Howard Ashman

Career Overview

Howard Ashman has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Little Mermaid with 2 titles. Signature works include Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

20

Birth Date

1950-05-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known For

• 

  Beauty and the Beast
• 

  Aladdin
• 

  The Little Mermaid
• 

  Aladdin
• 

  Little Shop of Horrors
• 

  Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Little Mermaid (2 titles)
• Aladdin (2 titles)
• Beauty and the Beast (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Frank Welker (3 collaborations)
• Ebony Molina (2 collaborations)
• Sophie Carmen-Jones (2 collaborations)
• Jennifer Leung (2 collaborations)
• Jim Cummings (2 collaborations)
• Sanj Surati (2 collaborations)
• Emma Watson (1 collaborations)
• Dan Stevens (1 collaborations)
• Luke Evans (1 collaborations)
• Josh Gad (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (9 credits)

  • The Little Mermaid

    lyricist

    writing
    2023
  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    lyricist

    writing
    2022
  • Aladdin

    lyricist

    writing
    2019
  • Beauty and the Beast

    lyricist

    writing
    2017
  • God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

    lyricist

    writing
    2016
  • Aria for a Cow

    lyricist

    writing
    2015
  • Aladdin

    lyricist

    writing
    1992
  • Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

    lyricist

    writing
    1990
  • Little Shop of Horrors

    lyricist

    writing
    1986

• actors (3 credits)

  • Howard

    Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006

• sound (4 credits)

  • Aladdin

    songs

    sound
    1992
  • Beauty and the Beast

    songs

    sound
    1991
  • The Little Mermaid

    songs

    sound
    1989
  • Oliver & Company

    songs

    sound
    1988

• production (2 credits)

  • Beauty and the Beast

    executive producer

    production
    1991
  • The Little Mermaid

    producer

    production
    1989

• crew (2 credits)

  • Beauty and the Beast

    in memory of

    crew
    1991
  • The Little Mermaid

    additional dialogue

    crew
    1989