Richard Morton Sherman (born June 12, 1928; see also: "Sherman Brothers") is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman.
Some of the Sherman Brothers' best-known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slipper and the Rose and the theme park song, "It's a Small World (after all)".
Richard Morton Sherman was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Rosa & Al Sherman. Together with his older brother Robert, "The Sherman Brothers" would eventually follow in their songwriting father's footsteps to form a long-lasting songwriting partnership. "The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" is the official song of the Enchanted Tiki Room. It was written in 1963 by Disney staff songwriters, Robert & Richard Sherman. The song's creation marks the first time a song was written for an audio-animatronic attraction.
The song was covered by Hilary Duff for the first DisneyMania album in 2002. Hilary Duff also sang The Circle of Life along with Disney's Circle of Stars. Hilary Duff continued to sing for Disney Mania the year after with sister Haylie.