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Michael Gore(I)

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  • Composer
  • Producer
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Michael Gore was born on 5 March 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Fame (1980), Pretty in Pink (1986) and Footloose (1984).
BornMarch 5, 1951
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    Fame (1980)
    Fame
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1980
    Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
    Pretty in Pink
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1986
    Footloose (1984)
    Footloose
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1984
    Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
    Terms of Endearment
    7.4
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Stage-To-Screen (2020)
      Stage-To-Screen
      TV Series
      • music by
      • 2021
    • Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Mendoza, and Rade Šerbedžija in South Pacific (2001)
      South Pacific
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • music producer
      • 2001
    • Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star (1996)
      The Evening Star
      5.9
      • composer: original "Terms of Engement" themes
      • 1996
    • Mariel Hemingway, Mädchen Amick, Michael Michele, John Barrowman, Melissa Errico, Justin Lazard, and Tom Verica in C.P.W. (1995)
      C.P.W.
      7.1
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1996
    • Kelly Rutherford, Anthony Addabbo, and Kristoff St. John in Generations (1989)
      Generations
      7.4
      TV Series
      • theme by
      • 1989
    • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
      Fame
      7.1
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: "Fame" theme
      • 1982–1987
    • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
      Terms of Endearment
      7.4
      • music producer (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Irene Cara: Fame (Show Version) (1982)
      Irene Cara: Fame (Show Version)
      7.5
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1982
    • Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (Show Version)
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1982
    • Irene Cara: Fame (1980)
      Irene Cara: Fame
      8.1
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1980

    Composer

    • Resurrecting Carrie (2012)
      Resurrecting Carrie
      8.6
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon in Superstar (1999)
      Superstar
      5.3
      • music composed by
      • 1999
    • Mariel Hemingway, Mädchen Amick, Michael Michele, John Barrowman, Melissa Errico, Justin Lazard, and Tom Verica in C.P.W. (1995)
      C.P.W.
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1996
    • Mr. Wonderful (1993)
      Mr. Wonderful
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Demi Moore in The Butcher's Wife (1991)
      The Butcher's Wife
      5.4
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Meryl Streep and Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life (1991)
      Defending Your Life
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Jami Gertz, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Long, and Kyle MacLachlan in The Boyfriend School (1990)
      The Boyfriend School
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1990
    • Carrie (1988)
      Carrie
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • music by
      • 1988
    • Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
      Pretty in Pink
      6.7
      • music score composed by
      • 1986
    • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
      Terms of Endearment
      7.4
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Irene Cara: Fame (Show Version) (1982)
      Irene Cara: Fame (Show Version)
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (Show Version)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Nikka Costa: (Out Here) On My Own
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Irene Cara: Fame (1980)
      Irene Cara: Fame
      8.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1980
    • Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (1980)
      Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1980

    Producer

    • Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Mendoza, and Rade Šerbedžija in South Pacific (2001)
      South Pacific
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Born
      • March 5, 1951
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Relatives
      • Lesley Gore(Sibling)
    • Other works
      (2014-2015 Season) He adapted Stephen King's novel, "Carrie," in a musical production at the Bailiwick Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Callie Johnson and Katherine I. Condit in the cast.

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      Younger brother of Lesley Gore.

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