Jesse Novak is an American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

, best known for his work scoring television shows, including '' The Mindy Project'', ''

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'', '' Tuca & Bertie'', ''The Baby-Sitters Club'', and '' Superstore''. He is the brother of actor and producer B. J. Novak, and the son of author William Novak.

Personal life

Novak comes from a Jewish family in Massachusetts. His parents are Linda (née ) and author William Novak. His father co-edited ''The Big Book of Jewish Humor'', and has ghostwritten memoirs for

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and others. Novak has two brothers: Lev Novak and B. J. Novak.

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