Biography

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 from Beauty and the Beast, Jafar from Aladdin, Scar from The Lion King and the hero Hercules from Hercules. -Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

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The Lion King

(1994) Animation Supervisor

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Hercules

(1997) Animation Supervisor

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The Little Mermaid

(1989) Animation Director

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The Princess and the Frog

(2009) Supervising Animator

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Beauty and the Beast

(1991) Animation Supervisor

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Lilo & Stitch

(2002) Animation Supervisor

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Aladdin

(1992) Supervising Animator

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Pocahontas

(1995) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	Himself	Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story 2015-11-07 Movie
2011	Himself	Pride of The Lion King 2011-11-01 Movie
2010	Self	Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess 2010-03-10 Movie
2009	Self	The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached 2009-03-10 Movie
2008	Self	Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians 2008-03-04 Movie
2006	Self	Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' 2006-10-03 Movie
	Himself	Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp 2006-02-28 Movie
2005	Self	From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella 2005-10-04 Movie
	Himself	The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' 2005-08-22 Movie
	Himself	Dream on Silly Dreamer 2005-08-05 Movie
	Self	From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	N/A	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' 2004-12-14 Movie
	Andreas Deja	Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin 2004-10-05 Movie
	Himself	Mickey's Cartoon Comeback 2004-05-17 Movie
2002	Self	The Sweatbox 2002-09-13 Movie
2001	N/A	Celebrating Dumbo 2001-10-23 Movie
	Self	Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All 2001-10-09 Movie
1994	Self	The Making of the Lion King 1994-06-24 Movie
	Self - supervising animator, Walt Disney Feature Animation	The Making of 'Bambi' 1994-06-02 Movie
1992	Self	The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World 1992-11-25 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Mushka 2023-04-15 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	Mushka 2023-04-15 Movie
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Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Animation	Mushka 2023-04-15 Movie
2011	Visual Development	Winnie the Pooh 2011-04-06 Movie
2007	Animation	Enchanted 2007-11-20 Movie
2002	Animation Supervisor	Lilo & Stitch 2002-06-21 Movie
1999	Animation	Fantasia 2000 1999-12-31 Movie
1997	Animation Supervisor	Hercules 1997-06-20 Movie
1994	Animation Supervisor	The Lion King 1994-06-24 Movie
1991	Animation Supervisor	Beauty and the Beast 1991-10-22 Movie
1989	Animation Director	The Little Mermaid 1989-11-17 Movie
1985	Animation	The Black Cauldron 1985-07-24 Movie
	Character Designer	The Black Cauldron 1985-07-24 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Mushka 2023-04-15 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Supervising Animator	Winnie the Pooh 2011-04-06 Movie
2009	Supervising Animator	The Princess and the Frog 2009-12-08 Movie
1992	Supervising Animator	Aladdin 1992-11-25 Movie
1988	Supervising Animator	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988-06-21 Movie
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Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Director of Photography	Pocahontas 1995-06-14 Movie
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