David Yazbek

Born: 1961-01-01 in New York City, New York, USA

Known For: Sound

Biography

David Norman Yazbek (born 1961) is an American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist. He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty (2000), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2004), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), The Band's Visit (2017), Tootsie (2019), and Dead Outlaw (2025). He won a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for The Band's Visit. He also consulted on the musical Buena Vista Social Club, for which he won another Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

Filmography

2026

Original Sound as Hugo
Starlight Express ... (Lyricist)

2023

Leo ... (Thanks)

2014

What Cheer? ... (Executive Producer)

1997

Bear in the Big Blue House ... (Songs)

1996

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? ... (Original Music Composer)

1993

The Contenders ... (Original Music Composer)

1991

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? ... (Original Music Composer)

1988

Lip Service ... (Original Music Composer)