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Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951) is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award , as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, eight Grammy Awards , and two Tony Awards .
Dean Pitchford, an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist, has won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as being nominated for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, eight Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards.
Dean Pitchford is a multi-talented artist who has created songs, films and musicals for over thirty years. He is best known for his Oscar-winning hit Fame and his blockbuster Footloose, as well as collaborations with Peter Allen, Kenny Loggins and others.
Hawai’i-born and Yale-educated, Dean Pitchford acted, sang and danced off- and on-Broadway (Godspell, Pippin) and in over 100 commercials before turning to songwriting (Fame, Let’s Hear It for the Boy, Footloose, etc.), screenwriting (Footloose, Sing) and directing (HBO’s Bloodbrothers).
May 17, 2019 · He is an award-winning songwriter whose songs, many from the '80s, are included on albums that have sold over 70 million copies. The multi-talented Pitchford is also a screenwriter, author, director, singer and actor. He wrote the screenplay for 1984's Footloose and co-wrote all nine songs from the film's hugely successful soundtrack.
Dean Pitchford was born on 29 July 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Fame (1980), Footloose (1984) and Chances Are (1989).
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May 10, 2018 · Dean Pitchford. Library of Congress: I had read that you got your inspiration for the movie “Footloose” from a short newspaper article? Dean Pitchford: I did. After I had written the song “Fame” with Michael Gore, for which we won a Best Song Oscar, I was approached by numerous film executives about writing more for film.
