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Dean DeBlois

Writing · Born 1970-06-07 · Brockville, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Dean Allan DeBlois (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. He is best known for writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Animation Studios (with Chris Sanders), the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy for DreamWorks Animation (the first film also with Sanders), and directing the documentary Heima about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós.

Known for

Filmography

2027How to Train Your Dragon 2Producer
2025Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme ParksHimself
2025Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your DragonSelf
2025How to Train Your DragonViking (uncredited)
2025Lilo & StitchOriginal Film Writer
2024The Wild RobotExecutive Producer
2023NimonaThanks
2022TenDirector
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldDirector
2018The Other Side of the WindCo-Producer
2017The Boss BabyThanks
2016Floyd Norman: An Animated LifeHimself
2015Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2Himself
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Director
2011Dragons: Gift of the Night FuryExecutive Producer
2010How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of DragonSelf
2010Jónsi: Go QuietDirector
2010How to Train Your DragonScreenplay
2007HeimaDirector
2006Leroy & StitchCharacters
2005The Origin of StitchCharacters
2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchCharacters
2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'Self
2003Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesCharacters
2003Stitch! The MovieCharacters
2002Lilo & StitchDirector
2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireStory Artist
—The Wild Robot EscapesExecutive Producer

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