14 Facts About Randy Edelman

Randy Edelman was born on June 10,1947 and is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television.

Randy Edelman began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras; he later produced solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick.

Randy Edelman is known for his work in comedy films.

Randy Edelman has been awarded many prestigious awards along with two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards.

Randy Edelman wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver.

Randy Edelman was born on 10 June 1947 in Paterson, New Jersey, to a Jewish family.

Randy Edelman was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, the son of a first-grade teacher and an accountant, and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1965.

Randy Edelman attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music before heading to New York where he played piano in Broadway pit orchestras.

Randy Edelman started to work there in television and film scoring, while producing his solo albums which found a cult following in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan.

In 1977 Randy Edelman contributed the orchestral piece 'Grey' to the multi-composer suite Colours, put together and conducted by Vic Lewis.

Randy Edelman was honored with the Richard Kirk Award at the 2003 BMI Film and TV Awards.

Randy Edelman produced the scores for the 2008 film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Randy Edelman was awarded the Goldspirit Award for best comedy score of 2011 for the Leap Year soundtrack CD on Varese Sarabande.

Randy Edelman has been married to singer Jackie DeShannon since June 3,1976.