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Richard Julian DeBenedictis (born January 23, 1935) is an Americancomposer noted for composing music for television shows includingPerry Mason and its movies from 1985 until 1993,Police Story,Columbo,Father Dowling Mysteries,The Rockford Files,Hawaii Five-O,Phyllis, andMatlock, and its spin-offsJake and the Fatman, andDiagnosis: Murder. He is also known for his production music from East West Symphonic Adventures, which has been used in shows, commercials, video games, and (rarely) films, such asSpongeBob SquarePants,The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack,Arthur,Teen Titans Go!,Unikitty!,Mad,Skunk Fu!,Beavis and Butt-Head,The Loud House,Big City Greens,South Park,BoJack Horseman,The Simpsons,Family Guy,American Dad!,The Cramp Twins,Sanjay and Craig,Drake & Josh,iCarly,Mr. Meaty,Danny Phantom,6teen,Ben 10,Robotboy,Gravity Falls,Star vs. the Forces of Evil,Phineas and Ferb,The Electric Company,Cyberchase,Drawn Together,Codename: Kids Next Door,Rabbids Invasion,DinoSquad,MonsterQuest,Thomas & Friends,The Amazing World of Gumball,Camp Lazlo,Regular Show,What's New, Scooby-Doo?,Tom and Jerry Tales,The Tom and Jerry show,Invader Zim,Courage the Cowardly Dog,Clone High,Johnny Test,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Half-Life,MediEvil,Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage,iMovie, etc.
DeBenedictis has been nominated ten times for anEmmy Award, most recently in 1996, for his compositions.
After retiring from television composing, DeBenedictis has taught severalmaster class inLos Angeles andNew York City, includingCalifornia Institute of the Arts,Pepperdine University,Pierce College,Ithaca College, andCalifornia Lutheran University.
He is the father ofDean, Brian, Lara and Brent.
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