Roger Allers

Born June 29, 1949· Rye, New York, USA

† Died January 17, 2026

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Emerging from a childhood split between Rye, New York, and Scottsdale, Arizona, Allers turned a fascination sparked by Disney’s Peter Pan into a career after earning a fine-arts degree at Arizona State University and attending animation courses at Harvard. Early professional steps included animation work for Lisberger Studios on projects such as Animalympics and Tron, followed by stints at Canada’…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

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The Lion King1994

Laughing Hyena (voice) (uncredited)

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