Template:Multiple issuesRick Calabash (born in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American film and television producer, writer and director, particularly of animated family films.As a teen, Calabash once worked for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for whom he designed and built theatrical sets.His first 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, Calabash joined the team as a storyboard supervisor, character designer and writer, working on such films as The Pagemaster, which starred Christopher Lloyd and Macaulay Culkin and the Annie Award winning animated feature Cats Don't Dance, which starred Scott Bakula and Hal Holbrook with original songs by Randy Newman and Natalie Cole.Notable television productions for which Calabash served as producer, writer, and director are Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series, for which he received two Emmy nominations and won a Silver Angel Award, Disney's House of Mouse and Disney's Mickey Mouse Works for which he won a Golden Reel Award. He also served as a storyboard supervisor and director on the two highest-grossing home video releases of 2001 and 2002, Mickey's House of Villains and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.In addition to his work in television and film, he was a storyboard artist and creative consultant on the popular theme park attraction Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 3-D musical featurette, which premiered on the largest screen in the world at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2003.Calabash is currently the president of Scarab Productions, Inc., a film, television and new media production company which has projects in development with The Disney Channel, The Zanuck Company, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros. Pictures.
The character Max Schneider (played by Rick Moranis) in the animated series Gravedale High is named after Rick Schneider, who designed the characters for the series.
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The character Cranston the Goat in Warner Bros. animated feature Cats Don't Dance is based on Rick Schneider, who designed many of the characters for the film.
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Rick got his start in family entertainment at age 14, by designing and building "The Neighborhood of Make Believe" sets for a stage performance featuring the cast of Mister Rogers. At the close of the show he was called on stage and presented with a super 8 moviola by producer, David Newell, better known as postman Mr. McFeely.
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Though Rick made his own animated films while still in his early teens, his first professional experience in animation came by creating cartoon characters for advertising campaigns for General Mills and KFC.
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wake, Rattle & Roll
1990
TV Series creative designer - as Richard T. Schneider, 1990
Mickey's PhilharMagic
2003
Short storyboard artist - uncredited
House of Mouse
2001-2002
TV Series storyboard supervisor - 52 episodes
Mickey's House of Villains
2001
Video storyboard supervisor - as Rick Schneider
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001
Video storyboard supervisor - as Rick Schneider
Mickey Mouse Works
2000
TV Series short storyboard supervisor - 1 episode
Cats Don't Dance
1997
storyboard supervisor - as Rick Schneider / visual development - as Rick Schneider
The Pagemaster
1994
storyboard artist - as Rick Schneider
Droopy: Master Detective
1993
TV Series designer - as Rick Schneider, 1993
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cats Don't Dance
1997
character designer - as Rick Schneider
Capitol Critters
1992-1995
TV Series character designer - 13 episodes
Fish Police
1992
TV Series character designer - 6 episodes
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
TV Series character designer - 1 episode
Jetsons: The Movie
1990
character designer - uncredited
Gravedale High
1990
TV Series character designer - 13 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
House of Mouse
2001-2002
TV Series 7 episodes
Mickey's House of Villains
2001
Video segment "Donald's Halloween Scare", as Rick Schneider
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001
Video uncredited
Mickey Mouse Works
TV Series short 6 episodes, 1999 - 2000 co-director - 1 episode, 2000
101 Dalmatians: The Series
1997
TV Series 15 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
101 Dalmatians: The Series
1997
TV Series producer - 14 episodes
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fish Police
1992
TV Series 6 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
House of Mouse
2001
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
TV Series short writer - as Rick Schneider
Cats Don't Dance
1997
story - as Rick Schneider
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mickey's PhilharMagic
2003
Short creative consultant - uncredited / story consultant - as Rick Schneider-Calabash
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
TV Movie title designer - as R.T. Schneider
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Silver Angel
Angel Awards
Excellence In Media
101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Animated Program
101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
1998
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Animated Program
101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
Known for movies
Cats Don't Dance (1997) as Art Department
Mickey's House of Villains (2001) as Art Department
$12 Million
