Jeffrey Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) was a writer and composer associated with "Sesame Street" until his premature death from cancer. The creator of the "Cookie Monster" & "Oscar the Grouch". Moss penned more than a dozen best-selling books under the "Sesame Street" name, including "The 'Sesame Street' Book of Poetry. Also three children's poetry collections, "The Butterfly Jar," "The Other Side of the Door" and "Bone Poems,".

Jeffrey Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) was a writer and composer associated with "Sesame Street" until his premature death from cancer. The creator of the "Cookie Monster" & "Oscar the Grouch". Moss penned more than a dozen best-selling books under the "Sesame Street" name, including "The 'Sesame Street' Book of Poetry. Also three children's poetry collections, "The Butterfly Jar," "The Other Side of the Door" and "Bone Poems,".

Ira Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter.

Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American Tony Award-winning composer and playwright who lived in New York City and authored musicals, including Rent and Tick, Tick... BOOM!. These musicals tackle serious issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, homophobia, and the AIDS epidemic. His artistic vision and goal was to fuse Generation X and the MTV Generation with the world of musical theatre in his work. This mission was accomplished by his magnum opus, Rent, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won four Tony Awards.

Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman (born October 31, 1944) an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the five-party race.

Julius Lester (born January 27, 1939) also known as Julius Bernard Lester or by his Hebrew name Yaakov Daniel, is an award winning American author of books for children and adults, and was an occasionally controversial professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Lester is Black and Jewish. He has recorded two albums of folk music.

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, a Golden Globe-nominated actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. After becoming a popular Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over US$100 Million at the box office. Though he is best known for his comedic roles, such as in the films Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), and Big Daddy (1999), he has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles, such as in the films Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), Click (2006), and Reign Over Me (2007).

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby especially for his early children's books.

Silverstein confirmed he never studied the poetry of others, and therefore developed his own style: laid-back and conversational, occasionally employing profanity, and slang.

Jesse Michaels (born April 2, 1969) is a songwriter, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, California's East Bay. He is the son of the late author Leonard Michaels. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues.

Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor and singer, best known for his Tony-nominated performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway. He is also known for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida.

Pascal was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, New York, but raised in Syosset, New York.

Albert Hague (born October 13, 1920 - died November 12, 2001) was a German-born songwriter and composer.

Hague was born as Albert Marcuse to a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. His father was a psychiatrist and a musical prodigy and his mother a chess champion. His family considered their Jewish heritage a liability and raised him as a Lutheran.

Hague came to America in 1939 on scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After graduating in 1942, he served in the United States Air Force during World War II.

Andrew "Dice" Clay, born Andrew Clay Silverstein (born on September 29, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his profane comedy in a career that has lasted more than 20 years. His popularity peaked in the late 1980s.

Director Jay Dubin was quoted on the "E! True Hollywood Story: Andrew 'Dice' Clay" as saying, in effect, "What's the bad news? That he's making seven figures in Vegas?", a reference to Clay's popular Las Vegas Strip comedy shows. He was ranked number 95 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. After a live comedy appearance on the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards he received a "lifetime ban" due to his profane language and offensive jokes. According to his new show Dice: Undisputed on VH1, Clay is engaged to Eleanor Kerrigan, a former professional wrestler with the professional name EZ Rider, from Women of Wrestling.

Anthony George Newley (born on September 24, 1931 in the London Borough of Hackney; died on April 14, 1999) was an English actor, singer and songwriter.

Dominika Peczynski (born September 19, 1970) is a Swedish singer, model and TV presenter.

Peczynski was born in Skärholmen, Stockholm County, to Polish-Jewish parents. She joined the Swedish pop music group Army of Lovers in 1992, making her debut with the group with Hasta Mañana, a cover of the ABBA song. Peczynski already knew the other members of Army of Lovers; Michaela Dornonville de la Cour and Camilla Henemark worked for the same modelling agency, she had been at school with Jean-Pierre Barda and had previously had a relationship with Alexander Bard

Al Cohn was a tenor sax player and composer, he was also a leading Broadway arranger.

Al Jolson (May 26, 1886–October 23, 1950) was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor of Jewish heritage whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. He was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century whose influence extended to other popular performers, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Mandy Patinkin, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Jr., Eddie Fisher, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Rufus Wainwright, David Lee Roth and Rod Stewart.

Singer with the "vocalese" revival group "Manhattan Transfer". The all vocal group has covered a wide variety of material--but they are perhaps best known for their covers of material from the '30's and '40's. In the '70s they had an American hit with their cover of "The Boy From New York City". Paul was also in the original production of "Grease" on Broadway.

Donovan Leitch, Jr. (born 16 August 1968) is the actor son of Scottish 1960s singer Donovan and Enid Stulberger, a New York-born Jewish supermodel.

He is the brother of actress Ione Skye and, as a singer, is currently a member of Camp Freddy. Formerly, Leitch was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith (son of The Monkees' Michael Nesmith).

Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick on July 9, 1927) is an American popular singer and actor. He is best known for his Pop and Adult Contemporary hits of the 1960s like "When the Snow is on the Roses". He also was originally part of a popular singing group of 1950s called The Ames Brothers.

Ames was born in Malden, Massachusetts to Russian Jewish immigrants. He was one of nine children, five boys and four girls. Ames grew up in a poor household, but was educated in Classical and Opera music, as well as in Literature, such as Shakespeare.

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American, multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. She is the former daughter-in-law of actor Martin Sheen.