Justin Hurwitz parents: Ken Hurwitz, Gail Hurwitz

Composer for motion pictures and television renowned for his work with Damien Chazelle. He provided the music for movies like First Man, La La Land, and Whiplash. For La La Land, he received Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. For his work on La La Land, he also received two Grammy Awards. At the age of six, he started piano lessons, and at the age of ten, he started writing music.

He went to Harvard University and shared a room with Damien Chazelle there. They worked together on the student movie Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, which was released in 2009. He produced comedic scripts for The League, Curb, and The Simpsons.

Justin Hurwitz parents: Ken Hurwitz, Gail Hurwitz

His mother Gail Halabe was a professional ballerina. Author Ken Hurwitz was his father.

Chazelle wanted to be a film director at the time, whereas Hurwitz wanted to be a film composer. They then collaborated on a student movie called “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench” together. Hurwitz started penning sitcom scripts after he graduated from “Harvard,” and Chazelle followed them to Los Angeles.

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