Danny Elfman

Biography

Born 05/29/1953

Because he hailed from the annals of rock music and was never a classically trained musician, Danny Elfman struggled to gain acceptance among his peers on the road to becoming one of Hollywood’s most prolific and respected film composers. Elfman began his career in the late-1970s as the...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
In 1990, received Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

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Premiere Photos

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Production Photos

Danny Elfman, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)

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Highlights

In 2008, Scored the music for Gus Van Sant's "Milk"; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score
In 2005, Composed the score for Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; also provided the voices for the Oompa-Loompas in the musical numbers; earned a Grammy nomination for Best Song for "Wonka’s Welcome Song"
In 2005, Voiced Bonejangles in Tim Burton's animated feature "Corpse Bride"; also scored the music

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Family & Companions

divorced
Bridget Fonda: wife (Daughter of actor, Peter Fonda; met while working on the film "A Simple Plan" (1998); married Nov. 29, 2003)
Caroline Thompson: wrote "Edward Scissorhands" and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"; together from c. 1990

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