Lisa Anne Loeb (/loʊb/; born March 11, 1968) is an Am[1] author,[2] and philanthropist[3] who started her career with the platinum-selling number 1 hit song, "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites, the first number 1 single for an artist without a recording contract.[1] Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified Gold; these were Tails and the Grammy-nominated Firecracker.[4]
erican singer-songwriter, producer, touring artist, actress,
Loeb's film, television and voice-over work includes a guest starring role in the season finale of Gossip Girl, and she starred in two other television series, Dweezil & Lisa, a weekly culinary adventure for the Food Network[5] that featured her alongside Dweezil Zappa, and Number 1 Single on E! Entertainment Television.[6] She has also acted in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Fright Night,[7] Hot Tub Time Machine 2,[8] and Helicopter Mom.[9]
Loeb has released award-winning children's CDs and books such as Catch the Moon,[1] Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs,[2] and Songs for Movin' and Shakin',[10] Nursery Rhyme Parade! is her album and long-form video of over 30 children's favorites.[11] She co-wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music to Camp Kappawanna, a family musical that was premiered in New York on March 21, 2015, by the Atlantic Theater Company.[12] Loeb's latest album, Feel What U Feel was released in October 2016.[13]
In 2010, she founded the Lisa Loeb Eyewear Collection, which is based on her own designs.[7]
In addition, she created The Camp Lisa Foundation, a non-profit that
sends kids to camp. It is funded by Loeb's own organic and fair trade
coffee, Wake Up! Brew.[14] She was honored as the 2015 Camp Champion by the American Camp Association (ACA).[15] She constructed a crossword puzzle with Doug Peterson for The New York Times, which was published on June 6, 2017.