Roger Allers

Roger Allers
Allers at the 34th Annie Awards in 2007
Born	(1949-06-29) June 29, 1949 (age 74) Rye, New York, U.S.
Occupations	Film director writer animator storyboard artist playwright
Years active	1974–present
Known for	The Lion King Open Season The Prophet
Spouse	Leslee Hackenson ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 2020)​
Children	2

Roger Allers (born June 29, 1949) is an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He is best known for co-directing Disney'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.