FILM DIRECTOR

Roger Allers

1949 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Allers is the 1,306th most popular film director (up from 1,410th in 2019), the 9,384th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,707th in 2019) and the 348th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roger Allers ranks 1,306 out of 2,041. Before him are George Abbott, Eric Kripke, Julie Taymor, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Iosif Kheifits, and Steve Miner. After him are Alan Crosland, Bertrand Bonello, Wally Pfister, Guru Dutt, Aleksandr Zarkhi, and Douglas Trumbull.

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Among people born in 1949, Roger Allers ranks 573. Before him are Christian Dalger, Ishenbai Kadyrbekov, Roy Andersson, Jan Egil Storholt, Zdenko Verdenik, and Enrique Wolff. After him are Bill O'Reilly, Sanja Iveković, Daniel Pipes, Richard Thompson, Wendy Sherman, and Jack McGee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Allers ranks 9,386 out of 20,380. Before him are Danny Lloyd (1972), Jeremy Piven (1965), Nikki Bella (1983), Steve Miner (1951), Wayne Allwine (1947), and Jack Teagarden (1905). After him are Fred Tootell (1902), Robert Warwick (1878), James Haven (1973), Charles W. Juels (1944), Lisa De Leeuw (1958), and Brooke Burke (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Roger Allers ranks 348. Before him are Rob Bowman (1960), Gregg Araki (1959), George Abbott (1887), Eric Kripke (1974), Julie Taymor (1952), and Steve Miner (1951). After him are Alan Crosland (1894), Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), David Koepp (1963), Nunnally Johnson (1897), and Haskell Wexler (1922).

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