Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950) is an American film producer and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, where he oversaw the production of such animated franchises as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. He has since founded a new media and technology company called WndrCo and was the founder of Quibi, a defunct short-form mobile video platform.
Known For
Shrek 2
(2004)
Executive Producer
Buffaloed
(2020)
Producer
Shrek
(2001)
Producer
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Executive In Charge Of Production
The Prince of Egypt
(1998)
Producer
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
Executive In Charge Of Production
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(2002)
Producer
The Road to El Dorado
(2000)
Executive Producer
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
(2003)
Producer
Shark Tale
(2004)
Executive Producer
Chicken Run
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
(2004)
Producer
Full Filmography
Production
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
Executive In Charge Of Production
The Prince of Egypt
(1998)
Producer
Chicken Run
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Road to El Dorado
(2000)
Executive Producer
Shrek
(2001)
Producer
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(2002)
Producer
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
(2003)
Producer
Shrek 2
(2004)
Executive Producer
Shark Tale
(2004)
Executive Producer
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
(2004)
Producer
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Executive In Charge Of Production
Buffaloed
(2020)
Producer
Acting
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
(1990)
Self
The Making of the Lion King
(1994)
Self
Your Studio and You
(1995)
Jeffrey Katzenberg
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
(1999)
Self
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
(2001)
Self
Madagascar
(2005)
Rico (voice) (uncredited)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
(2006)
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
(2009)
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
(2010)
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
(2011)
Self
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
(2011)
Self
Pride of The Lion King
(2011)
Himself
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
(2011)
Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
(2012)
Self
Chaos on the Bridge
(2014)
Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
(2015)
Self - CEO of DreamWorks Animation
For the Love of Spock
(2016)
Himself
Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?
(2016)
Self
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
Howard
(2018)
Self
Untouchable
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
(2020)
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
(2022)
Self
Directing
Crew