Chris Sanders
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| Real name | Christopher Michael Sanders |
| Other names | Christopher Sanders Stitch |
| Born | March 12, 1962 |
| Birth place | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Spouse(s) or mate(s) | Jessica Steele-Sanders |
| Profession or hobby | Director, illustrator, voice actor |
| Character species | Human |
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Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American film director, animation director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor.
Sanders is best known for creating Disney's animated feature film Lilo & Stitch, which he wrote and directed alongside Dean DeBlois, as well as co-writing and co-directing the first How to Train Your Dragon film (also alongside DeBlois, who later wrote and directed both sequels himself). He famously starred in the title role of Stitch in the former film, a role he continued to play in the sequel films, Lilo & Stitch: The Series (but not the later shows Stitch! or Stitch & Ai, both of which were produced after he left The Walt Disney Company), and various other Disney projects.
Chris Sanders and furry[edit]
Sanders has old ties with the furry fandom, including being a former member of Rowrbrazzle, and illustrating furry media such publications as MU Press's Beauty of the Beasts.
He also received the 2002 Ursa Major Awards for Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture (Lilo & Stitch).
Filmography[edit]
- Jim Henson Productions
- 1984–1986 - Muppet Babies (character design)
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- 1991 - Beauty and the Beast (writer, visual development)
- 1994 - The Lion King (writer, production designer)
- 1998 - Mulan (writer, story supervisor, voice [Little Brother])
- 2002 - Lilo & Stitch (director, writer, character designer, voice [Stitch])
- Disneytoon Studios
- 2004 - The Lion King 1½ (voice [Stitch])
- 2005 - Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (voice [Stitch])
- Disney Television Animation
- 2003 - Stitch! The Movie (voice [Stitch])
- 2003–2006 - Lilo & Stitch: The Series (voice [Stitch, Experiment 627])
- 2006 - Leroy & Stitch (voice [Stitch, Leroy])
- Disney Parks
- 2004 - Stitch's Great Escape! (voice [Stitch])
- DreamWorks Animation
- 2010 - How to Train Your Dragon (director, writer)
- 2013 - The Croods (director, writer, voice [Belt])
- 2014 - How to Train Your Dragon 2 (executive producer)
- 2019 - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (executive producer)
- 2024 - The Wild Robot (director, writer)
- 20th Century Studios
- 2020 - The Call of the Wild (director)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Chris Sanders Art - Official web site
- alohalilo on DeviantArt
- Chris Sanders on IMDb
- A post on alt.fan.furry about Chris Sanders's ties to the furry fandom (retrieved May 26, 2007)
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