Benj Pasek

About Benj Pasek

One half of the successful songwriting duo Pasek and Paul, he and his colleague Justin Paul won an Oscar in 2017 for"City of Stars" from La La Land. His music has also been heard in the theatrical productions of A Christmas Story, Dogfight, and Dear Evan Hansen.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, are an American songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television. Their works include A Christmas Story, Dogfight, Edges, Dear Evan Hansen, and James and the Giant Peach. Their original songs have been featured on NBC's Smash and in the films La La Land, for which they won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "City of Stars", and The Greatest Showman. Their work on original musical Dear Evan Hansen has received widespread critical acclaim and earned them the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Both artists are graduates of the University of Michigan and winners of the American Theatre Wing's 2007 Jonathan Larson Award, which honors achievement by composers, lyricists and librettists.

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Trivia

Benj Pasek won a 2018 Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman.

Benj Pasek before fame

He earned a degree in musical theater from the University of Michigan in 2006.

Achievement of Benj Pasek

In 2018, he won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for"This Is Me", from The Greatest Showman.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Benj Pasek family life

His mother, Kathy, was a college instructor.

Associations of Benj Pasek

His song was heard on NBC's Smash, which starred Debra Messing.

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