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Patrice Rushen

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She was the first woman in 43 years to serve as head composer/musical director for television's highest honor, the Emmy Awards. See more trivia »

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Patrice Louise Rushen
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2006 For One Night (TV movie)
 
2002 Just a Dream
 
1996-2002 The Steve Harvey Show (TV series)
– California or Bust-Up (2002) (music by)
– The Graduates (2002) (music by)
– My Fair Homegirl (2002)
– Hate Thy Neighbor (2002)
– The Shower Planner (2002)
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2002 Our America (TV movie)
 
2002 Baby of the Family
 
2001 The Killing Yard (TV movie)
 
2001 Fire & Ice (TV movie)
 
2000 Cora Unashamed (TV movie)
 
1998 Ruby Bridges (TV movie)
 
1996 America's Dream (TV movie)
 
1996 A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom (TV documentary)
 
1994 River of Steel (documentary short)
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
 
1991 The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (TV movie)
 
1990 The Midnight Hour (TV series)
 
1990 Without You I'm Nothing
 
1987 Hollywood Shuffle
 
Show ShowMusic Department (12 titles)
2006 The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2005 The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2004 The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson (TV movie) (musical director)
 
2004 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2003 The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin (TV special) (musical director)
 
2002 The 8th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Stevie Wonder (TV special) (musical director)
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (musical director, orchestrator)
 
1991 The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1989 The Women of Brewster Place (TV movie) (special musical consultant)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode #9.7 (2009) (writer: "Men In Black" - uncredited)
 
2008 Clubbed (performer: "Forget Me Nots")
 
2007 Norbit (writer: "Looking for You" / performer: "Looking for You")
 
2006 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
– George Michael: I'm Your Man (2006) (writer: "Fastlove")
 
2005 Indigo Prophecy (Video Game) (performer: "Hang it Up")
 
1997 Men in Black (writer: "Men In Black")
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale (performer: "And I Gave My Love To You")
 
1993 Indecent Proposal (producer: "The Nearness of You")
 
1988 Big (writer: "FORGET ME NOTS" / performer: "FORGET ME NOTS" / as Patricia Rushen)
 
1988 Dominick and Eugene (performer: "Somewhere")
 
1987 Hollywood Shuffle (music: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You" / lyrics: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You" / performer: "Not Just One in a Million" Bobby's Theme, "Closer to You")
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2011 Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The Music Makers (TV series documentary)
– Ladies First (2005)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Disco (2002) … Herself
 
2000 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
1999 30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1998 Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years (video documentary)
Herself - Hostess
 
1994 26th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Comic Relief V (TV special)
Herself
 
1991 The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The Midnight Hour (TV series)
Herself (Musical Director)
 
1987 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 April 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1983 The 25th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1980-1982 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest / Herself / Herself - Guest
– Cameo/Patrice Rushen (1982) … Herself - Guest
– Patrice Rushen/Sugarhill Gang/Shabba Doo (1981) … Herself
– Whispers/Patrice Rushen (1980) … Guest
 
1982 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 May 1982 (1982) … Herself
 
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Trivia:

She was the first woman in 43 years to serve as head composer/musical director for television's highest honor, the Emmy Awards. See more »

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Star Sign:

Libra