Jeffrey Katzenberg Net Worth

They have the most money, they own the fanciest cars and houses and everything about them seems posh and luxurious. However, there are a lot of things that hide behind closed doors, especially the hard work that Jeffrey Katzenberg had to put in order to achieve this level of success and recognition. A famous American Film Producer, Television producer, Businessperson, graduated Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York University. Born in unknown on a very special day unknown Jeffrey Katzenberg has a family of Anne Katzenberg, Walter Katzenberg unknown David Katzenberg, Laura Katzenberg Marilyn Katzenberg (m. 1975). Dividing personal time and that which should be allocated to business is nonetheless challenging but Jeffrey Katzenberg still manages to maintain success on a global scale. The net worth of this person is estimated to be a huge $860 Million.

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Jeffrey Katzenberg has had a connection with art and business since his very early days – his mother, Anne Katzenberg, was an artist, and father Walterwas a successful stockbroker, and hence Jeffrey Katzenberg was afforded a prestigious education in the private Ivy League preparatory Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Aged only fourteen, Katzenberg would become involved with the electoral campaign of future New York mayor John Lindsay, but nothing would come of this brief dabble in politics – save, perhaps, a chance for Katzenberg to get noticed.

Jeffrey Katzenberg would go on to find employ with Paramount Pictures, where he worked his way up to being the assistant of then-Chairman Barry Diller. Katzenberg would have a hand in the 1979 revival of the “Star Trek” franchise with Robert Wise and Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”, and the success of this science-fiction film had a hand in helping Katzenberg make his way to being Paramount’s President of Production. Working closely with the President of “Paramount Pictures” at the time, Michael Eisner, would lead to Jeffrey Katzenberg moving to work for “The Walt Disney Company”, when Eisner became its CEO. Katzenberg was tasked with reviving the flagging studio, and he had a hand in changing the direction of Disney’s animation department. Under Katzenberg’s oversight, “Disney” went on to release such animated classics as the 1989 “The Little Mermaid”, the 1991 “Beauty and the Beast”, and in 1994 “The Lion King” – and this string of successes went a long way in cementing Katzenberg’s reputation as one of the leading visionaries in his field, and in boosting his ever-growing net worth.

By 1994, Jeffrey Katzenberg had left “Disney” to collaborate with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen in founding the DreamWorks studio. Initially focusing on traditional animation, after several lack-lustre box office performances, Katzenberg decided that computer animated films were the way forward. Under this vision, DreamWorks Animation found such enormous success that it would become an independent associated company in 2004, releasing several high-grossing films including “Shrek” and “How to Train Your Dragon”. Under Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation has hardly had a single unprofitable quarter, and continues to be one of the world’s leading animation studios. Katzenberg continues to have an active hand in the direction his company takes,

In his personal life, Jeffrey Katzenberg lives with his wife of over 40 years, Marilyn(m. 1975). They have two children, Laura and David Katzenberg, and David is an active director and producer in television. Jeffrey has been known to use his considerable wealth to further various causes, including a multi-million donation to Boston University and being a trustee of the “AIDS Project Los Angeles”.

Structural info

• Full Name: Jeffrey Katzenberg
• Net Worth: $860 Million
• Date Of Birth: December 21, 1950
• Place Of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
• Profession: Film Producer, Television producer, Businessperson
• Education: Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York University
• Nationality: American
• 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
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/J__Katz
• IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005076
• 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

Quotes

• 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.
• [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.”
• 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.

Facts

• Partner in DreamWorks SKG [1998]
• In 2006, he and his wife Marilyn donated $1.25 million to Boston University to renovate facilities.
• 2007 – Ranked #22 on EW’s The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
• Father of David Katzenberg.
• After his resignation from Disney in 1994, he partnered up with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen (SKG) to create their own studio: Dreamworks.
• Ordered several scenes of The Black Cauldron (1985) to be cut due to their violent and scary nature.
• Ranked #12 on Premiere’s 2006 “Power 50” list along with DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen. They had ranked #12 in 2005 as well.
• 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)”.

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