Calabash was born in
Wheeling, West Virginia. As a teen, Calabash once worked for ''
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', for whom he designed and built theatrical sets. His first break in the entertainment industry came from producer,
David Kirschner, for whom he developed many television and feature film projects during Kirschner's tenure as president of
Hanna-Barbera Productions. and won a Silver Angel Award,
House of Mouse He also served as a storyboard supervisor and director on the two highest-grossing home video releases of 2001 and 2002, ''
Mickey's House of Villains'' Calabash was formerly the president of
Scarab Productions, Inc., a film, television and new media production company which has projects in development with
The Disney Channel,
Zanuck Family Entertainment,
Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and
Warner Bros. Pictures. Calabash is currently an executive at Zanuck Family Entertainment. == Filmography ==