Tom Rogers

Writer

Tom Rogers is a novelist and the screenwriter of numerous animated films, including Disney’s THE LION KING 1½, KRONK'S NEW GROOVE, TINKER BELL: SECRET OF THE WINGS, and TINKER BELL: LEGEND OF THE NEVERBEAST. He is currently a staff writer on Disney Channel’s hit animated series, ELENA OF AVALOR, which introduces Disney’s first Latina princess.

He is also the author of ELEVEN, an award-winning middle-grades novel which tells the story of a boy turning eleven on 9/11.

Originally from Texas, Tom graduated from Harvard with a degree in History and Literature and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and tango partner, Jennifer.