Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner

producer, writer, executive

Michael Eisner was born on Mar 07, 1942 in USA. Michael Eisner's big-screen debut came with in .

For four decades, Michael Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry. He began his career at ABC, overseeing shows including Happy Days, Barney Miller, and Roots. He became president of Paramount Pictures in 1976, turning out hit films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saturday Night Fever, and Grease. IN 1984 Michael assumed the position of Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company and, in the ensuing 21 years, transformed it from a film and theme park company worth $1.8 billion into a global media empire now valued at over $170 billion. In 2005, Michael founded The Tornante Company, a privately held media & entertainment holding company. Today Tornante owns Topps, Inc., Portsmouth Football Club in England, and has a large and growing television division, including ownership of BoJack Horseman and Tucca and Bertie for Netflix, as well as Undone for Amazon. He and his wife, Jane, founded The Eisner Foundation in 1996 and recently focused the foundation on inter-generational solutions. He was born on March 7, 1942 in New York and later attended Lawrenceville School and Denison University. He and Jane have three sons, Breck, Eric and Anders and three daughters-in-law, plus nine grandchildren.

  • Birthday

    Mar 07, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Mount Kisco, New York, USA
  • Also known

    Michael Dammann Eisner, Michael D. Eisner

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
2008
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame