Alan Paul

Alan Paul

Born: November 23, 1949
in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Alan Paul Wichinsky (born November 23, 1949, Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award-winning singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the current incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.

Raised in Newark and Hillside, New Jersey Paul graduated from Hillside High School and attended Newark State College (now Kean University) where he earned a BA in Music Education. He received two Honorary Doctorate degrees, one in The Humanities from Kean University and another in Music from Berklee School of Music.

He began his professional career on Broadway at the age of 12 in the original cast of Oliver! After college, he returned to Broadway as Teen Angel and Johnny Casino in the original cast of Grease, where he introduced the songs "Beauty School Dropout" and "Born to Hand Jive". In 2004, he released a solo CD called Another Place in Time. He also provided Dino Spumoni's singing voice on the animated television series Hey Arnold!

As a writer and arranger for The Manhattan Transfer, he earned four Grammy nominations for his compositions "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" and "Code Of Ethics" and for his vocal arrangements for "Ray’s Rockhouse". He received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocalist, Male.

Paul has been married to writer/model Angela Paul for 30 years; they have one daughter, Arielle.

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Movies for Alan Paul...

The Manhattan Transfer & Orchestra
Title: The Manhattan Transfer & Orchestra
Character: Self - The Manhattan Transfer
Released: January 15, 2020
Type: Movie
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The Manhattan Transfer & Take 6 - The Summit
Title: The Manhattan Transfer & Take 6 - The Summit
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Pop and jazz fusion vocal quartet The Manhattan Transfer is one of the most celebrated a cappella groups in history, with ten Grammys to their name. They have performed with a cornucopia of the biggest names in music - now including the innovative R&B and gospel a cappella group Take 6. Soundstage brings together these two wildly talented ensembles for the very first time - an unforgettable cross-cultural exchange that will test the limits of the unaccompanied voice!
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Title: Hey Arnold!
Character: Dino Spumoni (singing voice)
Released: October 7, 1996
Type: TV
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
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Title: Home Improvement
Character: Alan Paul
Released: September 17, 1991
Type: TV
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
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The Manhattan Transfer: Vocalese Live
Title: The Manhattan Transfer: Vocalese Live
Character: Self - The Manhattan Transfer
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Experience the exuberant jazz and harmonic vocals of The Manhattan Transfer in this spectacular performance at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo. Recorded in February 1986, the 80-minute concert features 19 songs, including "Birdland", "Java Jive", "Boy from New York City", "Four Brothers", "Rambo", "Meet Benny Baily", "Airegin", "To You", "Sing Joy Spring", "Move", "That's Killer Joe", "The Duke of Dubuque" and "Gloria".
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self - The Manhattan Transfer
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Mary's Incredible Dream
Title: Mary's Incredible Dream
Character: Angel / Devil / Onlooker / Manhattan Transfer
Released: January 22, 1976
Type: Movie
An extended dream sequence presents a biblical allegory about the creation, downfall and rebirth of humanity, told through a series of surrealistic vignettes and musical numbers.
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Title: Manhattan Transfer
Character: Self - The Manhattan Transfer
Released: August 10, 1975
Type: TV
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self - The Manhattan Transfer
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker