Jonathan Roberts (born May 10, 1956) is an American screenwriter,[1] television producer and author.
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 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.