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Tim Rice

Musician

Born: English

Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; Chess (with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA); Aida (with Elton John); and, for Disney, Aladdin (with Alan Menken), The Lion King (with Elton John), and the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (with Menken). He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical King David, and for DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado (with John).

Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a 1999 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is the 2023 recipient of its Johnny Mercer Award, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of twenty-one artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony in the US.

Rice twice hosted the Brit Awards (in 1983 and 1984).

Notable For

English lyricist and author

Tim Rice's Historical Timeline

  1. Tim Rice is born

    Tim Rice, English musician, known for english lyricist and author, was born on 1945-11-10. Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice is an English songwriter.

  2. "Jesus Christ Superstar" soundtrack album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is recorded

    Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the debut of the rock opera of the same name.

  3. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita," starring Elaine Paige, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre in Lon

    Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita," starring Elaine Paige, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre in London

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When was Tim Rice born?
Tim Rice was born on 1945-11-10 (English).
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English lyricist and author
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Tim Rice was involved in 3 recorded historical events, including Tim Rice is born, "Jesus Christ Superstar" soundtrack album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is recorded, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita," starring Elaine Paige, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre in Lon.

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