Alan Menken

Born: 1949-07-22

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").


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Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self / Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 2009-09-05

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 Self
Released: 2020-04-16

Ryan Seacrest hosts a nationwide singalong event featuring celebrities and their families as...

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Howard

as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
Released: 2018-04-22

Though 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 Self
Released: 2009-04-24

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M....

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Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman

as Self
Released: 2003-03-31

Documentary on the actress & singer.

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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20

as Self
Released: 2023-12-14

Commemorating 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 Guest
Released: 2016-12-21

Experience the Disney on Broadway songs you know and love in a whole new way from the comfort of...

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The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

as Self
Released: 1992-11-25

Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the...

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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as Himself
Released: 2015-12-13

The story of the rocky road that Walt Disney took to get his interpretation of "Snow White and...

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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

as Self
Released: 2010-10-05

An interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus...

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Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

as Alan Menken
Released: 2004-10-05

The making of Disney's Aladdin

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Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken

as uncredited
Released: 2022-10-09

A CELEBRATION OF DISNEY CLASSICS - FEATURING ALAN MENKEN In 1989, THE LITTLE MERMAID marked...

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An Evening with Alan Menken

as Himself
Released: 2020-08-06

The Walt Disney Family Museum is delighted to host Oscar®-, Grammy®-, Tony®-, and Golden...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Hollywood in Vienna

as Self
First aired: 2011-09-25

Hollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max...

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