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Tommy LiPuma(1936-2017)

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  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Tommy LiPuma was born on 5 July 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a producer, known for True Crime (1999), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). He was married to Gill Kleiner. He died on 13 March 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 5, 1936
DiedMarch 13, 2017(80)
BornJuly 5, 1936
DiedMarch 13, 2017(80)
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    • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)
True Crime
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Why Should I Care")
  • 1999
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross
7.7
  • Music Department(additional songs)
  • 1992
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Makin' Whoopee")
  • 1993
Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Miracle on 34th Street
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Jingle Bells")
  • 1994

Credits

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Music Department

  • Paul McCartney's Live Kisses (2012)
    Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
    7.7
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 2002
  • Diana Krall: Why Should I Care (1999)
    Diana Krall: Why Should I Care
    6.1
    Music Video
    • produced by
    • 1999
  • Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
    Glengarry Glen Ross
    7.7
    • producer: additional songs
    • score production
    • score supervision
    • 1992
  • Ellen Barkin in Siesta (1987)
    Siesta
    5.5
    • executive music producer (as Tommy Li Pluma)
    • 1987

Producer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Diana Krall: Live in Paris (2001)
    Diana Krall: Live in Paris
    8.7
    Video
    • associate producer
    • 2001

Soundtrack

  • Soleá Morente in Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta (2022)
    Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta
    Podcast Series
    • producer: "Jingle Bells"
    • 2022
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer: "The Christmas Song"
    • 2012
  • Malu Mader in Celebrity (2003)
    Celebrity
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer: "Just The Way You Are"
    • 2004
  • Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, and Diana Douglas in It Runs in the Family (2003)
    It Runs in the Family
    5.5
    • producer: "You'll Never Know"
    • 2003
  • Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)
    True Crime
    6.6
    • producer: "Why Should I Care"
    • 1999
  • Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
    Miracle on 34th Street
    6.6
    • producer: "Jingle Bells"
    • 1994
  • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
    Sleepless in Seattle
    6.8
    • producer: "Makin' Whoopee"
    • 1993
  • Midnight Crossing (1988)
    Midnight Crossing
    4.7
    • producer: "After Midnight"
    • 1988
  • Walter Matthau and Dinah Manoff in I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    I Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.1
    • producer: "One Hello"
    • 1982
  • John Travolta and Lily Tomlin in Moment by Moment (1978)
    Moment by Moment
    3.2
    • producer: "Everybody Needs Love"
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tommy Li Pluma
  • Born
    • July 5, 1936
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 13, 2017
    • New York City, New York, USA(after a brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Gill Kleiner19?? - March 13, 2017 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Album: Produced Barbra Streisand's #1 album "The Way We Were".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Highly regarded record producer and top label executive with Warner Brothers, Elektra and GRP Records.

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