Cheryl Hardwick

 Cheryl  ''' E.   Hard wick ''' ( b . 1 9 44  ) is a  compose r  & key board is t who wrote several song s for  SESAME STREET .

Hardwick began performing at an earl y age, participating in minstrel s how s in Brown s ville Pennsylvania. She sang, dance d , played the piano , & was know n as " Brown s ville ’ s own version of Shirley Temple  ". She late r formalize d her talent at Juilliard, studying as a key board artist & earning a master ' s degree in piano performance. In 1 9 7 5 , Hardwick became 1| 1  of 2 key board player s in the  Saturday Night Live  band , wrote song sketch es for the show , & later be came Musical Director i n  1 9 8 6.

Hardwick took a hiatus from  S N L  to write song  s for  SESAME STREET  beginning in  1 9 8 0. She had previously compose d  music to lyric s by  Alaina Reed  ( who would go on to play  Olivia  in the  T V series  ) which were performed by  Reed  in the  7 0 s  at the Reno Sweeney night club in  New York City. She was part of the team of  SESAME STREET  musical personnel that won the Day time Emmy  for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction & Composition i n  1 99 0.

As a performer o n  SESAME STREET , Hard wick provide d voice s of 1| 1 of  the Oinker Sister s  & 1| 1  of  How Now Brown  ' s  Moo Wave co w s. She also played key board on several 1 9 7 0  s  SESAME STREET  record album s, including  Let Y our Feeling s S h o w !  ,  Sign s !  , &  Are n ’ t You G l a d You ’ r e You ? .

Her other credit s include playing key board on  The Wiz , writing song s for  Big   Daddy  ,  Billy   Madison  ( both w i t h Adam Sandler  ) ,  Stuart   Save s   His   Family  ( with Al Franken ) , &  It ’ s   Pat  ( with Julia Sweeney ) , & she appeared as a member of the  S N L  band in the  Andy Kaufman  bio pic  Man   on   t he   Moon  ( w it h  Jim Carrey  ).

External link s

 * Cheryl Hardwick on IMDb