Writer
Dean DeBlois
Dean DeBlois
- Date of birth
- Age
- 56
- Place of birth
- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, animator, draftsperson, director, artist
- Languages
- English
Biography
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.
Education
- Sheridan College
Awards
- Annie Award
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2011 How to Train Your Dragon
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2015 How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature2020 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-23
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