Chris Sanders
Chris Sanders | |
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Sanders at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards | |
| Born | Christopher Michael Sanders March 12, 1962 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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Jessica Steele-Sanders
(m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
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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.