Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) [1] is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; The Call of the Wild (2020); and The Wild Robot (2024).

Chris Sanders. Writer: Lilo & Stitch. Born and raised in Colorado, Chris Sanders fell in love with animation at the age of ten after seeing Ward Kimball animated shorts on 'The Wonderful World of Disney'. He began drawing, and applied to CalArts after his grandmother told him about the animation program at the school.

The Wild Robot made history for DreamWorks Animation on Thursday when it received three Oscar nominations: Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann), Best Score (Kris Bowers), and ...

Chris Sanders (b. 1962) is an animation artist, director, writer, and voice actor known for directing Lilo & Stitch (and voicing Stitch) and How to Train Your Dragon. Early in his career, he worked as a model designer on Muppet Babies and Little Muppet Monsters. Sanders discussed his Muppet Babies work in a 2023 podcast interview: Sanders did models for …

5 days ago · DreamWorks’ animated feature The Wild Robot boasts a nearly-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%, and now the Chris Sanders-written and directed film has been nominated for three Academy Awards. Per Deadline, Sanders, who watched the nominations from Tokyo, Japan while touring with The Wild Robot, said getting the news of the film’s three nominations was “amazing.” “ (On Monday) we ...

Jun 11, 2024 · Chris Sanders’ “The Wild Robot” is nearly here. And ahead of her visit, there’s a brand-new trailer, which you can watch above. In DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot,” based on the best-selling book by...

Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders is an American filmmaker, animator, illustrator, and voice actor. For Disney, he wrote and directed the 2002 animated feature film Lilo & Stitch alongside Dean DeBlois, as well as provided the voice of Stitch …

Chris Sanders. Writer: Lilo & Stitch. Born and raised in Colorado, Chris Sanders fell in love with animation at the age of ten after seeing Ward Kimball animated shorts on 'The Wonderful World of Disney'. He began drawing, and applied to CalArts after his grandmother told him about the animation program at the school.

Apr 21, 2023 · Chris Sanders is in final negotiations to voice the character of Stitch in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders is an American director, illustrator, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and producer. He is known for directing the Disney film Lilo & Stitch (alongside Dean DeBlois) and voicing the titular character.