---
name: "Jeffrey Katzenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeffrey-katzenberg"
fi1m_id: "jeffrey-katzenberg"
imdb_id: "nm0005076"
tmdb_id: 12062
wikidata_id: "Q550426"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "21 December 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-07T04:04:56.633292+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jeffrey Katzenberg

## Identity

Jeffrey Katzenberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeffrey-katzenberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeffrey-katzenberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005076
- **TMDB ID:** 12062
- **Wikidata ID:** Q550426
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550426, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12062

Producer. Born 21 December 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 21 December 1950, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 11 producing, 1 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (2), 2000s 66 (7), 2010s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 63 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 11, Family 11, Comedy 8, Adventure 7, Fantasy 4, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,723m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550426, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12062

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Shrek*](https://film.one/film/shrek.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jeffrey Katzenberg is an American film producer. He was born on 21 December 1950 in New York City. He began his career at Paramount Pictures before becoming chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, where he oversaw the production of animated features including *The Lion King* (1994).

In 1994 he co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen. At DreamWorks he served as executive producer on numerous animated films, including *Chicken Run* (2000), *Shrek 2* (2004) and *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010). He produced *Shrek* (2001).

Katzenberg later founded the investment firm WndrCo.

*Sources: imdb.com, britannica.com, oak1.the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Produced (11) — the average rests on these

- *The Croods* (2013), Fi1m 60, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Fi1m 60, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Fi1m 62, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Bee Movie* (2007), Fi1m 55, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *Shark Tale* (2004), Fi1m 40, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shark-tale.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek* (2001), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *The Prince of Egypt* (1998), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-egypt.md)
- *The Lion King* (1994), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Madagascar* (2005), Fi1m 60, as Rico (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie* (2025), Thanks
- *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Dummy* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Trolls World Tour* (2020), Thanks
- *Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie* (2017), Thanks
- *The Boss Baby* (2017), Thanks — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-boss-baby.md)
- *Trolls* (2016), Thanks
- *The Croods* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods.md)
- *Neighbors from Hell* (2010), series, Producer
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Executive Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Bee Movie* (2007), Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005), Thanks — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit.md)
- *Madagascar* (2005), as Rico (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Shark Tale* (2004), Executive Producer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/shark-tale.md)
- *Father of the Pride* (2004), series, Producer, Creator
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek 3-D* (2004), Producer
- *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas* (2003), Producer
- *DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection* (2003), series, Producer
- *Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron* (2002), Producer
- *Shrek* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)
- *Joseph: King of Dreams* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *The Road to El Dorado* (2000), Executive Producer
- *The Prince of Egypt* (1998), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-egypt.md)
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Your Studio and You* (1995), as Jeffrey Katzenberg
- *The Lion King* (1994), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)
- *ROTG: Creating An Epic*, Thanks

## Gallery

- ![Jeffrey Katzenberg](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-fcc2866ec156.jpg) Jeffrey Katzenberg — World Travel & Tourism Council, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Jeffrey_Katzenberg%2C_World_Travel_%26_Tourism_Council%2C_Global_Summit_2014-1_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Jeffrey_Katzenberg%2C_World_Travel_%26_Tourism_Council%2C_Global_Summit_2014-1_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![El estreno mundial de la película Cafe Society durante el Festival de Cannes 2016. De izquierda a derecha: Thierry Fremaux, director del Festival. Jeffrey Katze](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-1975f022fd3c.jpg) El estreno mundial de la película Cafe Society durante el Festival de Cannes 2016. De izquierda a derecha: Thierry Fremaux, director del Festival. Jeffrey Katze — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Anna_Kendrick_and_Justin_Timberlake_-_Cannes_2016.jpg/1280px-Anna_Kendrick_and_Justin_Timberlake_-_Cannes_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director of the festival Thierry Fremaux, Producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, Actors Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick and President of the festival Pierre Lescure a (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-d57c3b351d98.jpg) Director of the festival Thierry Fremaux, Producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, Actors Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick and President of the festival Pierre Lescure a (2016) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Cannes_081_%2827830746130%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_081_%2827830746130%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Miller and Jeffrey Katzenberg at Puss in Boots premiere at Moore Park, Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-aae00f0f8f0a.jpg) Chris Miller and Jeffrey Katzenberg at Puss in Boots premiere at Moore Park, Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia. (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Chris_Miller%2C_Jeffrey_Katzenberg%2C_Puss_in_Boots%2C_2011%2C_Australia-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jeffrey Katzenberg](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-73e1ef42d9f2.jpg) Jeffrey Katzenberg — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Katzenberg poses with San Jose State University president Don Kassing and other faculty outside of Tower Hall during his visit on 10/11/2007.](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-0f3fcda3941d.jpg) Jeffrey Katzenberg poses with San Jose State University president Don Kassing and other faculty outside of Tower Hall during his visit on 10/11/2007. — James Jeffrey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Don_Kassing_meets_Jeffrey_Katzenberg.jpg/1280px-Don_Kassing_meets_Jeffrey_Katzenberg.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeffrey Katzenberg at a ceremony for Hugh Jackman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/97290/gallery-e103647f9fd4.jpg) Jeffrey Katzenberg at a ceremony for Hugh Jackman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012) — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/JeffreyKatzenbergHWOFDec2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 2012: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (won)
- Winsor McCay Award 2009: Winsor McCay Award (won)
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 2008: Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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