Bradford Craig was born on May 3, 1937, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a dancer, songwriter, and painter who started his career in the 1960's as a professionally trained ballet dancer, appearing as an uncredited background dancer in musicals, such as The Music Man (1962) and Hello Dolly! (1969). In the 1970's, Craig partnered as a songwriter on numerous movies at the beginning of acclaimed composer Alan Silvestri's career, such as The Doberman Gang (1972) and Let My Puppets Come (1976).