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Richard Marx(II)

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Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Marx's self-titled debut album went triple-platinum in 1987, and his first single, "Don't Mean Nothing", reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Between 1987 and 1994, he had 14 top 20 hits, including three number one singles.

Marx is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts. He has scored a total of 14 number one singles, both as a performer and as a songwriter/producer. As a singer, his No. 1 hits include "Right Here Waiting", "Hold On to the Nights", "Endless Summer Nights", and "Satisfied". According to Billboard, Marx "holds the distinction of having written songs that have hit No. 1 on various Billboard charts in each of the last four decades."

Marx has written or collaborated on songs with other artists, including "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross. Marx has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. In 2003, he won the Grammy for Song of the Year for "Dance with My Father".

Marx first number one success came in 1984 with "Crazy" a song he co-wrote with country music superstar Kenny Rogers.
BornSeptember 16, 1963
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BornSeptember 16, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes
Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes
Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes
Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes
Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes

Known for:

Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tequila Sunrise
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Surrender to Me (Love Theme from 'Tequila Sunrise')")
  • 1988
Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
No Way Out
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Say It")
  • 1987
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
St. Elmo's Fire
6.3
  • Soundtrack("If I Turn You Away")
  • 1985
John Cusack, Meg Ryan, Christopher Lloyd, Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, and Jonathan Dokuchitz in Anastasia (1997)
Anastasia
7.1
  • Soundtrack("At the Beginning")
  • 1997

Credits

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Composer

  • Some Dogs Go to Heaven (2021)
    Some Dogs Go to Heaven
    • Composer (original music composed by)
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Summer Glau and Alex Rodruquez in Keith Urban: Long Hot Summer (2011)
    Keith Urban: Long Hot Summer
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Keith Urban: Everybody
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2007
  • Keith Urban in Keith Urban: Better Life (2005)
    Keith Urban: Better Life
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • Luther Vandross: Dance with My Father (2003)
    Luther Vandross: Dance with My Father
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • *NSYNC in *NSYNC: This I Promise You (2000)
    *NSYNC: This I Promise You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • Fudge (1995)
    Fudge
    • Composer (as Dick Marx)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • A League of Their Own
    • Composer (as Dick Marx)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Poco: Nothin' to Hide (1990)
    Poco: Nothin' to Hide
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 2 (1990)
    Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 2
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 1 (1990)
    Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 1
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Angelia (1989)
    Richard Marx: Angelia
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting (1989)
    Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting
    • Composer (music by)
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Cliff Richard: The Best of Me
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Vixen: Edge of a Broken Heart (1988)
    Vixen: Edge of a Broken Heart
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1988

Actor

  • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
    The Goldbergs
    • Richard Marx
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Richard Marx (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Colin Hanks, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Holly J. Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg, and Niall Cunningham in Life in Pieces (2015)
    Life in Pieces
    • Buddy Daiquiri
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Mike Hagerty, Harland Williams, Danielle Bisutti, Emma Caulfield Ford, Jay R. Ferguson, Michael Rosenbaum, Nick Swardson, Morena Baccarin, Kristoffer Polaha, Sarah Colonna, Liz Carey, and Isaiah Mustafa in Back in the Day (2014)
    Back in the Day
    • Neighbor
    • 2014
  • Richard Marx: Take This Heart
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Richard Marx: Chains Around My Heart (1992)
    Richard Marx: Chains Around My Heart
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Richard Marx in Richard Marx: Hazard (1992)
    Richard Marx: Hazard
    • Richard
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 2 (1990)
    Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 2
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 1 (1990)
    Richard Marx: Children of the Night, Version 1
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Too Late to Say Goodbye (1990)
    Richard Marx: Too Late to Say Goodbye
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Richard Marx: Angelia (1989)
    Richard Marx: Angelia
    • Richard
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting (1989)
    Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Richard Marx: Satisfied (1989)
    Richard Marx: Satisfied
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Vixen: Edge of a Broken Heart (1988)
    Vixen: Edge of a Broken Heart
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Richard Marx: Hold on to the Nights (1988)
    Richard Marx: Hold on to the Nights
    • Richard Marx
    • Music Video
    • 1988

Music Department

  • Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard in The Playboy Club (2011)
    The Playboy Club
    • executive cast vocal producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Chris Farley and Matthew Perry in Almost Heroes (1998)
    Almost Heroes
    • orchestrator (as Dick Marx)
    • 1998
  • A League of Their Own
    • composer: theme music (as Dick Marx)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Marks
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1963
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouses
      Daisy FuentesDecember 23, 2015 - present
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Nestlé Crunch (1979)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Father, with Cynthia Rhodes, of sons Brandon Caleb Marx (born on September 11th 1990), Lucas Conner Marx (born on September 14th 1992), Jesse Taylor Marx (born on January 4th 1994).
  • Quotes
    For me, being a musician is not about an image or controversy or what looks cool. It's about the music. It comes down to having the privilege of expressing yourself.

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