Peter Alsop (born September 18, 1946) is an American musician whose work has ranged from satirical music for adults to children's music.
Peter Alsop (born September 18, 1946) is an American musician whose work has ranged from satirical music for adults to children's music.
Alsop was born in 1946 in Connecticut and raised in an alcoholic family. He graduated from Trinity College, with a BA in Religion in 1968, Columbia University Teachers College, and Columbia Pacific University with a PhD. in educational psychology. [1] [2] He worked as the Director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine, and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx. He married actress Ellen Geer in 1975; they live in Topanga, CA, and have two daughters, artist/photographer Megan Geer-Alsop and actress Willow. Megan and Chad Scheppner are parents to Quinnlyn and Leon. Willow and Mat Polin have two children, Julius and Luther. Polin's stepson Ian Flanders, fathered his grandson, Liam Flanders. [3]
Alsop has been producing children's, educational and humorous music since 1975. [1] He received a Parents' Choice Award for his 2010 album Grow It At Home. [4]
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