Director

Lynn Ahrens

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.3

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 1242428

IMDb ID: nm0014326

Known for: Acting

Born: October 1, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2025

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.94

Wikidata: Q293323

Frequent jobs

Lyricist (4)Songs (3)Writer (3)Music (2)Book (1)Theatre Play (1)

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Biography

Lynn wrote and sang some of Schoolhouse Rock's most recognizable tunes including Interplanet Janet, The Great American Melting Pot, and A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing. She was discovered by producer George Newall who heard her strumming and asked her to try writing a song for the series. "The Preamble" was a hit and Lynn wrote more songs for Schoolhouse Rock. This led to her getting more jobs as a freelance composer and singer which really launched her career and eventually included award-winning work for Broadway and movies.

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