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Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt

Actor, Composer, Music Department

Born February 9, 1965 in Yonkers, New York, USA

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Born to American beatnik parents Linda 'Alix' Merritt and folk musician Scott Fagan, Stephin Merritt formed and plays principal roles in his band The Magnetic Fields, as well as side-project bands The 6ths, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes, writing and composing nearly five hundred songs as of 2018.

He briefly used the name The Baudelaire Memorial Orchestra as an attribution for a song written for Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', entitled 'Scream and Run Away'. Further music was recorded for the audio book versions of the series and is attributed to The Gothic Archies. The Tragic Treasury was released by Nonesuch Records in October 2006 along with the thirteenth and final book of the series.

Under his own name, he recorded and released the sound-tracks to the films 'Eban and Charley' and 'Pieces of April'. The soundtrack to the Nickelodeon show 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' featured several of his songs.

He and director Chen Shi-Zheng have collaborated on three pieces of musical theatre; The Orphan of Zhao (2003), Peach Blossom Fan (2004) and My Life as a Fairy Tale (2005). Selected tracks from these works have been released on Nonesuch Records under the title Showtunes.

Additionally, he is one-third of the infrequent, live-only ensemble the Three Terrors, whose other principal members include 69 Love Songs's Dudley Klute and L.D. Beghtol. Past themes of these performances have included French pop music, movie themes (including the title song from Deep Throat), intoxication and New York City. Kenny Mellman (of Kiki & Herb), James Jacobs, Daniel Handler, Jon DeRosa and others have performed with The Three Terrors at these sporadic gala events.

Merritt wrote and sang 'I'm in a Lonely Way' in a television commercial for Volvo that aired in the summer and fall of 2007. He also performed 'The Wheels on the Car'.

Merritt penned the music and lyrics for a 2009 Off-Broadway stage musical adaptation of 'Coraline', a novel by Neil Gaiman. In the M.C.C. Theater production, his music was performed by a piano 'orchestra' - complete with a traditional piano, a toy piano and a prepared piano (a piano that has had its sound altered by attaching objects - such as tin foil, rubber bands and playing cards - to the strings).

He produced a score for the 1916 film '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' that was performed at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco on May 4, 2010 as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

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Actor

12

Type

Year

Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done Poster

Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done TV Special2025Self

RAAAATSCRAPS Poster

RAAAATSCRAPS TV Series2021Self - Audience Participant

The Fungies Poster

The Fungies TV Series2020Bug

Other Music Poster

Other Music Documentary2019Self

She's A Talker TV Series2019Self - Guest

My Place: Stephin Merritt Short Film2017Self

This American Life: One Night Only at BAM Video2014Self

Jobriath A.D. Poster

Jobriath A.D. Documentary2012Self

You Are My All Short Film2012Keeton

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields Poster

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields Documentary2010Self

Kiki and Herb Reloaded Poster

Kiki and Herb Reloaded Feature Film2005Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005Self - Musical Guest

Composer

8

Type

Year

Staging Film Poster

Staging Film TV Series2017

I'm a Mitzvah Poster

I'm a Mitzvah Short Film2014

In the Courtyard Poster

In the Courtyard Feature Film2014

Saving My Tomorrow Poster

Saving My Tomorrow TV Series2014

Volvo: Showroom Video2007

Volvo: Wheels Video2007

Pieces of April Poster

Pieces of April Feature Film2003

Eban and Charley Poster

Eban and Charley Feature Film2000

Music Department

3

Type

Year

Jeff & Some Aliens Poster

Jeff & Some Aliens TV Series2017

Pieces of April Poster

Pieces of April Feature Film2003

I Went Down Poster

I Went Down Feature Film1997

Thanks

4

Type

Year

Puddle of Fire: Denial Til You Smile Poster

Puddle of Fire: Denial Til You Smile Short Film2024

Vito Documentary2011

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Poster

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Documentary2004

Eban and Charley Poster

Eban and Charley Feature Film2000

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done Poster

Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done TV Special2025

Writer

1

My Place: Stephin Merritt Short Film2017

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