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American Tony Award-winning lyricist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jack Feldman is an American lyricist who has written songs for television, film, and Broadway. He has worked on many Disney movies ranging from Oliver & Company to The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, collaborating with Alan Menken on the songs for Newsies.[1] He wrote the lyrics for Barry Manilow's Grammy Award–winning song "Copacabana" and won a Tony along with Alan Menken for the stage musical version of Newsies.[2] Feldman grew up on Long Island.
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Origin | American |
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Jack Feldman wrote the lyrics in the following works.
Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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13th Golden Raspberry Awards | 1993 | Worst Original Song | for: Newsies (1992)
Shared with:
Alan Menken (music) |
Won |
15th Golden Raspberry Awards | 1995 | Worst Original Song | for: Thumbelina (1994)
Shared with: Barry Manilow (music) and Bruce Sussman (lyrics) |
Won |
Annie Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | for: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Shared with: Tom Snow (composer) and Marty Panzer (lyricist) |
Nominated |
Tony Awards | 2012 | Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Newsies | Won |
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