Roger Allers

Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American filmmaker, 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. Allers was born in Rye, New York and was raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. He developed an interest in animation after he had watched Peter Pan (1953). Allers graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) with a fine arts degree. He lived in Gree…