Rick Polizzi is an American television producer and author. He is the creator of the book Spin Again, animation producer on the successful television series The Simpsons, and creator of Los Angeles based Halloween haunt Boney Island.
Rick Polizzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1958 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Known for | The Simpsons Spin Again |
| Spouse | Carla Myers Polizzi |
| Children | Hannah, Bryce |
Polizzi has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for The Simpsons.
Career
editEarly career
editIn the late 1970s, Polizzi began working in the film department of WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1981 and soon after, graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Spin Again
editAs an avid collector of board games, Polizzi co-authored a book about vintage games titled Spin Again.[2][3]
The Simpsons
editPolizzi began working on Fox Television's The Simpsons in 1996 as post-production supervisor. He became an Animation producer shortly after,[4] and has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards. He has won three.
Boney Island
editFrustrated by the lack of family friendly Halloween attractions in the Los Angeles area, Polizzi began to construct a display of his own in the front lawn of his Sherman Oaks, California home.[5] Boney Island was a show, set with a carnival theme, which was mostly composed of animated skeleton parts made from plastic. By the time Boney Island had its last showing in 2007, it had become a large success.[6]
References
edit- ^ Basile, Nancy (2003-11-01). "Dream Job on "The Simpsons"". NOLA. p. D1.
- ^ Bart, Daniel (1992-06-26). "What is cool in 1992". Entertainment Weekly. p. 1.
- ^ Polizzi, Rick, and Fred Schaefer. Spin Again, Board Games From the Fifties and Sixties. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991. 116-117.
- ^ Taylor, Brad. "The Simpsons Come to Valley". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ "Hollywood Gothique Boney Island Article". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Morales, Juan (2006-08-01). "Rick Polizzi's Boney Island". Emmy Magazine (5): 1.
Further reading
edit- "Awards for The Simpsons". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- Morales, Juan (August 2006). "Rick Polizzi's Boney Island". Emmy Magazine (5): 78–95.
- Lowry, Brian (2008-10-20). "The Simpsons". Variety. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- Behrens, Paul (1995-09-30). "A trip to Boney Island". LAist (US). Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
- Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
- Scott, A.O. (2001-11-04). "Homer's Odyssey". The New York Times Magazine. pp. 42–47. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- Turner, Chris (2004). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Foreword by Douglas Coupland. (1st ed.). Toronto: Random House Canada. ISBN 978-0-679-31318-2. OCLC 55682258..
