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72 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on December 19
Born in 1952
Born in New York City, New York
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Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. is an American record producer, keyboard, orchestra, and musician. He is best known for the musical instrument "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony topped the charts in 1976 and featured in the 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Other classical-disco compositions, such as "Flight '76", "Rhapsody in Blue", "Toccata and Funk en 'D' Minor", "Bolero" and "Mostly Mozart", but were both unsuccessful. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Savage Bees, Stingray, Wiseguy, The Commish, Profit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Looney Tunes and How Murray Christmas saved. He has had a long term partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his movies and TV shows such as Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad!, Ted and Ted 2.
Birth nameWalter Anthony Murphy Jr.
BornDecember 19, 1952, New York, New York
GenresFilm score, big band, classical, disco, funk, jazz
Occupation(s)Keyboardist, arranger, pianist, songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsPiano, organ, keyboard, backing vocals
Years active1970–present
LabelsAmour, Major, Private Stock, RSO, TK, RCA, MCA, Geffen
Associated actsThe Tonight Show Band, Doc Severinsen, Peter Lemongello, The Walter Murphy Band, Mike Post, Alabama, Seth MacFarlane
Website[www.waltermurphy.com]

About Walter Murphy

Composer Walter Murphy was born in New York City, New York, United States on December 19, 1952. He's 72 years old today.

American composer, arranger, pianist, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental"A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

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Walter Murphy before becoming famous

Walter Murphy was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1952 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When he was four years old, he began learning music. In the early 1970s, he was the leader of the band WAM. In April 1972, he had original music played on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He is still working on solo projects as well as movies and television.

Achievement of Walter Murphy

He has garnered multiple honors for his work, including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1979 for Saturday Night Fever. In 2002, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the TV-Show Family Guy song"You've Got a Lot to See".

Walter Murphy's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in New York City, where he was born and raised.

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Walter Murphy Collabed with

He has worked with musicians such as Voice Actor Seth MacFarlane, Funk Singer Rick James, and Composer Ron Jones.

Ron Jones, 69 (Composer)
Ron Jones, 69

Composer
Rick James (1948 - 2004) (Funk Singer)
Rick James (1948 - 2004)

Funk Singer
Seth MacFarlane, 50 (Voice Actor)
Seth MacFarlane, 50

Voice Actor

Walter Murphy Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Walter Murphy updated on March 17 2023.