Alan Menken
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").
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self / Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The...
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The Disney Family Singalong
as SelfRyan Seacrest hosts a nationwide singalong event featuring celebrities and their families as...
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Howard
as Self / Various character scratch singingThough legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and...
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as HimselfThe troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M....
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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
as uncreditedAn interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus...
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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20
as SelfCommemorating the 100th anniversary of the entertainment company with interviews, rare footage...
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Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
as Himself - Special GuestExperience the Disney on Broadway songs you know and love in a whole new way from the comfort of...
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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as HimselfThe story of the rocky road that Walt Disney took to get his interpretation of "Snow White and...
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Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
as Alan MenkenThe making of Disney's Aladdin
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The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
as SelfHosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the...
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Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken
as uncreditedA CELEBRATION OF DISNEY CLASSICS - FEATURING ALAN MENKEN In 1989, THE LITTLE MERMAID marked...
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Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman
as SelfDocumentary on the actress & singer.
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An Evening with Alan Menken
as HimselfThe Walt Disney Family Museum is delighted to host Oscar®-, Grammy®-, Tony®-, and Golden...
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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