Stephen Bishop (born 14 November 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist.
Bishop was born in San Diego, California. He had a major hit in 1977 with the song "On and On," which was a #11 hit in the U.S.; his other hits include "Save It for a Rainy Day," "Everybody Needs Love" and "It Might Be You," the theme from the movie, Tootsie. He has also performed many movie themes, including the theme from National Lampoon's Animal Hou...
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Stephen Bishop (born 14 November 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist.
Bishop was born in San Diego, California. He had a major hit in 1977 with the song "On and On," which was a #11 hit in the U.S.; his other hits include "Save It for a Rainy Day," "Everybody Needs Love" and "It Might Be You," the theme from the movie, Tootsie. He has also performed many movie themes, including the theme from National Lampoon's Animal House which he sang in falsetto. He also provided his talent to the theme song in the Christmas movie, All I Want for Christmas.
His song "Separate Lives," sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin, from the movie White Nights, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1985, losing to "Say You, Say Me" from the same film. Bishop wrote the song about his breakup with actress Karen Allen, who also appeared in Animal House. Says Bishop: "I write much better when I'm heartbroken and sad or melancholy."
Bishop also wrote the theme to the 1984 remake of the...
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