Rick Gitelson

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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 Emmy Award for writing and producing the television series Rugrats .

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Biography

Gitelson was born in Washington, D.C..

His writing and producing credits include Rugrats , Goldie & Bear , Imagination Movers , Handy Manny , LazyTown , Dragon Tales , Recess , and Hey Arnold! for TV; and Whispers in the Dark, A Case for Murder, Becoming Dick and The Family Plan for film. [1] He co-created Goldie & Bear with Jorge Aguirre.

Recognition

He won a 2002-2003 Emmy Award and a 1999 Humanitas Award for writing and producing the Nickelodeon television series Rugrats [1] and the 2010 Writers Guild of America Award [2] for Imagination Movers . He has also received a Vision Award from the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, a Genesis Award [3] from the Humane Society, an Imagen Award, and an Environmental Media Award, [4] for his work on Handy Manny.

References

  1. 1 2 "RICK GITELSON". Disney Channel. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  2. "Writers Guild Awards – Christopher Nolan and Aaron Sorkin!". AwardsDaily. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  3. "23rd Genesis Awards - Press Room". Life. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. "The Environmental Media Association Awards Show Proves That Green Is Right!" . Retrieved 25 May 2011.