Roger Allers

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Film & TV

Rye, New York, USA

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…

Known for

• Howard — Self2018
• Pride of The Lion King — Self2011
• Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast — Self2010
• Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)2009
• Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' — Self2006
• The Making of TRON — Himself2002
• The Sweatbox — Self2002
• The Making of the Lion King — Self1994
• The Lion King — Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)1994

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1949-06-29

Active to

2026-01-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

25

Total plays

33

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Roger

Family name

Allers

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Rye

Place of death

Santa Monica

Occupation

film director

Educated at

Harvard University

Employer

Walt Disney Studios

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

film production

Image

Roger Allers, 34th Annie Awards, 2007.jpg

Number of children

2

Residence

Los Angeles

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