• He dropped out of High School to follow his brother to France

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• Everyone in his family did something with music, theater, or art.

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• He was in a band called "Oingo Boingo"

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• His mother was a music teacher in the Air Force

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• He performed in a musical circus

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• He never "officially" went to CalArts, but he had a teacher there who encouraged his studies

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• When he was young, he spent A LOT of time at his local Movie Theater

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• He has composed music for over 100 movies

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• He works a lot with the Director Tim Burton

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• He has won 1 Grammy Awards and has been Nominated for 11

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