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Roger Allers
Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright.
Born June 29, 1949† January 17, 2026 Rye, New York, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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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.
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- 2018HowardSelf
- 2015Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films CollectionDirector
- 2014Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetWriter · Director
- 2011Pride of The Lion KingSelf
- 2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastSelf
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautySelf - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
- 2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self
- 2006Open SeasonDirector
- 2006The Little MatchgirlDirector
- 2005La Petite Fille aux allumettesDirector
- 2003The Making Of 'The Lion King'Self
- 2002The SweatboxSelf
- 2002Lilo & StitchWriter
- 2002The Making of TRONHimself
- 2000The Emperor's New GrooveWriter
- 1994The Making of the Lion KingSelf
- 1992AladdinWriter
- 1991Beauty and the BeastWriter
- 1990The Rescuers Down UnderWriter
- 1989The Little MermaidWriter
- 1988Oliver & CompanyWriter
- 1980AnimalympicsWriter
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