- Known For
- Production
- Born
- December 21, 1950
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Jeffrey Katzenberg
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 Hi…
Filmography
movieThe Hollywood Rabbi
2026 · Himself
movieBeing Eddie
2025 · Self
movieGabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
2025 · Thanks
movieNot Just a Goof
2024 · Self
movieCommitment to Life
2023 · Self
movieHans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022 · Self
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Executive Producer
movieThe Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 · Self
tvDummy
2020 · Executive Producer
movieTrolls World Tour
2020 · Thanks
movieBuffaloed
2020 · Producer
movieUntouchable
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieHoward
2018 · Self
movieSpielberg
2017 · Self
movieCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017 · Thanks
movieThe Boss Baby
2017 · Thanks
movieTrolls
2016 · Thanks
movieFor the Love of Spock
2016 · Self
movieMeet the Donors: Does Money Talk?
2016 · Self
movieA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015 · Self - CEO of DreamWorks Animation
movieChaos on the Bridge
2014 · Self
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Executive Producer
movieMr. Peabody & Sherman
2014 · Executive Producer
movieTurbo
2013 · Executive Producer
movieSeduced and Abandoned
2013 · Self
movieThe Croods
2013 · Executive Producer
movieRise of the Guardians
2012 · Executive Producer
movieEddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012 · Self
movieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Executive Producer
movieShrek: Once Upon a Time
2011 · Self
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieBrian May's Brief History of 3D
2011 · Self
movieKung Fu Panda 2
2011 · Executive Producer
movieHans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
2011 · Self
movieBeyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010 · Self
tvNeighbors from Hell
2010 · Producer
movieShrek Forever After
2010 · Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Executive Producer
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self
movieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self
movieMonsters vs Aliens
2009 · Executive Producer
movieMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 · Executive Producer
movieBee Movie
2007 · Executive Producer
movieShrek the Third
2007 · Executive In Charge Of Production, Executive Producer
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
movieTreasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006 · Self
movieThe Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper
2005 · Executive Producer
movieWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Thanks
movieMadagascar
2005 · Rico (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Contender
2005 · Producer
movieShark Tale
2004 · Executive Producer
tvKulturplatz
2004 · Self
tvFather of the Pride
2004 · Producer, Creator
movieShrek 2
2004 · Executive Producer
movieShrek 3-D
2004 · Producer
movieSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003 · Producer
tvDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003 · Producer
movieSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002 · Producer
movieShrek
2001 · Producer
movieCreating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
2001 · Self
movieJoseph: King of Dreams
2000 · Executive Producer
movieChicken Run
2000 · Executive Producer
movieThe Road to El Dorado
2000 · Executive Producer
movieThe Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999 · Self
movieThe Prince of Egypt
1998 · Executive Producer
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
movieYour Studio and You
1995 · Jeffrey Katzenberg
movieThe Making of the Lion King
1994 · Self
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Executive Producer
movieDick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990 · Self
tvThe South Bank Show
1978 · Self