Russell Calabrese is the red Converse high-top wearing Producer/Director who is a tireless champion of the animation industry. He is currently an executive board member of The Animation Guild and former Animation Peer Group Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In the Mid-1970's Russell got his start polishing and painting animation cels on "Raggedy Ann & Andy" and worked his way up the animation food chain at New York City studios like Perpetual Motion Pictures, Zander’s Animation Parlour and R/Greenberg Associates, doing commercials, television specials and features.
In 1990 he made the move to L.A. where he worked for Disney, Warner Bros., Film Roman and many others. Russell’s experience includes Storyboards, Layouts, Animation, Voices, Design, Producing and Directing. He is a two time Emmy®-award winning Director.“Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain” and "Where's Lazlo: Camp Lazlo".
