Jeffrey Lesser is an U.S. based historian of Latin America who, as of 2010, is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor and chair of the History Department at Emory University. Prior to that he was the Winship Distinguished Professor of the Humanities. He is the author of numerous books on ethnicity, immigration and national identity in Brazil.Lesser studied at Brown University (BA 1982; MA 1984) and then gained a Ph.D. in Latin American history at New York University (1989) where he studied with the late Warren Dean. He was the Fulbright Chair of the Humanities at Tel Aviv University and also has held visiting professorships at the University of São Paulo and the State University of Campinas.He is the author of numerous prize-winning books in English and Portuguese including,Welcoming the Undesirables: Brazil and the Jewish Question, Negotiating National Identity: Immigrants, Minorities and the Struggle for Ethnicity in Brazil, and A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese-Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy. In 2013 Lesser released a new book, Immigration, Ethnicity, and National Identity in Brazil, 1808 to the Present,
TV Series musical director - 28 episodes, 2006 - 2009 music director - 25 episodes, 2006 music produced by - 23 episodes, 2006 music producer - 7 episodes, 2006 - 2007
Go, Baby!
2004
TV Series musical director - 2004-2006
Memories Within Miss Aggie
1974
soundtrack producer
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wonder Pets!
2006
TV Series production sound mixer - 26 episodes
Glen and Randa
1971
sound
Greetings
1968
sound
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wonder Pets!
2011
TV Series 1 episode
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wonder Pets!
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Greetings
1968
assistant editor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hi, Mom!
1970
performer: "Hi, Mom!" - as Jeff Lesser
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2010
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2009
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2008
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2014
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2012
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2011
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2010
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
Wonder Pets! (2006)
2009
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation