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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (18 titles)
The Simpsons (TV series) (producer - 318 episodes, 1989-2013) (line producer - 20 episodes, 2007-2009)
The Fabulous Faker Boy (2013) (producer)
Whiskey Business (2013) (producer)
Pulpit Friction (2013) (producer)
What Animated Women Want (2013) (producer)
Dark Knight Court (2013) (producer)
 
2012 The Longest Daycare (short) (producer)
 
2010 How Do You Know (executive producer)
 
2007 The Simpsons Movie (producer)
 
2006 A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (video short) (producer)
 
2004 Spanglish (producer)
 
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys (producer)
 
2000 The Critic (TV series) (supervising producer - 10 episodes)
Pilot (2000) (supervising producer)
Episode #1.10 (supervising producer)
Episode #1.2 (supervising producer)
Episode #1.3 (supervising producer)
Episode #1.4 (supervising producer)
 
1997 As Good as It Gets (executive producer)
 
1996 Jerry Maguire (producer)
 
1996 Bottle Rocket (executive producer)
 
1994-1995 The Critic (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
All the Duke's Men (1995) (producer)
From Chunk to Hunk (1995) (producer)
Sherman, Woman and Child (1995) (producer)
Dr. Jay (1994) (producer)
L.A. Jay (1994) (producer)
 
1994 Related by Birth (TV short) (producer)
 
1993-1994 Phenom (TV series) (producer - 22 episodes)
Strictly Lunchroom (1994) (producer)
It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis (1994) (producer)
Angela's Fifteen Minutes (1994) (producer)
Dianne's Young Buck (1994) (producer)
 
1990 Do the Bartman (TV short) (producer)
 
1990 The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show (TV movie) (producer)
 
1987-1990 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series) (producer - 80 episodes)
Episode #4.23 (1990) (producer)
Arms Control (1990) (producer)
Her First Grownup (1990) (producer)
Who Is He? (1990) (producer)
Episode #4.19 (1990) (producer)
 
Taxi (TV series) (associate producer - 44 episodes, 1979-1981) (producer - 24 episodes, 1982-1983) (co-producer - 19 episodes, 1981-1982)
Simka's Monthlies (1983) (producer)
A Grand Gesture (1983) (producer)
Jim's Mario's (1983) (producer)
Tony's Baby (1983) (producer)
Arnie Meets the Kids (1983) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1987 Broadcast News (executive: Gracie Films)
 
Taxi (TV series) (assistant: Mr. Cherry - 19 episodes, 1978-1979) (assistant: Mr. Daniels - 1 episode, 1978)
Substitute Father (1979) (assistant: Mr. Cherry)
Hollywood Calling (1979) (assistant: Mr. Cherry)
Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (1979) (assistant: Mr. Cherry)
Mama Gravas (1979) (assistant: Mr. Cherry)
Bobby's Big Break (1979) (assistant: Mr. Cherry)
 
1978 Cindy (TV movie) (assistant: Mr. Brooks, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Davis and Mr. Weinberger)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1985 Newhart (TV series)
 
1985 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
 
1982-1983 Taxi (TV series)
Tony's Baby (1983)
Alex's Old Buddy (1983)
Zena's Honeymoon (1982)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (4 titles)
1994 I'll Do Anything (executive in charge of production)
 
1989 The War of the Roses (executive in charge of production: Gracie Films)
 
1989 Say Anything... (executive in charge of production: Gracie Films)
 
1988 Big (executive in charge of production: Gracie Films)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 The Simpsons Game (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
1983 Terms of Endearment (the producers would like to thank: the following for their contributions to the making of "Terms of Endearment")
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Richard Psycho | Evil Dr. Sakai | Rambling Richard Sakai | Richard 'I Wish I Were Dead' Sakai | Richard Nonconforming Sakai | Richard Rags Sakai | Richard Stumpy Sakai | Richard Wayne Sakai | Richard Wrestling With Reality Sakai | Ruthless Richard Sakai
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Star Sign:

Aquarius