Robert Lopez - wikipedia Robert Lopez This article is about the songwriter of musicals. For the American naval officer, see Robert F. Lopez. For the American writer, see Robert Lopez ( writer ). For the medieval historian, see Roberto Sabatino Lopez. For the rock musician, see El Vez. Robert Lopez Lopez receiving his Tony Award in 2004 ( 1975 - 02 - 23 ) February 23, 1975 ( age 43 ) New York City, U.S. Alma mater Hunter College High School Yale University Occupation Songwriter Spouse ( s ) Kristen Anderson - Lopez ( m. 2003 ) Children Robert Lopez ( born February 23, 1975 ) is an American songwriter of musicals, best known for co-creating The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q, and for composing the songs featured in the Disney computer - animated films Frozen and Coco. Of only fifteen people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award, he is the youngest and the quickest ( 10 years ) to win all four, and, as of 2018, is the only person to have won all four awards more than once. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 4.1 Academy Awards 4.2 Annie Awards 4.3 Critics ' Choice Awards 4.4 Daytime Emmy Award 4.5 Drama Desk Award 4.6 Golden Globe Award 4.7 Grammy Awards 4.8 Primetime Emmy Award 4.9 Tony Awards 5 References 6 External links Early life Robert Lopez was born in Manhattan, to Katherine ( Lowe ) and Frank Lopez. His father was director of publications for NYU Langone Medical Center. Lopez spent much of his childhood in Greenwich Village, except for one year in Massachusetts while his father was working for Clark University. Upon their return to New York City when he was six years old, `` it was a fluke '' that he started piano lessons at Greenwich House Music School. The apartment they were subletting at the time happened to have a piano ; his mother asked if he was interested in taking lessons, and he said yes. At age seven, his parents bought a piano for him, he saw his first Broadway show, and he wrote his first song. At age 11, he wrote his first opening number. At around age 12, he briefly drifted away from the piano and tried playing the saxophone, as well as taking courses in musical composition at other music schools. Lopez went on to Hunter College High School and then to Yale University where he graduated in 1997 with a B.A. in English ( the type of academic degree expressly discussed in the second song of Avenue Q ). While at Yale, he wrote three plays ( of which two were musicals ) and was a member of the Yale Spizzwinks ( ? ) a cappella group, and was influenced by professors such as Vincent Scully, John Hollander and Harold Bloom. During his time at Yale, he vaguely hoped to make a living writing musicals and `` had no ( other ) career options '' ; towards that end, he avoided courses that would prepare him for a career in something more secure like law or medicine. Career Upon graduating from Yale, Lopez moved back in with his parents and brother in Greenwich Village, where he lived for four years until he was able to earn enough money writing songs for Theatreworks USA to rent an apartment of his own. During this period, he took temporary jobs at companies like Pfizer and worked as a weekend receptionist for his old music school, Greenwich House. In 1998, while participating in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, he met another aspiring songwriter, Jeff Marx. Their first project together, Kermit, Prince of Denmark, a Muppet parody of Hamlet, won the Kleban Award for lyrics, though The Jim Henson Company rejected the script, saying it did not have enough `` kid appeal. '' The story was considered for the next Muppet film by Chris Curtin in 2004, until Curtin left the Disney Company. Highlights from the unproduced musical were performed by Rick Lyon, Rebecca Jones, and Susan Blackwell at the BMI Workshop. In 1999, Lopez and Marx, who collaborated on both music and lyrics, began work on Avenue Q, a stage musical which, using puppet characters, similar to those on Sesame Street, dealt with adult themes and ideas. The show, for which Lopez also provided the animated segments, was his first professional experience. After playing Off - Broadway, the show transferred in July 2003 to Broadway 's John Golden Theatre, where it proved both a critical and popular success, winning the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical, and earning Lopez and Marx the Tony Award for Best Original Score. The Original Cast Recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004. In 2005, Lopez began working on a new musical project with his musical partner Jeff Marx, and with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, a series which, in 2003, Lopez had mentioned as a partial inspiration for Avenue Q. The Book of Mormon premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011, following previews from February 24. The show received numerous theater accolades, including the 2011 Tony for Best Musical, as well as two more Tony Awards for Lopez : Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. The production 's original cast recording also earned Lopez the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In early 2006, Lopez collaborated with his brother, Billy, on several episodes of the Nickelodeon series Wonder Pets, for which they shared a Daytime Emmy award with the series ' other composers and Music Director, Jeffrey Lesser, in 2008. In January 2007, a musical adaptation of the Disney / Pixar film Finding Nemo, which Lopez co-wrote with his wife, Kristen Anderson - Lopez, opened at Disney 's Animal Kingdom theme park. On January 18, 2007, Lopez and Marx again collaborated to write four of the songs for the hit TV show Scrubs on the show 's 123rd episode titled `` My Musical. '' TV Guide named the episode one of the best 100 TV show episodes of all time in 2009. Lopez, along with Jeff Marx, was recognized with an Emmy nomination for the song `` Everything Comes Down to Poo '' from the above - mentioned episode. Stephanie D'Abruzzo, who originated the roles of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q, guest - starred in the episode. In 2010, Lopez wrote the song `` Bet Against the American Dream '' which was featured on the NPR program `` This American Life ''. The song was written in the style of a Broadway show tune, and parodied a scene from the musical `` The Producers '' to illustrate the story of a real - life hedge fund called Magnetar that made millions of dollars when the housing market collapsed. In 2011, Lopez again worked with Matt Stone and Trey Parker on the South Park episode `` Broadway Bro Down ''. Lopez also co-wrote two songs for the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb : `` Aerial Area Rug '' for the episode `` Magic Carpet Ride '' and `` Fly On the Wall, '' for an episode of the same name. Lopez composed a song for The Simpsons episode `` A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again '' titled `` Enjoy It While You Can '' which aired on April 29, 2012. Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson - Lopez also wrote seven songs for Winnie the Pooh, released in 2011 by Walt Disney Animation Studios. They also wrote an original song for Wreck - It Ralph before it was cut out. In 2013, Lopez and Anderson - Lopez wrote songs for Disney Animation 's feature film Frozen. The song `` Let It Go '' won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making Lopez the 12th person to achieve the EGOT. On February 8, 2015, they won another Grammy for their work on Frozen for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for `` Let It Go ''. In development for several years by Lopez and Anderson - Lopez, their romantic - comedy musical Up Here officially debuted August 9, 2015, at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. Lopez describes Up Here as `` It 's kind of like Annie Hall meets Cirque du Soleil. It 's a romantic comedy with a huge theatrical twist. '' Lopez and his wife wrote the musical number `` Moving Pictures '' for the 87th Academy Awards. It was announced in late 2015 that Lopez would be writing original songs for the revival of the cult comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Lopez and his wife were attached to write the music for the Disney film Gigantic. The film is an animated retelling of `` Jack and the Beanstalk ''. In October 2017, it was announced that the film had been shelved. The Disney / Pixar film Coco, released in November 2017, heavily features Lopez and his Anderson - Lopez ' song `` Remember Me. '' The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lopez and his wife ( second time winning this category ), making him the first ever double EGOT winner. Personal life During his participation in the 1998 Lehman Engel 's Workshop, Robert Lopez met and began dating lyricist Kristen Anderson. As described in a 2003 The New York Times profile, the pair, struggling in a cash - strapped post-college period that recalls the storyline of Avenue Q 's Princeton and Kate Monster, `` live ( d ) in Astoria, Queens, ( drove ) a 1989 Buick and survive ( d ) on fast food ''. The couple married in 2003 and they have two daughters ; Katie and Annie, who both had voice parts in Frozen. They currently reside in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. Awards and nominations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014 Best Original Song `` Let It Go '' Won 2018 `` Remember Me '' Won Annie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012 Music in an Animated Feature Production Winnie the Pooh Nominated 2014 Frozen Won 2018 Coco Won Critics ' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2014 Best Original Song `` Let It Go '' Won 2018 `` Remember Me '' Won Daytime Emmy Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2008 Outstanding Music Direction and Composition The Wonder Pets Won Won Drama Desk Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Outstanding Lyrics Avenue Q Nominated Outstanding Music Nominated 2011 Outstanding Lyrics The Book of Mormon Won Outstanding Music Won Outstanding Book of a Musical Nominated Golden Globe Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2013 Best Original Song `` Let It Go '' Nominated 2017 `` Remember Me '' Nominated Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005 Best Musical Theater Album Avenue Q Nominated 2012 The Book of Mormon Won 2015 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Frozen Won Best Song Written for Visual Media `` Let It Go '' Won Primetime Emmy Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Outstanding Music and Lyrics Scrubs Nominated 2015 The Comedians Nominated 87th Academy Awards Nominated Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Best Original Score Avenue Q Won 2011 Best Book of a Musical The Book of Mormon Won Best Original Score Won 2018 Frozen Nominated References Jump up ^ Schwartz, Dana ( March 5, 2018 ). `` Oscars 2018 : Robert Lopez becomes the first person in history to double EGOT ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 5, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Salamon, Julie ( June 22, 2005 ). `` Student Who Made Good on ' Avenue Q ' Gives Back ''. New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 4, 2014. Jump up ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=186429624 ^ Jump up to : Benson, Barbara ( October 12, 2012 ). `` Where is Robert Lopez now ? ''. Crain 's New York Business. Crain Communications Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Mandell, Jonathan ( March 16, 2003 ). `` THEATER : Puppets Not Suitable For Children ''. New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Fuhrer, Zachary ( February 25, 2011 ). `` Robert Lopez ' 97 : composer, lyricist, beatbox enthusiast ''. Yale Daily News. Retrieved October 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Boroff, Philip ( June 8, 2011 ). `` Yale Composer Lopez Wins Broadway Gamble With ' Book of Mormon ' ''. Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved October 3, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Maupin, Elizabeth ( November 26, 2006 ). `` Swimming with big fish ''. Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Stage Stars Nab 2007 Emmy Nominations, Broadway.com Buzz ''. Broadway.com. July 19, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Lopez, Robert ( January 12, 2013 ). `` Twitter Status ''. Twitter. Retrieved March 2, 2014. Jump up ^ De Brito, Deia ( August 19, 2011 ). `` Successful Disney writer ' knew what she wanted ' ''. Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ Lang, Derrik J. ( February 22, 2013 ). `` Best Animated Feature : ' Brave, ' ' Wreck - It Ralph ' Battle For Oscar ''. Huffington Post. Jump up ^ Lily Rothman ( March 2, 2014 ). `` EGOT ! Frozen 's Robert Lopez on Scoring His Oscar ''. Time. Retrieved March 2, 2014. Jump up ^ Christopher Rosen ( February 8, 2015 ). `` Grammy Winners List For 2015 Includes Sam Smith, Pharrell, Beyoncé & More ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2015 - 2016 Season : Up Here ''. La Jolla Playhouse. Retrieved January 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Herbert, James ( July 31, 2015 ). `` ' Frozen ' songwriters unveil ' Up Here, ' the musical they could n't let go ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Battersby, Matilda ( February 23, 2015 ). `` Neil Patrick Harris ' best and worst jokes as Oscars 2015 host ''. The Independent. Retrieved January 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Busch, Jenna ( October 10, 2017 ). `` Gigantic : Jack and the Beanstalk Film Dead at Disney ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Lee, Linda ( August 3, 2003 ). `` A Night Out With Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx ; When Puppets Go to Town ''. The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2008. Jump up ^ Alexander, Bryan ( November 25, 2013 ). `` ' Frozen ' : Family affair for married songwriters ''. USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2013. Jump up ^ Ryzik, Melena ( February 19, 2014 ). `` The Nominees Are Blockbusters : Oscar - Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2014. External links Robert Lopez on IMDb Robert Lopez at the Internet Broadway Database Awards for Robert Lopez Academy Award for Best Original Song 1934 -- 1940 `` The Continental '' Music : Con Conrad Lyrics : Herb Magidson ( 1934 ) `` Lullaby of Broadway '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Al Dubin ( 1935 ) `` The Way You Look Tonight '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Dorothy Fields ( 1936 ) `` Sweet Leilani '' Music and lyrics : Harry Owens ( 1937 ) `` Thanks for the Memory '' Music : Ralph Rainger Lyrics : Leo Robin ( 1938 ) `` Over the Rainbow '' Music : Harold Arlen Lyrics : E.Y. Harburg ( 1939 ) `` When You Wish Upon a Star '' Music : Leigh Harline Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1940 ) 1941 -- 1950 `` The Last Time I Saw Paris '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1941 ) `` White Christmas '' Music and lyrics : Irving Berlin ( 1942 ) `` You 'll Never Know '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Mack Gordon ( 1943 ) `` Swinging on a Star '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Johnny Burke ( 1944 ) `` It Might as Well Be Spring '' Music : Richard Rodgers Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1945 ) `` On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1946 ) `` Zip - a-Dee - Doo - Dah '' Music : Allie Wrubel Lyrics : Ray Gilbert ( 1947 ) `` Buttons and Bows '' Music : Jay Livingston Lyrics : Ray Evans ( 1948 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' Music and lyrics : Frank Loesser ( 1949 ) `` Mona Lisa '' Music and lyrics : Ray Evans and Jay Livingston ( 1950 ) 1951 -- 1960 `` In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening '' Music : Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1951 ) `` High Noon ( Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin ' ) '' Music : Dimitri Tiomkin Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1952 ) `` Secret Love '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1953 ) `` Three Coins in the Fountain '' Music : Jule Styne Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1954 ) `` Love Is a Many Splendored Thing '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1955 ) `` Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be ) '' Music and lyrics : Jay Livingston and Ray Evans ( 1956 ) `` All the Way '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1957 ) `` Gigi '' Music : Frederick Loewe Lyrics : Alan Jay Lerner ( 1958 ) `` High Hopes '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1959 ) `` Never on Sunday '' Music and lyrics : Manos Hatzidakis ( 1960 ) 1961 -- 1970 `` Moon River '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1961 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1962 ) `` Call Me Irresponsible '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1963 ) `` Chim Chim Cher - ee '' Music and lyrics : Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ( 1964 ) `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' Music : Johnny Mandel Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1965 ) `` Born Free '' Music : John Barry Lyrics : Don Black ( 1966 ) `` Talk to the Animals '' Music and lyrics : Leslie Bricusse ( 1967 ) `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' Music : Michel Legrand Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1968 ) `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' Music : Burt Bacharach Lyrics : Hal David ( 1969 ) `` For All We Know '' Music : Fred Karlin Lyrics : Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin ( 1970 ) 1971 -- 1980 `` Theme from Shaft '' Music and lyrics : Isaac Hayes ( 1971 ) `` The Morning After '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1972 ) `` The Way We Were '' Music : Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1973 ) `` We May Never Love Like This Again '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1974 ) `` I 'm Easy '' Music and lyrics : Keith Carradine ( 1975 ) `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' Music : Barbra Streisand Lyrics : Paul Williams ( 1976 ) `` You Light Up My Life '' Music and lyrics : Joseph Brooks ( 1977 ) `` Last Dance '' Music and lyrics : Paul Jabara ( 1978 ) `` It Goes Like It Goes '' Music : David Shire Lyrics : Norman Gimbel ( 1979 ) `` Fame '' Music : Michael Gore Lyrics : Dean Pitchford ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 1990 `` Arthur 's Theme ( Best That You Can Do ) '' Music and lyrics : Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen ( 1981 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' Music : Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte - Marie Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1982 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Keith Forsey and Irene Cara ( 1983 ) `` I Just Called to Say I Love You '' Music and lyrics : Stevie Wonder ( 1984 ) `` Say You, Say Me '' Music and lyrics : Lionel Richie ( 1985 ) `` Take My Breath Away '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Tom Whitlock ( 1986 ) `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' Music : Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz Lyrics : Franke Previte ( 1987 ) `` Let the River Run '' Music and lyrics : Carly Simon ( 1988 ) `` Under the Sea '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1989 ) `` Sooner or Later ( I Always Get My Man ) '' Music and lyrics : Stephen Sondheim ( 1990 ) 1991 -- 2000 `` Beauty and the Beast '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1991 ) `` A Whole New World '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1992 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' Music and lyrics : Bruce Springsteen ( 1993 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' Music : Elton John Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1994 ) `` Colors of the Wind '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1995 ) `` You Must Love Me '' Music : Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1996 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' Music : James Horner Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1997 ) `` When You Believe '' Music and lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1998 ) `` You 'll Be in My Heart '' Music and lyrics : Phil Collins ( 1999 ) `` Things Have Changed '' Music and lyrics : Bob Dylan ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2010 `` If I Did n't Have You '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2001 ) `` Lose Yourself '' Music : Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto Lyrics : Eminem ( 2002 ) `` Into the West '' Music and lyrics : Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox ( 2003 ) `` Al otro lado del río '' Music and lyrics : Jorge Drexler ( 2004 ) `` It 's Hard out Here for a Pimp '' Music and lyrics : Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul ( 2005 ) `` I Need to Wake Up '' Music and lyrics : Melissa Etheridge ( 2006 ) `` Falling Slowly '' Music and lyrics : Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ( 2007 ) `` Jai Ho '' Music : A.R. Rahman Lyrics : Gulzar ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music and lyrics : Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) `` We Belong Together '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2010 ) 2011 -- present `` Man or Muppet '' Music and lyrics : Bret McKenzie ( 2011 ) `` Skyfall '' Music and lyrics : Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth ( 2012 ) `` Let It Go '' Music and lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez ( 2013 ) `` Glory '' Music and lyrics : John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn ( 2014 ) `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Music and lyrics : James Napier and Sam Smith ( 2015 ) `` City of Stars '' Music : Justin Hurwitz Lyrics : Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) `` Remember Me '' Music and lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez ( 2017 ) Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Song 1998 -- 2000 `` When You Believe '' Music & Lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1998 ) `` Music of My Heart '' Music & Lyrics : Diane Warren ( 1999 ) `` My Funny Friend and Me '' Music & Lyrics : David Hartley, Sting ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2010 `` May It Be '' Music & Lyrics : Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan ( 2001 ) `` Lose Yourself '' Music & Lyrics : Jeff Bass, Eminem, Luis Resto, ( 2002 ) `` A Mighty Wind '' Music & Lyrics : Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean ( 2003 ) `` Old Habits Die Hard '' Music & Lyrics : Mick Jagger, David Stewart ( 2004 ) `` Hustle & Flow '' Music & Lyrics : Terrence Howard ( 2005 ) `` Listen '' Music & Lyrics : Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven ( 2006 ) `` Falling Slowly '' Music & Lyrics : Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová ( 2007 ) `` The Wrestler '' Music & Lyrics : Bruce Springsteen ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music & Lyrics : Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) `` If I Rise '' Music & Lyrics : Rollo Armstrong, Dido, A.R. Rahman ( 2010 ) 2011 -- 2020 `` Life 's a Happy Song '' Music & Lyrics : Bret McKenzie ( 2011 ) `` Skyfall '' Music & Lyrics : Adele, Paul Epworth ( 2012 ) `` Let It Go '' Music & Lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez, Robert Lopez ( 2013 ) `` Glory '' Music & Lyrics : Common, John Legend ( 2014 ) `` See You Again '' Music & Lyrics : Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth ( 2015 ) `` City of Stars '' Music : Justin Hurwitz ; Lyrics : Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) `` Remember Me '' Music & Lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez, Robert Lopez ( 2017 ) Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics Fred Ebb ( 1969 ) Stephen Sondheim / Bertolt Brecht ( 1970 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1971 ) John Guare ( 1972 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1973 ) Al Carmines ( 1974 ) Charlie Smalls ( 1975 ) Edward Kleban ( 1976 ) Martin Charnin ( 1977 ) Carol Hall ( 1978 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1979 ) Tim Rice ( 1980 ) Stephen Sondheim / Maury Yeston ( 1982 ) Howard Ashman ( 1983 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1984 ) Roger Miller ( 1985 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1988 ) David Zippel ( 1990 ) William Finn ( 1991 ) Susan Birkenhead ( 1992 ) Denis Markell and Douglas Bernstein ( 1993 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1994 ) Jonathan Larson ( 1996 ) Gerard Alessandrini ( 1997 ) Lynn Ahrens ( 1998 ) Gerard Alessandrini ( 1999 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 2000 ) Mel Brooks ( 2001 ) Jason Robert Brown ( 2002 ) Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman ( 2003 ) Stephen Schwartz ( 2004 ) Eric Idle ( 2005 ) Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison ( 2006 ) Steven Sater ( 2007 ) Stew ( 2008 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 2009 ) John Kander and Fred Ebb ( 2010 ) Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone ( 2011 ) Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ( 2012 ) Tim Minchin ( 2013 ) Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak ( 2014 ) Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2015 ) Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) David Yazbek ( 2017 ) Peter Kellogg ( 2018 ) Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music Al Carmines / Burt Bacharach ( 1969 ) Stephen Sondheim / Kurt Weill ( 1970 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1971 ) Galt MacDermot ( 1972 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1973 ) Al Carmines ( 1974 ) Charlie Smalls ( 1975 ) Marvin Hamlisch ( 1976 ) Cy Coleman ( 1977 ) Cy Coleman / Carol Hall ( 1978 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1979 ) Andrew Lloyd Webber ( 1980 ) Maury Yeston ( 1982 ) Andrew Lloyd Webber ( 1983 ) Jerry Herman ( 1984 ) Larry Grossman ( 1985 ) Rupert Holmes ( 1986 ) Noel Gay / Claude - Michel Schönberg ( 1987 ) Andrew Lloyd Webber ( 1988 ) Cy Coleman ( 1990 ) Cy Coleman ( 1991 ) Erik Frandsen, Michael Garin, Paul Lockheart and Robert Hipkins ( 1992 ) Marvin Hamlisch ( 1993 ) Stephen Sondheim ( 1994 ) Jonathan Larson ( 1996 ) Cy Coleman ( 1997 ) Stephen Flaherty ( 1998 ) Jason Robert Brown ( 1999 ) Andrew Lippa ( 2000 ) David Yazbek ( 2001 ) Jason Robert Brown ( 2002 ) Marc Shaiman ( 2003 ) Jeanine Tesori ( 2004 ) Adam Guettel ( 2005 ) Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison ( 2006 ) Duncan Sheik ( 2007 ) Stew and Heidi Rodewald ( 2008 ) Elton John ( 2009 ) David Bryan ( 2010 ) Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone ( 2011 ) Alan Menken ( 2012 ) David Byrne and Fatboy Slim ( 2013 ) Jason Robert Brown ( 2014 ) Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2015 ) Steve Martin and Edie Brickell ( 2016 ) David Yazbek ( 2017 ) David Friedman ( 2018 ) Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1950 -- 1975 South Pacific by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan ( 1950 ) Hello, Dolly ! by Michael Stewart ( 1964 ) Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein ( 1965 ) Company by George Furth ( 1971 ) Two Gentlemen of Verona by John Guare and Mel Shapiro ( 1972 ) A Little Night Music by Hugh Wheeler ( 1973 ) Candide by Hugh Wheeler ( 1974 ) Shenandoah by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell and Philip Rose ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante ( 1976 ) Annie by Thomas Meehan ( 1977 ) On the Twentieth Century by Betty Comden and Adolph Green ( 1978 ) Sweeney Todd by Hugh Wheeler ( 1979 ) Evita by Tim Rice ( 1980 ) Woman of the Year by Peter Stone ( 1981 ) Dreamgirls by Tom Eyen ( 1982 ) Cats by T.S. Eliot ( 1983 ) La Cage aux Folles by Harvey Fierstein ( 1984 ) Big River by William Hauptman ( 1985 ) Drood by Rupert Holmes ( 1986 ) Les Misérables by Alain Boublil and Claude - Michel Schönberg ( 1987 ) Into the Woods by James Lapine ( 1988 ) No Award ( 1989 ) City of Angels by Larry Gelbart ( 1990 ) The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman ( 1991 ) Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine ( 1992 ) Kiss of the Spider Woman by Terrence McNally ( 1993 ) Passion by James Lapine ( 1994 ) Sunset Boulevard by Don Black and Christopher Hampton ( 1995 ) Rent by Jonathan Larson ( 1996 ) Titanic by Peter Stone ( 1997 ) Ragtime by Terrence McNally ( 1998 ) Parade by Alfred Uhry ( 1999 ) James Joyce 's The Dead by Richard Nelson ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present The Producers by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan ( 2001 ) Urinetown by Greg Kotis ( 2002 ) Hairspray by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell ( 2003 ) Avenue Q by Jeff Whitty ( 2004 ) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin ( 2005 ) The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar ( 2006 ) Spring Awakening by Steven Sater ( 2007 ) Passing Strange by Stew ( 2008 ) Billy Elliot the Musical by Lee Hall ( 2009 ) Memphis by Joe DiPietro ( 2010 ) The Book of Mormon by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone ( 2011 ) Once by Enda Walsh ( 2012 ) Matilda the Musical by Dennis Kelly ( 2013 ) A Gentleman 's Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman ( 2014 ) Fun Home by Lisa Kron ( 2015 ) Hamilton by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2016 ) Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson ( 2017 ) The Band 's Visit by Itamar Moses ( 2018 ) Tony Award for Best Original Score 1947 - 1975 Street Scene by Kurt Weill ( 1947 ) Kiss Me, Kate by Cole Porter ( 1949 ) South Pacific by Richard Rodgers ( 1950 ) Call Me Madam by Irving Berlin ( 1951 ) No Strings by Richard Rodgers ( 1962 ) Oliver ! by Lionel Bart ( 1963 ) Hello, Dolly ! by Jerry Herman ( 1964 ) Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick ( 1965 ) Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion ( 1966 ) Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb ( 1967 ) Hallelujah, Baby ! by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1968 ) Company by Stephen Sondheim ( 1971 ) Follies by Stephen Sondheim ( 1972 ) A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim ( 1973 ) Gigi by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner ( 1974 ) The Wiz by Charlie Smalls ( 1975 ) 1976 - 2000 A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban ( 1976 ) Annie by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin ( 1977 ) On the Twentieth Century by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1978 ) Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim ( 1979 ) Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ( 1980 ) Woman of the Year by John Kander and Fred Ebb ( 1981 ) Nine by Maury Yeston ( 1982 ) Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot ( 1983 ) La Cage aux Folles by Jerry Herman ( 1984 ) Big River by Roger Miller ( 1985 ) Drood by Rupert Holmes ( 1986 ) Les Misérables by Claude - Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, and Alain Boublil ( 1987 ) Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim ( 1988 ) City of Angels by Cy Coleman and David Zippel ( 1990 ) The Will Rogers Follies by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green ( 1991 ) Falsettos by William Finn ( 1992 ) Kiss of the Spider Woman by John Kander and Fred Ebb / The Who 's Tommy by Pete Townshend ( 1993 ) Passion by Stephen Sondheim ( 1994 ) Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton ( 1995 ) Rent by Jonathan Larson ( 1996 ) Titanic by Maury Yeston ( 1997 ) Ragtime by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens ( 1998 ) Parade by Jason Robert Brown ( 1999 ) Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice ( 2000 ) 2001 - present The Producers by Mel Brooks ( 2001 ) Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis ( 2002 ) Hairspray by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ( 2003 ) Avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx ( 2004 ) The Light in the Piazza by Adam Guettel ( 2005 ) The Drowsy Chaperone by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison ( 2006 ) Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater ( 2007 ) In the Heights by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2008 ) Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey ( 2009 ) Memphis by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro ( 2010 ) The Book of Mormon by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone ( 2011 ) Newsies by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman ( 2012 ) Kinky Boots by Cyndi Lauper ( 2013 ) The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown ( 2014 ) Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron ( 2015 ) Hamilton by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2016 ) Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2017 ) The Band 's Visit by David Yazbek ( 2018 ) People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards listed by duration and year of completion Competitive EGOTs Richard Rodgers ( 1945 -- 1962 ) Helen Hayes ( 1932 -- 1976 ) Rita Moreno ( 1961 -- 1977 ) John Gielgud ( 1961 -- 1991 ) Audrey Hepburn ( 1953 -- 1994 ) Marvin Hamlisch ( 1973 -- 1995 ) Jonathan Tunick ( 1977 -- 1997 ) Mel Brooks ( 1967 -- 2001 ) Mike Nichols ( 1964 -- 2001 ) Whoopi Goldberg ( 1985 -- 2002 ) Scott Rudin ( 1984 -- 2012 ) Robert Lopez ( 2004 -- 2014 ) John Legend ( 2006 -- 2018 ) Tim Rice ( 1980 -- 2018 ) Andrew Lloyd Webber ( 1980 -- 2018 ) Honorary recipients Barbra Streisand ( 1963 -- 1970 ) Liza Minnelli ( 1965 -- 1990 ) James Earl Jones ( 1969 -- 2011 ) Alan Menken ( 1989 -- 2012 ) Harry Belafonte ( 1953 -- 2014 ) Quincy Jones ( 1964 -- 2016 ) Book : EGOT winners WorldCat Identities BNF : cb16952942g ( data ) GND : 1011515393 ISNI : 0000 0000 4453 6617 LCCN : no2005056459 MusicBrainz : f2093a7e - 2d1d - 4a23 - aead - 37415cf28448 NDL : 001175271 VIAF : 63742954 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Lopez&oldid=862806571 '' Categories : American musical theatre composers American musical theatre lyricists American film people of Filipino descent American people of Scottish descent People from Greenwich Village 1975 births Living people Hunter College High School alumni Grammy Award winners Tony Award winners Yale University alumni Annie Award winners Best Original Song Academy Award - winning songwriters Daytime Emmy Award winners Songwriters from New York ( state ) Drama Desk Award winners Animation composers Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2014 Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with NDL identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית 日本 語 Português Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 October 2018, at 20 : 10 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote avenue q and the book of mormon
Answer: Robert Lopez