Rick was born in Dallas TX and bounced between Austin and Denton earning a BFA in painting and drawing, while drawing "the Budget Strips" comics for Laughing Buddha Press. He moved to Portland OR, earned a BS in Digital Media Production, and after finishing his cartoon "Potl", he got a job with LAIKA animation as they began "Coraline" and has been there ever since. 

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Currently he is deep into the training of minions and has no public shows scheduled.