Alan Paul Wichinsky (born November 23, 1949) is an American Grammy Award-winning[1] singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the current incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.[2]
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.[6] He also provided Dino Spumoni's singing voice on the animated television series Hey Arnold!
Awards
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.[6]
Personal life
Paul has been married to writer/model Angela Paul for 30 years; they have one daughter, Arielle.[6]
^"Alan Paul to Sing Saturday"Archived July 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The Hillside Times, February 24, 1966. Accessed December 12, 2018. "Alan Paul (Wichinsky) will bring his talents to the Newark 'Y' on Chancellor Ave. Saturday as part of An Evening of Performing Arts.... A graduate of the Mace School for Professional Children in New York, Alan Paul spent his freshman high school year in Quintano's School for Professional Children, also in New York City. he is presently a junior at Hillside High School and devotes much of his 'spare time' doing benefit performances."
