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David Yazbek

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David Yazbek was born in 1961. He is known for Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991), The Ten (2007) and Late Night with David Letterman (1982).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Greg Lee and Lynne Thigpen in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991)
    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Music Department(theme music)
    The Ten (2007)
    The Ten
    4.9
    • Soundtrack("Written in Stone", "Written in Stone", "Who Am I (And Where Do I Go from Here?)")
    • 2007
    David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
    Late Night with David Letterman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Contenders (1993)
    The Contenders
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Seth MacFarlane in Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (2020)
      Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
      5.0
      TV Series
      • music and lyrics
      • 2020
    • Tyler Bunch, Vicki Eibner, Peter Linz, and Noel MacNeal in Bear in the Big Blue House (1997)
      Bear in the Big Blue House
      6.9
      TV Series
      • songs
      • 1998
    • Gullah, Gullah Island (1994)
      Gullah, Gullah Island
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1997
    • Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996)
      Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
      6.9
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • composer: theme song
      • theme song (as D. Norman Yazbek) ...
      • 1996–1997
    • Greg Lee and Lynne Thigpen in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991)
      Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
      7.6
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1991–1995
    • The Spy Magazine Hit List: The 100 Most Annoying and Alarming People and Events of 1992
      TV Special
      • music
      • 1992
    • Creepy Classics (1987)
      Creepy Classics
      7.0
      Video
      • music
      • 1987

    Composer

    • Dead Outlaw
      • Composer
      • Post-production
    • Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996)
      Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer (as D. Norman Yazbek, music by)
      • 1996–1997
    • The Contenders (1993)
      The Contenders
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Walking the Dog
      6.0
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Lip Service (1988)
      Lip Service
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1988

    Writer

    • Seth MacFarlane in Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (2020)
      Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Scott's Play
      8.7
      Short
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Out of the Box (1998)
      Out of the Box
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • Noel MacNeal and Carmen Osbahr in The Puzzle Place (1994)
      The Puzzle Place
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Square One Television (1987)
      Square One Television
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1990–1992
    • Muppet Madness (1988)
      Muppet Madness
      8.0
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
      Late Night with David Letterman
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1982–1984

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • D. Norman Yazbek
    • Born
      • c. 1961
    • Other works
      Score for the stage version of The Full Monty (1997) in San Diego, California, USA.
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      • 1 Article

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      Was nominated for Broadway's 2001 Tony Award as Best Original Musical Score, both words and music, for "The Full Monty."

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