The last award Richard won was in 1984, the second of his unprecedented back to back victories as "Best Actor" in Philadelphia's city wide "Fire Prevention Play" competition. At that time he dreamt of becoming a speechwriter. After four years of Jesuit schooling, four more years in Commie college he wound up working in the mute art form of animation. His work probably would've gotten some awards, if he was too busy scoffing at them to fill out the applications. Early in 2009 there was a near miss when WNET/Thirteen put his work for the science mini "Curious" up for an Emmy. The tactile, hand-hewn graphics were no match for the supercharged CGI competition and he once again went home empty-handed. Other projects he's never bothered enter into competition include animation for "The Stepford Wives", Merchant/Ivory's "White Countess", Rebecca Miller's forthcoming "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" and over a dozen documentaries including "All About Prints", "Make 'em Laugh" and "Marvin Gaye: What's Going On?" for PBS, National Geographic's "Moment of Death", and theatricals "Nursery University", "Two Worlds/One Planet", and the forthcoming "Glass Walls". Childrens' work includes segments for "Between the Lions", "Sesame Street", and They Might Be Giants' Disney DVDs. He is currently producing 20 minutes of drawn animation for PBS' "The Buddha" to air in early 2010. He maintains a bustling studio in Chelsea and a bristling cat in Brooklyn (Murray the Cat).