Dean DeBlois began his career as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation StudiosLacewood Productions in Ottawa Ontario while simultaneously attending Sheridan Colleges three year Classical Animation program in Oakville Ontario Upon graduation from Sheridan College in 1990 DeBlois was hired by Sullivan Bluth Studios in Dublin Ireland In 1994 he left Dublin for Los Angeles to begin work for Walt Disney Feature Animation as a storyboard artist where he soon replaced his frequent collaborator Chris Sanders as Head of Story on emMulanem Shortly thereafter they reteamed to create emLilo Stitchem The emHow to Train Your Dragonem films feature the voice of Canadian actor a hrefbarucheljayJay BaruchelabrbrAlso see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscacanadianstheoscars2020Canadians and the Oscars 2020abrbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Heima (2007, documentary)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Go Quiet (VR-2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2018)
Credits as a Screenwriter:
Mulan (1998, co-head writer)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Mulan II (VR-20004_
Leroy & Stitch (VR-2006)
Heima (2007, documentary)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2018)
TV Series:
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2006)
Stitch! (2008-2010)
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