Andreas Deja

1957 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Poland, United States of America, Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

educated at: Folkwang University of the Arts

occupation: character animator, character designer

award received: Disney Legends

student of: Frank Thomas, Eric Larson, Ollie Johnston

influenced by: Milt Kahl, Heinrich Kley, Albert Uderzo

official website: andreasdeja.blogspot.be

Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney villains Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jafar in Aladdin, and Scar in The Lion King, the titular character in Hercules, and Lilo Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch. Source: Wikipedia (en)