Rick Schneider

Rick Schneider Biography

Rick Schneider-Calabash (born in Wheeling, WV) is an American film and television producer, writer and director, particularly of animated family films.

As a teen, Schneider-Calabash once worked for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for whom he designed and built theatrical sets.

His first real 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 Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When Kirschner formed Turner Feature Animation, he joined the team as a storyboard supervisor, character designer and writer, working on such films as The Pagemaster, starring Christopher Lloyd and Macaulay Culkin and the Annie Award winning animated feature Cats Don't Dance, starring Scott Bakula and Hal Holbrook with original songs by Randy Newman and Natalie Cole.

Notable television productions for which Schneider-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, Disney's House of Mouse and Disney's Mickey Mouse Works for which he won a Golden Reel Award. He also acted as a storyboard supervisor and director on the highly successful home video releases, Mickey's House of Villains and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.

In addition, he was a storyboard artists and creative consultant on the popular theme park attraction Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 3-D musical featurette, which made its debut on the largest screen in the world at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2003.

Schneider-Calabash is currently the president of Scarab Productions, Inc., a film, television and new media production company which has projects in development with The Zanuck Company, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Filmography

Producer

Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)

Writer

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

Director

Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
Mickey's Magical Christmas (2001)
Disney's House of Mouse (2000)
Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)

Consultant, supervisor, or other

Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
Mickey's Magical Christmas (2001)
Disney's House of Mouse (2000)
Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
The Pagemaster (1994)
Fish Police (1992)
Steven Bochco'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

Outstanding Animated Children's Television Program
1999 Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series (Nomination)
1998 Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series (Nomination)

Angel Awards

Award of Excellence Outstanding Children's Television Program
1998 Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series (Won)

Golden Reel Awards

Outstanding Achievement in the Motion Picture & Television Industries
2000 Disney's Mickey Mouse Works (Won)

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