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Dean DeBlois

Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator | * 06/07/1970 (54) | Aylmer, Quebec
Dean Allan DeBlois ( də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. 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. ()
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Dean DeBlois (born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, camera operator, and editor. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing The Oscar-nominated animated films Lilo & Stitch (Walt Disney Feature Animation) and How to Train Your Dragon (Dreamworks Animation), and for directing the acclaimed Sigur Rós documentary/music film Heima.

Most frequent genres for this person: Kids & Family | Animation | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learn ...

Lilo & Stitch

PG

2002 | 3.8/5 | 1h 25min
Animation, Kids & Family
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Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a ...

How to Train Your Dragon 2

PG

2014 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
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As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as vill ...

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

PG

2019 | 3.9/5 | 1h 44min
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
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As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, h ...

How to Train Your Dragon

PG

2010 | 3.9/5 | 1h 38min
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Dean DeBlois

Annie Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Movies with Dean DeBlois as Actor(2)

as himself2016 Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as himself2005 The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'

Movies with Dean DeBlois as Crew(25)

Directing/Director2025 Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film
Production/Producer2025 Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film
Writing/Writer2025 Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film
Production/Executive Producer2024 The Wild Robot
Directing/Director2023 Micronauts
Writing/Screenplay2023 Micronauts
Writing/Characters2023 Lilo & Stitch
Directing/Director2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Production/Executive Producer2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Writing/Screenplay2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Writing/Story2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Production/Co-Producer2018 The Other Side of the Wind
Crew/Thanks2017 The Boss Baby
Directing/Director2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2
Production/Executive Producer2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2
Writing/Writer2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2
Production/Executive Producer2011 Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Directing/Director2010 Jónsi: Go Quiet
Directing/Director2010 How to Train Your Dragon
Writing/Screenplay2010 How to Train Your Dragon
Directing/Director2007 Heima
Writing/Original Film Writer2006 Leroy & Stitch
Directing/Director2002 Lilo & Stitch
Writing/Writer2002 Lilo & Stitch
Writing/Story Artist2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire

TV Shows/Series with Dean DeBlois as Crew(1)

Crew/Creator2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Full Name: Dean Deblois
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Sunday, 06/07 1970 (June) in Aylmer, Quebec (current age: 54 years + 123 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Sheridan College
Other names for Dean DeBlois (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dean DeBois"
"Dean Allan DeBlois"
Dean DeBlois frequently works together with these people:
Chris Sanders (20x, Crew)
Frank Welker (9x, Actor)
Rob Paulsen (7x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (7x, Actor)
Randy Thom (7x, Crew)
Kevin Michael Richardson (6x, Actor)
Tara Strong (6x, Actress)
Tress MacNeille (6x, Actress)
John K. Carr (6x, Crew)
Cressida Cowell (5x, Crew)
Mary Blee (4x, Crew)
Kate Spencer (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8810, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 09/21/2024