Roger Allers
Born June 29, 1949 (Age: 76)
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Rye, New York, USA
Biography
Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Allers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet.
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Filmography
Pride of The Lion King
2011
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as Self
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Age: 62
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010
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as Self
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Age: 61
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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as Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
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Age: 60
No Image
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
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as Self
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Age: 57
The Sweatbox
2002
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Making of TRON
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 52
The Making of the Lion King
1994
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Lion King
1994
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as Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 44