• Birth Place: South Kensington, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/22/1948, Aries
  • Profession: Composer
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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
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