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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 John Mitchell Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 – February 13, 1976) was an American animator and director who worked for Walt Disney Productions. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, of which he was the shortest lived as well as the fir ...
to be an assistant director for ''
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too ''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' is a 1974 animated featurette based on the third chapter of '' Winnie-the-Pooh'' and the fourth and seventh chapters of '' The House at Pooh Corner'' by A. A. Milne. The featurette was directed by John Lounsbe ...
'' 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 ...
''. 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 ''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, and Steve Vinovich, the film is directed by f ...
'' 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'', ''Animat