Robert Lopez

Cast · Writer

Born

February 23, 1975 · New York City, New York, USA

Robert Lopez is the Tony®-, Grammy®-, Emmy®- and Oscar®- winning co-creator of the worldwide smash-hit Broadway musicals "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon." Together with his wife and collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he co-wrote songs for the feature films "Winnie the Pooh (2011)" and "Frozen (2013)", as well as "Finding Nemo: The Musical," a beloved fixture in Disney's Animal Kingdom since 2006. He shared two Emmy® Awards for his music for Nickelodeon's Wonder Pets! (2006) and an Emmy® nomination for his work on the musical episode of Scrubs (2001). His work has been featured on South Park (1997), The Simpsons (1989) and Phineas and Ferb (2007)," as well as 3rd & Bird (2008) and Johnny and the Sprites (2005)." He has won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards. Lopez, a Yale College graduate, lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters.