| Barry Manilow Barry Manilow's unparalleled career is made up of virtually every facet of music, including performing, composing, arranging and producing. A 2002 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee, Manilow has triumphed in every medium of entertainment. He has received Grammy, Emmy and Tony Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Among his 41 albums are such diverse recordings as Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998), Singin' with the Big Bands (1994), Showstoppers (1991), Swing Street (1987), 2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe (1984), and many others, including 38 Top 40 Hits. In addition, every album he has produced for other artists, including Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne Warwick, has been nominated for Grammy Awards. Manilow's film credits include the Oscar-nominated "Ready To Take A Chance Again" (from Foul Play), a song for the soundtrack of Walt Disney's Oliver and Company, and the soundtracks for the animated features Thumbelina and The Pebble and the Penguin. Manilow's television appearances include the 2002 one-hour CBS-TV special, Ultimate Manilow, taped in Hollywood at the Kodak Theatre. In 2000 alone, he taped Manilow Live! for DirectTV, followed by the Manilow Country special on TNN. A two-hour A&E special, Barry Manilow: Live by Request aired in 1996 as the highest rated music show in the network's history. Manilow also has appeared on the TV comedies Murphy Brown and Ally McBeal. Manilow's career in the theater ranges from his Tony Award-winning Broadway debut in 1977 to the June 2001 opening of Could It Be Magic? Ð The Barry Manilow Songbook. Manilow worked with Mitzie & Ken Welch to create a show in which the music is brought to life by an ensemble of five very talented performers and a six-piece band. The world premiere of his musical, Harmony (with book and lyrics by Bruce Sussman), enjoyed a successful run at the La Jolla Playhouse and is anticipated to head to Broadway in 2004. The musical is based on the true story of The Comedian Harmonists, a singing group of six young men who attempted to find harmony during the discordant times that led to the Third Reich gaining control of Germany. His collaboration with Sussman also created Barry Manilow's Copacabana - The Musical. Inspired by his hit single, the elaborate two-act musical spectacular ran to packed houses on London's West End for 18 months, a national company toured the U.S. Manilow made his literary debut in 1987 with the publication of his autobiographical Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise. Manilow is involved with worthwhile charities and humanitarian efforts around the world. He is the national spokesperson for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. He is also a member of the National Academy of Jazz Board of Governors and the Music Center of Los Angeles. His charity involvement includes The Prince's Trust, United Way, the Starlight Foundation, numerous organizations fighting the battle against AIDS, and many others.
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