Jack Feldman (songwriter)

Jack Feldman
Origin	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupations	Songwriter lyricist

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. 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")

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	Result
13th Golden Raspberry Awards	1993	Worst Original Song	for: Newsies (1992) Shared with: Alan Menken (music) For the song "High Times, Hard Times"	Won
15th Golden Raspberry Awards	1995	Worst Original Song	for: Thumbelina (1994) Shared with: Barry Manilow (music) and Bruce Sussman (lyrics) For the song "Marry The Mole!"	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) For the song "We Are One"	Nominated
Tony Awards	2012	Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Newsies	Won

External links

• Jack Feldman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jack Feldman at IMDb
• Jack Feldman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database