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name: "Waddy Wachtel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/waddy-wachtel"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "24 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:06:10.540251+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Waddy Wachtel

Composer. Born 24 May 1947 in Jackson Heights, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 24 May 1947, Jackson Heights, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Robert T. Wachtel, Robert Wachtel

## Biography

Waddy Wachtel is an American guitarist, composer and record producer. Born Robert T. Wachtel on 24 May 1947 in Jackson Heights, New York, he moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and established himself as a session musician.

He has worked as a guitarist and collaborator with artists including Stevie Nicks, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, Jon Bon Jovi and Iggy Pop. Wachtel has composed or co-composed original music for films including *Joe Dirt* (2001), *The Benchwarmers* (2006), *Grandma's Boy* (2006), *The House Bunny* (2008), *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* (2009), *Jack and Jill* (2011) and *Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser* (2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, waddywachtelinfo.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Jack and Jill* (2011), Fi1m 31, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/jack-and-jill.md)

## Also known for

- *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The House Bunny* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Benchwarmers* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Joe Dirt* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Grandma's Boy* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Strange Wilderness* (2008), Music
- *Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star* (2011), Original Music Composer

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