Roger Allers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roger Allers

film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator and playwright

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1949

Place of Birth: Rye, New York, United States

Profession: screenwriter, animator, art director, animation director, character designer, storyboard artist, story artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Roger Allers (born June 29, 1949) is an American film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator and playwright.
He is most well known for co-directing the highest-grossing 2D animated film of all time, Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Lion King, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name.
He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season.