Biography
Alan Irwin Menken (born July 12, 1949) is an American composer, pianist, music director, and record producer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Menken's music for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) has each won him two Academy Awards. 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), and Disenchanted (2022), among others. His accolades include winning eight Academy Awards — becoming the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman (who has 9 Oscars), a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menken is one of nineteen people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony ("an EGOT").
Filmography
all 58
Movies 53
self 12
TV Shows 5
Producer 1
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
Disenchanted (2022)
Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken (2022)
Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (2021)
An Evening with Alan Menken (2020)
Tangled: The Musical (2020)
The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Aladdin (2019)
1989: The Year that Made Us (2019)
Howard (2018)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
Newsies (2017)
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall (2016)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (2016)
Sausage Party (2016)
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2015)
Galavant (2015)
Voyage of the Little Mermaid (2012)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Tangled (2010)
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast (2010)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
Enchanted (2007)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess (2006)
A Christmas Carol (2004)
Noel (2004)
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (2004)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream (2004)
Home on the Range (2004)
Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman (2003)
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999)
Hercules (1997)
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice (1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share (1996)
Aladdin on Ice (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Lincoln (1992)
Lincoln (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World (1992)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Madeline (1988)
Little Shop of Horrors (1987)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Tony Awards (1956)
Spellbound
Hunchback
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GenderMale
Birthday1949-07-22 (74 years old)
Birth NameAlan Irwin Menken
Birth PlaceNew Rochelle, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
SpouseJanis Menken
ChildrenNora Menken, Anna Rose Menken
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAlan Irwin Menken
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children, Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Disney Legends, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Daytime Emmy Award, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Academy Award for Best Original Song
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