Rick Austin

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About Rick Austin

Executive Producer & Director; Television, Film, Infomercial & Internet Experience: Mr. Rick Austin has over 30 years of experience in television production, marketing, the mass media, the internet, in managing people, vendors, and product management as well as writing, producing and directing television shows, films, videos, infomercials, interactive CDs and DVDs. Mr. Austin is an accomplished television and film producer/director and is the managing director of Lion’s Share Entertainment at Universal Studios in Florida. He has produced more than 300 programs for television (more than most Hollywood producers). He is the creator of the nation's first television real estate show, Home Showcase,(an Infomercial before the term was coined) and he is also the creator of the nation's first interactive dating show for broadcast television (Cupid’s Camera). He has created and developed numerous projects for broadcast and the screen, including documentaries, sci-fi action adventures, game shows, a children’s show, a Christmas special and was hired to field produce the reality racing show, Carpocalypse, for Spike TV. He is now working on another docu-drama racing series that is cleared to air on Discovery Channel in January, called Victory Lane(TM). The trailer can be viewed at He has created sales, marketing and Public Relations pieces for TV shows, theatrical release films, theme parks, web sites, games, toys, character merchandising, entertainment venues, food service, financial services, food products, packaged goods, computers, communications, software, tourism, fiber optics, telecom, retailers, pharmacueticals, health care and mail order companies in the Fortune 500. His clients have included companies such as Dominos Pizza, McDonalds, Quaker Oats, Brookstone, General Electric, Litton, Sprint, Compaq Computer, Sears, Columbia, A&M Records, Time Warner, Viacom. Specialties: Infomercials, Television Production, DVDs, Websites, Marketing, New Product Launches, Media Buying, Video Production, Website Video, Entertainment