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Dick Lieb

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Trombonist, composer and author Ziskind "Dick" Lieb earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, and joined the Kai Winding Septet as bass trombonist in 1956. By 1959, he began with the Radio City Music Hall orchestra and by 1952, he was with the Skitch Henderson orchestra while also arranging for records and orchestras. Joining ASCAP in 1963, his popular-song compositions include "Play It Cool", "It's About Time", "Ain't It So", "Headset", and Half-Way House".
BornMarch 7, 1930
BornMarch 7, 1930
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, and Kath Soucie in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
    The Rugrats Movie
    5.9
    • Music Department
    • 1998
    Jeff Goldblum, Diane Lane, Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gregory Hines in Mad Dog Time (1996)
    Mad Dog Time
    5.4
    • Music Department
    • 1996
    Hang Up
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1969
    Fraggle Rock (1983)
    Fraggle Rock
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Music Department(additional music)

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    • Bernadette Peters in Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert (2020)
      Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert
      TV Special
      • arranger/orchestrator
      • 2020
    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      6.9
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2002
    • Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, and Kath Soucie in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
      The Rugrats Movie
      5.9
      • orchestrator
      • 1998
    • Frank Oz and Steve Whitmire in The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
      The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
      8.3
      Video
      • composer: additional music
      • 1998
    • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
      Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
      6.6
      Video
      • musical director
      • 1996
    • Jeff Goldblum, Diane Lane, Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gregory Hines in Mad Dog Time (1996)
      Mad Dog Time
      5.4
      • orchestrator
      • 1996
    • Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993)
      Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • conductor (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
      Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • music continuity (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1991–1993
    • Lincoln (1992)
      Lincoln
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music (as Richard Lieb)
      • 1992
    • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
      Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • music continuity
      • 1990
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in Japan (1988)
      Big Bird in Japan
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 1988
    • Snoopy: The Musical (1988)
      Snoopy: The Musical
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music
      • music continuity (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Frank Oz and Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
      A Muppet Family Christmas
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • orchestrator
      • 1987
    • Fraggle Rock (1983)
      Fraggle Rock
      7.9
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1983–1987

    Composer



    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Sesame Street: A New Baby in My House
      Video
      • Composer (background music)
      • 1994
    • Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993)
      Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in Japan (1988)
      Big Bird in Japan
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Dave Goelz and Kathryn Mullen in The Christmas Toy (1986)
      The Christmas Toy
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • Frank Oz and Cookie Monster in Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
      Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in China (1983)
      Big Bird in China
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
      Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1978
    • Hang Up
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1969

    Actor



    • Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
      The Great Muppet Caper
      7.1
      • Restaurant Orchestra Member (uncredited)
      • 1981

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    • Alternative name
      • Richard Lieb
    • Born
      • March 7, 1930
      • Gary, Indiana, USA

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