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
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks (2025)
- Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004)
- Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon (2010)
- Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2015)