Rick Schneider

Rick Schneider-Calabash (born in Wheeling, WV) is an American film and television producer, writer and director, particularly of animated family films.

As a teen, Schneider-Calabash once worked for "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", for whom he designed and built theatrical sets.

Rick's first real break in the entertainment industry came from producer, David Kirschner, for whom he developed many television and feature film projects during Kirschner's tenure as president of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When Kirschner formed Turner Feature Animation, Rick joined the team as a storyboard supervisor, character designer and writer, working on such films as "The Pagemaster", starring Christopher Lloyd and Macaulay Culkin and the Annie Award winning animated feature "Cats Don't Dance", starring Scott Bakula and Hal Holbrook with original songs by Randy Newman and Natalie Cole.

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In addition, Rick was a storyboard artists and creative consultant on the popular theme park attraction Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 3-D musical featurette, which made its debut on the largest screen in the world at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2003.

Rick is currently the president of Scarab Productions, Inc., a film, television and new media production company which has projects in development with The Zanuck Company and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil.

Filmography

Producer

* (1997)

Writer

* Disney's House Of Mouse (2000)
* Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
* Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Director

* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas (2001)
* Disney's House Of Mouse (2000)
* Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
* (1997)

Consultant/Supervisor/Other

* Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas (2001)
* Disney's House Of Mouse (2000)
* Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
* Cats Don't Dance (1997)
* The Pagemaster (1994)
* Fish Police (1992)
* Steven Bochco's Capitol Critters (1992)
* (1990)
* Gravedale High (1990)
* Tom & Jerry Kids (1990)
* Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990)

Awards and Nominations

* Emmy Awards

Outstanding Animated Children's Television Program
1999 "Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series" (Nomination)
1998 "Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series" (Nomination)

* [http://www.angelawards.com/101dalmatians.html Angel Awards]

Award of Excellence Outstanding Children's Television Program
1998 "Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series" (Won)

* Golden Reel Awards

Outstanding Achievement in the Motion Picture & Television Industries
2000 "Disney's Mickey Mouse Works" (Won)

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0773985/ Rick Schneider] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://inbaseline.com/person.aspx?view=AllCredits&person_id=919337 Rick Schneider] at [http://inbaseline.com/index.aspx Studio System]
* [http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]
* [http://www.angelawards.com/101dalmatians.html Angel Awards]