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. 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. More recently, he collaborated with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on writing additional lyrics for some of the duo's new songs for Disney's live-action remake of Snow White. Feldman grew up on Long Island.
Career
Jack Feldman wrote the lyrics in the following works.
Film Oliver & Company (song: "Perfect Isn't Easy") Newsies Home Alone 2 (song: "My Christmas Tree") Thumbelina A Goofy Movie The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 102 Dalmatians (song: "Cruella De Vil 2000") Snow White (new songs; additional lyricist)
Theatre Newsies
Television The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss The Little Mermaid (songs: "You Got to Be You", "Just a Little Love")
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee Result13th Golden Raspberry Awards1993 Worst Original Song for: Newsies (1992)Shared with: Alan Menken (music) For the song "High Times, Hard Times" rowspan="1" 15th Golden Raspberry Awards1995 Worst Original Song for: Thumbelina (1994)Shared with: Barry Manilow (music) and Bruce Sussman (lyrics) For the song "Marry The Mole!" rowspan="1" Annie Awards1999 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) For the song "We Are One"rowspan="1" Tony Awards 2012 Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Newsiesrowspan="1"
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