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Kenneth Ascher

American musician
Person Human Q989574

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 26, 1944
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
composer, pianist, songwriter, jazz musician, film score composer, musician, bandleader[9][10]
Educated at
Columbia University, Columbia University School of the Arts[11][12]
Genre
jazz[14]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song[18][19]
Family name
Ascher[15]
Given name
Ken[16]
Instrument
piano[17]
Name in kana
ケニー・アスチャー[20]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000114700663
VIAF cluster ID
29721680
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91117214
GND ID
13431722X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kenny Ascher.jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6754
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000068006, mn0000080185, mn0000080445
American Film Institute person ID
338653
Awards & Winners artist ID
0d3pk8
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1022756
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13431722X
Discogs artist ID
389193
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Europeana entity
agent/base/85219
Film.ru person ID
kenny-ascher
Freebase ID
/m/0d3pk8
HAND ID
A3DC-7E96-3940-E3D4-EA5B
IMDb ID
nm0038502
J9U entity ID
987007315600205171
Kinobox person ID
834670
MusicBrainz artist ID
0bf69115-9b4a-491a-9265-d026cfd8af5d
NL CR AUT ID
xx0067020
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
164425594
Obálky knih ID
xx0067020
Plex person key
5d7769637a53e9001e6e4ef2
Rate Your Music artist ID
kenny_ascher
SNAC ARK ID
w64m9wqv
TMDB person ID
84911
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgH8QCMXDpV39vJk4BHG3
ČSFD person ID
89307

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Mb:writer 6
The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Movie, Rainbow Connection, Rainbow Connection, You and Me Against the World, You and Me Against the World
Occupation 5
composer, pianist, songwriter, film score composer, jazz musician
Compositions 1
Rainbow Connection
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Columbia University
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Ken
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kenneth Ascher was born on October 26, 1944[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], pianist[4], songwriter[5], jazz musician[6], and film score composer[7].

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Ascher born?

Kenneth Ascher was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Kenneth Ascher do for work?

Kenneth Ascher worked as a composer[3], pianist[4], songwriter[5], jazz musician[6], and film score composer[7].

Where did Kenneth Ascher go to school?

Kenneth Ascher was educated at Columbia University[11] and Columbia University School of the Arts[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → composer, pianist, songwriter +1
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song
    Instance of → human
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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