Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Jeffrey Katzenberg (/ˈkætsənbɜːrɡ/ KAT-sən-burg; born December 21, 1950) is an American media proprietor and film producer. He served as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, a position in which he oversaw production and business operations for the company's feature films. Following his departure, he co-founded DreamWorks SKG in 1994, where he served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) and executive producer of its animated franchises—including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon—until stepping down from the title in 2016. He has since founded the venture capital firm WndrCo in the same year, which invests in digital media projects, and launched Quibi in 2020, a defunct short-form mobile video platform that lost US$1.35 billion in seven months. Katzenberg has also been involved in politics as an election donor. With active support of...

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Trolls World TourMovie • 2020ShrekMovie • 2001The Lion KingMovie • 1994Shrek 2Movie • 2004Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronMovie • 2002How to Train Your DragonMovie • 2010Shrek Forever AfterMovie • 2010Bee MovieMovie • 2007MadagascarMovie • 2005The CroodsMovie • 2013Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaMovie • 2008TrollsMovie • 2016Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitMovie • 2005Shark TaleMovie • 2004The Prince of EgyptMovie • 1998Captain Underpants: The First Epic MovieMovie • 2017Chicken RunMovie • 2000Sinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasMovie • 2003Home Movie: The Princess BrideSeries • 2020The Road to El DoradoMovie • 2000Father of the PrideSeries • 2004Gabby's Dollhouse: The MovieMovie • 2025DummySeries • 2020Joseph: King of DreamsMovie • 2000