Editing Randy Newman (section)

==Personal life==
Newman was married to German-born Roswitha Schmale from 1967 to 1985 and they had three sons:<ref>{{cite web |last=Lubow |first=Arthur |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20084887,00.html |title=Randy Newman |website=People |access-date=February 11, 2014 |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317070924/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20084887,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Eric Newman (producer)|Eric]], Amos and John.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kamp|first=David|title=How Randy Newman and His Family Have Shaped Movie Music for Generations|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/randy-newman-musical-family|access-date=July 24, 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=February 18, 2016|issue=Hollywood|language=en-us}}</ref> He has been married to Gretchen Preece since 1990, with whom he has two children, Patrick and Alice. Gretchen's father was director [[Michael Preece]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D953B0C1B2A6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Archives &#124; The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com |website=Nl.newsbank.com |date=October 13, 1997 |access-date=February 11, 2014 |first=Alan |last=Peppard |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222143248/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D953B0C1B2A6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live }}</ref>

Newman endorsed Democratic President [[Barack Obama]] for reelection in 2012 and wrote a satirical song about voting for white candidates.<ref>{{cite news |last=Couch |first=Aaron |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/randy-newman-white-president-barack-obama-mitt-romney-371396/ |title=Randy Newman Sings 'I'm Dreaming of a White President' in Politically Charged Song (Video) |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731194049/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/randy-newman-white-president-barack-obama-mitt-romney-371396/ |url-status=live }}</ref>