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 63
Movies 58
self 17
TV Shows 5
Producer 1
Spellbound (2024)
Disenchanted (2022)
Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken (2022)
Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (2021)
Aladdin (2019)
Newsies (2017)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (2016)
Sausage Party (2016)
Galavant (2015)
Voyage of the Little Mermaid (2012)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Tangled (2010)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Enchanted (2007)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
A Christmas Carol (2004)
Noel (2004)
Hercules (1997)
Aladdin on Ice (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Lincoln (1992)
Lincoln (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Newsies (1992)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Tony Awards (1956)
Hercules
Hunchback
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1949-07-22 (75 years old)
Birth NameAlan Irwin Menken
Birth PlaceNew Rochelle, United States
ReligionJudaism
SpouseJanis Menken
ChildrenNora Menken, Anna Rose Menken
CitizenshipsUnited States
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, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Daytime Emmy Award, Disney Legends, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Academy Award for Best Original Song
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