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Jeffrey Katzenberg Biography (1950-)

Born December 21, 1950, in New York, NY; son of Anne Katzenberg (an artist);father, a stockbroker; married Marilyn Siegel (a kindergarten teacher), c. 1975; children: Laura, David. Addresses: Office: DreamWorks SKG, 100 Universal Plaza, Building 5121, Universal City, CA 91608-1085; DreamWorks Animation, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Executive, producer, director, writer

Birth Details

December 21, 1950

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Animated Film Executive Producer
• The Prince of Egypt, DreamWorks, 1998
• Chicken Run (also known as CLR-1), DreamWorks, 2000
• (With Penney Finkelman Cox and Steve Hickner) Joseph: King of Dreams, DreamWorks Home Entertainment/Universal Home Video, 2000
• The Road to El Dorado, DreamWorks, 2000
• Shark Tale, DreamWorks, 2004
• Shrek 2, DreamWorks, 2004
• The Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit, DreamWorks, 2005
• Animated Film Producer
• Shrek, DreamWorks, 2001
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (also known as Spirit), DreamWorks, 2002
• Shrek 4-D (also known as Shrek 3-D), DreamWorks/Universal,2003
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, DreamWorks, 2003
• Film Work
• Other
• (Uncredited) Coproducer, The Nightmare before Christmas (animated;also known as Tim Burton's "The Nightmare before Christmas"), Buena Vista, 1993
• (Uncredited) Director, The Road to El Dorado, DreamWorks, 2000
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Your Studio and You, 1995
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator and executive producer, Father of the Pride (animated), NBC, 2004
• Creator and executive producer, The Contender, NBC, beginning 2005
• Pilots
• Creator and executive producer, The Contender, NBC, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, behind the Scenes, 1990
• The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John, 1994
• The Making of "The Lion King," 1994
• The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas The American Film Institute Life Achievement Award), NBC, 1995
• The Hatching of "Chicken Run" (also known as HBO's "The Hatching of `Chicken Run`"), HBO, 2000
• Last Stand--The Struggle for the Ballona Wetlands, PBS, 2000
• Poultry in Motion: The Making of "Chicken Run," NBC, 2000
• Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of "Shrek," 2001
• Episodic
• "Steven Spielberg: An Empire of Dreams," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• "Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken," Omnibus, BBC, 2000
• Pop-komissio, 2001
• Film '04, BBC, 2004
• GMTV, Independent Television, 2004
• Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones, 2004
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (animated; also known as Spirit), DreamWorks, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Brandweek, May 24, 1999, p. 4
• Newsweek, July 19, 1999, p. 42
• New York Times, February 7, 1988, p. 29
• Time, March 27, 1995; May 17, 1999, p. 63; May 31, 1999, p. 29; July 19, 1999, p. 76
• U.S. News & World Report, July 19, 1999, p. 45
• Variety, September 2, 1996, pp. 2-4; August 2, 1999, p. 7; August27, 2001, p. 50; June 21, 2004, p. A4