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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] MediaNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] MediaNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward MediaNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.
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* ''Film/SisterAct'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''Film/SisterAct'' ''Theatre/SisterAct'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)
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* ''Literature/TheApprenticeshipOfDuddyKravitz'' (lyrics by David Spencer)
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Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the Off-Broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer, David Geffen, recommended them to then-Walt Disney Pictures chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''Little Shop'' company manager Peter Schneider was vice president of Disney's feature animation division at the time) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

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Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the Off-Broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman.Creator/HowardAshman. The musical's producer, David Geffen, recommended them to then-Walt Disney Pictures chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''Little Shop'' company manager Peter Schneider was vice president of Disney's feature animation division at the time) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

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