Jonathan Roberts (born May 10, 1956) is an American screenwriter, television producer and author. He is known for having co-written Disney's The Lion King.

Life and career

Born in Boston, Roberts studied English literature at Brown University and took a summer graduate program on book and magazine publishing at Harvard before launching his career. His first written work was on the 80s: A Look Back and The Official Preppy Handbook, which became a New York Times bestseller. Roberts's first screenplay credit was on The Sure Thing in 1985. He later went on to write for Fast Times, in which he also served as a producer. Roberts then joined Disney's story department and worked on the award-winning 1994 animated feature The Lion King with Irene Mecchi and Linda Woolverton. He also co-wrote the screenplays for James and the Giant Peach and The Hunchback of Notre Dame while at Disney. Roberts served as a producer on Beverly Hills 90210 and Head of the Class.

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