Adam Schlesinger Death
Adam passed away on April 1, 2020 at the age of 52 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Adam's cause of death was Coronavirus.
When did Adam Schlesinger die?
April 1, 2020How did Adam Schlesinger die? What was the cause of death?
CoronavirusHow old was Adam Schlesinger when died?
52Where did Adam Schlesinger die? What was the location of death?
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Adam Schlesinger Birthday and Date of Death
Adam Schlesinger was born on October 31, 1967 and died on April 1, 2020. Adam was 52 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 31, 1967
Date of Death: April 1, 2020
Age at Death: 52
Adam Schlesinger - Biography
Adam Schlesinger is an American songwriter, composer and record producer. He has won Emmy and Grammy Awards, and has also been nominated for Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards. He is also a winner of the ASCAP Pop Music Award.
Schlesinger and David Javerbaum received two Tony nominations in 2008 Best Musical and Best Original Score for the musical Cry-Baby. They also received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for their song "Much Worse Things", performed by Elvis Costello and Stephen Colbert on the television special and album A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!. The album, co-written by Schlesinger and Javerbaum, and co-produced by Schlesinger and Steven M. Gold, won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
On January 30, 1999, Schlesinger married Katherine Michel, a graphic designer and Yale graduate. They met in 1996 at WXOU Radio Bar, a bar that Schlesinger used to frequent with Fountains of Wayne co-founder Chris Collingwood when they were starting the band. They divorced in 2013. Schlesinger and Michel had two daughters, Sadie and Claire.
On April 1, 2020, Schlesinger died of COVID-19 complications at a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York amid a coronavirus pandemic in the United States; he was 52. He had been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator for over a week prior to his death.
