Roger Allers is an American animator, director, and playwright who co-directed Disney’s The Lion King (1994). He began his Disney career as a story artist on hits like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Allers later co-directed Open Season (2006) and wrote the book for the Tony-winning The Lion King Broadway musical adaptation. Rob Minkoff is an American director and animator who co-directed The Lion King (1994) alongside Roger Allers. Starting as an animator at Disney on films like The Little Mermaid, he seamlessly transitioned to directing feature animation and live-action hybrid films, including Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).