Wrote and performed the hit song, "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)". He has admitted that at the time the song became a hit he had never drunk a Pina Colada.
His daughter, Wendy, died of cancer in 1986 at age 10.
He and Peter Stone were nominated for a 2007 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Book for a Musical for "Curtains" on Broadway in New York City.
John Kander, Fred Ebb and he were nominated for the 2007 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Original Score in a Musical for "Curtains" on Broadway in New York City.