Jeffrey Lesser (born in New York City) is a music producer for

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. He has received ten

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nominations for his work on '' Wonder Pets!'', winning four of them. Lesser was a music director and producer at Little Airplane Productions for thirteen years. He has produced records for

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('' Lazy Afternoon'') and

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Biography

Jeffrey Lesser was born on the

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, where he also began his career. Lesser joined Little Airplane Productions in 2003 to work on later episodes of '' Oobi'' and soon became the company's musical director, composing all pieces for Little Airplane series ''

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'', '' Small Potatoes'', ''

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'', ''Wonder Pets!'' and others. He has also produced music for various theater productions, including ''

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'', '' The Last Five Years'', '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' and ''

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Awards

Lesser has been nominated for ten Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards, all for his work on the ''Wonder Pets!'' series.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesser, Jeffrey Living people Record producers from New York (state) Daytime Emmy Award winners People from the Upper West Side Year of birth missing (living people) Jewish American musicians