November 28, 1943 - Randall Stuart Newman is born to Irving George Newman and Adele Fuchs Newman at 3:02 p.m. at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
1950 - Randy begins piano lessons at the age of seven.
1960 - Randy and Lenny Waronker produce their first recording: Pat Carter's "Lover Doll" at the Liberty Recording Studios. "Lover Doll" remains unreleased to this day.
Summer 1960 - Randy signs to Metric Music, a division of Liberty Records, as a songwriter for $100.00 a month.
June 1961 - Randy graduates from University High School, West Los Angeles, California.
Fall 1961-Spring 1965 - Randy attends the University of Southern California Los Angeles and majors in music.
October 1962 - Randy records his first record: "Golden Gridiron Boy" b/w "Country Boy" for Dot Records, produced by Pat Boone and Jimmie Haskell.
December 1962 - Randy's first music written for television is featured in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
Fall 1962 - Two of Randy's early songs, "They Tell Me It's Summer" recorded by The Fleetwoods for Dolton Records and "Somebody's Waiting" recorded by Gene McDaniels for Liberty Records are released.
1963-1966 Randy works for 20th Century Fox Pictures running a thermofax machine and collaborating with his Uncle Lionel for such television shows as Peyton Place, Judd For The Defense, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Daniel Boone, and others.
1965 - Epic Records releases "Original Music from the Hit Television Show Peyton Place by The Randy Newman Orchestra".
November 1967 - Randy is signed to Reprise records and work begins on the Randy Newman LP.
April 1968 - Randy's first album Randy Newman is released on Reprise Records.
October 1969 - Randy performs in front of an audience for the first time at The Lion Share in San Anselmo, California. He plays for approximately 30 min.
February 24-29, 1970 - Randy's first "official appearance" at The Troubadour, Los Angeles.
February 1970 - Randy receives his first Grammy nomination for an "Instrumental Arrangement" for his work on 1969's Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is?" released on Capitol Records.
February 1970 - Randy's second album Twelve Songs is released on Reprise Records. Nilsson Sings Newman is released on RCA Records.
June 29, 1970 - Randy's first television appearance is on The Liza Minelli Special on NBC TV, where he sings "Love Story".
August 1970 - The Performance soundtrack and film are released, featuring Randy's recording of Lieber and Stoller's "Gone Dead Train". Randy conducts the incidental music on the soundtrack album.
September 17-19, 1970 - Randy Newman Live is recorded at The Bitter End East, New York City.
June 1971 - Randy Newman Live is released to radio stations only.
September 1971 - Randy Newman Live is released on Reprise Records.
February 1971 - Norman Lear's film Cold Turkey is released featuring Randy's first film score.
June 1972 - Sail Away is released on Reprise Records.
September 1974 - Good Old Boys is released on Reprise Records.
March 1975 - Good Old Boys is certified as a gold record for sales in the Netherlands.
October 1977 - Little Criminals is released on Warner Bros. Records.
January 1978 - Little Criminals is certified as a Gold Record for 500,000 copies sold and "Short People" is certified gold for sales in excess of 1,000,000 copies sold.
May 1978 - Randy receives a gold record in Amsterdam for 50,000 copies of Little Criminals sold in the Netherlands.
August 1979 - Born Again is released on Warner Bros. Records.
November 1981 - Milos Forman's film Ragtime is released. Randy's soundtrack album for the film is released on Elecktra Records.
January - The Ragtime score is nominated for the 25th annual Grammy Awards under the category "Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a TV Special".
February 1982 -- Randy's score for Ragtime and his song "One More Hour" from the same film are both nominated for the 54th annual Academy Awards.
January 1983 - Trouble in Paradise is released on Warner Bros. Records.
May 1984 - Barry Levinson's film The Natural is released. Randy's soundtrack for the film is released in June on Warner Bros. Records.
September 14, 1984 - Randy receives a proclamation and key to the city from the City of Los Angeles honoring his song "I Love L.A.".
February 1985 - Randy's score for The Natural is nominated for the 57th Academy Awards.
February 1985 - Randy receives a Grammy for his score to The Natural as "Best Instrumental Composition" at the 27th annual Grammy Awards. Randy tied with John Williams' "Olympic Fanfare and Theme".
February 1987 - The Three Amigos is released to theaters. The screenplay is written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels and Randy Newman. A soundtrack album on Warner Bros. Records is released with three original Randy Newman compositions. Randy makes a vocal appearance as the Singing Bush.
November 1988 - Randy's eighth album Land of Dreams is released on Reprise Records
August 1989 - Parenthood, a Ron Howard film, is released to theaters. The soundtrack written by Randy, which includes "I Love To See You Smile" performed by Randy, is released on Reprise Records.
February 1990 - Randy's "I Love To See You Smile" from Parenthood is nominated for The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
May 1990 - Randy receives an ASCAP Golden Soundtrack Award for Parenthood.
September 15, 1990 - Steven Bochco's Cop Rock premieres on NBC TV. The first show includes six songs written by Randy Newman, including "Under The Gun" sung by Randy in the opening titles for the show.
October 1990 -Avalon, a film by Barry Levinson, is released with a soundtrack by Randy on Reprise Records.
December 1990 - Awakenings, a film by Penny Marshall, is released with a soundtrack by Randy on Reprise Records.
December 1990 - Randy's score for Avalon is nominated for The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
February 1991 - Randy's score for Avalon is nominated for an Academy Award.
January 1991 - Randy writes, records, and releases his song in response to the war in the Persian Gulf "Lines in the Sand". It is released only to radio stations.
July 1991 - Randy receives his first Emmy nomination for "He's Guilty" from Cop Rock.
August 1991 - Randy receives an Emmy at the 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards for Music and Lyrics for "He's Guilty" from Cop Rock.
March 1994 - The Paper, a Ron Howard film, is released with a soundtrack by Randy on Reprise Records.
May 1994 - Maverick, a Richard Donner film, is released. Randy's score for Maverick was not released until December by Reprise Records.
February 1995 - Randy's song "Make Up Your Mind" from The Paper is nominated for the 67th annual Academy Awards.
March 28, 1995 - Randy performs his nominated, "Make Up Your Mind" at The 67th Academy Awards
October 1995 - Reprise Records releases Randy Newman's Faust with vocals by Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Elton John, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
October 1995 - The theatrical production of Randy Newman's Faust makes its world premiere at the Mandell Weiss Theatre in La Jolla, California.
November 1995 - Disney's Toy Story film and soundtrack are released with songs and score by Randy.
January 1996 Randy receives a Golden Globe nomination, for his song, "You've Got A Friend In Me" from Toy Story, and the score for Toy Story receives an award for "Best Original Score" from The Chicago Film Critics Association.
February 1996 - Randy's score for Disney's Toy Story, and his song "You've Got A Friend In Me" also from Toy Story, are nominated for the 68th annual Academy Awards.
March 25, 1996 - Randy performs his nominated song "You've Got A Friend In Me" with Lyle Lovett at the 68th Academy Awards.
April 23, 1996 - Randy receives the first Henry Mancini Award for lifetime achievement at the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers 1996 Film and Television Awards.
April 1996 - Disney's James and the Giant Peach film and soundtrack are released with songs and score written by Randy.
May 11, 1996 - Randy begins a series of symphony concerts in Jacksonville, Florida, that will continue through the summer of 1997, including his premiere performance at The Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles on August 18, 1996.
September 30, 1996 - The theatrical production of Randy Newman's Faust opens at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
December 25, 1996 - Nora Ephron's film Michael is released with the score by Randy Newman, featuring a new Randy Newman recording "Heaven Is My Home".
January 1996 - "Long Tall Texan" with duet vocals by Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman is nominated for a Grammy Award.
February 1997 - Randy's receives his ninth Academy Award nomination for his score for James and the Giant Peach.
March 1997 - Warner Bros./Turner Features animated Cat's Don't Dance is released, featuring six new Randy Newman songs. A soundtrack is released on Mercury Records.
October 23, 1998 - New Line Cinema's Pleasantville is released to theaters with the score composed by Randy Newman.
October 30, 1998 - Randy, David, and Thomas Newman each receive The American Society of Music and Arrangers and Composers' Golden Score Award, 60th Anniversary, celebrating the Newman Musical Legacy, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, International Ballroom, Beverly Hills, California
November 3, 1998 - "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman", a 4-CD retrospective is released by Warner Bros. and Rhino Records.
November 17, 1998 - Randy's score for Pleasantville is released from Varese Saraband Records.
November 25, 1998 - A Bug's Life from Disney Pictures is released with music by Randy Newman, including the song, "The Time of Your Life".
November 25, 1998 - Babe: Pig In The City from Universal Pictures is released featuring the song, "That'll Do" sung by Peter Gabriel and written by Randy Newman.
January 1999 Randy receives a Golden Globe nomination, and a nomination for "Best Original Score" from The Chicago Film Critics Association, for his score to Disney's A Bug's Life
February 9, 1999 - Randy receives his tenth, eleventh, and twelfth Academy Award nominations for his work on A Bug's Life, Pleasantville, and "That'll Do" from Babe: A Pig In The City.
March 21, 1999 - Randy, Peter Gabriel, and an excellent band of musicians, perform a beautiful "That'll Do" for The 71st Academy Awards.
June 1, 1999 - Bad Love, Randy's 10th studio album is released on Dreamworks Records
November 1999 Disney's Toy Story 2 is released to theatres with songs and score by Randy Newman.
January 20 to March 2, 2000 Randy performs on a 32-city tour of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, France, and Ireland.
January 2000 Randy receives a Golden Satellite Award, and a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song", for his song, "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2.
February 8, 2000 Buddha Records reissues 1970's, Nilsson Sings Newman with bonus tracks.
February 15, 2000 Randy receives his 13th Academy Award nomination for his song, "When She Loved Me" from Disney's Toy Story 2.
February 23, 2000 Randy receives a Grammy for "Instrumental Composition for Motion Picture/Television" for A Bug's Life: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack.
March 26 , 2000 - Randy plays his song, "When She Loved Me", with Sarah McLachlan, at the 72nd Academy Awards.
May 26, 2000 to July 9, 2000 The world premiere of the musical production of "The Education Of Randy Newman" at the South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California. Words and Music by Randy Newman, and conceived by Michael Roth, Jerry Patch and Randy Newman.
November 11, 2000 - The International Animated Film Society - ASIFA-Hollywood - Presented Randy with an Annie Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production" for his work on Toy Story 2
October 6, 2000 - Meet The Parents is released in the United States with songs and score by Randy. A soundtrack CD is released by Dreamworks Records the same week.
December 5, 2000 Randy receives The Century Award from Billboard Magazine in Las Vegas, Nevada.
January 13, 2001 Randy receives the Frederick Lowe Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California.
February 15, 2001 Randy receives his 14th Academy Award Nomination for his song, "A Fool In Love" from Universal's Meet The Parents.
February 21, 2001 Randy receives his third Grammy for "Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "When She Loved Me'' by Sarah McLachlan from Toy Story 2.
March 21, 2001 - Randy plays his song, "A Fool In Love", with Sussana Hoffs, at The 73rd Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles.
September 18, 2001 - The Best Of Randy Newman, with 21 songs, is released on Rhino Records.
October 23, 2001 - Randy Newman - Live at the Odeon (1985) is re-released by Warner Bros./Rhino Video on DVD and VHS.
November 2, 2001 - Pixar/Disney's Monsters Inc. is released to theatres and on Disney Records, and includes Randy's score and the song, "If I Didn't Have You".
December 18, 2001 - Randy signs to Nonesuch Records.
February 12, 2002 - Randy receives his 15th & 16th Academy Award Nominations for his work on Disney's Monsters Inc.
March 24, 2002 - Randy receives an Oscar for his song, "If I Didn't Have You" from Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. at the 74th annual Academy Awards, at the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, California. Randy performs the song live, in a duet with John Goodman.
Prepared by Gary Norris