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Chris Sanders

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 12, 1962 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2028Lilo & Stitch 2Stitch (voice)
2025Lilo & StitchStitch (voice)
2023Once Upon a StudioStitch (voice) (archive sound)
2020The Croods: A New AgeBelt (voice)
2015Dawn of the CroodsBelt (voice)
2015Dawn of the CroodsAdditional Voices (voice)
2014Penguins of MadagascarAntarctic Penguin (voice)
2013The CroodsBelt (voice)
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
2006Leroy & StitchStitch / Leroy (voice)
2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchStitch (voice)
2005The Origin of StitchStitch (voice)
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'Self
2004The Lion King 1½Additional Voices (voice)
2003Stitch! The MovieStitch (voice)
2003Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesStitch (voice)
2002Lilo & StitchStitch (voice)
2002Lilo & Stitch Read-AlongStitch (voice)
1999TarzanAdditional Voices (voice)
1996Agent Z and the Penguin from MarsPark Keeper
Production
2027How to Train Your Dragon 2Executive Producer
2025How to Train Your DragonExecutive Producer
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldExecutive Producer
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Executive Producer
-The Wild Robot EscapesExecutive Producer
Directing
2024The Wild RobotDirector
2020The Call of the WildDirector
2013The CroodsDirector
2010How to Train Your DragonDirector
2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'Director
2002Lilo & StitchDirector
1984Toby the Badly Animated BoyDirector
1983Fun with FatherDirector
Writing
2028Lilo & Stitch 2Writer
2025Lilo & StitchOriginal Film Writer
2024The Wild RobotScreenplay
2020The Croods: A New AgeCharacters
2020The Croods: A New AgeStory
2013The CroodsScreenplay
2013The CroodsStory
2010How to Train Your DragonScreenplay
2006Leroy & StitchCharacters
2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchCharacters
2005The Origin of StitchCharacters
2003Stitch! The MovieCharacters
2002Lilo & StitchIdea
2002Lilo & StitchWriter
1998MulanScreenplay
1998MulanStory Supervisor
1994The Lion KingStory
1992AladdinStory
1991Beauty and the BeastStory
1983Fun with FatherWriter
-The Wild Robot EscapesScreenplay
Crew
2025The Bad Guys 2Thanks
2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishThanks
2017The Boss BabyThanks
2008Stitch!Creator