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{{Short description|English lyricist and author (born 1944)}} {{Use British English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = [[Sir]] | name = Tim Rice | image = Tim Rice, 1 December 2020.jpg | caption = Rice in 2020 | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Timothy Miles Bindon Rice | alias = | birth_place = [[Shardeloes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England | birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1944|11|10}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = [[Amersham]], Buckinghamshire, England | instrument = | genre = {{flatlist| * Musical theatre * film * television * lyricist * author }} | occupation = songwriter | years_active = 1965–present | label = | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] * [[Alan Menken]] * [[Elton John]] * [[Stephen Oliver (composer)|Stephen Oliver]] * [[Björn Ulvaeus]] * [[Benny Andersson]] * [[Cliff Richard]] }} | website = {{URL|http://timrice.co.uk/}} }} '''Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice''' (born 10 November 1944) is an<!--awards and nominations don't belong here--> English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', and ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''; ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' (with [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Benny Andersson]] of [[ABBA]]); ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]'' (with [[Elton John]]); and, for Disney, ''[[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|Aladdin]]'' (with [[Alan Menken]]), ''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King]]'' (with John), both the stage adaptation of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and the [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|live-action film adaption]] (with Menken). He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical ''[[King David (musical)|King David]]'', and for [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (with John). Rice was [[knight]]ed by [[Elizabeth II]] for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], is a 1999 inductee into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] and is the 2023 recipient of its [[Songwriters Hall of Fame#Johnny Mercer Award|Johnny Mercer Award]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tim-rice-to-be-honored-at-52nd-annual-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction-and-awards-ceremony|title=Tim Rice to Be Honored at 52nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=15 February 2023|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> is a [[Disney Legend]] recipient, and is a fellow of the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors]]. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is [[EGOT|one of twenty-one artists to have won]] an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]], and [[Tony Awards|Tony]] in the US.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice become EGOT winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/10/john-legend-andrew-lloyd-webber-tim-rice-egot-winners |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Rice twice hosted the [[Brit Awards]] (in [[1983 Brit Awards|1983]] and [[1984 Brit Awards|1984]]). The 2020 ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'' values Rice's wealth at £155m; the 21st-richest music millionaire in the UK.<ref name="wealth1">{{cite web |last=Homewood |first=Ben |title=Rihanna debuts in Top 3 of The Sunday Times' list of richest musicians |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/rihanna-debuts-in-top-3-of-the-sunday-times-list-of-richest-musicians/079771 |work=musicweek.com |date=13 May 2020|access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref>
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