Biografia
Russell Calabrese is an Animation Producer, Director, Animator, and Designer dedicated to advancing the animation industry. He has served as an executive board member of The Animation Guild and as the Animation Peer Group Governor for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Beginning his career in New York City studios such as Perpetual Motion Pictures, Zander's Animation Parlour, and R/Greenberg Associates, Russell started by polishing and painting animation cels before progressing through roles in commercials, television specials, and feature films. In 1990, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he contributed to projects for Disney, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Film Roman, and others.
Russell’s skills encompass Storyboarding, Layout, Animation, Voice work, Design, Producing, and Directing. He is a seven-time Emmy® nominee and three-time Emmy® Award-winning director for "Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain," "Camp Lazlo," and "Fanboy & Chum Chum." Additionally, he directed a sequence in the Oscar®-nominated feature "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius." More recently, he served as an Animation Timing Director for Walt Disney TV Animation on "Gravity Falls" and as an Assistant Director on Disney's "Phineas & Ferb."
He has recently relocated to Huntington, Massachusetts, where he is focusing on personal projects in animation, film, art, and music.
