• He has won 24 Grammy Awards

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• He was a conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra

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• He played piano and brass for the U.S. Air Force Band (He was in the Military)

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• He holds the record for most Academy Award Nominations for any living person (he has been nominated for 50 awards)

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• He composes the old fashioned way with a pencil and paper. He never learned to compose using a computer

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• His nickname used to be "Little Johnny Love" because he was so good at the piano

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• He used to play jazz piano in Nightclubs in New York City

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• By the time he was in 6th grade he had already learned to play the bassoon, clarinet, trombone, trumpet, and cello

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• The only person who has won more Oscars than John Williams is Walt Disney himself

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• His Father was a percussionist. His job was to play on the radio

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•  His son is the lead singer in a famous band called "Toto". They are most famous for their hit "Africa"

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• One of his most famous movie scores was for the movie "Jaws" which is mostly just 2 notes

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• John Williams also wrote the music for the Olympics

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