Known For
Production
Born
Jan 28, 1954
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
37 titles
Richard Sakai
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Sakai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Simpsons Movie 2
Producer
Ella McCay
Producer
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Producer
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Producer
May the 12th Be with You
Producer
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Producer
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Producer
Welcome to the Club
Producer
When Billie Met Lisa
Producer
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Producer
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
Producer
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
Producer
Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"
Producer
Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"
Producer
Icebox
Producer
The Edge of Seventeen
Producer
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
Producer
How Do You Know
Executive Producer
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
A Terrifying Message from Al Gore
Producer
The Simpsons Movie
Producer
Spanglish
Producer
Riding in Cars with Boys
Producer
As Good as It Gets
Executive Producer
Jerry Maguire
Producer
Bottle Rocket
Executive Producer
I'll Do Anything
Executive In Charge Of Production
Phenom
Producer
Sibs
Producer
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show
Producer
The Simpsons
Producer
The War of the Roses
Executive In Charge Of Production
The Tracey Ullman Show
Producer
Who's the Boss?
Director
Shaping Up
Producer
Newhart
Director
Taxi
Director