Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Writer and producer. Born 6 March 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.

7

Titles on Fi1m4 writing · 3 crew

64

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

3

Oscars3 won · 3 nominated

Born

6 March 1948, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1995–present

Frequently works with

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Dana Fox, David Stone, Jonathan Bailey, Jon M. Chu, Marc Platt, Michelle Yeoh

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Closing night curtain call at the St. James Theatre, December 21, 2025 (2026) — Closing night curtain call at the St. James Theatre, December 21, 2025 (2026)Brooks patty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stephen Schwartz photographed on the opening night of Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre, April 24, 2022 — Stephen Schwartz photographed on the opening night of Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre, April 24, 2022PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stephen Schwartz receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2008) — Stephen Schwartz receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2008)Melesse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Composer Stephen Schwartz gathers with members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Artists Portal at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World AIDS Day (2018) — Composer Stephen Schwartz gathers with members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Artists Portal at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World AIDS Day (2018)Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stephen Schwartz — Stephen SchwartzImage via TMDB

Composer Stephen Schwartz gathers with members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Artists Portal at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World AIDS Day (2018) — Composer Stephen Schwartz gathers with members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Artists Portal at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World AIDS Day (2018)Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stephen Schwartz signing autographs (2017) — Stephen Schwartz signing autographs (2017)JoanBigwood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Brooks patty, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Melesse, Public domain; Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); JoanBigwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.