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- He wrote famous songs on Sesame Street, such as: "I Love Trash", "The People in Your Neighborhood", and "Rubber Duckie". He also voiced various characters such as: Big Jeffy, a member of the Alphabeats, and Jeffy.
- Jeffrey Arnold "Jeff" Moss was an American composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street. In 1985, Moss composed the song "My Star" for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, a made-for-TV film set in the Star Wars universe. Moss died of colon cancer at age 56 in 1998.
- Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) was a writer, composer and lyricist on Sesame Street. He served as head writer from seasons 2 to 5 and wrote some of the show's best-known songs including "Rubber Duckie," "I Love Trash," "The People in Your Neighborhood," "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon," and "Nasty Dan." Moss also helped create and/or establish the characters Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley. Moss died of cancer on September 24, 1998. One of his last writing credits was the script for the Elmo's World segment "Music."
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- He wrote famous songs on Sesame Street, such as: "I Love Trash", "The People in Your Neighborhood", and "Rubber Duckie". He also voiced various characters such as: Big Jeffy, a member of the Alphabeats, and Jeffy.
- Jeffrey Arnold "Jeff" Moss was an American composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street. In 1985, Moss composed the song "My Star" for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, a made-for-TV film set in the Star Wars universe. Moss died of colon cancer at age 56 in 1998.
- Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) was a writer, composer and lyricist on Sesame Street. He served as head writer from seasons 2 to 5 and wrote some of the show's best-known songs including "Rubber Duckie," "I Love Trash," "The People in Your Neighborhood," "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon," and "Nasty Dan." Moss also helped create and/or establish the characters Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley. Moss won 15 Emmys for his work and wrote the songs for four Grammy Award-winning records. When released as a single in 1970, "Rubber Duckie" sold more than a million copies. Moss' songs were known internationally as well; Claude François' recording of "Nasty Dan" went to #1 on the pop chart in France. He also composed the songs and score for The Muppets Take Manhattan, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song Score. The Oscar went to Prince for "Purple Rain." Moss wrote over a dozen best-selling books under the Sesame Street label, including The Sesame Street Book of Poetry. Several of his songs have been illustrated and published as well. He also wrote three collections of children's poetry and several short stories. Moss died of cancer on September 24, 1998. One of his last writing credits was the script for the Elmo's World segment "Music."
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