Jonathan Larson was born to Allan and Nanette Larson in Mount Vernon, New York, on February 4, 1960. A talented actor and musician, he was offered a full scholarship to Adelphi University on Long Island, where he met his idol (and later mentor) Stephen Sondheim. After graduating, he moved to the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan and, over a ...
| Full Name | Jonathan Larson |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 4, 1960 |
| Died | January 25, 1996, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
| Profession | Author, Composer, Playwright, Lyricist |
| Education | Adelphi University |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Nanette Larson, Allan Larson |
| Siblings | Julie Larson |
| Nicknames | Jonathan Larson, Larson, Jonathan |
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| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outer Critics Circle Awa... |
| Nominations | Mastercard Best New Musical, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, Lambda Literary Award for Drama |
| Movies | Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway, Rent |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
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| 1 | He was awarded the 1997 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Musical Score for "Rent" in a Center Theatre Group production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | His musical, "Rent" in the Center Theatre Group production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1997 Drama Logue Award for Production. |
| 3 | His musical, "Rent," at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Non-Equity) Award for Musical or Revue Production. |
| 4 | His musical, "Rent" at the American Theater Company and About Face Theatres in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award or Musical Production (Midsize). |
| 5 | One of Larson's many friends to die young of AIDS was Alison Gertz, whose story was dramatized in the TV movie Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) (TV). One of the attendees of the AIDS support group depicted in the theatrical and cinematic versions of Larson's musical "Rent" is named Ali in her honor. In Something to Live For, Gertz was played by Molly Ringwald, who went on to appear in Larson's off-Broadway musical "tick, tick...BOOM!". |
| 6 | At Adlelphi University, he was the college roommate of director/writer Todd Robinson. |
| 7 | Postumously won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for the musical Rent (2005), which is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Bohème.". |
| 8 | Biography in "American National Biography," Supplement 1, pp. 343-344. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| 9 | Posthumously won two Tony Awards in 1996 for "Rent": as Best Book (Musical) and as Best Original Musical Score, both music and lyrics. |
| 10 | Influences include Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) (Andrew Lloyd Webber), The Beatles, Prince (aka Rogers Nelson), The Police, and Stephen Sondheim. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Nunca es tarde | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Catalunya aixeca el teló | 2015 | TV Movie writer: "Hores d'amor Seasons of Love" |
| Those People | 2015 | writer: "Seasons of Love" - as Jonathan D. Larson |
| Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Girls | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2014 music - 1 episode, 2014 |
| Glee | TV Series writer - 1 episode, 2013 lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 music - 1 episode, 2011 |
| From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook | 2013 | TV Movie writer: "Seasons of Love" |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
| Ànima | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony | 2012 | TV Special writer: "No Day But Today" |
| Dancing with the Stars | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 music - 1 episode, 2011 |
| The Office | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| So You Think You Can Dance Canada | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush | 2009 | TV Special writer: "Seasons of Love" - as Jonathan D. Larson |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special music: "La Vie Boheme" / writer: "Seasons of Love" |
| The Big Bang Theory | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2008 music - 1 episode, 2008 |
| Rent | 2005 | writer: "Seasons of Love", "Rent", "You'll See", "One Song Glory", "Light My Candle", "Today 4 U", "Tango: Maureen", "Life Support", "Another Day/No Day But Today reprise", "Out Tonight", "Will I?", "Santa Fe", "I'll Cover You", "Over the Moon", "La Vie Boheme", "I Should Tell You", "Take Me or Leave Me", "Without You", "Goodbye Love", "What You Own", "Finale A", "Your Eyes", "Finale B/No Day But Today", "Seasons of Love B Reprise", "La Vie Boheme B Reprise", "I'll Cover You Reprise/Seasons Of L |
| Great Performances | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2001 music - 1 episode, 2001 |
| The 51st Annual Tony Awards | 1997 | TV Special writer: "Rent" |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special writer: "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme" |
