Jonathan Roberts

Jonathan Roberts is an American television producer, writer, and author. He is known for co-writing The Lion King. For Disney, he has written The Lion King (1994), James and the Giant Peach (1996), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. (2001). He also co-produced the FOX series Beverly Hills 90210 (1991-1992).
Born in Boston, MA; Roberts studied English literature at Brown University and took a summer graduate program on book and magazine publishing at Harvard before launching his career such as The 80s: A Look Back and The Official Preppy Handbook.
Roberts joined Disney's story department in the early 1990s and worked on Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey before joining Irene Mecchi and Linda Woolverton in co-writing The Lion King which gained critical and financial success for the company.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1993	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 	Co-writer (uncredited)
1994	The Lion King 	Co-writer
1996	James and the Giant Peach 	Co-writer
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Co-writer
2000	Dinosaur 	Additional screenplay material
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	Writer (uncredited)
2001	Disney's California Adventure TV Special	Creative consultant
2001	Monsters, Inc. 	Additional screenplay material
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