Dean DeBlois

Dean Allan DeBlois is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, and film editor. He worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios from the 1990s to 2008, when he moved to DreamWorks Animation, where he wrote and directed the acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy (2010, 2014, and 2019).
==Filmography==
*(1998) Mulan (co-head of story)
*(2001) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (story artist)
*(2002) Lilo & Stitch (writer, director; both alongside Chris Sanders)
*(2003) Stitch! The Movie
*(2003–2006) Lilo & Stitch: The Series (creator, characters) 	
*(2005) Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (characters)
*(2006) Leroy & Stitch (characters)
*(2008-2015) Stitch! (characters)
*(2017) Stitch & Ai (characters)
==Other information==
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in that it is unconstitutional for any of the states in America to ban gay marriage, as all U.S. citizens have the fundamental right to marry as stated by the . Because of the month and day this ruling was made (6/26), many fans began associating with Stitch (also known as Experiment 626) to the date of the decision, making him its unofficial mascot.
In response to this, DeBlois, who is openly gay, drew an image of Stitch and Scrump celebrating the court's decision, with Stitch holding a rainbow flag, which represents gay pride, and Scrump holding a blue flag with a yellow equality sign, representing the logo of the .https://twitter.com/DeanDeBlois/status/614567962100432897
==Gallery==
Stitch Day and Love Wins by Dean.png|Dean's drawing of Stitch done in celebration of the US Supreme Court passing the Marriage Equality Act.
Dean DeBlois L&S storyboard.jpg|Dean DeBlois storyboarding a scene for Lilo & Stitch.
Dean DeBlois NYCC.jpg|Dean DeBlois speaks at the 2018 New York Comic Con.
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Category:Annie Award Nominated
Category:Lilo & Stitch
Category:Mulan
Category:Males
Category:1970s births
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios
Category:Directors
Category:Writers
Category:Producers
Category:Screenwriters
Category:Storyboard artists
Category:Disney Renaissance
Category:Canadian people
Category:Character Designers
Category:Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Category:Film Editors
Category:LGBTQ+ people