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Popular As	Rick Spalla
Occupation	Producer
Age	56 years old
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Born	November 1, 1967 (Granada Hills, California, USA)
Birthday	November 1
Town/City	Granada Hills, California, USA
Nationality	USA

🌙 Zodiac

Rick Spalla’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Rick Spalla was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

Coming from a strong family history in Hollywood, Rick Spalla has been involved in film and television production for over thirty years. His father, Rick Spalla Sr., is regarded in the Hollywood production community for pioneering the format of the entertainment news magazine show during the decade of the sixties.

The Spalla family owns and operates the Hollywood Newsreel Library, which contains a vast archive of Hollywood-related footage and programs spanning the last five decades.Rick was introduced to the technical side of film and television production at an early age.

In his teens he became proficient as an editor and cameraman, working on a wide range of projects. After attending film school at USC, he ventured into the world of independent filmmaking, producing his first feature film "Drawn to Kill" in 1993.

Since then he has produced a number feature films under his company banner Hip Films. In 2001 his short film "Becoming Irish" won Best Comedic Short at the New York Independent Film Festival. His 2004 film "Pledge of Allegiance" was picked up by Universal after being spotted in another festival.

In the mid-2000's he directed and produced 24 one-hour specials for TV Guide Network. In 2007 Spalla took over the CBS Studios at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood and turned the former network flagship into a vibrant independent production facility.

Shows produced there included MTV's "The Real World", "Jackass", "Dead End City" and countless independent film productions including "Autopsy", "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond" which was released theatrically worldwide.

Rick produced and financed films with the David Lynch company Absurda, including the Werner Herzog thriller "My Son My Son What Have Ye Done" and "Repo Chic" as well as and the indie drama "Janie Jones" which was theatrically distributed by Tribeca Entertainment.

He also recently directed the horror feature "Drain Baby" and produced the small-town dramedy "Jesus in Cowboy Boots" which debuted at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.In 2014 Spalla produced the documentary feature "And the Oscar Goes to.

.." in conjunction with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Telling Pictures. Spalla is currently developing the feature film "Zeppelin Rising" which explores the early days of iconic guitarist Jimmy Page and the subsequent formation of the band Led Zeppelin.

Other future projects include the family-adventure film "The Treasure of Pirate's Cove" (Director) and indie thriller "Next Door" (Producer).