Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, illustrator, and voice actor. He is known for his work on popular animated films such as Lilo & Stitch (2002), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), The Croods (2013), and The Call of the Wild (2020). Born on March 12, 1962, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sanders attended Arvada High School and graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984. He began his career as a character designer for Muppet Babies and later joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he worked on films like Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and The Lion King (1994). Sanders has also created the story behind Lilo & Stitch and provided the voice for its title character.