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Roger Allers

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Book Writer 1949–2026

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…

Also credited on2 works

The Lion King
The Little Mermaid

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  • After that, however, The Lion King was never as impressive. Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi’s book was full of fart jokes and a double entendre that, if Walt Disney had been alive to hear it, would have made him fire both writers. For “I need to be bucked up” got the response, “You’ve already bucked up royally.”ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Music, Elton John; Lyrics, Tim Rice; Additional Music/Lyrics, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer; Book, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi adapted from screenplay by Ms. Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton; Director, Julie Taymor; Choreography, Garth Fagan; Orchestrations, Robert Elhai, David Metzger, Bruce F…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2001-02 Season, v. 58 (Willis).txt
  • THE LION KING Music, Elton John; Lyrics, Tim Rice; Additional Music/Lyrics, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer; Book, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi adapted from screenplay by Ms. Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton; Director, Julie Taymor; Choreography, Garth Fagan, Orchestrations Robert Elhai, David Met…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt

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