Rick Calabash (sometimes credited as Rick Schneider) is an American film and television producer, writer and director, particularly of animated family films. Calabash was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. As a teen, Calabash once worked for ''

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'', for whom he designed and built theatrical sets. His first break in the entertainment industry came from producer,

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, 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 ''

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'', which starred

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and the

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winning animated feature ''

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'', which starred

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and

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with original songs by

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and

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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

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nominations and won a Silver Angel Award, ''

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'' and Disney's ''

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'' 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, ''

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'' 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

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, 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

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, Zanuck Family Entertainment, Johnny Depp's

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and

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. Calabash is currently an executive at Zanuck Family Entertainment.

Filmography

Producer

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

Writer

* ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000)

Director

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

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

Mickey's Magical Christmas ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse'' is a 2001 animated direct-to-video Christmas comedy fantasy crossover film. It includes two Disney short films, 1952's '' Pluto's Christmas Tree'' and 1983's '' Mickey's Christmas ...

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002)

Consultant, supervisor, or other

* ''

Wake, Rattle, and Roll ''Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (retitled ''Jump, Rattle, and Roll'' when it aired on The Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 9, no. 5, September/October 1991: pp. 20, 36, 45.) is an American live-action/ ...

'' (1990) * ''

Tom & Jerry Kids ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (formerly known as ''Tom & Jerry Kids Show'' in the first season) is an American animated television series co-produced by H-B Production Co. and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry as ...

'' (1990) * '' Gravedale High'' (1990) * '' Jetsons: The Movie'' (1990) *

Steven Bochco Steven Ronald Bochco (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, mostly crime dramas, including '' Hill Street Blues''; ''L.A. Law''; '' Doogie Howser, M.D.''; ...

's ''

Capitol Critters ''Capitol Critters'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Steven Bochco Productions and Hanna-Barbera in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The show is about the lives of mice, rats, and roaches who reside in the basem ...

'' (1992) * '' Fish Police (TV series)'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Get Low'' (2009) * ''

The Zero Theorem ''The Zero Theorem'' is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry and Lucas Hedges. Written by Pat Rushin, the story is about Qohen Leth (Waltz), a reclusive computer ge ...

'' (2013)

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

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 Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

'' 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

'' (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