Dean DeBlois

Dean DeBlois
Dean DeBlois at 2014 WonderCon
Born
Dean Allan DeBlois

(1970-06-07) June 7, 1970
Alma materSheridan College
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • animator
Years active1988present
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Dean Allan DeBlois (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. He is best known for co-writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch (2002) 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 (2007) about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós.