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").
Movies & TV Shows
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
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Howard (2018) — Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) — Self
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The Disney Family Singalong (2020) — Self - Performer
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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023) — Self
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Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall (2016) — Himself - Special Guest
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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2015) — Himself
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Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (2004) — Self
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The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World (1992) — Self
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Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman (2003) — Self
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Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken (2022)
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Hollywood in Vienna (2011) — Self
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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast (2010) — Self
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An Evening with Alan Menken (2020) — Himself
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006) — Self
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Tony Awards (1956) — Self - Nominee