Biography

David Shire was born on July 3, 1937 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Short Circuit (1986) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). He has been married to Didi Conn since February 11, 1984. They have one child. He was previously married to Talia Shire.

Brother-in-law of Richard Bernstein.

Tony Thomas on Shire: "... a composer who fully understands the difference between underlining a sentiment and over-playing emotional impact.".

Father of Matthew Shire (born in 1975) and David Shire (born in 1992).

Ex-son-in-law of Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola. Ex-brother-in-law of Anton Coppola, August Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola.

Along with lyricist Richard Maltby Jr., he composed several Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, including Baby (1983), Starting Here, Starting Now (1977), Closer Than Ever (1989) and Big (1996) (based on the Tom Hanks film Big (1988)).