Alan Schmuckler
Alan Schmuckler writes for theatre, television, film and digital formats. Twenty years of projects include: My Little Pony animated film (Netflix; collab with platinum-hitmaker Ron Fair and longtime p... Read more
Alan Schmuckler writes for theatre, television, film and digital formats. Twenty years of projects include: My Little Pony animated film (Netflix; collab with platinum-hitmaker Ron Fair and longtime pal Michael Mahler; singing voice of Ken Jeong!); Kidding TV series (Showtime; collab with Dave Holstein – writer of Inside Out 2 – and Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, Ariana Grande, Kesha, Dick Van Dyke); Diary of a Wimpy Kid stage musical (productions worldwide; cowriters Mahler and Kevin Del Aguila); An American Tail stage musical (cowriters Mahler and Itamar Moses). Webby Award for podcast musical Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me (Wondery; collab with Holstein), Kleban Award for lyric writing, Richard Rodgers Award for music & lyrics (collab with Mahler, Chelsea Marcantel), others. In development: Night at the Museum stage musical, co-writing with Alan Menken, Shawn Levy, Bob Martin, Mahler. CAA. Northwestern alum; erstwhile Chicagoan; lives in CT with wife Sara and daughters Hallie and Joely.