Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
33
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 29, 1953 ( 71 years old )
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Daniel Robert Elfman
Danny Elfman
Daniel Elfman is a composer. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards. Earlier in his career, Elfman lead the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995.
Known For
Corpse Bride
2005-09-12The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993-10-09Forbidden Zone
1980-03-15Hot Tomorrows
1977-04-01The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992-10-23Back to School
1986-06-13