John William Kavanaugh

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John William Kavanaugh

John William Kavanaugh

John William Kavanaugh

Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia

John William Kavanaugh is an Emmy Award-winning composer and lyricist (and 5-time nominee) who has served as a songwriter for Disney Television since 2012. He was awarded the 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Sofia The First Main Title theme song with co-lyricist Craig Gerber. In addition to Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess and the Sofia The First series, John has worked as the songwriter and music director on Elena of Avalor, Disney's first Latina princess.

John William Kavanaugh is an Emmy Award-winning composer and lyricist (and 5-time nominee) who has served as a songwriter for Disney Television since 2012. He was awarded the 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Sofia The First Main Title theme song with co-lyricist Craig Gerber. In addition to Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess and the Sofia The First series, John has worked as the songwriter and music director on Elena of Avalor, Disney's first Latina princess.

His songs can also be heard in several movies, including Disney's Descendants 3 (My Once Upon A Time), Winnie The Pooh - Springtime with Roo and Nickelodeon's Globehunters. He co-wrote the scores to Curious George Live for NBC Universal, Dreams are Universal for Universal Studios Japan, Flintstones: The Musical for Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as numerous songs for Sesame Street Live and Tokyo DisneySea.

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Awards & Nominations

1 Nomination
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics - 2014

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Craig Gerber and John Kavanaugh at the Music Nominee Reception in North Hollywood, California.

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