# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roger-allers
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:38:16.795Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/roger-allers"
name: "Roger Allers"
slug: "roger-allers"
description: "Roger Allers 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."
tagline: "American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roger_Allers%2C_34th_Annie_Awards%2C_2007.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1949-06-29"
deathDate: "2026-01-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump