Lisa Loeb
American musician, author and actress (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lisa Anne Loeb (/loʊb/; born March 11, 1968)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites, the first Billboard number one single for an artist without a recording contract.[2] She achieved two additional top 20 singles with "Do You Sleep?" in 1996 and "I Do" in 1998. Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified gold: Tails and Firecracker.[3]
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Birth name | Lisa Anne Loeb |
Born | (1968-03-11) March 11, 1968 (age 56) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | 429 Records, Geffen, A&M, Artemis, Zoë |
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Roey Hershkovitz (m. 2009) |
Partner(s) | Dweezil Zappa (1998–2004) |
Website | lisaloeb |
Loeb's film, television and voice-over work includes guest starring roles in the season finale of Gossip Girl, and two episodes, including the series finale, of Netflix's Fuller House. She also starred in two other television series, Dweezil & Lisa, a weekly culinary adventure for the Food Network[4] that featured her alongside Dweezil Zappa, and Number 1 Single on E! Entertainment Television.[5] She has also acted in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Fright Night,[6] Hot Tub Time Machine 2,[7] and Helicopter Mom.[8]
Loeb has released children's CDs and books; her 2016 children's CD Feel What U Feel won Best Children's Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Loeb's latest album, A Simple Trick to Happiness, was released in February 2020.
In addition, she has a line of eyewear, and started a non-profit organization that sends under-served children to camp, funded by Loeb's own organic and fair trade coffee, Wake Up! Brew.