Person Details

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Aliases: Christopher Michael Sanders , Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders , کریس سندرز

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Homepage: https://www.chrissandersart.com/

Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Wild Robot
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8

The Wild Robot

(2024) Screenplay
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
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7
The Lion King
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8

The Lion King

(1994) Story
Toy Story
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8

Toy Story

(1995) Character Designer
Lilo & Stitch
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7

Lilo & Stitch

(2025) Characters
The Croods: Family Tree
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7
How to Train Your Dragon 2
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8

How to Train Your Dragon 2

(2014) Executive Producer
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
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8

Acting

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
2014 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Thanks
2017 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Additional Construction Grip
1994 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Character Designer
1995 Character Designer
1991 Visual Development
1983 Animation
Year Role Movie/Tv

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