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Lee Curreri Biography (1961-)
Full name, Leonard Charles Curreri; born January 4, 1961, in the Bronx, New York, NY; parents, both schoolteachers; married Lisbeth Scott (marriage ended); married Sherry Dean, August 6, 2000; children: (second marriage) two. Addresses: Office: Xacca Sounds, Inc., 520 Washington Blvd., Suite 418, Marina del Rey, CA 90292.; Agent: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr.,Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; Gretchen O'Neal, Ingenuity Entertainment,9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, music arranger, keyboard performer, song producer, actor
- Birth Details
- January 4, 1961
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Bruno Martelli, Fame, NBC, 1982-1983 syndicated, 1983-1984
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Movies
- Mike Forte, Embassy, ABC, 1985
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Specials
- Steve, "Starstruck," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1981
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The Kids from Fame, NBC, 1983
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The 100 Greatest Musicals, Channel 4, 2003
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Episodic
- Bruno Martelli, "Baby, Remember My Name," Fame, syndicated, 1987
- Guest, The Salon, 2004
- Guest, The Terry and Gaby Show, Channel 5, 2004
- Guest judge for an episode of Battle of the Beat, syndicated; guest in MTV-Celebrity Extra, MTV; guest in Good Food Live and The Russell Grant Show.
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Film Appearances
- Bruno Martelli, Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980
- Himself, On Location with: FAME, 1980
- Christopher Newley, Corazon de cristal (also known as Crystal Heart), 1985, New World, 1987
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Film Work
- Keyboard player, Powaqqatsi, Cannon/New Yorker Films, 1988
- Song producer, Lipstick Camera, 1994
- (Uncredited) Drum programmer, Light It Up, 1999
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Stage Work
- Music arranger, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, New York City, 1980
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RECORDINGS
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Album Producer
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The Evolution Will Not be Televised (includes the single "Sweet Clarity"), by Aquabox, Nova/Pinnacle, 2004
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WRITINGS
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Television Composer
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Series
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Fame, NBC, 1982-1983 syndicated, 1983-1984
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The Littlest Pet Shop (animated), syndicated, beginning 1995
- Score and title song, G.I. Joe Extreme (animated), syndicated, 1995-1997
- Songs, The New Adventures of Flipper (also known as Flipper), syndicated, 1995-2000
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Dangerous Minds, ABC, 1996-1997
- Song, High Incident, ABC, 1996-1997
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Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (also known as SOF, Inc.,
S.O.F., Inc.,
SOF: Special Ops Force,
S.O.F. Special Ops Force,
Soldier of Fortune, and Special Ops Force), syndicated, c. 1997-1999
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Movies
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Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983
- Additional music, Wild Side, HBO, 1995
- Song, Death in Small Doses, ABC, 1995
- Song, Black Cat Run, HBO, 1998
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Specials
- Score, Teenage Suicide: Don't Try It!, HBO, 1981
- Score and theme song, "Crosses on the Lawn," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1993
- Composer of scores for the specials Kids in the Middle and Teenage Sex, both HBO; also composer for Witnesses and Wiseguys: The History of the Mob, NBC.
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Episodic
- Premiere episode, Gun (also known as Robert Altman's Gun),ABC, 1997
- Composer of score (with Rusty Andrews) for "The Dangwoods," an episode ofLiquid Television, MTV; composer (with Jeff Rona) for several episodes of Chicago Hope, CBS.
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Other
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Winning the Peace, Showtime, 2004
- Composer of score for The Residents, USA Network.
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Teleplays
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Episodic
- "Blood, Sweat, and Circuits ...," Fame, NBC, 1982
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Film Music
- (Uncredited; with others) Exit Wounds, Warner Bros., 2001
- Score, The Deep and Dreamless Sleep, 2004
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Songs Featured in Films
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Sleepstalker (also known as Sleepstalker: The Sandman's Last Rites), Prism Pictures, 1995
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Blast from the Past, New Line Cinema, 1999
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Albums
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The Evolution Will Not be Televised (includes the single "Sweet Clarity"), by Aquabox, Nova/Pinnacle, 2004
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Videos
- Composer of score and theme for the series Along for the Ride, Time-Life; composer of score for "Life against Death," in The Amazing Video Collection, Langley Productions.
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CD-ROMs
- Composer for the CD-ROM Phanta-Z.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Future Music, July, 2004
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People Weekly, October 22, 2001, p. 102
Electronic
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Lee Curreri Home Page, http://www.leecurreri.com, July 29, 2004
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Sequential Tart, http://www.sequentialtart.com, October, 2001
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Xacca Sounds Web Site, http://www.xaccasounds.co.uk
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