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.
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 Rugrats1 and the 2010 Writers Guild of America Award2 for Imagination Movers. He has also received a Vision Award from the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, a Genesis Award3 from the Humane Society, an Imagen Award, and an Environmental Media Award,4 for his work on Handy Manny.
References
References
- "RICK GITELSON". Disney Channel. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Writers Guild Awards – Christopher Nolan and Aaron Sorkin!". AwardsDaily. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "23rd Genesis Awards - Press Room". Life. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "The Environmental Media Association Awards Show Proves That Green Is Right!". Retrieved 25 May 2011.