Andreas Deja

Andreas Deja
At the 35th Annie Awards in 2006
Born	(1957-04-01) 1 April 1957 (age 67)[1] Gdańsk, Polish People's Republic
Occupation	Animator
Years active	1980–present
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (1981–2011)
Awards	Winsor McCay Award, 2006 Disney Legends, 2015

Andreas Deja^{[needs IPA]} (born 1 April 1957) 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.