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Benj Pasek

Benj Pasek

Benj Pasek

1985-06-09

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 40

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Biography

Benjamin Pasek (born June 9, 1985), known professionally as Benj Pasek, is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing songs for films such as La La Land (2016) and The Greatest Showman (2017), and the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, all of which he co-wrote with his songwriting partner, Justin Paul. With Paul, Pasek became the 20th/21st person to win the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards).

Best known for:

La La Land
7.7
Aladdin
6.8
The Greatest Showman
7.7
Snow White
2.9
Spirited
5.6
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
5.7
Dear Evan Hansen
4.9
Welcome to Wrexham
6.6
TV
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
4.5
A Christmas Story Live!
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV
Stars in the House
TV
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Celebrity Substitute
TV
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen- The Musical: Cameri
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Untitled Oregon Trail Film
Golden
I Eat Poop: A Dung Beetle Story
Dear Evan Hansen Broadway
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Filmography:

  • La La Land poster picture

    La La Land (2016)

    star7.7
    WORK AS:
    Songs, Lyricist
  • Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz poster picture

    Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)

    star4.5
    WORK AS:
    Songs
  • The Greatest Showman poster picture

    The Greatest Showman (2017)

    star7.7
    WORK AS:
    Songs
  • A Christmas Story Live! poster picture

    A Christmas Story Live! (2017)

    WORK AS:
    Producer, Musical, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
  • Aladdin poster picture

    Aladdin (2019)

    star6.8
    WORK AS:
    Lyricist
  • Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway poster picture

    Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway (2020)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Performer
  • Dear Evan Hansen poster picture

    Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

    star4.9
    WORK AS:
    Songs, Musical, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
  • Spirited poster picture

    Spirited (2022)

    star5.6
    WORK AS:
    Songs, Executive Producer
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  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile poster picture

    Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

    star5.7
    WORK AS:
    Executive Producer, Lyricist
  • Celebrity Substitute poster picture

    Celebrity Substitute (2024)

    WORK AS:
    Executive Producer, Creator
  • Snow White poster picture

    Snow White (2025)

    star2.9
    WORK AS:
    Songs, Lyricist, Music Producer
  • Dear Evan Hansen poster picture

    Dear Evan Hansen (2025)

    WORK AS:
    Music, Lyricist
  • Dear Evan Hansen- The Musical: Cameri poster picture

    Dear Evan Hansen- The Musical: Cameri (2025)

    WORK AS:
    Lyricist, Music
  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! poster picture

    Oh, the Places You'll Go! (2028)

    WORK AS:
    Songs
  • Dear Evan Hansen Broadway poster picture

    Dear Evan Hansen Broadway

    WORK AS:
    Writer
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