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Dean DeBlois
Dean DeBlois
	DeBlois in 2011
Born	Dean Allan DeBlois; June 7, 1970 (age 54); Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Occupations	Director; screenwriter; producer; animator;
Years active	1988–present
Employers	Sullivan Bluth Studios (1990–1994); Walt Disney Animation Studios (1994–2007); DreamWorks Animation (2007–present);
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Dean Allan DeBlois^[1] (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH;^[2] born June 7, 1970)^[3] is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. 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.

Early life

DeBlois was born and raised in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada.^[4] As a boy he was interested in comic books, which he later said influenced his drawing ability, imagination and storytelling. Growing up poor, he would visit a nearby smoke shop on weekends, where the proprietor let him read comics for free. Memorizing them, he went home and drew.^[5] DeBlois attended Darcy McGee High School.

Career

DeBlois began his career as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios/Lacewood Productions in Ottawa, Ontario, while simultaneously attending Sheridan College's three year Classical Animation program in Oakville, Ontario. From 1988 to 1990, DeBlois contributed to such productions as The Raccoons (TV series), The Teddy Bears' Picnic (TV special), and The Nutcracker Prince (feature animated film).

Upon graduation from Sheridan College in 1990, DeBlois was hired by Sullivan Bluth Studios in Dublin, Ireland. There, he worked as a layout artist, character designer, and storyboard assistant to Don Bluth on such feature animated films as A Troll in Central Park and Thumbelina.

In 1994, DeBlois left Dublin for Los Angeles to begin work for Walt Disney Feature Animation as a storyboard artist, where he worked alongside his frequent collaborator, Chris Sanders, as Head of Story on Mulan. Shortly thereafter, they re-teamed to create Lilo & Stitch.

Following its release in 2002, DeBlois sold several original live action feature film projects to write, direct, and produce, including an Irish ghost story titled The Banshee and Finn Magee,^[6]^[1] a psychological thriller titled The Lighthouse,^[7] and a family adventure series titled Sightings,^[8] which were optioned at Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Universal Studios respectively.

DeBlois' feature-length music documentary film Heima chronicles the homecoming concert of Iceland's Sigur Rós.

In October 2008, DeBlois returned to feature animation to co-write and co-direct DreamWorks Animation's then-troubled How to Train Your Dragon, once again re-teaming with Sanders. The duo re-envisioned the film's story and shepherded the production to its March 2010 release. The resulting film became the studio's top-grossing film in North America outside of the Shrek franchise.^[9]

During that same time, DeBlois also directed another feature-length music film for Sigur Rós front-man Jónsi, entitled Go Quiet, as well as a feature-length concert film entitled Jónsi: Live at The Wiltern.

DeBlois wrote and directed the fantasy/action film How to Train Your Dragon 2, a sequel to the original, which was released on June 13, 2014, followed by How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World on February 22, 2019.

On September 23, 2019, DeBlois was attached to write and direct a film adaptation of the Micronauts.^[10]

In February 2023, a live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon was announced with DeBlois returning to direct, write, and produce in his live action feature filmmaking debut. The film is slated to release on June 13, 2025.^[11]^[12]

Personal life

DeBlois is openly gay, and told The Advocate that people in the industry "knew that one of us was gay" but mistakenly assumed it was his straight screenwriting partner Chris Sanders, because DeBlois "hobbled in there looking like a redneck."^[13]

Filmography

Films


Title	Year	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
Mulan	1998	No	Story	No	Credited as "Story Co-Head"
Lilo & Stitch	2002	Yes	Yes	No	alongside Chris Sanders
Heima (documentary)	2007	Yes	No	No	also camera operator
How to Train Your Dragon	2010	Yes	Yes	No	alongside Chris Sanders
Go Quiet (direct-to-video short)	2010	Yes	No	No	also camera operator & editor
How to Train Your Dragon 2	2014	Yes	Yes	Executive
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	2019	Yes	Yes	Executive
How to Train Your Dragon	2025	Yes	Yes	Yes

Producer only

Title	Year	Notes
Gift of the Night Fury	2011	Executive producer Direct-to-video short
The Other Side of the Wind	2018	Co-producer
The Wild Robot	2024	Executive producer^[14]

Animation department

Title	Year	Notes
The Teddy Bears' Picnic (short direct-to-TV)	1989	assistant animator
The Nutcracker Prince	1990	assistant animator / layout artist
Thumbelina	1994	layout artist
The Lion King
A Troll in Central Park
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	2001	story artist

Television series


Title	Year	Credited as	Notes
The Raccoons	1989	assistant animator	9 episodes
Quack Pack	1996	character designer / storyboard artist / prop designer	7 episodes
Histeria!	1998–1999	storyboard artist	17 episodes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Registration record PAU002592135 - The Banshee and Finn Magee". United States Copyright Office. May 23, 2001. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - DreamWorks Tour". Jabba's Movies. January 8, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
^ "Dean DeBlois Biography". Tribute. Toronto, Ontario: Tribute Entertainment Media Group. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ Lovece, Frank (February 14, 2019). "'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' brings the franchise to its end". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.
^ Lu, Alexander (October 21, 2015). "Interviews: Dean DeBlois and Richard Hamilton Reimagine Berk in "How to Train Your Dragon" GNs". Comics Beat. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
^ "Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation, Writer / Director / Executive Producer". FMX. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ Kit, Borys (March 21, 2006). "'Lighthouse' turns on Touchstone". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ Snyder, Gabriel (July 27, 2006). "U sets sights on 'Sightings'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ "DreamWorks Animation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ Kit, Borys (September 23, 2019). "'How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Rubin, Rebecca (February 15, 2023). "'How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Adaptation Coming to Theaters in 2025". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 3, 2023). "'How To Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Feature Pushed Due To Actors Strike". Deadline. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ Steele, Bruce C. (July 9, 2002). "Disney dude: Dean DeBlois, the out codirector of Lilo & Stitch, talks about making a cartoon supporting alternative families, including extraterrestrials who do drag". The Advocate. p. 52. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
^ Taylor, Drew (September 28, 2023). "Director Chris Sanders Returns to DreamWorks Animation With 'The Wild Robot' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

External links

Dean DeBlois at IMDb
Media related to Dean DeBlois at Wikimedia Commons

[Banshee-Finn_US_Copyright-1] "Registration record PAU002592135 - The Banshee and Finn Magee". United States Copyright Office. May 23, 2001. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[2] "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - DreamWorks Tour". Jabba's Movies. January 8, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[tribute-3] "Dean DeBlois Biography". Tribute. Toronto, Ontario: Tribute Entertainment Media Group. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[4] Lovece, Frank (February 14, 2019). "'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' brings the franchise to its end". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.

[BeatDeBloisHamilton-5] Lu, Alexander (October 21, 2015). "Interviews: Dean DeBlois and Richard Hamilton Reimagine Berk in "How to Train Your Dragon" GNs". Comics Beat. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

[6] "Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation, Writer / Director / Executive Producer". FMX. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[7] Kit, Borys (March 21, 2006). "'Lighthouse' turns on Touchstone". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[8] Snyder, Gabriel (July 27, 2006). "U sets sights on 'Sightings'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[9] "DreamWorks Animation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[micronauts-10] Kit, Borys (September 23, 2019). "'How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[11] Rubin, Rebecca (February 15, 2023). "'How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Adaptation Coming to Theaters in 2025". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[12] D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 3, 2023). "'How To Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Feature Pushed Due To Actors Strike". Deadline. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[Advocate-13] Steele, Bruce C. (July 9, 2002). "Disney dude: Dean DeBlois, the out codirector of Lilo & Stitch, talks about making a cartoon supporting alternative families, including extraterrestrials who do drag". The Advocate. p. 52. Retrieved January 9, 2011.

[14] Taylor, Drew (September 28, 2023). "Director Chris Sanders Returns to DreamWorks Animation With 'The Wild Robot' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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+'''Dean Allan DeBlois'''<ref name="Banshee-Finn US Copyright"/> ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|b|l|w|ɑː}} {{respell|də|BLWAH}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQtcYibvmuM&t=1m11s|title=How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - DreamWorks Tour|work=Jabba's Movies|date=8 January 2019|access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> born June 7, 1970)<ref name=tribute>{{cite news|url= https://www.tribute.ca/people/dean-deblois/8444/|title=Dean DeBlois Biography|work=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]| publisher=Tribute Entertainment Media Group|location=Toronto, Ontario|access-date=6 February 2019|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710231451/https://www.tribute.ca/people/dean-deblois/8444/|url-status= live}}</ref> is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He is best known for writing and directing the [[Academy Award|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]] ([[How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)|the first film]] also with Sanders), and directing the documentary ''[[Heima]]'' about the Icelandic band [[Sigur Rós]].
 ==Early life==
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 In 1994, DeBlois left Dublin for Los Angeles to begin work for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] as a storyboard artist, where he worked alongside his frequent collaborator, [[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]], as Head of Story on ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''. Shortly thereafter, they re-teamed to create ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''.
-Following its release in 2002, DeBlois sold several original live action feature film projects to write, direct, and produce, including an Irish ghost story titled ''The Banshee and Finn Magee'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation, Writer / Director / Executive Producer|url=http://www.fmx.de/program2015/speaker/1533|publisher=FMX|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072054/http://www.fmx.de/program2015/speaker/1533|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Banshee-Finn US Copyright">{{cite web |title=Registration record PAU002592135 - The Banshee and Finn Magee |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/10377898 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]] |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230125042426/https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/10377898 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |date=May 23, 2001}}</ref> a psychological thriller titled ''The Lighthouse'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Lighthouse' turns on Touchstone|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002199907|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903063709/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002199907|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref> and a family adventure series titled ''Sightings'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snyder|first1=Gabriel|title=U sets sights on 'Sightings'|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/u-sets-sights-on-sightings-1200338850/|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=Variety|date=July 27, 2006|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231933/http://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/u-sets-sights-on-sightings-1200338850/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which were optioned at [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Touchstone Pictures]], and [[Universal Studios]] respectively.
+Following its release in 2002, DeBlois sold several original live action feature film projects to write, direct, and produce, including an Irish ghost story titled ''The Banshee and Finn Magee'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks Animation, Writer / Director / Executive Producer|url=http://www.fmx.de/program2015/speaker/1533|publisher=FMX|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072054/http://www.fmx.de/program2015/speaker/1533|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Banshee-Finn US Copyright">{{cite web |title=Registration record PAU002592135 - The Banshee and Finn Magee |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/10377898 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]] |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230125042426/https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/10377898 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |date=May 23, 2001}}</ref> a psychological thriller titled ''The Lighthouse'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Lighthouse' turns on Touchstone|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002199907|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903063709/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002199907|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref> and a family adventure series titled ''Sightings'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snyder|first1=Gabriel|title=U sets sights on 'Sightings'|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/u-sets-sights-on-sightings-1200338850/|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=Variety|date=July 27, 2006|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231933/http://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/u-sets-sights-on-sightings-1200338850/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which were optioned at [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Touchstone Pictures]], and [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] respectively.
 DeBlois' feature-length music documentary film ''[[Heima]]'' chronicles the homecoming concert of Iceland's [[Sigur Rós]].
-In October 2008, DeBlois returned to feature animation to co-write and co-direct [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s then-troubled ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', once again re-teaming with Sanders. The duo re-envisioned the film's story and shepherded the production to its March 2010 release. The resulting film became the studio's top-grossing film in North America outside of the [[Shrek (franchise)|''Shrek'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DreamWorks Animation|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=dwanimation.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
+In October 2008, DeBlois returned to feature animation to co-write and co-direct [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s then-troubled ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', once again re-teaming with Sanders. The duo re-envisioned the film's story and shepherded the production to its March 2010 release. The resulting film became the studio's top-grossing film in North America outside of the [[Shrek (franchise)|''Shrek'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DreamWorks Animation|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=dwanimation.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
 During that same time, DeBlois also directed another feature-length music film for [[Sigur Rós]] front-man [[Jón Þór Birgisson|Jónsi]], entitled ''[[Go Quiet]]'', as well as a feature-length concert film entitled ''Jónsi: Live at The Wiltern''.
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 On September 23, 2019, DeBlois was attached to write and direct a film adaptation of the [[Micronauts (comics)#Feature-film developments|Micronauts]].<ref name=micronauts>{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-train-your-dragon-filmmaker-tackling-micronauts-film-1241159|access-date=September 23, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
-In February 2023, a live-action adaptation of ''How to Train Your Dragon'' was announced with DeBlois returning to direct, write, and produce. The film is slated to release on June 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-new-movie-1235524435/ |title='How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Adaptation Coming to Theaters in 2025 |work=Variety |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='How To Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Feature Pushed Due To Actors Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-movie-release-date-1235592783/ |website=Deadline |access-date=3 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023}}</ref>
+In February 2023, a [[How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)|live-action adaptation]] of ''How to Train Your Dragon'' was announced with DeBlois returning to direct, write, and produce in his live action feature filmmaking debut. The film is slated to release on June 13, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-new-movie-1235524435/ |title='How to Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Adaptation Coming to Theaters in 2025 |work=Variety |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='How To Train Your Dragon' Live-Action Feature Pushed Due To Actors Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-movie-release-date-1235592783/ |website=Deadline |access-date=3 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023}}</ref>
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+! scope="row" |''[[How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]''
-! scope="row" |''The Wild Robot''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=Director Chris Sanders Returns to DreamWorks Animation With ‘The Wild Robot’ (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-wild-robot-movie-chris-sanders-dreamworks-animation/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
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+! scope="row" |''[[Gift of the Night Fury]]''
-| scope="row" |''[[Micronauts (comics)#Feature-film developments|Micronauts]]<ref name="micronauts" />''<ref name="THROff2021Release">{{cite news |last1=Beresford |first1=Trilby |title=Paramount Pictures Takes Michael B. Jordan Pic 'Without Remorse,' 'Micronauts' Off 2021 Release Calendar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-pictures-takes-michael-b-jordan-pic-without-remorse-micronauts-off-2021-release-calendar |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
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+! scope="row" |''[[The Wild Robot]]''
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+|Executive producer<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |title=Director Chris Sanders Returns to DreamWorks Animation With 'The Wild Robot' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-wild-robot-movie-chris-sanders-dreamworks-animation/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
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-|''[[Treasure Island#Adaptations|Treasure Island]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dean-deblois-directing-treasure-island-universal-mandeville-films-micronauts-1202750658/|title='Treasure Island': Dean DeBlois Set To Direct Take On Classic Novel For Universal & Mandeville Films|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=2019-10-02|website=Deadline|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
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-! scope="row" |''[[Oliver & Company]]''
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 |-
 ! scope="row" |[[The Teddy Bears' Picnic#In Popular Culture|''The Teddy Bears' Picnic'']] (short direct-to-TV)
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 |storyboard artist
 |17 episodes
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-! scope="row" |''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''
-|2003-2006
-|co-creator
-|65 episodes
 |}
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