Richard Starzak

Richard Starzak, previously known as Richard "Golly" Goleszowski, (born April 22, 1959) is an English animator, screenwriter, and film director.

Life and career Starzak was born in Suffolk in 1959 and grew up in Ipswich, attending Northgate Grammar School. as its first employee.

During his first nine-year and two Rex the Runt pilot films. His commercial work includes Domestos Big Dom, Grolsch, Cadbury's Creme Eggs, Weetos and Maltesers and several European commercials.

In 1992, Robbie went on to win 19 international awards including a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA). Following the success of Robbie, Starzak worked for two years on a project for Aardman's feature film department as well as directing and writing the second series of Rex the Runt. From 2003, he directed two series of Creature Comforts – 2x13 episodes for ITV based on the Academy Award-winning Nick Park short film. The first series went on to win 17 awards, and both series were nominated for a BAFTA. The second series includes a half-hour Christmas special. In between these two series, he devised Shaun the Sheep, In 2015, he co-wrote and co-directed Shaun the Sheep Movie with Mark Burton, for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.