Dean DeBlois
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1970-06-07 · Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Known for
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Screenplay
- Mulan (1998) — Story
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — Director
- The Boss Baby (2017) — Thanks
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — Director
- Lilo & Stitch (2002) — Director
- The Wild Robot (2024) — Executive Producer
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — Story Artist
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — Viking (uncredited)
- Lilo & Stitch (2025) — Original Film Writer
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) — Characters
- Nimona (2023) — Thanks
- Stitch! The Movie (2003) — Characters
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003) — Characters
- Leroy & Stitch (2006) — Characters
- Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015) — Creator