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Born July 22, 1949 (age 75) • New Rochelle • New York
Awards And Honors EGOT • Tony Awards (2012) • Grammy Award (2011) • Academy Award (1996) • Grammy Award (1995) • Grammy Award (1993) • Academy Award (1993) • Grammy Award (1992) • Academy Award (1992) • Grammy Award (1990) • Academy Award (1990)
Notable Works “A Whole New World” • “Beauty and the Beast” • “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

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