Russell Arch
Russell Richard Arch[1] is a director/writer/animator who lives in Los Angeles, USA.
He's worked extensively in hidden camera, and has written and directed on both seasons of NBC's "Betty White's Off Their Rockers".
In 2012, he broke episode stories for the BBC3 black comedy "Way To Go", and wrote episode #4.
He co-created, wrote, edited and directed all 26 episodes of "Anytime with Bob Kushell", a five-minute talk show (produced for Sony) that shoots in Arch's garage/studio.
He created "The Toodles", a scripted comedy about a rock band turned "Wiggles" type band and sold it to VH-1.
Arch created The Pat Kilbane Show out of his home office, and eventually sold the project to Comedy Central.
He also co-created the pilot "Harsh Reality" with Kevin Healey and Scott Hallock (Scare Tactics).
His animations have been seen on MTV, VH-1, CBS, Fox and even won him a Promax Award for his "Little J.T." Christmas Campaign.
He also directed Dan Whitney Larry the Cable Guy in a series of promos for Blue Collar TV, in which Larry was "cut into" existing scenes from One Tree Hill, Smallville, and Gilmore Girls.
He is married to actress Lisa Arch. They have a son Garrett Mitchell Arch who was born on September 18, 2007.