Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 12/21/1950
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

biography

One of the most powerful and controversial figures in the business of American moviemaking since the early 1980s, Jeffrey Katzenberg was the CEO of DreamWorks Animation and a principal partner in DreamWorks SKG, a film studio he created with Steven Spielberg and music mogul David Geffen. Under his watch, DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation released some of the most successful films of the 1990s and 2000s, including three consecutive Oscar winners for Best Picture and the phenomenally successful “Shrek” (2001) animated franchise. Prior to his tenure at DreamWorks, Katzenberg was in charge of Continued

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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began working for NYC mayor-to-be John V. Lindsay's campaign at age 14 (stayed on Lindsay's staff until age 21)
1975 
Entered the film industry as assistant to Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Barry Diller
1977 
Named executive director of marketing, Paramount Pictures, New York
1977 
Appointed vice president of programming, Paramount TV, Los Angeles
1978 
Promoted to vice president for feature film production, Paramount Pictures
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