Richard Bellis
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Richard Bellis is notable as an Emmy Award
winning composer for the mini-series "Stephen King's It
." Bellis is a former President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, former governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy Award
s) a USC lecturer and the composer of music for numerous TV movies.
He also composed the score the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
episode The House of Quark.
Bellis attended John Muir High School, graduating in 1964 and became a musical director for traveling acts like Connie Stevens
and Sally Struthers
. He has run the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop for many years.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning composer for the mini-series "Stephen King's It
It (1990 film)
It is a 1990 horror television miniseries based on the novel of the same name. The story revolves around an inter-dimensional predatory life-form that is simply referred to as "It", which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears allowing it to exploit the fears and phobias...
." Bellis is a former President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, former governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s) a USC lecturer and the composer of music for numerous TV movies.
He also composed the score the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
episode The House of Quark.
Bellis attended John Muir High School, graduating in 1964 and became a musical director for traveling acts like Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye and other TV and film work.-Early life:...
and Sally Struthers
Sally Struthers
Sally Ann Struthers is an American actress and spokeswoman, best-known for her roles as Gloria Stivic on All in the Family, for which she won two Emmy awards, and as Babette on Gilmore Girls.-Personal life:...
. He has run the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop for many years.