Profile of Andrew Gold on Famous Like Me

Andrew Gold (born August 2, 1951, in Burbank, California) is a American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his 1976 Top 5 single "Lonely Boy" and the 1978 single "Thank You For Being A Friend".

Andrew's parents were singer Marni Nixon (who provided the singing voice for numerous well-known actresses) and Academy-award-winning composer Ernest Gold. Andrew began writing songs at the age of 13, and by the early 1970s he was working as a musician, songwriter and producer for many well-known stars, notably Linda Ronstadt and Art Garfunkel. In 1975 he began recording as a solo artist, releasing 4 studio albums. Although "Lonely Boy" was the bigger radio hit, "Thank You For Being A Friend" gained new popularity as the theme song for the 1980s NBC situation comedy The Golden Girls.

Later, Gold was a founding member of the 1980s pop group Wax, and the 1990s band Bryndle. He has also produced and written songs for numerous movie and television soundtracks, and sang the theme song for the 1990s Paul Reiser sitcom Mad About You.

Albums

• 1975 Andrew Gold
• 1976 What's Wrong With This Picture

• includes "Lonely Boy"

• 1978 All This And Heaven Too

• includes "Thank You For Being A Friend"

• 1979 Whirlwind
• 1997 Thank You For Being A Friend - The Best of Andrew Gold

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