- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 7, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Mount Kisco, New York, USA
Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman. Eisner was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was President and CEO of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networks NBC, CBS, and ABC. Eisner was born to an affluent, secular Jewish family in Mount Kisco, New York. He was raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. His mother, Margaret (née Dammann), whose family founded the American Safety Razor Company, was the president of the Irvington Institute, a hospital that treated children with rheumatic fever. His father, Lester Eisner, Jr., was a lawyer and regional administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. His great-grandfather, Sigmund Eisner, established a very successful c…
Filmography
movieJim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieOnce Upon a Time in Anaheim
2023 · Self
movieThe Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021 · Self
tvWahl Street
2021 · Self - Former Chairman & CEO of The Walt Disney Company
movieThe Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 · Self
movieOn Broadway
2019 · Self
movieIn Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · Self - Former CEO, Walt Disney Company
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self
tvGlenn Martin, DDS
2009 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
movieTreasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006 · Self
movieSketches of Frank Gehry
2006 · Self
Conversations with Michael Eisner
tvConversations with Michael Eisner
2006 · Himself - Host
The Tony Danza Show
tvThe Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
movieMichael Moore Hates America
2004 · Self
movieWalt Disney: One Man's Dream
2001 · Self
movieDisney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special
2001
movieSoarin' Over California
2001 · Golfer (uncredited)
movieThe Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Thanks
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Self - Host
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieAlien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995 · Self
The Making of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
movieThe Making of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
1994 · Self - Walt Disney Company
movieMickey's Audition
1992 · Michael Eisner
movieThe Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992 · Self
movieThe Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991 · Self
movieDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self - Host
movieThe Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990 · Self
movieArata Isozaki II: International Projects
1990 · Self
movieWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1989 · Self
movieEuro Disney Noël
1989 · Self
movieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Self
movieGeorge Lucas' Star Tours
1986
movieThe Making of Captain EO
1986 · Self
movieDonald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986 · Himself
tvWuzzles
1985 · Creator
tvDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985 · Creator
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Self - Host