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Roger Allers, the acclaimed animator, filmmaker, and co director of Disney’s The Lion King , has died at the age of 76. Allers passed away on January 17, 2026, at his home in Santa Monica, California. His death marks the loss of a key figure in modern animation and the Disney Animation Renaissance. Allers began his career in the late 1970s, contributing to storyboards and visual development on films such as Tron . He later joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, where his work