Biography
Born into an artistic household in Colorado, CHRIS SANDERS grew up drawing and penning short stories. Although Sanders drew throughout school and served as the cartoonist for the Arvada High School newspaper, he hadn‘t considered art as something he could do for a living. But when his grandmother found a random article about the California Institute of the Arts (or CalArts) in the Denver Post, everything changed. Sanders applied for and was accepted to CalArts‘ Animation Program, and went on to work for Marvel Productions, and then Disney Studios.
He worked as a story artist on Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King, before he was made head of story on Mulan.
It was towards the end of production on the film Mulan when then-Head of Disney Feature Animation Tom Schumacher asked Sanders if there was anything he wanted to develop. Sanders recalled a story from 18 years before that he had tried to write as a children‘s book, but had given up on because he couldn‘t compress it into a short-story format. Over a sushi dinner with Schumacher at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort, he pitched the story - a tale of a strange forest creature, shunned by all, and unaware of his own origins. Schumacher liked it, and when he suggested that Sanders relocate the tale of the lonely little monster into the human world, Lilo & Stitch was born.
Sanders wrote, boarded and directed Lilo with Dean DeBlois. In 2006, he left Disney Studios to join the filmmaking team at DreamWorks Animation.
DreamWorks
Director
Movies | |
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2024 |
The Wild Robot |
2020 |
The Call of the Wild |
2013 |
The Croods |
2010 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
2002 |
Lilo & Stitch |
Series | |
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2003 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2024 |
The Wild Robot |
2013 |
The Croods |
2010 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
2002 |
Lilo & Stitch |
1998 |
Mulan |
Actor
Movies | |
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2020 |
The Croods: A New Age |
2013 |
The Croods |
2006 |
Leroy & Stitch (TV movie) |
2005 |
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch |
2004 |
The Lion King 1½ |
2003 |
Stitch! The Movie |
2002 |
Lilo & Stitch |
1998 |
Mulan |
Series | ||
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2017 |
Dawn of the Croods |
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This Is an End Part 1 & 2 (S04E13) |
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Thunk O'Clock High / The Croo-gitive (S03E13) |
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Gorgey Girl / A Gran Adventure (S03E03) |
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2010 |
Castle |
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Punked (S03E04) |
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Cold Case |
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Metamorphosis (S07E14) |
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2006 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Link: Experiment 251 (S02E26) |
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Snafu: Experiment 120 (S02E25) |
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Glitch: Experiment 223 / Woops: Experiment 600 (S02E24) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2005 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Rufus (S02E20) |
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Shush: Experiment 234 (S02E19) |
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Bugby: Experiment 128 (S02E18) |
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more episodes (13) | ||
2004 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Drowsy: Experiment 350 (S01E39) |
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Bad Stitch (S01E38) |
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Slugger: Experiment 608 (S01E37) |
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more episodes (12) | ||
2003 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Dupe: Experiment 344 (S01E28) |
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Slushy: Experiment 523 (S01E27) |
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Finder: Experiment 158 (S01E26) |
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more episodes (25) |
Documentaries | |
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2005 |
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' |
2002 |
Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' |
Short | |
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2005 |
The Origin of Stitch |
2004 |
Stitch's Great Escape |
1971 |
Wie starb Roland S.? (TV movie) |
Creator
Series | ||
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2006 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Link: Experiment 251 (S02E26) |
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Snafu: Experiment 120 (S02E25) |
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Glitch: Experiment 223 / Woops: Experiment 600 (S02E24) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2005 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Rufus (S02E20) |
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Shush: Experiment 234 (S02E19) |
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Bugby: Experiment 128 (S02E18) |
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more episodes (13) | ||
2004 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Drowsy: Experiment 350 (S01E39) |
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Bad Stitch (S01E38) |
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Slugger: Experiment 608 (S01E37) |
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more episodes (12) | ||
2003 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
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Dupe: Experiment 344 (S01E28) |
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Slushy: Experiment 523 (S01E27) |
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Finder: Experiment 158 (S01E26) |
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more episodes (25) |
Performer
Shows | |
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2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
2014 |
On the Scene with Lindalee |
Oscar's Red Carpet 2014 |
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The 86th Annual Academy Awards |
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2011 |
Behind The Red Carpet |
2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
2009 |
Red Carpet Report |
1992 |
HBO First Look |
Fans
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