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.
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.{{cite web |title=RICK GITELSON |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3115510&type=producer |accessdate=25 May 2011 |publisher=Disney Channel}} 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 and the 2010 Writers Guild of America Award{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/02/writers-guild-awards-in-progress/|title=Writers Guild Awards – Christopher Nolan and Aaron Sorkin!|date=6 February 2011 |publisher=AwardsDaily|accessdate=25 May 2011}} for Imagination Movers. He has also received a Vision Award from the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, a Genesis Award{{cite web|url=http://www.life.com/image/85688327|title=23rd Genesis Awards - Press Room|publisher=Life|accessdate=25 May 2011}} from the Humane Society, an Imagen Award, and an Environmental Media Award,{{cite web|url=http://www.greenopia.com/USA/News.aspx?ID=1190&member=Seth%20Leitman|title=The Environmental Media Association Awards Show Proves That Green Is Right!|accessdate=25 May 2011}} for his work on Handy Manny.
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External links
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- [https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/10/geekdad-talks-to-handy-manny-producer-rick-gitelson/ Interview with Gitelson] from Wired
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Category:Television producers from Maryland
Category:Mass media people from Washington, D.C.
Category:Film producers from Washington, D.C.
Category:Screenwriters from Washington, D.C.
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