Jeffrey_Lesser_(producer)

Jeffrey Lesser (producer)

Jeffrey Lesser (producer)

American music producer

For the historian of Latin America, see Jeffrey Lesser.

Jeffrey Lesser (born in New York City[1]) is a music producer for Nickelodeon. He has received ten Emmy Award nominations for his work on Wonder Pets!, winning four of them.

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Lesser was a music director and producer at Little Airplane Productions for thirteen years.[1] He has produced records for Barbra Streisand[2] (Lazy Afternoon) and Loudon Wainwright III[2] (History), among others.

Biography

Jeffrey Lesser was born on the Upper West Side of New York City, where he also began his career.[1] Lesser joined Little Airplane Productions in 2003 to work on later episodes of Oobi[3] and soon became the company's musical director, composing all pieces for Little Airplane series 3rd & Bird,[4] Small Potatoes,[5] P. King Duckling,[6] Wonder Pets! and others. He has also produced music for various theater productions, including The Rocky Horror Show,[7] The Last Five Years,[8] Tick, Tick... Boom![9] and Parade.[10]

Awards

Lesser has been nominated for ten Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards, all for his work on the Wonder Pets! series.

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