Tom Lehrer
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About
Satirist and mathematician best known for his humorous recordings of the 1950s and 1960s, especially The Elements from 1959. His song "The Masochism Tango" has gained more than 20 million streams on Spotify.
Before Fame
He was a camper and counselor at Camp Androscoggin. He studied mathematics at Harvard College. He worked at the National Security Agency from 1955 to 1957.
Trivia
His primary musical influence was musical theatre, especially Let's Face It by Cole Porter and Sylvia Fine.
Family Life
His father was a necktie manufacturer. His family raised him Jewish, but he declared himself to be an agnostic atheist later on.
Associated With
His 1954 performance at a Boston nightclub garnered early acclaim from author Isaac Asimov.
