan Levey in updating the popular guidebook Hawai'i on $5 and $10 A Day, and researching Trans World Airlines' Budget Guide to Hawai'i, the first of a series of guidebooks that would eventually turn into the popular series TWA Getaway Guides.
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In 1971, Dean Pitchford was cast in the off-Broadway musical Godspell in New York City.
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When Dean Pitchford was signed by Warner Brothers Publishing he began collaborating with a variety of songwriters.
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Dean Pitchford collaborated on the nine-song score with Kenny Loggins, Eric Carmen, Jim Steinman, Sammy Hagar and others.
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Dean Pitchford wrote and directed a short film, The Washing Machine Man, for Chanticleer Films; it was invited to be shown out-of-competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
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That led to Dean Pitchford being hired as director of HBO's Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story, which won that year's Cable Ace Award for Best Children's Program.
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Dean Pitchford contributed lyrics to Richard Marx's song "That Was Lulu" for Marx's 1989 album Repeat Offender, with whom he wrote "Through My Eyes" for Martina McBride for the Bambi II soundtrack.
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Dean Pitchford worked for many years on a stage adaptation of Footloose, which finally opened on Broadway on October 22,1998.
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Dean Pitchford has contributed songs to The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Shrek 2, Ice Princess and Bambi II.