Born in Missouri, Vogler studied filmmaking at the USC School of Cinema-Television.

Vogler has worked for Disney studios, Fox 2000 pictures, and Warner Bros. in the development department.

He contributed story material to the Disney animated feature The Lion King.

[1] He has also taught in the USC School of Cinema-Television, Division of Animation and Digital Arts as well as at UCLA extension.

It was founded in 1999 and its Vice President, Brad Schreiber, consults on scripts and books, using Vogler's approach.