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Jeffrey Katzenberg is a Actor, Director, Executive In Charge Of Production, Co-Director and Thanks American born on 21 december 1950 at New York City (USA)

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Jeffrey Katzenberg
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 december 1950 (73 years) at New York City (USA)
Creator of DreamWorks SKG
Creator of DreamWorks Animation

Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950) is an American businessman and film producer. As a businessman, he is the CEO of DreamWorks Animation and is also known for his tenure as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, during which the studio reinvigorated its live-action and animation department, as well as producing some of its biggest hits, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. As a founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, he has overseen the production of such animated franchises as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens and How to Train Your Dragon.

Katzenberg has also been involved in politics. With his active support to Barack Obama, he was called as "one of Hollywood's premier political kingmakers and one of the Democratic Party's top national fundraisers."

Biography

Il débute en 1975 comme assistant de Barry Diller, directeur des studios Paramount. C'est là qu'il fait la connaissance, en 1976, de Michael Eisner.

En 1984, alors qu'Eisner devient président-directeur général de Disney, Katzenberg est nommé président de Walt Disney Pictures.

Il aide le studio à sortir d'une perte de vitesse proche de la faillite en mettant sur pieds des projets comme Pretty Woman, Le Cercle des poètes disparus, Good Morning, Vietnam, Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit ? ou dans l'animation La Petite Sirène, La Belle et la Bête, Aladdin ou Le Roi lion.

Fort de ces succès, Katzenberg souhaite évoluer au sein de la société Disney. En 1994, la disparition brutale de Frank Wells, président-directeur exécutif du groupe, lui laisse penser qu'il est la personne toute désignée pour hériter de ce poste. Mais le conseil d'administration et Eisner lui refusent ce poste. Jeffrey Katzenberg décide donc de quitter le célèbre studio à l'automne 1994.

En 1994, avec l’aide de Steven Spielberg et David Geffen (le fondateur de Geffen Records), il fonde une société de production et de distribution : DreamWorks SKG. Tandis que Spielberg s'occupe au sein du studio de la production de films, et Geffen de la production de musique, Katzenberg est chargé du département DreamWorks Animation SKG. Il y produit des films d'animation ayant à leurs sorties des succès considérables comme Shrek, qui remportera par ailleurs le premier Oscar du meilleur film d'animation.

Best films

Shrek 2 (2004)
(Executive Producer)
Shrek the Third (2007)
(Executive In Charge Of Production)
The Boss Baby (2017)
(Thanks)
Shrek (2001)
(Producer)
Shark Tale (2004)
(Executive Producer)
Trolls (2016)
(Thanks)

Usually with

Conrad Vernon
Conrad Vernon
(8 films)
Chris Miller
Chris Miller
(7 films)
James Baxter
James Baxter
(7 films)
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
(9 films)
Walt Dohrn
Walt Dohrn
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jeffrey Katzenberg (22 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2019UntouchableActorSelf (archive footage)
2017The Boss BabyThanks
2017Captain Underpants: The First Epic MovieThanks
2017SpielbergActorSelf
2016TrollsThanks
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyActorSelf
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsActorHimself
2007Shrek the ThirdExecutive In Charge Of Production
2005MadagascarActorRico (voice) (uncredited)
2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitThanks
2004Shark TaleExecutive Producer
2004Shrek 2Executive Producer
2003Sinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasProducer
2003The Ghost of Lord FarquaadProducer
2002Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronProducer
2001ShrekProducer
2000Joseph: King of DreamsExecutive producer
2000Chicken RunExecutive Producer
2000The Road to El DoradoDirector, Executive Producer, Co-Director
1998The Prince of EgyptProducer
1995Your Studio and YouActorJeffrey Katzenberg
1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasExecutive In Charge Of Production