# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/desmond-child
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:36:18.605Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/desmond-child"
name: "Desmond Child"
slug: "desmond-child"
description: "John Charles Barrett, known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and has won a Latin Grammy Award."
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1953-10-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump