Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer and theatre producer, Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in London on 22 March 1948 and is the elder brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber.
Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College Oxford and the Royal College of Music.
Crucial in Andrew Lloyd Webber's career was his collaboration with Tim Rice. Discovered by David Land and paid an estimated £20 a week, Lloyd-Webber composed the music, whilst Tim Rice wrote the lyrics.
Their first success was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1968, and it was soon followed by Jesus Christ Superstar, and then Evita.
In 1977 Andrew Lloyd Webber founded The Really Useful Group, which is involved in theatre ownership and management, theatrical production, film, television, video and concert productions, merchandising, records and music publishing.
Lloyd Webber continued to have hits after his working partnership with Rice had ended, including Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard.
Lloyd Webber owns several several London theatres including the Palace and the London Palladium.
He was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been married three times - first to Sarah Hugill, then to Sarah Brightman and latterly Madeline Gurdon.
Lloyd Webber was a judge in the BBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria.
Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, on 1 April 2007 the BBC launched Any Dream Will Do, with Andrew Lloyd Webber at the helm, looking for a Joseph.
In The Sunday Times Rich List in 2007, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's wealth was estimated at £750m.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's official site has interesting time-lines and videos.
In December 2007, the BBC reported that Andrew Lloyd Webber will act in Hollyoaks early in 2008.
In March 2008, Andrew Lloyd Webber was back on the TV screens himself as a judge on BBC1's I'd Do Anything, looking for a Nancy and an Oliver for the musical Oliver Twist.
The other judges on I'll Do Anything, presented by Graham Norton, are Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Denise Van Outen, and Barry Humphries.
In May 2008, Andrew Lloyd Webber was awarded a prize for outstanding achievement in music at the Classical Brits.