Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. Ashman has been credited as being a main driving force behind the Disney Renaissance. His work included songs for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. He died of AIDS complications in 1991.

Filmography

• 2023The Little Mermaid — Lyricist
• 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — Lyricist
• 2019Aladdin — Lyricist
• 2017Beauty and the Beast — Lyricist
• 2015Aria for a Cow — Lyricist
• 2010Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage), In Memory Of
• 1992Aladdin — Lyricist, Songs
• 1991Beauty and the Beast — Executive Producer, Songs, In Memory Of
• 1990Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue — Lyricist
• 1989The Little Mermaid — Producer, Songs, Additional Dialogue
• 1988Oliver & Company — Songs
• 1986Little Shop of Horrors — Musical, Lyricist, Screenplay

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2018Howard — Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)
• 2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' — Self (archive footage)