Dean DeBlois

Person · Open Library

Works

2

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Film & TV

Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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…

Known for

• Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon — Self2025
• How to Train Your Dragon — Viking (uncredited)2025
• Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks — Himself2025
• Floyd Norman: An Animated Life — Himself2016
• Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 — Himself2015
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon — Self2010
• The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' — Self2004

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

CA

Active from

1970-06-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

150

Total plays

319

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Dean

Gender

male

Citizenship

Canada

Place of birth

Aylmer

Occupation

animator

Educated at

Sheridan College

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Annie Award

Notable work

How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)

Genre

animation

Image

Dean DeBlois, 2014 WonderCon-3.jpg

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