Danny Elfman
Birthday
1953/05/29 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
Daniel Robert Elfman
Biography
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, S...Read more
Acting
(2005) Corpse Bride
as Bonejangles (voice)
(1993) The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
(1980) Forbidden Zone
as Satan
(1996) Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
as Self
(1977) Hot Tomorrows
as Singer
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
as ---
(1992) The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
(1986) Back to School
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
(1994) How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as Self
(2011) Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
as ---
(1989) Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
as Himself, Waiter
(1998) The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Himself
(2017) Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
as ---
(2015) Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
as ---
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
as Himself
(1984) Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
(2017) Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
(2017) 78/52
as Self
(2008) Proud Iza
as Narrator
(2010) DemiUrge Emesis
as Narrator (voice)
(1981) Urgh! A Music War
as Self
(2000) Psycho Path
as Self - Arranger
(2000) Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
(2005) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
(1987) Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
as Himself
(1985) Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
(2005) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
as Himself
(2002) Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
as Self
(2000) Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
as ---
(2000) The Gift
as Tommy Lee Ballard
(2011) A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
as ---
(2008) Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
(1981) Oingo Boingo: Little Girls
as Danny Elfman
(2004) Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
(1989) Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
(2011) Hollywood in Vienna
as Self
(2020) The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self