Steve Dorff
Steve Dorff | |
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| Birth name | Stephen Hartley Dorff |
| Born | April 21, 1949[1] |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | stevedorff |
Stephen Hartley Dorff(born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field ofcountry music.
Career
[edit]Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon"and"My Heart Will Never Know"forClay Walker,"The Man in Love with You"and"I Cross My Heart"byGeorge Strait,"Don't Underestimate My Love for You"byLee Greenwood,"Every Which Way but Loose"byEddie Rabbittand "Through the Years"byKenny Rogers.He also composed the themes forSpenser: For Hire,Murphy Brown,The Singing Bee,Just the Ten of Usand others.[2][3]
In addition, Dorff was a co-writer of the song "I Just Fall in Love Again"with composers Larry Herbstritt, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov."I Just Fall in Love Again",originally recorded byThe Carpentersbut not released as a single, became a major pop hit forAnne Murray,peaking at #12 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1979. Steve Dorff also wrote the music score for the song "As Long As We Got Each Other" from the popular family TV sitcomGrowing Pains,withJohn Bettiswriting the lyrics.[4]He collaborated with Bettis again onJosephine,amusicalabout singerJosephine Baker.[5]
Dorff was the music supervisor forPure Country(1992) andPure Country 2: The Gift(2010).[6]Since 2009, he has been the bandleader on the CMT revival ofThe Singing Bee,for which he also composed the theme music.[7]
Dorff has been nominated for threeGrammy Awardsand fiveEmmy Awards.[6]He was inducted into theSongwriters Hall of Famein 2018.[8]
Personal life and family
[edit]Dorff is the father of actorStephen Dorff[9]and songwriter Andrew Dorff,[10]who died at age 40 on December 19, 2016.[11]
Filmography
[edit]- 1982Waltz Across Texas
- 1982Honkytonk Man
- 1985Rustlers' Rhapsody
- 1987Back to the Beach
- 1987My Best Friend Is a Vampire
- 1989Pink Cadillac
- 1992Pure Country
- 1995Breaking Free
- 1996Coyote Summer
- 1996The Undercover Kid
- 1997Lunker Lake
- 1998Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
- 1999Blast from the Past
- 1999Dudley Do-Right
- 2000The Cactus Kid
- 2002Mi Amigo
- 2008Jake's Corner
- 2010Pure Country 2: The Gift
- 2017The Meanest Man in Texas
References
[edit]- ^Riggs, Thomas (1994).Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television.Cengage Gale. pp. 91–94.ISBN978-0-7876-9047-2– via Google Books.
- ^"Steve Dorff biography".SteveDorff.RetrievedOctober 3,2010.
- ^"Hit Songwriter Bios: Steve Dorff".durango-songwriters-expo.Durango Songwriters Expo.RetrievedOctober 3,2010.
- ^Cronin, Brian (February 23, 2020)."Who Actually Wrote the Growing Pains Theme Song?".CBR.RetrievedOctober 5,2020.
- ^Clement, Olivia (May 11, 2016)."The Verdict: What Do Critics Think of Josephine?".Playbill.RetrievedOctober 5,2020.
- ^abCraig Harris."Steve Dorff biography".Allmusic.RetrievedOctober 3,2010.
- ^"Meet the Musicians".CMT.Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2009.RetrievedOctober 4,2010.
- ^"Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees".songhall.org.Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- ^"Stephen Dorff".FilmReference.RetrievedJune 1,2012.
- ^"Andrew Dorff".blacklabelbooking.
- ^Nicholas Hautman (December 20, 2016)."Andrew Dorff Dead: Stephen Dorff's Brother and Country Songwriter Dies at 40".Us Weekly.RetrievedJune 11,2024.
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