Doug Besterman - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
Explore Doug Besterman net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Douglas “Doug” Besterman (born February 3, 1965) is an American orchestrator, musical arranger and music producer. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards out of six total nominations and two Drama Desk Awards out of six total nominations, and was a 2009 Grammy Award nominee. In this article, we will discover how old is Doug Besterman? Who is Doug Besterman dating now & how much money does Doug Besterman have?
| Name | Doug Besterman |
| First Name | Doug |
| Last Name | Besterman |
| Occupation | American orchestrator |
| Birthday | February 3 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Place of Birth | United States |
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| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Johanna Besterman |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Doug Besterman Biography
Doug Besterman is one of the most popular and richest American orchestrator who was born on February 3, 1965 in United States, United States. In 2001, Besterman orchestrated Rodgers and Hammerstein’s score in the TV movie South Pacific. In 2002 he served as orchestrator for the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of Chicago. Besterman also arranged music for the 2003 film Piglet’s Big Movie.
In concerts, Besterman has orchestrated performances for Mel Brooks and Chita Rivera at the Kennedy Center Honors, Beyoncé Knowles’ 2002 benefit concert, and the “Stephen Sondheim 75th Birthday Celebration” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition, he has worked with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
In 2004, Besterman orchestrated music for the original productions of Dracula, the Musical at the La Jolla Playhouse and Broadway’s Belasco Theatre.
Besterman was nominated for the Tony Award for The Music Man in 2000, for which he also received his third Drama Desk Award nomination.
He made his Broadway debut with Damn Yankees (1994), for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations. Besterman was also nominated for the latter in 1997, with Big: the Musical. He won his first Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 1999, for orchestrating Fosse with Ralph Burns.
Besterman won his second Tony Award and his first Drama Desk Award for the Broadway and West End productions of The Producers (2001). In 2002, he shared these awards with Ralph Burns for the original Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, starring Sutton Foster. Burns had died in November 2001 and Besterman accepted the awards. In his acceptance speech at the 2002 Tony Awards, Besterman was quoted as saying, “I’m sad to be here without him.”
Doug Besterman Net Worth
Doug is one of the richest American orchestrator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Besterman's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
Besterman found work in New York City in 1986 as a rehearsal pianist. In 1990, he met Danny Troob, who recommended Besterman to work on an Off-Broadway musical with Alan Menken. Besterman then began an extensive career in film with Lincoln (1992), subsequently orchestrating Disney’s Pocahontas in 1995.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | American orchestrator |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Besterman worked with writer Debra Fordham and composers Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez for a musical episode of Scrubs, titled “My Musical”, which aired in 2007. Many described initial misgivings that the musical concept would make the episode seem gimmicky, but these fears were, for the most part, put to rest by the fact that the episode was “logically insane.”
In 2008, Besterman orchestrated songs for the Houston, Texas, premiere of The Gershwins’ An American In Paris, a musical adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. It played from April 29, 2008, to June 22, 2008.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Besterman provided orchestrations and arrangements for the 2005 West End production of Guys and Dolls.
Who is Doug Besterman Dating?
According to our records, Doug Besterman married to Johanna Besterman. As of January 13, 2024, Doug Besterman’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Doug Besterman. You may help us to build the dating records for Doug Besterman!He also provided orchestrations for the London, Broadway, and Hamburg productions of the musical Sister Act. These productions opened on June 2, 2009 (London), December 2, 2010 (Hamburg), and April 20, 2011 (Broadway).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
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Also in 2005, Besterman reunited with The Producers composer Mel Brooks for the film version of the same name. He again worked with Brooks on his 2007 musical adaptation of Young Frankenstein, for which he was nominated for his sixth Drama Desk Award and first Grammy Award.
He wrote orchestrations to the La Jolla Playhouse’s 2010 production of Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin. He orchestrated songs for a musical adaptation, titled Elf the Musical, of the 2003 film Elf, which played at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway in winter 2010.
Facts & Trivia
Doug Ranked on the list of most popular American orchestrator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Besterman celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.
Besterman orchestrated, with Michael Starobin, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s musical The People in the Picture (2011), concerning a grandmother recalling her life in the Yiddish theater and the Holocaust. Besterman will also provide orchestrations for the upcoming MCC Theater revival of the 1988 musical Carrie.
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