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Johnny Costa(1922-1996)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Johnny Costa was born on 18 January 1922 in Arnold, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) and Satyricon (1969). He died on 11 October 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1922
DiedOctober 11, 1996(74)
BornJanuary 18, 1922
DiedOctober 11, 1996(74)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
8.8
TV Series
  • Music Department
Satyricon (1969)
Satyricon
6.8
  • Music Department(as John Coast)
  • 1969
Old Friends... New Friends (1978)
Old Friends... New Friends
8.2
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    8.8
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • musician: piano
    • music director (uncredited, as John Costa)
    • 1968–2001
  • Old Friends... New Friends (1978)
    Old Friends... New Friends
    8.2
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1978–1980
  • Springtime with Mister Rogers
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • Satyricon (1969)
    Satyricon
    6.8
    • music recording (as John Coast)
    • 1969
  • Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers (1961)
    Mister Rogers
    8.9
    TV Series
    • pianist
    • 1966

Composer

  • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Hansel and Gretel (1983)
    Hansel and Gretel
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as John Costa)
    • 1983
  • Christmastime with Mister Rogers
    8.8
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    7.2
    • performer: "Things To Do With Our Hands That Don't Hurt"
    • writer: "Things To Do With Our Hands That Don't Hurt", "Neighborhood Trolley Music"
    • 2019
  • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    8.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "We Are Elephants"
    • performer: "It's You I Like" (Instrumental)
    • writer: "Debbie"
    • 1980–1989

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Coast
  • Born
    • January 18, 1922
    • Arnold, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 11, 1996
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA(aplastic anemia)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania.
  • Nickname
    • The White Art Tatum

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