Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb
Loeb in 2013
Loeb in 2013
Background information
Birth nameLisa Anne Loeb
Born (1968-03-11) March 11, 1968 (age 56)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
OriginDallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • author
  • actress
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1989–present
Labels429 Records, Geffen, A&M, Artemis, Zoë
Spouse
Roey Hershkovitz
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(m. 2009)​
PartnerDweezil Zappa (1998–2004)
Websitelisaloeb.com

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]

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 the Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album. Loeb's latest album, A Simple Trick to Happiness, was released in February 2020.

  1. ^ "Lisa Loeb Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Lisa Loeb". allmusic. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "3 Results". RIAA. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Buckman, Adam (January 15, 2004). "Dweezil and Lisa: Quiche and Tell – Hosts May Not Eat Meat But They Do Take The Cake". New York Post.
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  6. ^ Freeman, Paul (July 6, 2016). "Singing along with Lisa Loeb at Stanford". Mercury News. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Craig Robinson On Recreating Loeb's 'Stay' for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2'". Eurweb. February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: Hear Lisa Loeb's new song '3,2,1, Let Go' from the Nia Vardolas movie 'Helicopter Mom'". Entertainment Weekly. April 21, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.