How to Train Your Dragon
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Chris Sanders
Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor.
Born March 12, 1962 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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Lilo & Stitch
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Lilo & Stitch 2May 25, 2028Actor · Writer · Director · Stitch (voice)Not yet in MoviHero
How to Train Your Dragon 2June 10, 2027ProducerNot yet in MoviHero
Lilo & ScratchNovember 25, 2026Actor · Stitch (voice)Not yet in MoviHero
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known asChristopher Michael Sanders · Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders · کریس سندرز
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2025How to Train Your DragonProducer
2025Lilo & StitchActor · Writer — Stitch (voice)
2024The Wild RobotDirector · Writer
2023Once Upon a StudioActor — Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2020The Croods: A New AgeActor · Writer — Belt (voice)
2020The Call of the WildDirector
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldProducer
2014Penguins of MadagascarActor — Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Producer
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyActor — Self (archive footage)
2006Leroy & StitchActor — Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2005The Origin of StitchActor — Stitch (voice)
2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchActor — Stitch (voice)
2004The Lion King 1½Actor — Additional Voices (voice)
2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'Actor · Director — Self
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Actor — Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2003Stitch! The MovieActor — Stitch (voice)
2002Lilo & Stitch Read-AlongActor — Stitch (voice)
1999TarzanActor — Additional Voices (voice)
1998MulanWriter
1994The Lion KingWriter
1992AladdinWriter
1991Beauty and the BeastWriter
1990The Rescuers Down UnderWriter
1984Toby the Badly Animated BoyDirector
1983Fun with FatherDirector · Writer
—The Wild Robot EscapesWriter · Producer
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