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'''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.

Rick's 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]], Rick 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 [http://www.angelawards.com/101dalmatians.html Silver Angel Award], ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]'' and Disney's ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' for which he won a [[Motion Picture Sound Editors|Golden Reel Award]]. Rick 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, Rick 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.

Rick is currently the president of [[Scarab Productions, Inc.]], a film, television and new media production company which has projects in development with [[Richard D. Zanuck|The Zanuck Company]].

== 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/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'''<br />
1999 ''Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (Nomination)<br />
1998 ''Disney's 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (Nomination)

* '''[http://www.angelawards.com/101dalmatians.html Angel Awards]'''

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

* '''[[Motion Picture Sound Editors|Golden Reel Awards]]'''

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


== External Links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0773985/ Rick Schneider] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [http://inbaseline.com/person.aspx?view=AllCredits&person_id=919337 Rick Schneider] at [http://inbaseline.com/index.aspx Studio System]
* [http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]
* [http://www.angelawards.com/101dalmatians.html Angel Awards]

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