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Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Fast Facts:

The son of a composer and a violinist, he began writing music at the age of 6.
Left college to collaborate with eventual Jesus Christ Superstar lyricist Tim Rice.
Wrote music to the Nobel Prize-winning poetry of T.S. Elliot, creating Cats, which played in London's West End for 21 years.
The combination of Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and Starlight Express made him the first person to have three musicals running simultaneously in London and New York.
Inspiration for the female lead in his version of The Phantom of the Opera was his second wife, singer Sarah Brightman, who originated the role of Christine in both the London and Broadway productions.
Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in June 1992.
Controversy erupted when he chose Glenn Close to star in the 1994 New York production of Sunset Boulevard over Patti LuPone, who was playing the lead in London to mixed reviews and was under contract to transfer. LuPone sued and subsequently won.
Was named Baron Lloyd-Webber of Sydmonton in 1997.
A collector of Victorian art, his Pre-Raphaelite paintings were on display at the Royal Academy of London in 2003.
On January 6, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show on Broadway.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Relationships:
Sarah Brightman - Ex-wife
Sarah Jane Tudor Hugil - Ex-wife
Madeleine Astrid Gurdon - Wife
Julian Lloyd Webber - Brother
William Lloyd Webber - Father
Jean Johnstone Lloyd Webber - Mother
Imogen Lloyd Webber - Daughter
Nicholas Lloyd Webber - Son
Alastair Adam Lloyd Webber - Son
William Lloyd Webber - Son
Isabella Aurora Lloyd Webber - Daughter
Andrew Lloyd Webber Awards:
1997 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Winner
2005 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Song) - Winner
2006 Tony: Score (Music and/or Lyrics) - Nominee
1973 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Nominee
1985 Grammy: Best Contemporary Composition - Winner
1983 Grammy: Best Cast Show Album - Winner
1980 Grammy: Best Cast Show Album - Winner
1972 Tony: Score - Nominee
1980 Tony: Score - Winner
1982 Tony: Score - Nominee
1983 Tony: Score - Winner
1986 Tony: Score - Nominee
1987 Tony: Score - Nominee
1988 Tony: Book (Musical) - Nominee
1988 Tony: Score (Musical) - Nominee
1990 Tony: Book (Musical) - Nominee
1990 Tony: Score (Musical) - Nominee
1995 Tony: Original Musical Score - Winner
2004 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Song) - Nominee
1996 BAFTA Awards: The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music - Nominee
College:
Attended University of Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, England