‘Lion King’ Actor Adopts Abandoned Dog, It Changes Both of Their Lives

Stephen Carlile backstage for a production of The Lion King with his dog, Sugar Courtesy of Stephen Carlile

Stephen Carlile is an actor most famous for portraying Scar in various stage productions of “The Lion King,” but acting isn’t his only passion. Carlile has always loved dogs even though, for most of his life, he wasn’t allowed to have one.

“My parents all said, ‘You can’t have a dog, you’re an actor!‘” he told The Epoch Times. “‘You’re never around to look after a dog. It’s not possible’”