Fountains of Wayne founding member Adam Schlesinger has been hospitalized due to complications from the coronavirus.
Schlesinger, 53, has been in an Upstate New York hospital for over a week, his attorney, Josh Grier, told Variety. Schlesinger is said to be “very sick,” “heavily sedated,” and is currently breathing with the assistance of a ventilator.
In addition to his work in Fountains of Wayne, Schlesinger is a multiple time Emmy and Grammy Award winner, and has also received Oscar, Golden Globe, and Tony Award nominations for his soundtrack work. Notably, he wrote the title track to Tom Hanks’ 1997 film That Thing You Do. He also served as the music producer on The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which he received five Emmy nominations and one win for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics in 2019.
Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger Hospitalized For Coronavirus
Alex Young
