Andreas Deja

Andreas Deja (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 King Triton And Vanessa in The Little Mermaid, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jafar in Aladdin, and Scar in The Lion King, the titular character in Hercules, Lilo Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch, Mama Odie and Juju in The Princess and the Frog, and Tigger in Winnie the Pooh.