Jack Feldman

Sound

Born January 1, 1950 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 the duo's new songs on Disney's live-action remake of "Snow White." Feldman grew up on Long Island.