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Richard Sakai

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Occupation
  
Television writer

Role
  
Producer

Name
  
Richard Sakai

Genre
  
Humor

Nationality
  
United States


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Born
  
January 28, 1954 (age 70) San Francisco, California (
1954-01-28
)

Awards
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Picture

Movies
  
The Simpsons Movie, Jerry Maguire, Spanglish, Riding in Cars with Boys, The Longest Daycare

Similar People
  
James L Brooks, Matt Groening, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone‑Graham, George Meyer

Richard Sakai (born January 28, 1954) is an American television and film producer. He is best known for his work on the animated sitcom The Simpsons, for which he is one of the original producers. In 1997, Sakai was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for his work on the film Jerry Maguire (1996).

Sakai began his career as an assistant to James L. Brooks in 1977. In 1984, Brooks invited Sakai to become a producer in his new film production company, Gracie Films. Sakai ultimately produced many of Brooks' films, such as Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets (1997), and Spanglish (2004). Sakai also produced Bottle Rocket (1996) and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). Additionally, he was a producer for The Simpsons Movie (2007).

As a television producer and director, Sakai has worked on many different shows. He has directed episodes of Taxi, Newhart, and Who's the Boss?. He has also produced episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show, The Critic, Phenom, and What About Joan? in addition to his work on The Simpsons, for which he has won several Emmy Awards.

On The Simpsons, Sakai has been animated several times, most notably as: a karaoke singer in the episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"; an escaping prisoner in a commercial about "revolving door prisons" in "Sideshow Bob Roberts"; and a jazz vibraphone player in "Jazzy and the Pussycats".

Sakai is currently president of Gracie Films.

References

Richard Sakai Wikipedia