Andreas Deja

Andreas Deja
At the 35th Annie Awards in 2006
Born
Poland
OccupationAnimator
Years active1980–present
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1981–2011)
AwardsWinsor 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.