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'', 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

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Productions. When Kirschner formed

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, Calabash joined the team as a storyboard supervisor, character designer and writer, working on such films as '' The Pagemaster'', which starred

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and the

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winning animated feature '' Cats Don't Dance'', which starred

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and Hal Holbrook with original songs by

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. 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, ''

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'' 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

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in 2003, followed by installations at Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Disney's California Adventure in 2019.Cast Information for "Mickey's PhilharMagic!"
/ref> Calabash was formerly 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. Calabash is currently an executive at the Zanuck Company, in charge of its family film division, Zanuck Family Entertainment.Zanuckco.com
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Filmography

Producer

* '' Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997)

Writer

* ''

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

Director

* '' Mickey's House of Villains'' (2002) * '' Mickey's Magical Christmas'' (2001) * ''

'' (2000) * ''Disney's Mickey Mouse Works'' (1999) * '' Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997)

Consultant, supervisor, or other

* '' The Zero Theorem'' (2013) *

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(2010) * Get Low (2009) * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2006) * '' Big Fish'' (2003) * '' Mickey's PhilharMagic'' (2003) * '' Mickey's House of Villains'' (2002) * '' Mickey's Magical Christmas'' (2001) * ''

'' (2000) * ''Disney's Mickey Mouse Works'' (1999) * '' Cats Don't Dance'' (1997) * '' The Pagemaster'' (1994) * '' Fish Police (TV series)'' (1992) *

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's '' Capitol Critters'' (1992) * '' Jetsons: The Movie'' (1990) * '' Gravedale High'' (1990) * '' Tom & Jerry Kids'' (1990) * '' Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (1990)

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

'' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (Nomination)

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

'' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (Nomination) * '
Angel Awards
'' Award of Excellence Outstanding Children's Television Program
1998 '' 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calabash, Rick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American television directors Writers from Wheeling, West Virginia West Liberty University alumni Art Institute of Pittsburgh alumni