Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is a Jewish American film producer and CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc ( is an independent American Animation studio which primarily produce a series of critically and commercially successful He is perhaps most famous for his period as studio chairman at The Walt Disney Company, and for producing the movie Shrek (2001). Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
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Biography
Paramount Pictures
Katzenberg tried being a talent agent briefly, but in 1975 ended up as an assistant to Barry Diller, the Chairman of Paramount Pictures. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Diller (born 2 February 1942 is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Diller moved Katzenberg to the marketing department and then the television division where Katzenberg was assigned to revive the Star Trek franchise. In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He was successful with Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode He continued to work his way up and became President of Production under Chief Operating Officer (COO) Michael Eisner. A chief operating officer or chief operations officer ( COO) is a Corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Corporation Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30
The Walt Disney Company
In 1984, Eisner became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at The Walt Disney Company. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Eisner brought Katzenberg with him to take charge of Disney’s motion picture divisions, including its ailing Feature Animation unit. Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Inc (formerly known as Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group) is a corporation which develops scripts and oversees theatrical film production Walt Disney Animation Studios (as Walt Disney Feature Animation is a key element of The Walt Disney Company, and the oldest existing Animation studio in the world As the studio head, Katzenberg was responsible for turning the studio around and creating some of the most critically acclaimed and highest grossing animated features that Disney released: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991, the only animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture), Aladdin (1992), and The Lion King (1994), the highest domestic grossing animated film of all time until 2003. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue is a Fairy tale by the Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen about a young Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Beauty and the Beast ( French: La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional Fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Aladdin (an Anglicisation of the Arabic name (originally Syrian Alāʼ ad-Dīn, Arabic: علاء الدين literally "nobility of the faith" The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return He also sealed the deal that created the highly successful partnership between Pixar and Disney and the deal that brought Miramax Films into Disney. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California.
When Eisner’s second in command, Frank Wells, died in a helicopter crash in 1994, Eisner refused to promote Katzenberg to the vacated position of president. Frank Wells ( March 4, 1932 - April 3, 1994) was an American Entertainment Businessman. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) When Katzenberg pushed the issue, Eisner forced him to resign. Katzenberg launched a lawsuit against Disney to recover money he felt he was owed and settled out of court for $280 million.
DreamWorks SKG
Later that year, Katzenberg co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American Record executive, Film producer, Theatrical producer and philanthropist From his ventures, Katzenberg has gained an estimated worth of $800 million according to Forbes magazine (this after barely being able to afford the $30 million downpayment for the establishment of DreamWorks). Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly He was also an executive producer of Prince of Egypt (1998) and Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), released by DreamWorks. The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American Animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Joseph King of Dreams is a DreamWorks Direct-to-video Animated film based on the story of Joseph in chapters 37-50 of the book The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the
DreamWorks was initially successful but never fulfilled its potential. Plans for a studio campus in L. A. 's Playa Vista section were scrapped, while the record label and videogame unit were sold off. Recently, Geffen admitted that DreamWorks had come close to bankruptcy twice.
Under Katzenberg's watch, the studio suffered a $125 million loss on Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, and also overestimated the DVD demand for Shrek 2. Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas is a 2003 Animated film produced by DreamWorks SKG with voices of characters from Brad Pitt, Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the Since then, the returns from Dreamworks' animation endeavors have been largely successful.
In 2004, Dreamworks Animation (DWA) was spun off from Dreamworks as a separate company headed by Katzenberg in an IPO and has recorded mostly profitable quarters since then.
The DreamWorks movie studio was sold to Viacom in December 2005; as Viacom also owned Paramount, Katzenberg was (in a way) reunited with his old employers. Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests [1][2][3]
In 2006, Katzenberg made an appearance on the fifth season of The Apprentice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Apprentice 5 is the fifth series of The Apprentice, with Donald Trump as the Executive Producer and Host He awarded the task winners an opportunity to be character voices in Over the Hedge. Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer-animated film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name.
Politics
Katzenberg joined Steven Spielberg and Haim Saban in endorsing the re-election of Hollywood friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Governor of California, on August 7, 2006. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Haim Saban (Hebrew חיים סבן born 15 October 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt Personal life Haim Saban was born in Alexandria Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses
Jeffrey Katzenberg has raised more than $1. 7 million in fundraising for Democratic 2008 Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Honors
Jeffrey Katzenberg was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ringling College of Art and Design on May 2, 2008.
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