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)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Disenchanted (2022)
Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken (2022)
Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (2021)
Aladdin (2019)
Howard (2018)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
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)
Home on the Range (2004)
Hercules (1997)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Aladdin on Ice (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Lincoln (1992)
Lincoln (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Newsies (1992)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Little Shop of Horrors (1987)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Tony Awards (1956)
Hades
Aladdin: The Broadway Musical
Hunchback
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Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-07-22 (75 years old)
Birth Name
Alan Irwin Menken
Birth Place
New Rochelle, United States
Religion
Judaism
Spouse
Janis Menken
Children
Nora Menken, Anna Rose Menken
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Alan Irwin Menken
Awards
Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Academy 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, 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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