Andreas Deja | |
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![]() At the 35th Annie Awards in 2006 | |
Born | Poland |
Occupation | Animator |
Years active | 1980–present |
Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1981–2011) |
Awards | Winsor McCay Award, 2006 Disney Legends, 2015 |
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.