FILM DIRECTOR

Dean DeBlois

1970 - Today

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Dean Allan DeBlois ( də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and animator. He is best known for co-writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch (2002) for Walt Disney Animation Studios (with Chris Sanders), the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2010–2019) for DreamWorks Animation (the first film also with Sanders), and directing the documentary Heima (2007) about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. He also returned to write and direct the 2025 live action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Dean DeBlois is the 1,771st most popular film director (up from 1,863rd in 2024), the 841st most popular biography from Canada (up from 938th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dean DeBlois ranks 1,771 out of 2,041. Before him are Jonathan Levine, Rob Minkoff, Peter Lord, Alex Kurtzman, Rakhshān Banietemad, and Greg Berlanti. After him are K. Balachander, Ryuhei Kitamura, Tatsuya Ishihara, Gary Trousdale, Frank Coraci, and Bill Pope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Dean DeBlois ranks 572. Before him are Marinko Galič, Gavin McInnes, Roar Strand, Kari Matchett, Tom Everett Scott, and Håvard Flo. After him are Czesław Michniewicz, Raúl González, Cecily von Ziegesar, Maria Bashir, Saïd Chiba, and Manisha Koirala.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Dean DeBlois ranks 841 out of 1,622. Before him are Patrick Gallagher (1968), Adam Beach (1972), Debbi Wilkes (1946), Kari Matchett (1970), Connor McDavid (1997), and Kathy Kreiner (1957). After him are Hart Bochner (1956), Bryan Trottier (1956), Adam Gontier (1978), Eric Lindros (1973), Jesse Moss (1983), and Tom Green (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Dean DeBlois ranks 26. Before him are Sidney Olcott (1872), Elmer Clifton (1890), Robert Lepage (1957), Brad Wright (1961), Jason Reitman (1977), and Guy Maddin (1956). After him are Roger Avary (1965), Bruce LaBruce (1964), Philippe Falardeau (1968), Danny Antonucci (1957), Michelle MacLaren (1965), and Jeremy Podeswa (1962).

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