Overview
- A Walt Disney Animation spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter he died at home in Santa Monica on Jan. 17 following a short illness.
- Longtime collaborator Dave Bossert publicly shared the news, noting they had been emailing days earlier while Allers traveled in Egypt.
- Disney CEO Bob Iger paid tribute, calling him a creative visionary whose work will endure for generations.
- Allers helped shape the Disney Renaissance as a story leader and writer before co-directing The Lion King with Rob Minkoff and later co-writing its Tony-nominated stage adaptation.
- His credits include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Matchgirl, Open Season and The Prophet, and he is survived by his children Leah and Aidan, with a daughter-led documentary reported to be in development.