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Alan Menken | |
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.jpg) Menken in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alan Irwin Menken[1] |
| Born | July 22, 1949 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Spouse |
Janis Roswick (m. 1972) |
| Website | alanmenken-live |
Alan Irwin Menken[1] (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including winning eight Academy Awards, a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. He is one of 21 recipients to have won the competitive EGOT (Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony).[2]
He is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Menken's contributions to The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) won him two Academy Awards for each film. He also composed the scores and songs for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Newsies (1992), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Home on the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010), Disenchanted (2022), and Spellbound (2024), among others.
He is also known for his work in musical theater for Broadway winning the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Newsies (2012). He was Tony-nominated for Beauty and the Beast (1993), The Little Mermaid (2008), Sister Act (2009), and Aladdin (2014). His other stage hits include Little Shop of Horrors (1982), A Christmas Carol (1994), Leap of Faith (2012), and A Bronx Tale (2016).
Menken has collaborated with lyricists such as Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Stephen Schwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
- ^ a b "Alan Menken Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (July 26, 2020). "Alan Menken Achieves EGOT Status With Daytime Emmy Win". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.