Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American
singer-songwriter, arranger and composer known for his
Southern-affected singing style, early Americana-influenced songs
(often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His
best-known songs as a recording artist are "Short People" (1977), "I
Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995), while other
artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his "Mama
Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968)
and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972).Born in Los Angeles to an
extended family of Hollywood film composers, Newman began his
songwriting career at the age of 17, penning hits for acts such as the
Fleetwoods, Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. In 1968,
he made his formal debut as a solo artist with the album Randy Newman,
produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks. Four of Newman's
non-soundtrack albums have charted in the US top 40: Sail Away (1972),
Good Old Boys (1974), Little Criminals (1977), and Harps and Angels
(2008).Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer.
He has scored nine Disney-Pixar animated films, including all four Toy
Story films (1995â€"2019), A Bug's Life (1998), both Monsters, Inc.
films (2001â€"2013), and the first and third Cars films (2006, 2017),
as well as Disney's James and the Giant Peach (1996) and The Princess
and the Frog (2009). His other film scores include Ragtime (1981), The
Natural (1984), Awakenings (1990), Pleasantville (1998), Meet the
Parents (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), and Marriage Story (2019). Randy Newman Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter