Benj Pasek

Benj Pasek is a composer who has a net worth of approx $17 million he is also a 2017 Oscar winner with his partner Justice Paul (who meet him at summer orientation before their freshmen year) for the most amazing and exclusive song written for “City of Stars” from La La Land. The La La Land’s soundtrack reached number 2 on the billboard 200 and number 1 in UK and Spain. It was nominated for 14 Academy Awards.  He earned his first Tony Award for Broadway’s Dean Evan Hansen in 2017 itself which was a box office hit.

Pasek’s compositions have also had their world premiere at Second stage theatre, where they won the Lortel Award for the Best New Musical with includes A Christmas Story. He has also won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman which was at number 8 on the billboard 200. This composition is also associated with NBC’s Smash which starred Debra Messing. Talking about his life before fame he earned his degree in musical theater from the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN in 2006. He was born on 9 June 1985 in Philadelphia, PA. His mother Kathy has worked as a college Professor and developmental psychologist who wrote and performed songs,

Pasek was seven when he started joining his mother’s performance. He wrote their first song with Paul which is Edges which went viral within the student community and was also performed at schools around the country. They even won a cash prize in 2006 at Jonathan Larson Award.