Rick Gitelson (born December 15, 1962) is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, and director. He co-created the animated television series ''Goldie & Bear'' and won an

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for writing and producing the television series ''

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''.

Biography

Gitelson was born in

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. His writing and producing credits include ''

'', ''

Goldie & Bear ''Goldie & Bear'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series created by Jorge Aguirre for Disney Junior. The series is produced by Milk Barn Entertainment and Titmouse, Inc in its first and second seasons respectively. Inspire ...

'', '' Imagination Movers'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Recess'', and ''

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'' for TV; and ''Whispers in the Dark'', ''A Case for Murder'', '' Becoming Dick'' and ''

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'' for film. He co-created ''Goldie & Bear'' with Jorge Aguirre.

Recognition

He won a 2002-2003

and a 1999 Humanitas Award for writing and producing the

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television series ''

'' and the 2010

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for '' Imagination Movers''. He has also received a Vision Award from the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, a

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from the Humane Society, an

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, and an

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, for his work on ''

.''

References

External links

*
Interview with Gitelson
from ''

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