Jeffrey Katzenberg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jeffrey Katzenberg (created December 21, 1950) is an American businessman, film studio executive and movie producer. As a creator and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, he’s supervised the creation of such animated franchises as “Shrek”, “Madagascar”, “Kung Fu Panda”, “Monsters vs. Aliens” and “How to Train Your Dragon”. Katzenberg has additionally been involved in politics. With his energetic support to Barack Obama, he was called as “one of Hollywood’s highest political kingmakers plus among the Democratic Party’s top national fundraisers.”
It had been reported that Obama arrived in La on October 7, 2012, where he joined Bill Clinton at Katzenberg’s Beverly Hills house to get an exclusive meeting with several deep-pocketed Democratic donors. Members of the White House press corps who’d traveled to California with Obama were kept in the garage of Katzenberg’s mansion plus one reporter called the assembly “uncommon”. Katzenberg, who’d previously contributed $2 million to the pro-Obama PAC Priorities USA Action, contributed an additional $1 million in October 2012.
Film Producer, Television producer, Businessperson
Education
Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York University
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Marilyn Katzenberg (m. 1975)
Children
David Katzenberg, Laura Katzenberg
Parents
Anne Katzenberg, Walter Katzenberg
Nicknames
Jeffrey Katzenberg - Deux Ex Machina Hand of God , Squirt
Awards
PGA Milestone Award, Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Movies
Shrek 4-D, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek, The Road to El Dorado
TV Shows
Father of the Pride
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
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If you asked 100 people to list 100 words to describe me, not one of them would have 'patient' written down. The irony is that the medium I find myself in love with and devoted to takes infinite patience.
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[on how he got a reluctant Leonard Nimoy to reprise his role as Mr. Spock for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"] "All I remember is being in a resturant in New York with Leonard, and begging on my hands and knees. It worked."
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Of this much I'm certain: If you write a good script with a great premise, you'll have a big hit. If you write a bad script with a great premise you'll still make money. But if you write a great script with a bad premise, success is not likely.
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Fact
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Partner in DreamWorks SKG [1998]
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In 2006, he and his wife Marilyn donated $1.25 million to Boston University to renovate facilities.
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2007 - Ranked #22 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
After his resignation from Disney in 1994, he partnered up with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen (SKG) to create their own studio: Dreamworks.
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Ordered several scenes of The Black Cauldron (1985) to be cut due to their violent and scary nature.
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Ranked #12 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list along with DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen. They had ranked #12 in 2005 as well.
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Back in 1978, he was working for Paramount Pictures and was given the daunting task of bringing the Star Trek franchise back after a decade long "sleep". Eventually, the movie was complete, and is now "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)".