Tim Rice: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
Born	November 10, 1944 (age 82) • Amersham • England
Awards And Honors	EGOT • Emmy Award (2018) • Grammy Award (2001) • Tony Awards (2000) • Academy Award (1997) • Academy Award (1995) • Grammy Award (1994) • Academy Award (1993) • Grammy Award (1981) • Tony Awards (1980)
Notable Works	“Blondel” • “Chess” • “Evita” • “Jesus Christ Superstar” • “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

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Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at the Golden Globe Awards.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

English composer and theatrical producer

Alan Menken smiling, wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a dark pinstripe jacket, with a blurred background, 2010.

Alan Menken

American composer

Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.

Richard Rodgers

American composer

Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist

Six-time Tony winner

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer

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Bette Midler

American actress and singer

Robert Goulet smiling in a black-and-white studio portrait, wearing a plaid suit jacket, white shirt, and tie, circa early 1960s.

Robert Goulet

American singer and actor

Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.

Barbra Streisand

American singer and actress

James Earl Jones smiling and wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie and glasses at an event in 1997.

James Earl Jones

American actor

Viola Davis stands at a microphone in a white and black gown, holding her Emmy Award while accepting the outstanding lead actress in a drama series honor.

Viola Davis

American actress

Elton John, 2006

Elton John

British musician

Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

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Alan Jay Lerner

American screenwriter and songwriter

Julie Andrews smiling at an event in 2012, wearing a light-colored jacket with short hair and gold earrings.

Julie Andrews

English actress and singer

Mike Nichols, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, stands smiling at a podium with a star-shaped award in front of him at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Mike Nichols

American director

Audrey Hepburn poses with her head resting on her hand, wearing a red coat with white buttons and a white poodle applique, against a textured gray background.

Audrey Hepburn

Belgian-born British actress

Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.

Mel Brooks

American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Whoopi Goldberg smiles in front of a red Fashion Group International step-and-repeat backdrop at the FGI Night of Stars 39th Annual Gala in New York City.

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress

Rita Moreno smiles and holds up her memoir featuring a black-and-white portrait of herself on the cover at a book signing event in Los Angeles.

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer, and singer

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