Belinda Ward

Ward in episode 4204 as one of "Jack's Big Jump" spectators.

Belinda Ward (b. 1966) is a lyricist and long-time Sesame Street writer.

Ward first made contact with Sesame Street in 1982 through executive producer, Dulcy Singer, who turned out to be her aunt's cousin. Ward approached her about a job in production since Ward had a job as a producer of TV and radio commercials, but Singer said there weren't any. However, Singer was looking for new writing talent since Sesame Street was airing 130 shows annually. Singer told Ward to spend a month studying the show and then write something for her. A month later, Ward returned with four inserts. Two of the inserts eventually aired on the show. For two years, Ward essentially auditioned for a spot on the writing staff and eventually found her way into the writing rotation.

In 2008, Ward briefly became one of the show's head writers for Season 39 with Lou Berger. She has scripted celebrity appearances on the show, including John Goodman, Diane Sawyer, and the New York Jets.

She is also the co-creator of The Upside-Down Show with the comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers.

Ward is a graduate of Cornell and New York University, holding a Master's degree in Fiction Writing from the latter.

Song credits

Sesame Street

• Bark with Me (with Carol Hall)
• The Bathtub of Seville (with Dave Conner)
• Breakfast is the Best Meal of the Day (with Michael Renzi)
• C Drives Me Crazy (with Christopher Cerf)
• Cleanin' Up the Lot (with Christopher Cerf)
• Come on and Read (with Howard Marren
• A Cookie is a Cookie (with Michael Renzi)
• From Here to There (with Stephen Lawrence)
• Grump (with Michael Renzi)
• Guys and Dolls (with Cheryl Hardwick)
• I Could Have Counted All Night (with Stephen Lawrence)
• I'll Show You the World (with Stephen Lawrence)
• I Love to Say No (with Stephen Lawrence)
• I'm a Bookworm, Baby! (with Christopher Cerf)
• I'm Takin' a Break (with Stephen Lawrence)
• I'm Your Mommy Now (with Stephen Lawrence)
• It's Gonna Get Dirty Again (with Alan Menken)
• I've Grown Accustomed to Her Fur (with Michael Renzi)
• La La La Song (with Michael Renzi)
• Let the Triangles In (with Christopher Cerf)
• Mail It Shop Is Coming (with Michael Renzi)
• Monster in Me (with Stephen Lawrence)
• Monsterena (with Fernando Rivas)
• Oh, Look What Our Baby Can Do! (with Stephen Lawrence)
• Nursery Rhyme Bully Blues (with Michael Renzi)
• Practice Rap (with Carol Hall and Randolph Klein)
• Shake Your Rattle and Roll (with Christopher Cerf)
• Sleep! (with Michael Renzi)
• Snuffle Friends (with Alan Menken)
• Song About Elmo (with Mark Radice)
• Stand By Your Can (with Christopher Cerf)
• There's a Baby Coming (with Stephen Lawrence)
• Unbelievable (with Christopher Cerf)
• Waiting for The Bell to Ring (with Stephen Lawrence)
• We Can't Go to Bed (with Christopher Cerf)
• Where Have All the Triangle Lovers Gone (with Paul Jacobs)

Other

• Ace and Avery theme (with Russell Kassoff) (Big Bag inserts)
• Gink Bath (with Joseph Carroll and Peter Thom) (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
• Wickersham Chant (with Joseph Carroll and Peter Thom) (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)

Book credits

• The Gink

External links

• IMDb listing
• "Belinda Ward, Writer, Wed", The New York Times, August 27, 1990.
• Sesame Workshop Announces New Development Slate Led by Children's TV Vet Liz Nealon, press release, April 6, 2005.