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Alan Menken

Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including winning eight Academy Awards, a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. He is one of 21 recipients to have won the competitive EGOT (Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony).

He is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Menken's contributions to ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''Aladdin'' (1992), and ''Pocahontas'' (1995) won him two Academy Awards for each film. 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), ''Disenchanted'' (2022), and ''Spellbound'' (2024), among others.

He is also known for his work in musical theater for Broadway winning the Tony Award for Best Original Score for ''Newsies'' (2012). He was Tony-nominated for ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1993), ''The Little Mermaid'' (2008), ''Sister Act'' (2009), and ''Aladdin'' (2014). His other stage hits include ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1982), ''A Christmas Carol'' (1994), ''Leap of Faith'' (2012), and ''A Bronx Tale'' (2016).

Menken has collaborated with lyricists such as Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Stephen Schwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Provided by Wikipedia