Jeffrey Lesser (born in New York City) is a music producer for Nickelodeon. He has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for his work on Wonder Pets!, winning four of them.
Lesser was a music director and producer at Little Airplane Productions for thirteen years. He has produced records for Barbra Streisand (Lazy Afternoon) and Loudon Wainwright III (History), among others.
Biography Jeffrey Lesser was born on the Upper West Side of New York City, where he also began his career.
He joined Little Airplane Productions in 2003 to work on later episodes of Oobi, and soon became the company's musical director, composing all pieces for the series 3rd & Bird, Small Potatoes, P. King Duckling, Wonder Pets! and others. He has also produced music for various theater productions, including The Rocky Horror Show, The Last Five Years, Tick, Tick... Boom! and Parade.
Awards Lesser has been nominated for eleven Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards, all for his work on the Wonder Pets! series.
Year Presenter Category/award Work Status Ref. 2008 35th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Wonder Pets! rowspan="2" 2009 36th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation 2010 37th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series 2011 38th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition 2012 39th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series Outstanding Music Direction and Composition 2014 41st Daytime Emmy Awards rowspan="2" Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program
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