Richard James Rich is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Rich is founder and owner of

Crest Animation Productions Crest Animation Productions (formerly RichCrest Animation Studios, Rich Animation Studios and originally Rich Entertainment) was an Indian-American animation studio located in Burbank, California, United States. The studio's most well known work ...

. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios in 1972 and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by John Lounsbery to be an assistant director for '' Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' based on his musical expertise. He made his directorial debut on ''

The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...

''. After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established

Rich Animation Studios Crest Animation Productions (formerly RichCrest Animation Studios, Rich Animation Studios and originally Rich Entertainment) was an Indian-American animation studio located in Burbank, California, United States. The studio's most well known work ...

, later renamed RichCrest. He directed '' The Swan Princess'' in 1994 which led up to nine sequels since 2012 about fourteen years later since its second sequel. Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as ''Animated Stories from the New Testament'', ''Animated Stories from the Bible'', ''Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon'', ''Animated Hero Classics'', and ''K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments''. His more recent credits include acting as producer on the

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'' and as the director/producer of its sequels.

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