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Chris Sanders

1962 - Today

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Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure-drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Sanders is the 363rd most popular film director (up from 1,757th in 2019), the 2,712th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,679th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Sanders ranks 363 out of 2,041. Before him are Makoto Shinkai, Edward Yang, Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, Eldar Ryazanov, and Veljko Bulajić. After him are Lotte Reiniger, Alexandre Astruc, Veit Harlan, Édouard Molinaro, Leos Carax, and Márta Mészáros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Chris Sanders ranks 75. Before him are Felicity Huffman, Jorge Burruchaga, Felipe Calderón, Dave Gahan, Stockton Rush, and Anthony Kiedis. After him are Stefan Hell, Arnold Vosloo, Matteo Messina Denaro, Chuck Palahniuk, Matt Cameron, and Gabe Newell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Sanders ranks 2,712 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Rich (1917), George Lakoff (1941), Robert Culp (1930), Charles Moore (1929), Sam Waterston (1940), and Erle Stanley Gardner (1889). After him are Marion Ramsey (1947), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Ron Brown (1941), Ellen Barkin (1954), John Green (1977), and Jeff Daniels (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Sanders ranks 103. Before him are Tex Avery (1908), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Ub Iwerks (1901), Jim Henson (1936), Samuel Fuller (1912), and Leo McCarey (1898). After him are Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), and Jim Abrahams (1944).

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