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Revision as of 02:56, 15 September 2010

This is a list of famous Jewish American entertainers. For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.

Actors

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

♠*Paul Rudd (1969–), actor and screenwriter, who is the son of two devout Jewish immigrants from England[273][274]

1950s

1940s

1930s

1920s

1910s

1900s

  • Stella Adler (1901–1992) legendary actress, and innovative acting teacher widely regarded as America's foremost acting teacher[494]
  • Jack Albertson (1907–1981), actor best known for his role on Chico and the Man
  • Leon Askin (1907–2005) Austrian (later American) actor[495]
  • Milton Berle (1908–2002) Comedian and actor, who pioneered the vaudeville and stand-up comedy art forms [496]
  • Joe Besser (1907–1988), comedian (Three Stooges)[497]
  • Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voice actor and comedian, widely known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices”, known for creating the voices of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Beaky Buzzard, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, and hundreds of others. [498]
  • Ben Blue (1901–1975) Canadian (later American) actor and comedian[22]
  • Howard Da Silva (1909–1986), film actor[22]
  • Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981), actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards (two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy)[499][500]
  • Larry Fine (1902–1975), comedian and actor (Three Stooges)[501]
  • John Houseman (1902–1988) was an actor who won an Academy Award for The Paper Chase
  • Curly Howard (1903–1952), one of the Three Stooges[502]
  • Sam Levene (1905–1980) Russian/American stage and film actor[503]
  • Peter Lorre (1904–1964) born in Austria-Hungary (later American) stage and screen actor[27]
  • Zeppo Marx (1901–1979), member of the Marx Brothers[28]
  • Sandy Meisner, (1905–1997) Actor and acting coach who developed the acting methodology, now known as the "Meisner Technique".
  • Ritz Brothers (Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, 1901–1965, 1904–1985, 1907–1986) legendary Jewish comedy team[22]
  • Natalie Schafer (1900–1991) was an actress best known for her role in Gilligan's Island
  • Lee Strasberg (1901–1982) renown actor, director, and one of the most respected and best-known acting teachers in American theater and film, who according to many people, including acting author Mel Gussow, "revolutionized the art of acting and had a influence on performance in American theater and movies”

1890s

  • Jack Benny (1894–1974) Comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, film actor,who was a foundational influence on the situation comedy television show genre. [504]
  • Gertrude Berg (1899–1966), radio and television actress[505]
  • Fanny Brice (1891–1951), comedian, singer, and entertainer[506]
  • George Burns (1896–1996), comedian and actor[507]
  • Eddie Cantor (1892–1964), comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century[508]
  • Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977) Austrian-born (later American) silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type[509]
  • Hermione Gingold (1897–1987) [29], British actress
  • Moe Howard (1897–1975) the "leader" of the Three Stooges[510]
  • Shemp Howard (1895–1955), born, part of the Three Stooges comedy team[511]
  • Sam Jaffe (1891–1984) Academy Award-nominated film and stage actor[22]
  • Irving Kaufman (1890–1976), singer, recording artist and Vaudeville performer [30]
  • Francis Lederer (1899–2000) Czech-born (later American) actor [31]
  • Philip Loeb (1892–1955), stage, film, and television actor[512]
  • Paul Lukas (1895–1971) Hungarian (later American) film actor[22]
  • Groucho Marx (1890–1977), comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own[28]
  • Gummo Marx (1893–1977), one of the Marx Brothers[28]
  • Paul Muni (1895–1967) Austrian-born (later American) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood[513]
  • Carmel Myers (1899–1980), silent film actress[514]
  • Molly Picon (1898–1992), star of stage, screen and television[515]
  • Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), stage and film actor[516]
  • Mae West (1893–1980), actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol[517]

1880s

Pre–1880s

Comedians

Music: singers and songwriters

  • Paula Abdul, singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and choreographer, who was the main choreographer of the Jacksons, Janet Jackson, and of many high profile films such as Coming to America, Action Jackson, Jerry Maguire, The Running Man, American Beauty (1999 film), Oliver Stone's The Doors, and the giant keyboard scene involving Tom Hanks’ character in Big.
  • The Adolescents, predominantly Jewish hardcore punk band led by Tony Cadena (real name Anthony Brandenburg), who were one of the leading bands of the 1980s punk revival.
  • Agent Orange, predominantly Jewish punk rock band led by Jewish frontman and songwriter Mike Palm, who pioneered the concept of mixing of punk rock with surf music.
  • Herb Alpert, composer, songwriter, lead singer and horn player with Tijuana Brass, whose musical accomplishments include five number one hits, twenty-eight albums on the Billboard charts, eight Grammy Awards, fourteen Platinum albums and fifteen Gold albums, and who as of 1996 has sold 72 million albums, as well as writing many classic songs such as Baby Talk, Wonderful World and Alley-Oop among many others.
  • Sean Altman, founder and lead singer of the singing group Rockapella.
  • The Ames Brothers, all-Jewish singing quartet with original vocal interactions, and traditional pop music hit sensibility which made them particularly famous in the 1950s, consisting of Jewish members Joe Ames, Gene Ames, Vic Ames, and Ed Ames (real names Urick)
  • Anthrax, thrash metal band with a strong Jewish membership that includes founding members, guitarists, and songwriters Scott Ian (guitarist, songwriter), Dan Lilker (lead guitarist, songwriter), and Dan Spitz (lead guitarist, songwriter)
  • Asleep at the Wheel, a predominantly Jewish Country/Western Swing band, who have won nine Grammy Awards since their inception in 1970, and have released more than twenty studio albums, and charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard country charts. Both main members Ray Benson (lead singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, producer), Lucky Oceans (pedal steel guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, real name Reuben Gosfield ) are Jewish
  • Harold Arlen, singer, composer, songwriter, and musician.
  • Kenneth Ascher, musician (keyboards), singer, songwriter and musical arranger, (as he was for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and with fellow Jewish songwriter Jim Steinman on Meat Loaf's album Bat out of Hell).
  • Howard Ashman songwriter
  • David Axelrod, songwriter, arranger and producer across musical genres.
  • Babes in Toyland, early female grunge band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Kat Bjelland (electric guitar, lead vocals), Maureen Herman (bass, vocals)
  • Burt Bacharach, musician, songwriter, singer, musical arranger, producer, pianist.
  • Bad Religion, rock band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Brett Gurewitz (lead guitarist, songwriter, founding member), Greg Graffin (lead singer), Greg Hetson (lead guitarist, songwriter), Lucky Lehrer (voted the "best punk drummer of all-time" by fanzine, Flipside), Jay Ziskrout, Brooks Wackerman, Davy Goldman, Pete Finestone and Bobby Schayer.
  • Marty Balin, (real name Martyn Buchwald), lead singer and songwriter for Jefferson Airplane
  • Jeff Barry (real name Joel Adelberg), legendary Tin Pan Alley and Songwriters Hall of Fame songwriter, singer, and record producer, who created many pop standards, and who also sometimes teamed up with fellow Jewish songwriter Cynthia Weil.
  • Len Barry (real name Leonard Borisoff), lead singer, songwriter and musician who influenced artists including John Lennon, and who was a founding member of the predominantly Jewish '60s rock pioneering band The Dovells
  • The Barry Sisters (Claire and Minnie Bagelman), Yiddish jazz singers who were popular in the 1940s-1960s and who sang Yiddish songs, jazz and popular recordings in Yiddish, and also recorded with other Jewish singers such as Barbra Streisand and one of the most entertaining American chazanim (Cantor); Moishe Oysher
  • Beastie Boys, all-Jewish NY rap/rock band consisting of Jewish members Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz.
  • Beck, Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter.
  • Leonard Bernstein, eclectic classical composer whose legacy includes poignant explicitly Jewish themed compositions, as well as a composer of works such as West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town
  • Irving Berlin, (real name Israel Isadore Baline), Yiddish speaking son of two Orthodox Jewish parents (his father was a Jewish Cantor at the synagogue), and the most beloved and prolific songwriter and lyricist of all time who wrote over 3000 songs including White Christmas, God Bless America, Easter Parade, There's No Business Like Show Business, and Cheek To Cheek
  • Blood, Sweat & Tears, innovative all-Jewish band revered for innovating a new style of music by fusing of rock, Klezmer (Jewish art music), blues, pop music, horn arrangements and Klezmer/jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock”, who also famously performed at Woodstock. Its Jewish members include Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby.
  • Michael Bolton, singer and songwriter
  • Mike Bloomfield, influential lead guitar, composer, and musician, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation entirely on his instrumental prowess. Respected throughout the world for his innovative and fluid guitar playing
  • The Blues Project, all-Jewish, "psychedelic rock pioneering jam band".
  • Bratmobile, first-generation Riot Grrrl band that has a predominantly Jewish membership including Allison Wolfe (lead singer, songwriter), Molly Neuman
  • David Bromberg, guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter who has a eclectic style, playing bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock & roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2008. He wrote the song The Holdup among others.
  • Carrie Brownstein, musician, actress, and music blogger, best known for being the innovative lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter in the much praised Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band Sleater-Kinney, and also of Heavens to Betsy
  • Randy California, (real name Randy Craig Wolfe), hugely influential lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band Spirit. He died while saving his son from drowning.
  • Shlomo Carlebach, one of the most prolific singer-songwriters, who was also a Jewish religious teacher, composer, and who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime. Although his roots lay in traditional Orthodox yeshivot, he branched out to create his own movement combining Hasidic-style warmth and personal interaction, public concerts, and song-filled synagogue services.
  • Eric Carmen, singer/songwriter/pianist and leader of The Raspberries who wrote and sang the songs All By Myself, Go All the Way, Never Gonna Fall in Love Again, among many others.
  • The Cars, predominantly Jewish New Wave rock band, whose Jewish members include Ric Ocasek (singer, rhythm guitarist), Elliot Easton (real name Elliot Steinberg, lead guitarist, singer), Benjamin Orr (real name Benjamin Orzechowski, bass guitar player, vocalist), and Greg Hawkes (keyboardist)
  • Sharon Cheslow, musician, composer, and artist. who 1981, formed Chalk Circle, Washington, D.C.'s first all-female punk band. [1] She has since become an accomplished artist who works between different mediums
  • Harry Chapin, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for folk rock songs such as Taxi, W*O*L*D, and the number-one hit Cat's in the Cradle, among many others.
  • Alex Chilton, songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known as the leader of the bands Big Star, and Box Tops.
  • Richie Chodes, Leader of the "novelty pop" Elephant 6 based band Kingsauce. Richie sneaks a lot of Yiddish into his songs.
  • Marc Cohn, singer-songwriter and musician, whose songs include the much covered classic song Walking in Memphis, among others
  • Cy Coleman (real name Seymour Kaufman), composer, songwriter, singer, jazz pianist, and major contributor to the Great American Songbook, whose songs include "Big Spender", "The Best Is Yet to Come", "Hey, Look Me Over", "If My Friends Could See Me Now" and "Witchcraft", among many others.
  • Concrete Blonde, predominantly Jewish alternative rock band led by Jewish members Johnette Napolitano, and James Mankey (also of the influential band Sparks)
  • Harry Connick, Jr., singer/crooner, composer, arranger, and pianist
  • Carol Connors (real name Annette Kleinbard), singer-songwriter and composer who was the lead singer of the pop vocal trio The Teddy Bears, which also included Phil Specter, and who composed many famous songs including Tomorrow Is Another Day, The Journey and Someone's Waiting for You, from the Disney film The Rescuers (with fellow Jewish songwriter Sammy Fain), and the 1960s hit "Hey Little Cobra", among many others
  • Aaron Copland, innovative composer known as "the dean of American composers" and an accomplished pianist; he was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition
  • Country Joe and the Fish, the quintessential anti-Vietnam protest rock band, has a predominantly Jewish membership; infamously performed at Woodstock
  • Chris Cornell, lead singer/songwriter of the era-defining alternative rock band Soundgarden and also of Audioslave, who is known for his distinctive high octave range voice as well as for his songwriting
  • Dick Dale, surf-rock guitarist, known as "The King Of The Surf Guitar".
  • Glenn Danzig, singer, songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur, who is the founder of the bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig
  • Joe Dassin, innovative American/French singer-songwriter and composer. He was born to two devout Jewish parents (his father was the film noir director and Yiddish theatre actor Jules Dassin)
  • Hal David, musician and Burt Bacharach's writing partner
  • Taylor Dayne, 1980s singer, songwriter, dance artist, actress
  • Paul Desmond, (real name Paul Emil Breitenfeld), innovative composer and jazz alto saxophonist best known for the work he did in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for "composing that group's greatest hit", Take Five. Known to have possessed an idiosyncratic wit, he was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the West Coast's "cool jazz" scene.
  • Neil Diamond, singer, guitarist, and songwriter, of Sweet Caroline, among many others. He worked in the Brill Building and wrote all his own songs, as well as many songs for others such as I'm a Believer for The Monkees. Sometimes called “The Jewish Elvis” even though Elvis Presley was Jewish himself
  • The Dictators, all-Jewish proto-punk pioneering band whose Jewish members include bassist/vocalist Andy Shernoff, lead guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman (who is also a founding member of the heavy metal band Manowar), lead singer Handsome Dick Manitoba (real name Richard Blum), rhythm guitarist Scott Kempner, and drummer Stu Boy King. They were "one of the very first (if not the actual first) punk bands in history, and they subsequently invented the infamous punk rock sound/genre."
  • Ani Difranco, Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter, who is a prolific artist, having released over twenty albums, and who is widely celebrated as a feminist icon.
  • David Draiman, lead singer and principal songwriter for the alternative metal band Disturbed
  • Dream Theater, acclaimed progressive rock band whose Jewish members include Mike Portnoy, and Jordan Rudess.
  • Adam Duritz, Lead Singer and main songwriter for the alternative band Counting Crows
  • Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter who revolutionized folk music with songs like Blowin' in the Wind and Like a Rolling Stone
  • Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan’s son, lead singer, songwriter of the predominantly Jewish Grammy Award winning rock band The Wallflowers
  • Elliot Easton, (real name Elliot Steinberg), innovative lead guitarist, songwriter, vocalist with the band The Cars
  • The Electric Prunes, experimental predominantly Jewish "psychedelic rock pioneering band", who laid the groundwork for psychedelic and experimental rock music, which earned them their status as an innovative cult band.
  • The 13th Floor Elevators, predominantly Jewish "psychedelic rock pioneering band".
  • Danny Elfman, lead singer and chief songwriter of the new-wave band Oingo Boingo, and later a much praised film/TV composer; his scores include The Simpsons Theme, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Batman Returns, and the scores to other Tim Burton films
  • Cass Elliot, Mama Cass from The Mamas & the Papas
  • Ramblin' Jack Elliott, country musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist
  • Roky Erickson, singer, songwriter, harmonica player, guitarist and founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators who was a "pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre", as well as a solo artist.
  • Tamas Erdelyi, aka Tommy Ramone, songwriter, lead guitarist, producer, co-founder, and original drummer for Punk rock pioneers The Ramones, who wrote their songs I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend and Blitzkrieg Bop among others, and played lead guitar on all the albums he produced for them
  • Donald Fagen, lead singer and principal songwriter of Steely Dan whose songs include Do it Again and Peg, among many others
  • Eddie Fisher, singer, entertainer and father of Carrie Fisher
  • Bela Fleck, banjo virtuoso and composer of his Grammy-winning group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
  • Charles Fox, legendary and prolific Hall Of Fame composer/songwriter who wrote the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and the dramatic theme music of Wide World of Sports among many others.
  • Ace Frehley, lead guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss, who has inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s, and come the '90s, was listed by just about every contemporary rock guitarist (Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, etc.) as an important influence
  • David Freiberg, lead vocalist, songwriter, and bass guitar player with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
  • Kinky Friedman, singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for the Texas Monthly. He once lead a band called the Texas Jewboys
  • The Fugs, The first underground/indie band in music history, has a predominantly Jewish membership which includes main members Tuli Kupferberg, Ed Sanders, Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber They invented the notion of the now infamous DIY (Do it yourself) underground sensibility in rock, that directly or indirectly influenced every punk, indie or art-rock band that came after them
  • Art Garfunkel, part of the biggest selling music duo in history with Jewish friend Paul Simon
  • Judy Garland, (real name Frances Gumm), legendary and influential actress and singer, who through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage, and was respected for her versatility, and received a multiple awards including the Juvenile Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Tony Award
  • George Gershwin, quintessential 20th century classical composer who created an influential style of Klezmer (Jewish art music) influenced classical music through such works as Rhapsody in Blue. As well as a composer of popular songs (with his brother Ira Gershwin) such as "Summertime" and "Someone to Watch Over Me", among many others.
  • Michael Gira, lead singer, principal songwriter of the authentic, enigmatic, and influential goth rock band Swans
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor, predominantly Jewish membership including Efrim Menuck (also of the band A Silver Mt Zion), Thierry Amar (who also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk band), Aidan Girt, and Thea Pratt
  • Benny Goodman, jazz and Klezmer musician, composer, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman"
  • Steve Goodman, singer/songwriter, lyricist, and innovative guitarist, who, despite suffering from Leukemia his entire career and his early death, became one of the most influential artists of his generation, whose songs have been covered by many artists
  • Eydie Gormé, singer and performer with Jewish husband Steve Lawrence
  • Jarrod Gorbel Lead singer of The Honorary Title
  • Lesley Gore, (real name Lesley Sue Goldstein), singer-songwriter of the "girl group era". who had her first hit with It's My Party, at age 16 and became one of the most recognized teen pop singers and sex symbols of the 1960s, and was influential on riot-grrrl bands including fellow Jewish singer-songwriter Kathleen Hanna, among many others
  • Adam Goren lead singer, songwriter, musician best known as the sole member of the synth punk band Atom and His Package
  • Norman Greenbaum, wrote and sang Spirit in the Sky
  • Howard Greenfield, Grammy Award-winning Tin Pan Alley and Songwriters Hall of Fame singer, songwriter, and lyricist, who wrote many pop standards.
  • David Grisman, bluegrass/newgrass mandolin virtuoso and composer of acoustic music.
  • Josh Groban, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter
  • Guns N' Roses, Jewish members include Slash (lead guitarist, songwriter, real name Saul Hudson), Ron Thal aka "Bumblefoot" (lead guitarist, songwriter, producer), and Steven Adler (songwriter, drummer).
  • Arlo Guthrie, singer-songwriter who often sings songs of protest against social injustice.
  • Marvin Hamlisch, prolific and influential songwriter, who was a child prodigy, and is together with fellow Jewish composer Richard Rodgers "the only individual to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize". His songs include Nobody Does it Better and The Way We Were, among many others
  • Oscar Hammerstein, songwriter, with Jewish friend Richard Rodgers. The two are best known for their compositions from Oklahoma and The Sound of Music
  • Kathleen Hanna, lead singer/songwriter of the punk band Bikini Kill, founder of the infamous Riot grrrl movement, and leader of the dance-punk band Le Tigre. Hanna also released a solo album under the name Julie Ruin.
  • Joe Harnell, innovative composer and arranger, whose father played in a Klezmer band, and who composed the score for The Incredible Hulk including the poignantly well-crafted and infamous depressing ballad "The Lonely Man", and who also composed scores for The Bionic Woman, Alien Nation, and V, for which he was awarded an Emmy in 1986
  • Mickey Hart, drummer for The Grateful Dead
  • Richard Hell, (real name Richard Meyers), songwriter, lead singer, bass-player and Punk rock pioneer, who through his band Richard Hell and the Voidoids defined the Punk sound, attitude, as well as its image of torn clothes and safety pins among other things, which Malcolm Mclaren used for the Sex Pistols
  • Jerry Herman, Songwriters Hall of Fame composer, songwriter, lyricist, and singer, known for his pioneering work in Broadway musical theater, and for composing many pop standards including Hello, Dolly!", which is one of the most popular tunes ever to have originated in a Broadway musical, and was a #1 hit in the United States for Louis Armstrong, knocking The Beatles from #1. His famous scores include all the songs to the hit Broadway musicals Milk and Honey, Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles, among many others
  • Kristin Hersh, lead singer, guitarist, and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Throwing Muses, and also a solo artist.
  • Al Hoffman, songwriter, musician and member of the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame who was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, responsible for many number one hits through each decade, many of which are still sung and recorded today. His songs include all the songs from Disney's Cinderella including the anthemic A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes and Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, (written with fellow acclaimed Jewish songwriters Mack David and Jerry Livingston), and Mairzy Doats and were recorded by almost every star of that era including Frank Sinatra ("Close To You", "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die"), Billy Eckstine ("I Apologize") Perry Como ("Papa Loves Mambo", "Hot Diggity"), Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ("Who Walks In When I Walk Out")
  • Susanna Hoffs, lead singer/songwriter for The Bangles, and songwriter of their hit Eternal Flame
  • James Horner, composer and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and has won two Academy Awards for his score and song compositions for the film Titanic in 1997, which includes his already classic survival anthem My Heart Will Go On. His other scores include An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Casper (1995). Aliens (1986, earning his first Academy Award nomination), A Beautiful Mind, among many others
  • Lux Interior (real name Erick Lee Purkhiser), acclaimed lead singer, songwriter and founding member of the legendary garage punk band The Cramps, (from 1976 until his death in February 2009), who are widely recognized as innovators of the "psychobilly/gothabilly" genre, as well as "garage punk" and "horror punk".
  • Jane's Addiction, Alternative rock band with strong Jewish membership that includes Perry Farrell (lead singer/songwriter), Eric Avery (bass), and Stephen Perkins (drums).
  • Janis Ian, female singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and science fiction author who had a successful career throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and songwriter, and who in 1975 won a Grammy Award for her song At Seventeen
  • Scott Ian, founding member, guitarist, singer and songwriter for the seminal thrash metal band Anthrax
  • Jay and the Americans, all-Jewish pop/rock band from the 1960s
  • Jefferson Airplane, psychedelic folk rock band, has a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Marty Balin (lead singer), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitarist), Paul Kantner (bass player), Jack Casady (guitarist, bass player), Spencer Dryden (drummer), David Freiberg (vocalist bass player)
  • The Jesus Lizard, predominantly Jewish alternative indie rock band, whose Jewish members include David Yow (lead singer, also a founding member of influential noise rock band Scratch Acid), Duane Denison (lead guitarist), David Wm. Sims (bass guitar player, also a founding member of influential noise rock band Scratch Acid), and Mac McNeilly (drummer).
  • The J. Geils Band, Jewish rock band whose Jewish members include Peter Wolf, Stephen Bladd, Magic Dick, J. Geils, Seth Justman, and Danny Klein. Sometimes called "The Jewish Rolling Stones".
  • Billy Joel, singer, songwriter known for his many #1 hits (aka The Piano Man)
  • Eric Johnson, guitarist, singer and songwriter and pianist, who regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, New Age, and country and western elements into his recordings.
  • Kitty Kallen, big band singer of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s
  • John Kander, composer, singer, and songwriter who together with Jewish lyricist Fred Ebb wrote all the songs to the classic and frequently revived musicals Cabaret, Chicago, Woman of the Year, Kiss of the Spider Woman, among many other famous scores, and songs.
  • Bronisław Kaper, influential composer who scored films and musical theater such as the MGM film musical Lili (1953) which included the classic anthem Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo and the TV series The F.B.I. (1965–1974), and who wrote jazz standards such as "Invitation" and "Green Dolphin Street" among others
  • Jerome Kern, composer/songwriter, and one of the "main pioneers of the modern musical theatre art form", whose songs include such classics as Ol' Man River, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, A Fine Romance, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, All the Things You Are, The Way You Look Tonight, and Who? a 6-week number 1 hit for George Olsen & his Orchestra in 1925
  • Carole King (real name Carole Klein), one of the most influential and successful female singer-songwriters of all time, who wrote the most #1 hits of all the writers from the Brill Building and who is revered for her chart topping solo album Tapestry, and for her songs ranging from classic standards such as You've Got a Friend, to early 60's dance songs such as the Loco-Motion, among many others
  • Gershon Kingsley (real name Götz Gustav Ksinski), eclectic, and influential avant-Garde and pop composer and musician who is a " major pioneer of electronic music", and who composed the "first ever electronic pop instrumental song"; Popcorn
  • Kiss, rock band with Jewish main members that include Paul Stanley (lead vocals, guitarist), Gene Simmons (lead vocals, bassist), Ace Frehley (lead guitarist), Bruce Kulick (lead guitarist), and Eric Singer (drummer)
  • Kittie, metal band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Morgan Lander (lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, founding member), Mercedes Lander (drummer, vocalist, founding member), Talena Atfield, and Lisa Marx
  • The Klezmatics, all-Jewish Grammy Award winning neo-klezmer music group, who have achieved fame singing in several languages, most notably mixing older Yiddish tunes with other types of more contemporary music, whose Jewish members include composers Matt Darriau, wind instruments, and Frank London, on trumpet, Paul Morrissett playing bass and tsimbl cimbalom, vocalist Lorin Sklamberg on accordion, and Lisa Gutkin on violin, David Licht on drums, Alicia Svigals on violin, David Krakauer, Margot Leverett, and Kurt Bjorling on the clarinet, and who have also infamously collaborated with renown Israeli violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman
  • The Knack, all-Jewish quirky yet sophisticated New-Wave band, who were years ahead of their time
  • Al Kooper, songwriter, lead singer, lead guitarist, producer
  • Joey Kramer, drummer, back-up singer for Aerosmith
  • Robby Krieger, Lead guitarist, and songwriter of The Doors who wrote some their songs including the hits such as Light My Fire" and Wishful Sinful", among other Doors songs
  • Adam Lambert, singer, songwriter and actor
  • Anton Lavey, founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible, occultist, musician, composer, organ virtuoso, lead vocalist who recorded several acclaimed, dark and innovative albums
  • Blackie Lawless, lead singer, guitarist, and main songwriter of the band W.A.S.P., who has become notorious for his live performances, controversial album covers and lyrics.
  • Steve Lawrence, singer who performs with his Jewish wife Eydie Gorme. Appeared often on the Carol Burnett Show
  • Geddy Lee, Canadian lead singer, bassist, keyboardist, and chief songwriter for the progressive rock band Rush. He was born Gary Lee Weinrib and is the son of Jewish Holocaust survivors. His stage name, Geddy, was inspired by his mother's heavily-accented Yiddish pronunciation of his given first name, Gary.
  • Jerry Leiber, Hall of fame songwriter from the Brill Building who, together with Jewish friend Mike Stoller became one the most influential American songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music, and who wrote defining songs for Elvis and others, including Stand By Me, Hound Dog, Loving You,Don't, Young Blood, Jailhouse Rock, Searchin, Yakety Yak. Their music had a tremendous influence on both John Lennon's and Paul McCartney's songwriting, among many others.
  • Letters to Cleo, indie rock/pop band that has a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Michael Eisenstein (lead guitarist, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist), Kay Hanley (lead singer, guitarist, and wife of Michael Eisenstein) and Scott Riebling (bassist, songwriter, vocalist), who eloquently captured the 90’s alternative rock sound
  • Tony Levin, one of the most innovative, influential and sought-after bass guitar and Chapman Stick virtuosos in rock, as well as a singer, and one the main songwriters/composers of the progressive rock band King Crimson
  • Adam Levine, lead singer and songwriter of Maroon 5
  • Shuki Levy, singer, songwriter, composer, television writer, director, and executive producer.
  • Rodney Linderman, lead singer and main songwriter of the satirical punk band The Dead Milkmen
  • Jenn Lindsay, anti-folk singer/songwriter based in New York City.
  • Lisa Loeb, singer, songwriter of Stay (I Missed You)
  • Courtney Love, singer and songwriter [56]
  • James Lowe, lead singer, songwriter, and autoharp player for the psychedelic rock pioneers The Electric Prunes
  • Gary Lucas, Grammy-nominated guitar player, lead singer, and songwriter; described as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" and "the most innovative and challenging guitarists playing today."
  • Lydia Lunch, (real name Lydia Koch), singer, songwriter, poet, writer, actress, who in 1976 formed the influential predominantly Jewish No Wave band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks with punk-funk-jazz musician James Chance (real name James Siegfried)
  • Harvey Mandel, lead guitarist and songwriter who is acclaimed for his innovative and pioneering approach to electric guitar playing, and for being one of the first rock guitarists to use two-handed fretboard tapping, as well as for his solo career and for his playing with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, and John Mayall.
  • Barry Mann (real name Barry Imberman), prolific singer-songwriter who played an important role in the history of rock ’n’ roll, by leading a double career as both a successful singer and as a songwriter/composer who wrote many well-crafted era defining songs, and who has received 56 pop, country, and R&B awards from BMI and 46 Millionaire Awards for radio performances numbering over 1 million plays. Among many other songs, he wrote "You've Lost That Loving Feeling", together with fellow Jewish songwriters Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector, which was the most played song of the 20th century with more than 14 million plays.
  • Herbie Mann (real name "Herbert Jay Soloman"), famed jazz/funk flautist who recorded during 1950s-1990s. Played with artists such as Ron Carter, Cissy Houston, Duane Allman and Roy Ayers.
  • J Mascis, lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter for the indie rock band Dinosaur Jr., who is widely revered for his passionate vocal delivery and innovative lead guitar playing, He is also a founding member of and drummer for the band Witch, and has produced records and composed film scores as well
  • Stephin Merritt, principal singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the indie pop band The Magnetic Fields
  • Linda McCartney, married Paul McCartney and was a keyboard player and vocalist for his band Wings
  • The Mamas & the Papas, vocal group of the 1960s, with a predominatly Jewish membership including John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, and Cass Elliot, who have had many hit singles including California Dreamin' They have sold nearly 40 million records worldwide.
  • Melissa Manchester, singer/songwriter
  • Jeff Mangum, lead singer and main songwriter of the indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel
  • Barry Manilow, singer/songwriter/pianist who writes well-crafted pop songs, that include Mandy and I Write the Songs, "Copacabana" among many others
  • Handsome Dick Manitoba (real name Richard Blum), punk rock pioneer, best known for being the frontman for NYC punk originators, The Dictators
  • David Marks, one of the original Beach Boys
  • Johnny Marks, composer and lyricist of Christmas songs like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and A Holly Jolly Christmas among many others
  • Richard Marx, pop/rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, who placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the US charts, and whose hit songs include "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard", among many others
  • Mars, predominantly Jewish Avant-garde rock band that pioneered the No Wave genre, and who were a big influence on the art and noise revolution in rock that inspired bands like Sonic Youth, Big Black and Helmet
  • Abel Meeropol composer/songwriter and lyricist who wrote the music and lyrics to the quintessential anti-racism song Strange Fruit
  • Megadeth seminal Thrash metal band with important Jewish members Dave Mustaine (lead singer/guitarist/songwriter), and Marty Friedman (lead guitarist)
  • Randy Meisner, bass guitar player, lead singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock group Eagles.
  • Alan Menken, musical theatre, film composer and pianist, who has won eight Academy Awards as well as ten additional nominations. His compositions include Little Shop of Horrors (Oscar Nominee), The Little Mermaid (Oscar Winner), Beauty and the Beast (Oscar Winner), Newsies, Aladdin (Oscar Winner) (1992), A Christmas Carol (1994 Broadway musical and 2004 TV movie), Pocahontas (Oscar Winner) (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 and 1999 German musical), Hercules (Oscar Nominee) (1997), King David (1997), among many others
  • Idina Menzel, Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, who is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked, and for her classically Jewish good looks.
  • James Mercer, lead singer and chief songwriter of the indie pop band The Shins
  • Bette Midler, singer of The Rose and Wind Beneath My Wings
  • The Dead Milkmen, predominantly Jewish satirical punk band whose Jewish members include Joe Genaro ("Joe Jack Talcum"; guitar, vocals), Rodney Linderman ("Rodney Anonymous"; vocals, synth), Dave Schulthise ("ave Blood"; bass), Dean Sabatino ("Dean Clean"; drums), and who are known from such songs as their indie Punk anthem Punk Rock Girl, and If You Love Someone Set Them On Fire, among many others
  • Ron Miller, songwriter responsible for several of Stevie Wonder's Top Ten hits in the late 1960s, including A Place in the Sun; For Once in My Life; Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday; and Heaven Help Us All.
  • Meredith Monk, composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer, who since the 1960s has created multi-disciplinary works which dwell in the spaces between music, theatre, and dance
  • Keith Morris, punk rock singer and songwriter best known for being the frontman of Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, and Midget Handjob
  • Randy Newman, prolific singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his innovative, mordant, satirical, and often melodically sophisticated pop songs, as well for his many film scores (such as the Toy Story soundtrack). His classc songs include Short People, I Love L.A., Rednecks, God’s Song, Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear, You've Got a Friend in Me, In Germany Before the War, among many others.
  • Juice Newton (real name Judith Kay Cohen], pop and country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, who has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories (winning once in 1983), as well as a CMA Award for Best New Female Artist and two Billboard Female Album Artist of the Year awards (won consecutively), and who has several Gold and Platinum records to her credit
  • New York Dolls, pioneering Protopunk band that has a predominantly Jewish membership including David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain, Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, Blackie Lawless, whose style helped lay the groundwork for the Punk sound as well as its image
  • NOFX, punk rock band whose Jewish main members include Fat Mike (lead singer, bassist, songwriter), and Eric Melvin (guitarist/songwriter/lead singer).
  • Noodles (real name Kevin Wasserman) lead guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist for Punk band The Offspring
  • Laura Nyro, singer-songwriter of the 60s and 70s.
  • Ric Ocasek, singer and rhythm guitarist of innovative and influential New Wave rock band The Cars
  • Buzz Osborne lead singer/guitarist/songwriter of grunge and sludge rock pioneers The Melvins, who were a strong influence on Nirvana, among others.
  • Phil Ochs, singer-songwriter, who pioneered the concept of the (later much imitated) indisputable rock 'n' roll suicide, by hanging himself.
  • Patti Smith Group punk band whose Jewish members include Lenny Kaye (lead guitarist and chief songwriter), Richard Sohl (pianist and songwriter)
  • Phish, jam band that has a strong Jewish membership, and embraces its roots by playing "Yerushalayim Shel Zhahav" by legendary Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer also known as "The First Lady of Israeli song", and "Avenu Malkenu" (another Hebrew song) in concert.
  • Pink, singer and songwriter
  • Robert Pollard, lead singer and prolific main songwriter of the indie rock band Guided by Voices that helped pioneer the lo-fi music genre.
  • Elvis Presley's great-great-grandmother was Jewish. Elvis personally had a Star of David carved into his mother's grave. He also learned the Hebrew alphabet, donated to Jewish charities, had a Rabbi as his spiritual teacher, and he routinely wore a Chai necklace (meaning “Life/Living” in Hebrew) in order to celebrate his Jewish heritage.
  • Buck Ram, songwriter and popular music producer, arranger, saxophone player, and pianist. It has been written that the history of rock and roll could not be written without Buck Ram's contributions (which include the defining hits he wrote for The Platters). He was one of BMI's top five songwriters/air play in its first 50 years. He was also one of the many Jewish songwriters that contributed to the Christmas song cataogue by writing the song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with fellow Jewish songwriters Walter Kent, and Kim Gannon
  • Joey Ramone, lead singer and songwriter of punk rock pioneers the Ramones, whose classic songs include I Wanna Be Sedated and Rock 'n' roll High School, among many others.
  • Reagan Youth, predominantly Jewish progressive peace punk band, who pioneered the concept of artsy and intricate guitar work within a punk context, and who often utilized Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party imagery for satirical effect, despite the irony of both of lead singer/chief songwriter Dave Rubinstein’s parents being Jewish Holocaust survivors.
  • Lou Reed, lead singer, composer, lyricist, often imitated avant-garde guitarist who with his band The Velvet Underground broke down many taboo barriers of what was possible or acceptable in rock music, both musically and lyrically, and thereby laid down the groundwork of all modern indie or DIY (Do it yourself) music. His songs include the anthemic "Perfect Day", "Venus in Furs", "Pale Blue Eyes", "Candy Says", "Femme Fatale", "Stephanie Says", "Sister Ray", and "Walk on the Wild Side", among many others
  • REO Speedwagon, predominantly Jewish melodic rock band from the 1970s and 1980s
  • David Roback, lead guitarist and main songwriter of the psychedelic folk band Mazzy Star.
  • Robbie Robertson (real name Jaime Robert Klegerman), acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter, lead guitar player, and pianist of The Band
  • Richard Rodgers, composer and songwriter of musical theatre and popular music; with complex and often anthemic songwriting. He wrote more than 1500 songs, 40 musicals, and various TV and film music, including all the songs for The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and Oklahoma!, which yielded some of the most warm, well-crafted, beloved, and covered songs of all time, including "My Favorite Things", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "My Funny Valentine", "Oh What a Beautiful Morning", "Blue Moon", "People Will Say We're in Love", "If I Loved You", "It Might as Well Be Spring", "Some Enchanted Evening", "Getting to Know You", "The Sound Of Music, "Sixteen Going On Seventeen", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", and "Edelweiss".
  • Buddy Rich, jazz drummer and bandleader, who was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his technique, power, groove, and speed.
  • Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, Protopunk band, that was involved in early aspects of Punk, New Wave and Indie rock music, led by Jewish members Jonathan Richman (authentic lead singer, principal songwriter, and guitarist) and Ernie Brooks (bassist)
  • David Lee Roth, lead singer and principal songwriter of both the music and lyrics of Van Halen, as well as a successful and acclaimed solo artist
  • Melanie Safka (real name Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk), usually known professionally as Melanie, is a singer-songwriter who performed at Woodstock and whose songs include the hits "Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma", and "Beautiful People", among many others. She has sold more than 25 million records over the course of her career.
  • Greg Sage, principal songwriter, idiosyncratic lead guitarist, and lead vocalist for the Portland, Oregon-based punk rock band Wipers, who were an influence on the grunge movement and on bands such as Nirvana and Sonic Youth.
  • Rachel Sage, singer and songwriter, lead singer, pianist, guitarist, whose style is described as beautifully theatrical.
  • Mark Sandman, multi-instrumentalist, lead singer, songwriter, of the alternative rock band Morphine. In addition he was also a musical instrument inventor.
  • Walter Scharf, songwriter, composer, singer and orchestrator.
  • Robert Schneider lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist and songwriter of the indie rock band Apples in Stereo
  • Chuck Schuldiner, lead singer, lead guitarist, principal songwriter of the death metal band Death. Widely regarded as "The Father of Death Metal".
  • Genya Ravan, (real name Genyusha Zelkowitz) early female punk pioneer, lead singer, songwriter, of innovative and influential idiosyncratic punk bands The Escorts, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive
  • Troy Sanders (born 1973), singer/bassist for heavy metal band Mastodon
  • Raymond Scott, idiosyncratic Avant-garde composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor, who also was a major pioneer of electronic music. His influential music was used in many of the Warner Bros. cartoons like Looney Tunes, and Merrie Melodies and also in Ren & Stimpy and The Simpsons.
  • Sebadoh, predominantly Jewish indie rock band that helped pioneer the lo-fi music genre, and whose Jewish members include Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein, and Eric Gaffney.
  • Sholom Secunda, Yiddish theatre, Yiddish folk, and opera composer.
  • Neil Sedaka, singer, songwriter, and pianist from the Brill Building who wrote over 1000 songs, for himself as well as for others, and who also sings in Hebrew, and recorded an album of Yiddish songs to express his passion for his Jewish heritage.
  • Sha Na Na, predominantly Jewish rock and roll revival act
  • The Shangri-las, all-Jewish pop girl group of the 1960s whose Jewish members are Mary Weiss, Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss, Marguerite "Marge" Ganser, Mary Ann Ganser, and who charted with often heartbreaking teen melodramas, and are known for "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)," among others
  • Artie Shaw, (real name Arthur Jacob Arshawsky), jazz and Klezmer clarinetist, composer, and bandleader. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of all time. He is also the author of both fiction and non-fiction writings.
  • The Sherman Brothers, singers, songwriters, composers, screenwriters, producers, who wrote the music and lyrics to Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, [[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]], and It's a Small World (After All).
  • Dinah Shore, singer, actress, and television personality and one of the most popular entertainers during the Big Band era of the 1940s and 1950s, where she enjoyed a long string of over 80 charted popular hits.
  • Mort Shuman, singer, pianist and songwriter, who led a double career, first as a prolific songwriter, by writing many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas”, and second as a acclaimed singer-songwriter who wrote and sang many songs in French, such as Le Lac Majeur, Allo Papa Tango Charlie, Sha Mi Sha, Un Eté de Porcelaine, Brooklyn by the Sea, which became great hits.
  • Josh Silver, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer for acclaimed heavy metal band Type O Negative who wrote all the songs on their most praised album; Bloody Kisses, among many others.
  • Gene Simmons, bass player, main songwriter and singer for Kiss, who penned their song "Love it Loud" among many others.
  • Carly Simon, singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist
  • Paul Simon, singer, songwriter from the biggest selling duo in music history Simon and Garfunkel, and a solo artist
  • Simon & Garfunkel, Jewish singer-songwriter duo consisting of Jewish members Paul Simon (principal songwriter, lead guitarist and lead singer, arranger) and Art Garfunkel (vocalist, arranger) who were the best selling duo in history
  • Alex Skolnick, jazz and metal lead guitarist, songwriter, who has been a member, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the seminal thrash metal band Testament from its formation in San Francisco in 1983 until his departure in 1992.
  • Sleater-Kinney, predominantly Jewish "riot-grrrl" band, that is one of the most critically acclaimed all-girl rock bands in history
  • Phoebe Snow, singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit "Poetry Man."
  • Social Distortion, predominantly Jewish rock band who were one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk explosion
  • Sparks, elctro-pop/rock pioneering band that released at least 22 albums, whose main members, Ron Mael (principal songwriter/keyboardist/founding member), Russell Mael (lead singer/songwriter/founding member), Harley Feinstein, and John Mendelssohn are all Jewish.
  • Stephen Sondheim, composer, songwriter, and lyricist of many acclaimed scores and songs including Sweeney Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, Assassins.
  • Phil Spector, songwriter, singer, and music producer, who influenced everyone from The Beatles and the Beach Boys to Bruce Springsteen. Best known for his knack for writing and producing defining pop songs and for his innovative production and songwriting on songs such as "Be My Baby", and his subsequent creation of the often imitated "Wall Of Sound" production technique.
  • Regina Spektor, a Russian-born Jewish-American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village.
  • Paul Stanley, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Kiss
  • Peter Steele (real name Petrus T. Ratajczyk), lead singer, and bassist for the Goth metal band Type O Negative
  • Steely Dan, both main members, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, are Jewish. Acclaimed for their high musicianship and songwriting.
  • Chris Stein, co-founder, lead guitarist and chief songwriter for punk/new-wave band Blondie, who wrote most of their big hits including "Sunday Girl", "Heart of Glass", "Picture This", "Dreaming", "Island of Lost Souls", "Rapture", "Rip Her to Shreds" among others. He also ran the Animal Records label.
  • Rachel Stevens – member of S Club 7
  • Steve Stevens (real name Steve Schneider), lead guitarist and songwriter who won a Grammy in 1987 for his performance on the Top Gun soundtrack, and who is also known for his solo efforts ("Atomic Playboys" and "Flamenco A Go-Go") and for his work with other artists
  • Mike Stoller, legendary Hall of fame songwriter from the Brill Building who, with Jewish friend Jerry Leiber, wrote defining songs for Elvis and others, including "Stand By Me", "Hound Dog", "Loving You," "Don't", "Young Blood", "Jailhouse Rock", "Searchin", "Yakety Yak". Their music had an influence on both John Lennon's and Paul McCartney's songwriting, among many others.
  • Barbra Streisand, multiple record breaking singer, songwriter, actress, and film director, who In 1976 became the first woman to receive an Academy Award for Best Original Song when she composed Evergreen for A Star Is Born
  • Charles Strouse, Broadway composer–songwriter, and singer who wrote all the songs to the musicals Annie, and Bye Bye Birdie.
  • Jules Styne (real name Julius Kerwin Stein), Songwriters Hall of Fame and Theatre Hall of Fame composer, singer, and songwriter, especially famous for his many Broadway musicals, which included several well known and frequently revived shows. His songs include "Don't Rain on My Parade" "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York", "I Still Get Jealous", "Just In Time", Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, “People”, Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week), among many others.
  • Suicide, all-Jewish synth-punk band that played a role in punk, synthpop, techno, industrial dance, and Goth music, consisting of Jewish members Alan Vega (lead vocals), and Martin Rev (synthesizers and drum machines.), also known as "The Godfathers of Punk"
  • Ari Teitel, guitarist/mandolinist/percussionist/vocalist and co-founder of The Jam Society; he is often seen with jambands in the Detroit area. He also had feature articles in the Oakland Press and Detroit Jewish News.
  • Television, Protopunk band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Tom Verlaine (lead singer/guitarist/songwriter), Richard Hell (bassist/vocalist/songwriter), Richard Lloyd (guitarist, singer and songwriter), who are influences on punk rock, as well as pioneering an intricate and artsy guitar approach to the genre.
  • Joe Trohman, Guitarist for Fall Out Boy and The Damned Things
  • Albert Von Tilzer (real name Albert Gumm), early American songwriter, and composer, who was the younger brother of fellow Jewish songwriter Harry Von Tilzer, and who composed many hit songs, including the unofficial anthem of baseball; Take Me Out To The Ball Game, among many others.
  • Harry Von Tilzer (real name Harry Gumm), early American songwriter, and composer whose songs include “Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage, "Cubanola Glide", "Wait 'Til The Sun Shines Nellie", "Old King Tut", "All Alone", "Mariutch", "I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid!", "They Always Pick On Me", "I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad", And The Green Grass Grew All Around and many others.
  • The Tokens, all-Jewish quintessential doo-wop vocal band; known from their songs "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Portrait of My Love", "Tonight I fell in Love", among others
  • Ron Thal, AKA "Bumblefoot", shred guitarist, songwriter and producer.
  • Mel Torme, musician, known as The Velvet Fog, who wrote over 400 songs including the song The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).
  • The Manhattan Transfer, all-Jewish vocal group whose Jewish members include Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel
  • The Turtles seminal 60's pop rock band with main Jewish founding members Howard Kaylan (lead singer/songwriter, real name Howard Kaplan) and Mark Volman (guitarist,saxophonist,vocalist) who had hits with such songs as the Flower power anthem "Happy Together", and "Elenore", among others. They later transformed themselves into the popular band Flo and Eddie
  • Twisted Sister, heavy metal band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Dee Snider (lead singer, songwriter), Jay Jay French (lead guitarist, songwriter, real name John Segall), Mark Mendoza (bassist, songwriter, real name Mark Glickman)
  • The United States of America, experimental rock and psychedelic band with a predominantly Jewish membership whose works are an example of early electronic music in rock and roll.
  • Tom Verlaine (real name Thomas Miller), singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.
  • Veruca Salt, 1990s alternative rock band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Nina Gordon (guitarist vocalist, songwriter) Louise Post (guitarist, vocalist, songwriter) and James Shapiro.
  • Scott Walker (real name Scott Engel), lead singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist of The Walker Brothers, and a solo artist. Walker has been a continuing influence on other artists, and was also among the first to adopt the electric bass guitar, mastering it to a proficiency
  • The Walker Brothers, all-Jewish art rock/pop group consisting of Jewish members Scott Walker (real name Scott Engel, lead vocalist, chief songwriter, multi-instrumentalist), John Walker (real name John Maus, guitarist, vocalist), Gary Walker (drummer).
  • Diane Warren, acclaimed country and pop music singer-songwriter, whose songs as of 2006 have received six Academy Award nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, and seven Grammy Award nominations. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001, and her success in the US has been paralleled in the UK, where she has been rated one of the most successful songwriters in singles chart history as well as the third most successful female.
  • The Weavers, pioneering predominantly Jewish folk music quartet who sold millions of records at the height of their popularity, and who inspired the commercial "folk boom" that followed them in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Ween, acclaimed eccentric alternative rock band whose Jewish members include Gene Ween (lead singer, main songwriter), and Dave Dreiwitz (bassist, songwriter)
  • Cynthia Weil, Tin Pan Alley and Songwriters Hall of Fame singer and songwriter, who writes and sings with her Jewish husband Barry Mann, and with fellow Jewish songwriter Jeff Barry. She became one of the most important writers during the emergence of rock and roll, and continues to write songs for numerous contemporary artists, winning many awards including a number of Grammy Awards.
  • Kurt Weill, composer, songwriter and son of two Orthodox Jewish parents (his father was a Cantor at the synagogue), who is considered to be one of the leading composers for the stage as well as the concert hall, and who wrote acclaimed operettas and songs including The Threepenny Opera, Alabama Song, Mack the Knife, September Song. His unique and theatrical Jewish cabaret inspired composing style influenced generations of High Art and Low Art songwriters and performers, and many of his compositions have explicit Jewish themes to them in their style, titles, and musical structure, as he remained a devout Orthodox Jew throughout his life.
  • Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, singer, songwriter daughters of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. They formed the group Wilson Phillips with Chynna Phillips.
  • George David Weiss, composer and songwriter and President of the Songwriters Guild of America, whose songs include "What a Wonderful World" (famously covered by Louis Armstrong), Can't Help Falling in Love with You (famously covered by Elvis Presley), "Let's Put It All Together", "That Sunday, That Summer", Mr. Wonderful", "Lullaby of Birdland", "Stay with Me". His songs have been recorded by many singers including Tom Jones, Mel Tormé, Elvis Presley, Dinah Washington, The Stylistics, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • Max Weinberg, drummer of the E Street Band, and as the leader of The Max Weinberg 7, the house band for Late Night with Conan O'Brien as well as the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, where the band will become Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band.
  • Ben Weinman, principal songwriter and lead guitarist for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan, who is the founder and only original member remaining in the band.
  • Leslie West (real name Leslie Weinstein), lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter of the band Mountain
  • Peter Wolf, (real name Peter W. Blankfield), lead singer and songwriter for The J. Geils Band, and a solo artist.
  • Steve Wynn, lead singer and main songwriter for alternative band Dream Syndicate.
  • X (American band), predominantly Jewish first wave punk band whose Jewish members include Exene Cervenka (lead vocals), John Doe (real name John Duchac, bass and vocals), Billy Zoom (real name Tyson Kindell, guitar) and DJ Bonebrake (drums).
  • Peter Yarrow, chief singer and songwriter from the band Peter, Paul and Mary who co-wrote the folk anthem "Puff the Magic Dragon," among many others.
  • Yo La Tengo, indie rock band with a predominantly Jewish membership that includes Ira Kaplan (aka the Jewish Hendrix), Georgia Hubley, Dave Schramm, Stephan Wichnewski, Mike Lewis, who pioneered the modern indie rock genre
  • Youth Brigade all-Jewish punk band consisting of Jewish members Adam Stern, Mark Stern, Shawn Stern
  • Robin Zander, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the power pop band Cheap Trick
  • John Zorn, prolific avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, who is strongly influenced by his Jewish roots and Klezmer music, to which his Klezmer quartet Masada is a testimony

Music businessmen

Dance

Persons listed with a double asteriks (**) are winners of the Tony Award for Best Choreography.

  • Paula Abdul, singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and prominent choreographer, who was the main choreographer of the Jacksons, Janet Jackson, and of many high profile films such as Coming to America, Action Jackson, Jerry Maguire, The Running Man, American Beauty (1999 film), Oliver Stone's, The Doors, and the giant keyboard scene involving Tom Hanks’s character in Big.[57]
  • Michael Bennett, director, producer, dancer, choreographer **
  • Stanley Donen, legendary film director and choreographer hailed by David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals", and whose films include Singin' in the Rain.
  • Josephine Earp, wife of Wyatt Earp
  • Eliot Feld, dancer and choreographer
  • Ron Field, choreographer **
  • Michael Kidd, choreographer **
  • Lincoln Kirstein, dance impressario
  • Bella Lewitzky, dancer, choreograher, & teacher
  • Arthur Murray, dance instructor
  • Jerome Robbins , Oscar-winning director, and one of the most innovative and influential choreographers and filmmakers in history **
  • Anna Sokolow, dancer & choreographer

Film directors

Magicians

Models

Producers, screenwriters and creators (film and television)

Motion picture and television executives

TV and radio presenters

  • Special K. [{Kiss FM}] DJ
  • Dan Abrams, MSNBC anchor
  • Marv Albert, sportscaster
  • Mel Allen, radio sportscaster
  • Chuck Barris, presenter of Dating Game, Gong Show
  • Kitty Carlisle, panelist on To Tell the Truth, arts advocate
  • Connie Chung, news anchor (converted)
  • Liz Claman, host of CNBC Morning Call, who is the daughter of two devout Jewish parents, and who is also a member of the Jewish charitable organization Hadassah and has been featured in an article in that organization's magazine, as well as being a Big Sister in the Big Brother/Big Sister program at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services of Manhattan.
  • Myron Cope, sportscaster
  • Howard Cosell, sportscaster
  • Katie Couric, presenter of The Today Show'
  • Jim Cramer, tv reporter
  • Don Francisco, presenter of Sabado Gigante
  • Joe Frank, radio personality
  • Al Franken (1951–) comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator and radio host[43]
  • Allen Funt, presenter of Candid Camera
  • Ira Glass, presenter of This American Life
  • Marty Glickman, sports announcer
  • Terry Gross, host of NPR Fresh Air
  • Mary Hart (1950–) television personality, long-time host of the entertainment program Entertainment Tonight[89]
  • Daryn Kagan (1963–) host of CNN Live Today[90]
  • Murray Kaufman, known as "Murray the K", legendary New York disc jockey who helped promote the Beatles; called "The Fifth Beatle" by George Harrison
  • Ted Koppel, presenter of Nightline
  • Ricki Lake, presenter of Ricki
  • Matt Lauer, host of The Today Show
  • Dave Lieberman, presenter of Good Deal with Dave Lieberman
  • Bill Maher, ex-presenter of Politically Incorrect
  • Howie Mandel, host of Deal or no Deal
  • Dave Marash, Al Jazeera English anchor
  • Al Michaels [528]
  • Bill Nye, comedian, television host, science educator and mechanical engineer, popularly known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy", who is best known as the host of the children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy, and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.
  • Suze Orman, financial advisor, author, motivational speaker, and television host of The Suze Orman Show on CNBC, who has written six consecutive New York Times Best Sellers; and has written, co-produced, and hosted six PBS specials based on her books; and is the most successful fundraiser in the history of public television
  • Amy Wynn Pastor (born 1976) carpenter on Trading Spaces[91]
  • Ron Popeil, inventor and marketing personality, widely known as “the Salesman Inventor of the Century”, and “the Father of the Infomercial”, who sold his own inventions on a television concept (the infomercial) that he pioneered, and who is also related to Jewish singer/actress Ashley Tisdale
  • Maury Povich, talk-show host
  • Geraldo Rivera, news reporter (Jewish mother)
  • Joan Rivers (1933–) talk show host, stage actress/writer, comedienne, and celebrity[53]
  • Peter Sagal host of "Wait, Wait..don't Tell Me" on NPR
  • Michael Savage, KNEW radio host
  • Morley Safer, journalist for 60 Minutes born in Canada but lives in New York
  • Carl Sagan, astronomer, astrochemist, author, and popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences, who wrote and presented the most widely watched PBS program in history; Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which was based on his own books, and who also pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), among other things.
  • Judith Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy
  • Laura Schlessinger, radio talk-show host of Dr. Laura
  • Daniel Schorr (1916–2010) journalist who covered the world for more than 60 years, last as a senior news analyst for National Public Radio[92]
  • Elliot Segal, host of radio show, Elliot in the Morning
  • Dinah Shore, television host, singer
  • Howie Schwab, sports trivia expert on ESPN
  • Jerry Springer (born 1944) host of The Jerry Springer Show[93]
  • Dave Spector, personality and commentator
  • Herb Stempel, quiz show contestant
  • Bill Stern, radio sportscaster
  • Howard Stern, radio shock jock, author, actor and producer
  • Symphony Sid Torin, jazz disc jockey and personality
  • Jon Stewart, stand-up comedian, actor, author, who is the host, head writer, and producer of The Daily Show
  • Teresa Strasser, writer and TV personality known for hosting the home makeover show While You Were Out on TLC, and for being a co-host on The Adam Carolla Show
  • Mike Wallace (born 1918) journalist, 60 Minutes correspondent[94]
  • Barbara Walters (born 1929) media personality, a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), evening news magazines (20/20), and on The ABC Evening News, as the first female evening news anchor[95]

Theater

Persons listed with a double asteriks (**) are producers who have won the Tony Award for Best Musical and/or the Tony Award for Best Play. Those listed with a triple asteriks (***) have won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and/or Play. Those listed with a quadruple asteriks (****) have won the Tony Award for Best Actor or Best Actress in a Musical or Play.

Circus

  • Abe Goldstein, was regarded as "the Greatest Irish Cop Clown" in the business and worked for Ringling Bros. and other circuses
  • Paul Binder, co-founder, ringmaster and artistic director of the Big Apple Circus

Footnotes

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  2. ^ Mentioned he was Jewish at the premier of Keeping Up with the Steins in an interview on WireImage; May 8, 2006 - http://video.wireimage.com/mvMediaPlayer.asp?ItemI=8555865
  3. ^ a b c "Celebrity Jews-October 2005".
  4. ^ a b "Celebrity Jews August 2004".
  5. ^ Bynes mentioned that she is Jewish on Jimmy Kimmel Live (March 7, 2006) and Rove Live (March 28, 2006)
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  15. ^ a b c Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both mentioned that they are Jewish on the Thirteen DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark
  16. ^ Stated on the Live with Regis and Kelly show, July 3, 2007
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  30. ^ Popular recording artists
  31. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed, art. "Lederer, Francis": "Czech actor"
  32. ^ Ahdoot[4] "New Yorker Dan Ahdoot is another Iranian Jewish entertainer who defied his community's traditions."
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  43. ^ a b Franken — [5] "Immediately after, a clip shows Franken suggesting that if he opts to run, he “would be the only New York Jew in the race who grew up in Minnesota.” On Sunday I asked nonchalantly if that meant he considered himself a New York Jew as well as a Minnesotan. “That was a joke,” he said, laughing hysterically once more."
  44. ^ Noted as one of several Jewish comedians at [6]"
  45. ^ a b Swartz, Shauna (November 21, 2006). "Meet Judy (aka Jewdy) Gold". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved November 21, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  49. ^ a b Mason — [8] "Jewish comedian Jackie Mason..."
  50. ^ a b O'Toole, Lesley (December 22, 2006). "Ben Stiller : 'Doing comedy is scary'". London: The Independent. Retrieved December 22, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  51. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (November 21, 2006). "'Tis the season..." Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved November 21, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  53. ^ a b c Rivers — [9] "Jewish comedienne JOAN RIVERS has launched a scathing attack on MEL GIBSON..."
  54. ^ Schimmel — [10] "I was supposed to have them until after Christmas, but my ex-wife told the kids that since I'm Jewish and don't celebrate Christmas, Santa would not come to my house and they would miss opening presents from Santa on Christmas morning."
  55. ^ a b c Seder — [11] "says Seder, who's Jewish and has dark curly hair"
  56. ^ Jewish Chronicle June 5, 2008: "So you see, I’m a nice Jewish girl and I’ve lots of Irish in me." The editorial comment is "Scarily enough, Courtney is a halachic Jew."
  57. ^ Eichner, Itamar (November 17, 2006). "Israeli minister, American Idol". YNetNew.com. Retrieved November 17, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  59. ^ Braff — article by ynetnews
  60. ^ Quotes by Kelly Clarkson
  61. ^ goliath.ecnext.com
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  65. ^ www.adherents.com
  66. ^ a b Landis — www.thedigitalbits.com
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  73. ^ Zucker — www.jewishjournal.com
  74. ^ Burke — [12] [13]
  75. ^ Vuolo — [14] "SB: Is it correct that you're the first Jewish Playmate? LV: As far as I know, I'm the first Jewish Playmate to admit that I was Jewish. I think there might have been Playmates that were kind of half Jewish and just never really talked about it."
  76. ^ Braff — [15] "Zach Braff, the leading actor in NBC's hit comedy Scrubs, is set to visit Israel this coming July. The hot star (31) will arrive in Israel accompanied by his girlfriend, actress and singer Mandy Moore... Braff, a nice Jewish boy, called the Israeli General Consul in Los Angeles, Ehud Danoch, and asked for his assistance with the tour's planning." Mandy Moore on Braff: "I like a good Jewish boy. With a sense of humor." (Moore has a Jewish maternal grandfather) [16] "I was kosher until I had my Bar Mitzvah, and I parlayed officially becoming a man into telling my father I wanted to eat cheeseburgers." Zach Braff exerted his dietary independence from his Jewish family."
  77. ^ Devlin — [17] "a Jew with Filipino roots is a rare one. But rarer still is a Jew with Filipino roots and working in Hollywood (well, there’s Rob Schneider). Your (bemused) comments, please. I’m a Filipino-Russian Jew with an Irish last name. You can’t get much more mixed up than that."
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  79. ^ Heinberg — [18] "Jewish authors who may be of interest... Allan Heinberg"
  80. ^ Katzenberg — [19] "Hardie also called on several Jewish members of the entertainment industry, including... Jeffrey Katzenberg"
  81. ^ Nazarian [20] "Yari is not the only Iranian Jew doing well in Hollywood. Nightclub and hotel entrepreneur Sam Nazarian, 30, is financing and producing films through his L.A.-based SBE Entertainment Group."
  82. ^ Elkin, Michael (December 14, 2006). "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ..." The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Retrieved December 14, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  83. ^ Rosen, Steven (December 22, 2006). "'The Good Shepherd': I was a young man for the CIA". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved December 22, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  84. ^ Bloom, Nate (December 19, 2006). "The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved December 19, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  85. ^ Sorkin — [21] "...says the Jewish Sorkin..."
  86. ^ Werner — [22] "Boston also has Jews throughout the front office, including general manager Theo Epstein and chairman Tom Werner."
  87. ^ Yari — [23] "Iranian Jewish film producer Bob Yari's independent film "Crash" won the Best Picture Oscar"
  88. ^ Ziskin — [24] ""Spider-Man" producer Laura Ziskin, who is Jewish..."
  89. ^ Hart — [25] "Thought there are no Jewish Republicans in show biz? Well, Bush contributors include... host Mary Hart, who’s a convert to Judaism..."
  90. ^ "Daryn Kagan". Jewish Women International. November 22, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  92. ^ Schorr — [26] "Schorr suggests in the 2004 anthology “I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl.” “We Jews are searchers for truth, sometimes called investigative reporting,” Schorr writes in his personal essay for the book."
  93. ^ Springer — [27] "The Jewish talk-show host..."
  94. ^ Wallace — [28] "Wallace, who said he is Jewish and was brought up in a Zionist home, admitted that earlier in the day he “got himself in trouble for asking provocative questions.”"
  95. ^ Quinn, Sally (December 22, 2006). "Television Personality Looks Anew At Religion". Washington Post/Newsweek. Retrieved December 22, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  96. ^ Bing — [29] Rudolf Bing... had been born a Jew in Vienna"
  97. ^ Lasser — [30] "...there are all these Jewish mannerisms that really aren't in my vocabulary, even though I am Jewish."
  98. ^ Hartog, Kelly (December 11, 2006). "Red carpet rascal". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 11, 2006. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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