Biography
Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator. Born on 1 April 1957 in Gdańsk, he grew up in Germany and studied graphics at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen before joining Walt Disney Animation Studios.
He is best known for his work as supervising animator on characters including Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991), Jafar in Aladdin (1992), Scar in The Lion King (1994) and the title character in Hercules (1997). He also served as Animation Director on The Little Mermaid (1989) and Animation Supervisor on Lilo & Stitch (2002). Deja received a cinematography credit on Pocahontas (1995).
In 2023 he directed, wrote and animated the short film Mushka.
